State Cars Use Ignored Auditor Advice in Ohio
The Ohio State Board of Tax Appeals will provide cars and state gasoline cards to certain employees despite a negative finding by the state auditor. The auditor said state cars are unnecessary and used for personal travel including daily commuting. Chairman Charles S. Lopeman defended the board and said it will not be bound by the auditor’s policy recommendations.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Tax Appeals
Charles S. Lopeman
Tax Appeals Board
Lopeman
Dwyer Sworn In as Middletown Police Chief
Russell L. Dwyer, 37, sworn in as Middletown police chief and faces the task of choosing his successor. He tapped Police Captain Robert Walton to head civil service exams for the new chief, and both waived challenges to testing procedures as commissioners confirmed the appointment after test results.
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Russell L. Dwyer
Middletown
Dwyer
Robert Walton
Hoover
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Himmler
FBI
Journal
Walton
Wilford Palmer
William Brewer
Middletown Teachers Association
City Commission
Oma
Otto Kolodzik
Howerton
Dale Helsel
Bob Walton
Wallace Diaries Show Truman Hoover References In 1944 Journal
The 42 volume Wallace diary unsealed in Iowa City reveals Henry Wallace calling Truman a small opportunistic man and describes J Edgar Hoover as turning toward an American Himmler. Wallace also questions Franklin D Roosevelt's health and astrology interests while noting Hoover shadowing journalists.
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Iowa City University
Iowa City
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
Himmler
Franklin D Roosevelt
Wallace
University of Iowa
Truman
Edgar Hoover
Pearson
Housing industry revival seen with higher starts in October
A Commerce Department report shows October housing starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.458 million, up 15 percent from September and the highest since June 1974. But apartment construction fell 3.4 percent to 257,000 starts, amid high interest and operating costs. analysts say rent hikes of around 15 percent would be needed to spur more apartment production.
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Commerce Department
Beirut districts declared unsafe amid sniping clashes
Fifteen Beirut districts and suburbs were declared unsafe after escalating sniping and rocket duels between Christian and Moslem factions. Downtown Beirut remained relatively untouched while the city center stayed crowded with street vendors.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bomb hits Chelsea restaurant in London killing two
A three pound antipersonnel bomb packed with ball bearings hurled into Walton's restaurant in Chelsea kills a man and a woman and injures 17 of about 70 diners. Police report 19 dead and 35 wounded in 24 hours amid renewed clashes.
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London
Walton’s
Chelsea
Suleiman Franjieh
Rashid Karami
Les Rei
Lebanon
Middletown Weather Forecast: Clear Tonight, Mild Thursday
The Middletown area will see clear skies tonight with lows in the 40s. Thursday brings cloudy conditions and highs in the mid-60s with a chance of showers Thursday evening. Yesterday posted a high of 66 and an overnight low of 31.
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Middletown
Ohio couple charged with abducting their grandson
Nelson Kelber and Elizabeth Kelber of Painesville Ohio face abduction charges after fleeing to Florida with their grandson Harvey Jr whom a municipal court had ordered returned to his parents for at least 30 days. The couple seeks extradition decisions from Governor Askew while defending their custody actions amid past severe abuse of the boy.
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Naples, Fla
Ohio
Florida
Nelson Kelber
Elizabeth
Reubin Askew
Kelbers
Harvey Jr
Harvey
Andrea Kelber
Painesville
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