Brave Seminole Survives Fatal Hit Run Crash
Hollywood Florida AP recounts Howard Osceola a 19 year old Seminole Indian who survived a severe hitchhiking accident. He was struck by at least two cars leaving him mangled but alive despite a crushed jaw multiple fractures and seven broken ribs. He credits surgeons as very good men and says he will not die. Police traced a sequence of hits and found him in a roadside canal pleading for survival.
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Okalee
Osceola
Irun
Hollywood
Truth in Lending Act boosts consumer understanding
Washington AP reports that awareness of loan costs rose after the Truth-In-Lending Act. A Federal Reserve survey found mortgage interest ignorance fell from 27 to 13 percent, with improvements in loans for appliances, home improvements, and autos. The Justice Department says no prosecutions so far, with only two cases under investigation and most referred cases dropped for lack of evidence. Maximum penalties for violations remain a $5,000 fine and one year in prison.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Three Area School Boards Elect New Officers
Three area school boards held annual reorganizations. Carlisle elected Glenn Blackmore as president with Betty Brewer as vice president. Lebanon chose Orville Keever as president and Robert Olson as vice president. Edgewood kept Robert Hillbrand as president and Robert McIntyre as vice president, with E Grace Blair remaining clerk treasurer. Meetings shift to the third Monday in Lebanon. fourth Monday at the administrator building west of Trenton for all boards. The 1971 funds totaled 3,466,000 with general 1,647,957.
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Carlisle and
Lebanon
Glenn Blackmore
Carlisle School Board
William Minck
Betty Brewer
Orville Keever
Donald
Robert A. Hillbrand
Edgewood
Robert D. McIntyre
E. Grace Blair
Ohio School Board Association
Trenton
Mechanics Elect Officers For Junior Order Mil to Wilthoite
Wayne Sorrell of 307 N Miami Ave was elected 1971 councilor of the Junior Order United American Wilthoite. Recording Secretary James John, financial secretary William Jolliff, treasurer James Current, assistant recording secretary Roy Sommers, chaplain James Banks, warden Lester Leturgues, conductor R. L. Miller, inside sentinel Sam Ballard, outside sentinel William Church, representative to state council Marion Center, Lloyd Smith Miller and Center, trustees Willhoite, district deputy.
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Wayne Sorrell
Miami Ave
United American Wilthoite
James John
William _Jolliff
James Current
Roy Sommers
James Banks
Lester Leturgues
R. L. Miller
Inside Sentinel
Sam Ballard
Outside Sentinel
William Church
State Council
Marion Center
Lloyd Smith
Miller and Center
Willhoite
Kettering Schools Eye Attrition for Teacher Cuts
Kettering board orders a 10 percent reduction across district after a 3.9 mill levy defeat. Ninety job losses target 77 teachers from a 782 staff, with a $1,149,000 total cut. Two elementary schools will close and high school transportation will end.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kettering
Motel Lot Was Scene Of Shooting
Hamilton police say 21 year old Joel Lee Childs of Camden was fatally shot in the Wayside Motel parking lot at 4180 Hamilton Eaton Road shortly after midnight on December 31. The shooter was motel owner William Hoffman, who was misidentified as inn owner in an earlier report. An argument over parking space preceded the shooting, police said.
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Hamilton
Joel Lee Childs
Camden
Wayside Motel
Hamilton-Eaton Road
Seven Mile
Wayside Inn
Tony Barker
Childs
William Hoffman
Jan. 1
Hoffman
Osceola Recovers After Night Car Crash in Everglades
A hitchhiker from Osceola survived a multi car crash in the Everglades after drifting in and out of unconsciousness at Hollywood Reservation and Miccosukee Reservation. He recalls only the glare of headlights before the first impact and, after months in hospital, now works as a tour guide to support his wife and two children. He wears shark glasses to conceal a facial scar, with tears that change as he smiles.
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Osceola
Hollywood
Everglades
Fair Board Must Pay Land Taxes
The Ohio State Board of Tax Appeals ruled the Darke County Fair Board must pay $9,871 in real estate taxes on seven parcels. The decision follows a Greenville resident’s complaint that the land is used for commercial enterprises and not tax exempt, potentially guiding similar cases in other counties if evidence matches.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Tax Appeals
Darke County Fair Board
Arthur Moore
Board of Tax Appeals
Arthur G. Dearing
Greenville
Fair Board
More Cutbacks Uncertain In Korea
Washington AP State Department spokesman John King said no decision has been made on further troop withdrawals from South Korea after June 30. The United States will cut total authorized strength from 63,000 to 43,000 by June 30, with at least 10,000 already departed.
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Washington
State Department
United States
South Korea
John King
Korea
Florida canal project decisions near after decades of debate
Washington AP reports a decision may be near on modifying the cross Florida barge canal project sparked conservation protests. Congress directed continued construction despite ecological studies. A plan to alter the route aims to protect the Oklawaha River Valley with an estimated $15 million option, while concerns about water use persist. Construction is 35 percent done with over $60 million spent of $185 million. The Environmental Defense Fund suit seeks to halt the project for environmental rights.
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Florida
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Congress
Army
Interior Department
Army Corps of Enginers
Interior and Corps
White House
Oklaweha
Oklawaha
Claude R. Kirk
The
Environmental Defense Fund, Incc
Oklawaha River
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