Gilligan Fights New Ohio Tax Battle After Budget Split
Gov. John J. Gilligan vows to continue the fight as Republicans pass a GOP budget over 8 billion for two years. The House rejected Gilligan’s 9.1 billion plan and approved an amended version with exemptions and rate tweaks. The Senate will review, with floor sessions set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Ohio
John J. Gilligan
House
Gilligan
Charles F. Kurfess
R. Perrysburg
Senate
Explosives and ransom both fake in Nassau hijack
Former NYC policeman James Bennett hijacked an Eastern Air Lines plane with fake explosives and a fake $500000 IRA ransom. John O Neill, EAL vice president and pilot, overpowered him on the Nassau runway after feigning a false IRA arrival to thwart the scheme. Condon wrestled a bag believed to hold acid while security officers moved in.
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Eastern Air Lines
EAL
John O'Neill
O’neill
James Bennett
Nassau International Airport
Bahamas
Bennett
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Nassau
Taft’s favorite son bid fails to unite Ohio GOP
Ohio Republican tensions persist as Sen. Robert Taft Jr delays solid backing for a 1972 presidential bid. Taft seeks tentative support, risks alienating state leaders, and may clash with Nixon’s re election plans if the filing deadline passes. National committee members acknowledge party rifts and pledge to work with Ohio leaders.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Taft Jr
Taft
Ohio Republican Party
Nixon
James Rhodes
Senate
Rhodes
Republican Party
Andrews
National Committee
Thomas B. Evans Jr
GOP
Evans
Sen
Infant Car Seats May Be Hazardous WASHINGTON AP The
Infant car seats face potential hazards as safety concerns surface in Washington with officials warning parents and caregivers. Investigations examine materials construction and labeling while consumer groups urge caution and updated testing standards. Authorities prioritize recalls and safer replacements for vulnerable infants.
Senate Bill to Abolish Mayor Courts in Large Counties
In Columbus Ohio a Senate bill by Sen Robin Turner would abolish mayor courts in Franklin Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties with populations over 600000 The measure targets metropolitan areas where judges are mayors and bonds are forfeited to fund city finances Turner says the courts undermine justice and mayors often preside without legal training Akron Rep Robert Manning supports statewide abolition noting the courts are a travesty of justice and lack legal qualification
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Ohio
Senate
Robin Turner
Marion
Turner
Unyers
Franklin
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Robert A. Manning
Akron
Manning
Ballistics Tests On Sirhan Gun Doubted
A lawyer told the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission that the police ballistics expert may have test fired a different gun than the one taken from Sirhan B. Sirhan. Barbara Warner Blehr said bullets from the tested gun matched those from others wounded, but the gun’s serial number differed from Sirhan’s seized weapon. She argued two similar guns were at the crime scene and raised questions about which fired the fatal bullet.
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Los Angeles
City Civil Service Commission
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Barbara Warner Blehr
DeWayne A. Wolfer
Ambassador Hotel
Sirhan
Galion Police Return After Pay Dispute Briefing
Galion Ohio police officers who called in sick this week due to a pay raise dispute returned to duty Friday after City Council signaled it would act on raises. The 22 patrolmen had sought an extra 77 a month, beyond a 13 cent hourly increase approved May 1, totaling about 100 a month.
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Galion
Ohio
Lethal orange capsules feared in several Ohio counties
Brown warned about bright orange capsules labeled lethal found in Coshocton Athens and Greene counties near Ohio State University. The pills allegedly mix barbiturates and animal sedatives and have caused near deaths including a girl whose heart stopped three times before doctors counteracted the capsule. Authorities urge turning in or destroying the capsules.
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Ohio State University
Coshocton
Athens
Greene
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