Blind teacher breaks barriers in Indiana classroom
Linda Garshwiller, 23, legally blind, teaches at a Fort Wayne testing firm while fighting for a teaching job in Marion. She recalls disciplining two football players in class and describes methods like Braille lesson copies and cassette submissions. She argues blind teachers are unfairly limited to schools for the visually handicapped. Her suit alleges discrimination by Marion officials.
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Linda Garshwiller
Miss Garshwiller
Indiana
Marion
Garshwiller
Huntington's
Crestview Junior High School
Rhodes taps extra Republicans to Ohio Rail Authority
Gov. James A. Rhodes named three Republicans to the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority, exceeding the two Republican seats allowed by law. Transportation Director Richard D. Jackson indicated one appointee may have misrepresented party affiliation as the panel, created to study a state railroad plan, pursues passenger service linkage.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Rail Transportation Authority
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Portugal Guards Fire On Crowd At Oporto Prison
National guardsmen shot into a crowd outside Oporto Customs Prison killing three and wounding six after about 3,000 demonstrators demanded release of 70 imprisoned officers tied to a November failed rebellion. Two Portuguese and one West German among the dead. a four year old girl was among the critically wounded.
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Oporto
Portugal
National
Senate Race Lineup With Four Ohio Cities Named
Strong winds relocate across Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and Toledo with key political figures listed. Republican appointees include Rowland D. Deal Lima Paul T. Zellers Youngstown and Carl E. Freshour Marion. Democrat is Dominick P. Insana Middleburg Heights.
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Rowland D. Deal
Lima
Paul T. Zellers
Youngstown
Carl E. Freshour
Marion
Dominick P. Insana
Middleburg Heights
Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Upper Midwest
A strong low pressure system drifts snow from the Dakotas to western Michigan with gusts over 40 mph. Chadron Nebraska records the deepest depth at 20 inches while warnings for more snow and wind remain in effect. Freezing rain and drizzle affect parts of Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana, with showers in southern Illinois and Indiana and a few thunderstorms reaching Arkansas and far eastern Texas.
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Chadron
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Texas
Vatican denies Pope to rest after busy Christmas week
Vatican spokesmen deny reports that Pope Paul VI plans a period of rest after a taxing Christmas schedule. He met with advisers, received copy No. 1 of the yearbook, and appeared fatigued though Vatican sources say his health remains good and rest would not indicate serious illness. The Pope urged peace in his New Year message.
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Vatican
Federico Alessandrini
Jean Cardinal Villot
Vietnamese troops secure province in search and destroy sweep
Hanoi radio reports South Vietnamese forces in Darlac province pursuing remnants loyal to the former Saigon regime. They captured ringleaders and seized weapons in late December as local security forces and militia pursue loyalist resistance in the central highlands.
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Thailand
Darlac
Saigon
Hanoi
Central Highlands
Columbus police remove flag patches from uniforms
Columbus police chief Earl Burden orders removal of 600 Ameriian flag patches after Feb. 1. Col. Ralph Drown says the patches detracted from uniform appearance and were hard to keep in place. The move comes as Bicentennial decorates police cruisers and uniforms. Former mayor M E Sensenbrenner criticizes the decision, urging more flag display to honor freedom.
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Columbus
Earl Burden
Drown
Burden
Crown
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United States
M.E. Sensenbrenner
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Sensenbrenner
Rain overspreads state as storm tracks northeast
A large Texas to Minnesota storm system brings widespread rain across the state with a low pressure center moving from southern Minnesota toward Lake Superior by Saturday morning. Temperatures rise as precipitation shifts from freezing rain in the north to rain in the rest of the state.
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Associated Press
Texas
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Weekend chill forecast for Middletown area
Rain ends tonight in Middletown with lows in the mid 20s. Saturday will be cloudy with highs in the 30s. The extended outlook shows a chance of snow flurries Sunday and snow chances Monday and Tuesday.
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Middletown
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