Mile For Mile 1974 Safest Driving Year In Decades
The National Safety Council reports 1974 had the lowest traffic fatality rate in four decades. About 46,200 people died, 17 percent fewer than 1973, aided by reduced miles driven and less vacation driving. The 55 mph limit helped slow speeds on highways and even city streets, with notable declines across regions.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Vincent Tofany
Oregon
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Connecticut
Suffolk County
N. Y
Quarter Horse owners honored in 1974 area awards
Quarter Horse owners across Middletown and nearby areas received multiple honors from Central States and Ohio Quarter Horse associations for show ring and contest success in 1974. Notable recipients include Steven Budrus and family with top placings in performance, western pleasure, and equitation. Several others from Mason, Germantown, Miamisburg, Camden, Oxford and Hamilton earned firsts, seconds and top finishes in barrel racing, pole bending, halter, horsemanship and youth divisions across age groups.
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Middletown
Steven Budrus
Central States Horse Show Association
Budrus
David
Kathy
Richard Brunnemann
Southern Ohio Quarter Hose Association
Jack Brunneman
Ohio Quarter Horse Association
Kathy Jo Henderson
All Girls
Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association
Western Pleasure
Diana Barker
Hunt
Herb Gan
Hunt Seat
Mason
Sandy Brandt
Mike Harper
Angel Grossnickle
Murrell Grossnickle
Barbara’ Bishop
Camden
Ohio Girls Barrel Racing Association
High Point
Bernell Bishop
Germantown
Carl Lowell
Central States
Joan Lowell
Sonny England
Miamisburg
Tim England
Robert Menker
Beverly Menker
Bobby Menker
Hamilton
John Harris
Dale Bicknell
Roy Klinker
Debbie Robertson
Oxford
Judy Reece
Martin Clawson
Brent
Randy Tincher
Randy
First Lady Betty Ford Praised by Fashion Expert
New York AP Betty Ford drew praise from fashion expert Jerry Guttenberg after fittings on Seventh Avenue. He called her attractive and smaller than many models, noting 12 outfits including a suede suit silk shirt jersey dresses and chiffon evening gowns.
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New York
Betty Ford
Seventh Avenue
Jerry Guttenberg
Jerry Guttenberg Ltd
Disco Disaster in Port Chester Claims 24 Lives
June 30 1974 fire at a Port Chester discotheque caused the worst U S fire death toll that year with 24 people killed. The same issue notes Methuselah the 4600 year old bristlecone pine in California's Inyo National Forest as the oldest tree in the United States.
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Port Chester
N.Y
United States
California
Inyo National Forest
Ohio Court Upholds Death Penalty for Bayless Murder
The 9th District Court of Appeals in Ohio ruled the death sentence for Carl Bayless, convicted of killing Paul and Patricia Anthony, does not violate rights and stands legally proper. Judges noted the ruling sets a state level precedent though moral questions were not addressed. The Anthony bodies were found in an Akron park last February.
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Akron, Ohio
Ohio
Carl Bayless
Wadsworth
9Th District Court of Appeals
Oscar Hunsicker
Kronite
Bayless
Paul
Patricia Anthony
Akron
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Mrs. Ford
Applebum
Ohio Appellate Court
Carpetale
Central Ave
Call
Bank Americard
mReg TM
American Cyonomics
Sportswear Buys
Ponte DI Roma
Orion
DuPont
Yaro
Barbara Dee
Super Vale
Gavt
S.M
Middletown Mall
S. Main St
Franklin
Chocovanilla
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