Budget top priority for legislature
In Columbus the new Ohio General Assembly opens with a Democratic majority facing the task of preserving current programs and funding new ones without tax increases for the 1977 79 budget. House Speaker Vernal Riffe says the priority is clear though details are tentative given early figures.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vernal G. Riffe
New
Boston
Riffe
House
Senate
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Legislative Budget Office
Ohio shop prices rise across state ending year high
An AP Market basket survey shows the 16 item cost at $20.63 in December up from $19.61 last month with eggs leading gains. Akron alone shows a price decline while Toledo Conneaut and several cities see double digit increases. Political gridlock looms as Rhodes budget fights persist into February.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Associated Press
Akron
Conneaut
Toledo
Fremont
Athens
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Findlay
Massillon
Portsmouth
Salem
Steubenville
van Wert
Youngstown
Lelouch injured as stagecoach overturns on film set
French director Claude Lelouch escaped serious harm when a stagecoach overturned at the Lake Sherwood Ranch set 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. He was directing and served as his own cameraman during the stunt for Another Man, Another Woman. nine others were hurt along the 15 foot embankment incident.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Claude Lelouch
Majestic Films
Lelouch
Lake Sherwood Ranch
Los Angeles
Vigil for Melinda Darnell Ends in Washington Hospital
Melinda Darnell a 15 year old girl from Fairfax County Virginia died in her sleep from brain cancer at a Washington DC hospital over the weekend. Her mother held her hand as she passed away. Her family faced financial strain from three years of cancer treatment and welfare reliance. Aid poured in from across the nation after Washington Star articles.
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Melinda Darnell
Washington, D.C
Melinda
Fairfax County
Washington Star
Bronx Fire Killer Motive Tied to Love Rivalry
Prosecutors said revenge against a young woman sparked the Bronx social club fire that killed 25. Jose Cordero, 40, and Hector Lopez were charged with arson and murder after Cordero allegedly fought with Diana Sanchez, who was killed with her sister Evelyn. A third suspect was sought as Cordero and Lopez appeared in court and were held without bond. The blaze Oct. 24 was the city’s deadliest since 198.
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New York
Bronx
Chan Ee
Jose Cordero
Cordero
Diana Sanchez
Miss Sanchez
South
Evelyn
Hector Lopez
William Holland
District Attorney's
Manhattan
Angel Louis Sanchez
Sanchez Sisters
Ohio River barge traffic may be resumed Tuesday
A spare gate arrived at Dam 51 on the Ohio River near Golconda Illinois and officials hoped barge traffic could resume Tuesday after a weeklong disruption. The dam would be lowered to allow the barge to cross and install the gate, with work estimated at 16 to 20 hours.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Golconda
Ill
Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio
Martin Pedigo
Corps of Engineers
Don Burkhart
Dam 51
Pedigo
Radio announcer stabbed to death in Ohio apartment
In Middleburg Heights Ohio police arrested a 34 year old Cleveland man for the stabbing death of WHK radio announcer Robert Poitras who used the name Bob Powers. Poitras and Debbie Green 23 Lakewood were involved in a struggle. Green suffered a neck wound and another WHK announcer Ron Jones 31 was treated and released. Police say it is the first homicide in 20 years in the area.
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Middleburg Heights
Ohio
Cleveland
WHK
Robert Poitras
Poitras
Bob Powers
Miss Green
Ron Jones
Southwest General Hospital
Jones
Akron priest plans protest as Ohio ordains first woman priest
In Akron Rev. Richard Turner says he will lead a protest service at St. James in Cleveland while the Ohio Diocese ordains Mary Sterrett Anderson, the state's first woman Episcopal priest, at Trinity Cathedral. Turner criticizes the General Convention for the decision.
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Akron, Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard Turner
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church
John H
Turner
Episcopal General Convention
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Gulf of Mexico
TVA
Debbie Green
Lakewood
General Convention
Macramne
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