Ohio bill targets hard drugs tougher penalties
A new state narcotics law would impose minimum mandatory sentences for possession or sale of hard drugs like heroin while easing marijuana penalties. The measure, approved by the Senate and sent to Governor Rhodes, sets five drug schedules and establishes harsher terms for drug rings and repeat offenses while offering probation for certain addicts.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Senate
House
Rhodes
Ohio House approves broad revision of probate and courts
State representatives backed a sweeping bill revising Ohio probate court rules and adding six appellate judges and 15 common pleas jurists. The package also moves to price marking by retailers, updates terms in descent and distribution, and tightens will contest windows while expanding spouse shares and survivor rights.
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Columbus
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
House
Senate
Judiciary
Survived Arctic Air Crash Pilot Recalls Rescue
Canadian pilot David W. Hatton survived a October Arctic Ocean crash that killed 32 aboard a Lockheed Electra. He received a new right thumb through microsurgery after freezing exposure and was preparing to return home to Vancouver. The crew were flying for Pan Arctic Oil Co. near Melville Island when the crash occurred.
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Arctic
David W. Hatton
Vancouver
B.C
Hatton
Arctic Ocean
Gary Weyman
Franklin Hospital
Rea Point
Melville Island
Magnetic North Pole
Portugal forms three-man military junta in Lisbon
In Lisbon the Revolutionary Council of 30 officers formally transfers power to a leftist three-man junta led by President Francisco da Costa Gomes Premier Vasco Goncalves and Gen Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho. The move follows a 14 hour meeting with moderates boycotting earlier Armed Forces Movement talks. The council becomes advisory while the junta governs. Goncalves plans cabinet decisions and may head to the European Security Conference in Helsinki.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Revolutionary Council
Francisco da _ Costa Gomes
Vasco Goncalves
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Armed Forces Movement
Council
Goncalves
Controlling Board Reinstated After Budget Dispute
The Controlling Board met to begin the new fiscal year after a party line move to restore the watchdog finance agency. Governor Rhodes signed the bill despite his veto stance, ending a clash over board authority and state funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Controllin Board
Finance
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
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Control Board
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