Government closes Steve's Bike Shop in Van Nuys garage
State Labor Relations Board forced Steve Shalita to stop repairing bikes at his family garage in suburban Van Nuys citing unlawful employment of minors. His mother Ann recalls an anonymous complaint led to the shutdown while Steve, a 4 foot 9 boy, seeks future employment.
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State Labor Relations Board
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Steve
Ann
Melville Sornberger
Labor Relation Board
US seeks Soviet oil in grain trade to favor oil deals
A Ford administration official says the United States aims to buy Soviet oil at favorable terms in exchange for grain sales, with initial purchases around 200 000 to 300 000 barrels per day. Officials warn against dependence on OPEC, while continuing grain negotiations.
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Washington
United States
Uion
U.S
Ford Administration
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Ford
Ford lifts grain embargo to Poland as talks with Moscow continue
President Ford announced a lifting of the Polish grain embargo in Detroit while long term U.S. sales talks with the Soviet Union proceed. Agriculture Secretary Butz warned the embargo on Russia remains until a formal pact is set. Farm leaders criticized the move as insufficient amid rising crop forecasts and Poland’s increased purchases.
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Ford
Detroit
Poland
U.S
Moscow
Earl L. Butz
Russia
Butz
American Farm Bureau Federation
William J. Kuhfuss
Elmore Bathurst
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Father refuses to quit by daughter's bed in cancer fight
In Miami a grieving father Bob Crawford vows to stay by his 3 year old daughter Cheryl Crawford as she battles malignant brain cancer. Doctors have exhausted treatments and aim to ease her pain while Cheryl remains hospitalized after brain and spinal cord tumors. The family lives in Hialeah with relatives as the girl's condition deteriorates.
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Carol Crawford
Hope
Cheryl Crawford
Mrs. Crawford
Cheryl
Michael Crawford
Crawfords
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Winter Haven
Melanie
Hialeah
Plane crash beacon signals ignored by Air Force center
Virgil Lyons crashed near Roachdale Indiana and was found by a farmer as the Air Force rescue center failed to act after ELT signals were heard for hours. Officials cited missing aircraft reports and high volume of false beacons as the reason for delay. Lyons, in satisfactory condition, operated a flying service in Putnam County Ohio.
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Indianapolis
Dreibelbis
Lyons
Kent
Ohio
Putnam County
Federal Aviation Administration
Middletown Forecast: Clear Tonight and Warm Weekend
Clear skies and upper 40s lows in Middletown tonight. Sunday brings fair skies with highs in the upper 60s. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Monday and fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Middletown
Youth dies after 20 days on life support in Ohio
Seventeen year old Randal Carmen died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 2:50 a.m. after being kept alive on a respirator and other machines for 20 days. His parents of Wellington had urged disconnecting the equipment and sought a merciful death but decided against legal action. He had been in a coma since a September head injury from a game with friends. The family said they prayed for an end to their vigil and thanked God for nearly 18 years with him.
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Elyria, Ohio
Randal Carmen
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Richard K. Carmen
Wellington
Carmens
Randal
Carmen
Prison hostages rescued as inmates recapture at Michigan City
Five inmates who seized the warden Leo Jenkins his wife Yvonne and others were captured by police after a pursuit ending with a tire blowout and gun surrender. One inmate wounded. other hostages unharmed. Another prior incident in the prison hospital left eight staff held briefly.
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Ind
Indiana
Leo Jenkins
Yvonne
Leo Shuperski
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