Strike at Indian River School Ends After 20 Hours
More than 100 guards and employees at the Maximum security Indian River School for delinquent boys walked out for about 20 hours in Massillon Ohio before returning to work. An injunction limited picket outside access and the staffing dispute remains unresolved. Union president Gamaliel Ferguson blamed state officials for refusing talks.
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Massillon
Ohio
Indian River
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Ohio Youth Commission
IRS
Jay Flamm
Gamaliel Ferguson
Three Die as Elk Hills Well Explodes and Burns
Three oil workers were killed after a deep Elk Hills well exploded and burned. Fire crews and Red Adair were called as crews sprayed water to slow the blaze. Officials said the blast hurled the men from their basket and clothing burned away. The cause remained under investigation with no immediate danger to nearby wells.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Alaska
Kern County Fire Department
Ron Marshall
Marshall
Los Angeles
Adair
Howard Schlieman
Williams Brothers Engineering
Tulsa
Okla
Elk Hills
Schlieman
Drive for Excellence Blows Up Family Tragedy in Brunswick
Michael Swihart, 18, faces aggravated murder charges after allegedly killing his father Donald Swihart and mother Sue and brothers Brian 16 and Russell 9, then setting their Brunswick home ablaze. Police sources say a confrontation over Michael using a baseball bat sparked the killings. autopsies confirm head injuries. Michael waived a pre trial hearing and is bound over to Medina County grand jury.
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Brunswick
Ohio
Donald L Swihart
Michael Swihart
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Swihart
Michael
Medina County Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Medina
Carroll B. McClure
Medina County
The
Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Sue Swihart
Brian
Russell
Andrew J. Karson
Richard K Wilson
Kent
Wilson
Stanton Hall
Miami University
Oxford
Crime Alert Public Safety Hotline Listed
Community crime alert urges residents to report any crime or suspicious activity by calling the police tip line 425 7700 for immediate assistance and swift response.
Indicted Firestone official accused of diverting funds
Robert Beasley former executive vice president for finance and vice chairman of the board at Firestone faces 40 counts including mail and wire fraud alleging he diverted about 625000 of corporate funds from illegal political contributions into his own securities and loan repayments.
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NEW York
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Robert Beasley
Akron
Ohio
Beasely
Firestone
Beasley
Hospital cost plan delayed amid lobbying criticism
Congress will not vote this year on Carter’s hospital cost proposal after it advances only one of four committees. Sen Kennedy criticizes Carter for not selling the plan, while Califano leads the administration lobbying.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Capitol Hill
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and Welfare
Kennedy
Middletown Weather: Rainboard Ends as Sun Returns Thursday
Rain totals reached just over an inch in the Middletown area this morning. Highs near 60 Tuesday, 57 low today, with a 3 degree spread. Clearing expected tonight with lows in the upper 40s. Thursday forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high between 65 and 70.
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Middletown
Miami student charged with murder shocks campus
Miami University dorm Stanton Hall seniors, faculty, and classmates react to freshman Michael Swihart being charged in the Brunswick murders of his father mother and two brothers. Students recall his kindness and doubt the accusation while police cite a confession.
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Stanton Hall
Miami University
Michael Swihart
Brunswick
Swihart
Tim Dugan
Becky Veith
Robert Bardin
Miami
Harry Weller
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