School Levy Defeat Attributed To Low Voter Turnout
A five page analysis by Knight Goodman Inc. blames the November 4 1975 2.7 mill Middletown school tax levy defeat on low turnout. It notes yes votes totaled 5514 with 1968 fewer voters than 1974 and warns future levies hinge on registering and getting supporters to the polls.
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Knight Goodman
Knight Goodman, Inc
Middletown
Goodman
Lemon Township
Monroe
Middletown City
Linda Hardy Marcum Arrested On Old Drug Charge
Linda Hardy Marcum, a 33yearold cancer patient who gained national attention for televised claims she was dying, was arrested in Columbus on an old drug charge. Police had issued a bench warrant for her Sept. 23, 1974 failure to appear on possession of hallucinogens, with prior marijuana findings in March 1974. A tip led to the arrest and a new court date was set after the bond was reduced.
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Columbus
Johio
Linda Hardy Marcum
Bruce Jenkins
Belleville man adds plastic teeth to car grille
William Clark of Belleville Illinois outfits his car with a comical plastic tooth grille and fake feet after a minor accident left the original grille missing. The playful modification aims to deter road hogs as he takes to the road.
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William Clark
Belleville
Ill
Clark
Rural Post Office Closings Ordered Nationwide Policy
The Postal Service will accelerate the closing of rural post offices under a new policy announced by Postmaster General Benjamin F Bailor. The move is expected to provoke controversy in communities nationwide as many offices face closure.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailor
Congress
Bailar
GAO
Bailor
Reagan Attacked Day Of Campaign Handshake
Secret Service officials say the force is stretched by a large field of candidates after two attacks on President Ford and a Reagan assault. Michael Lance Carvin, 20, of Pompano Beach, was charged with intimidating a candidate and assaulting a federal officer. Reagan had just spoken to about 400 supporters near Miami International Airport.
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Miami
Secret Service
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bob Newbrand
Reagan
Newbrand
U.S. Customs
Washington
Jack Warner
Warner
Alabama
George C. Wallace
R. Sargent Shriver
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Arizona
Morris Udall
Tex
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Michael Lance Carvin
Pompano Beach
Weekend weather sketch for Middletown with snow chances
The forecast shows snow flurries this afternoon and tonight with lows around the mid 20s. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. Yesterday’s high was 60 and low 38 with 15 inches of rain recorded. The extended outlook includes a chance of snow Monday and showers Tuesday.
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Middletown
Israeli Border Attack Kills Three 19 Year Olds on Golan
Arab guerrillas from Syria struck an Israeli settlement on the occupied Golan Heights and killed three 19 year old army sergeants studying at a religious school. One Bible student was wounded with a hatchet as Israeli military forces reported the raid.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Prayer energy and politics clash over energy crisis talk
Springfield Ohio residents after a six minute meeting with President Ford say prayer may be quicker than lawmakers to resolve the energy shortage. Rep. Clarence Brown notes Ford was sympathetic and blames Congress for blocking deregulation bills.
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Springfield
Ohio
Ford
Clarence Brown
R-Ohio
Heaven
Capitol Hill
Congress
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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