Edgewood football player killed in late night crash
A Edgewood High School senior guard Richard Shafer Schenck was killed when his eastbound car left the road and struck a steel fence post near his home. Passenger Michael Harris 17 was injured seriously. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Edgewood High School auditorium. Harris and Harris were teammates. the accident also affects the upcoming game vs Lakota. Burial in Elk Creek Cemetery. Funeral home hours listed for viewing. Butler County fatality toll reaches 27 for the year.
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Edgewooder
Richard Shafer Schenck
William Schenck
Middletown-Eaton Road
Michael Harris
Linda Court
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Edgewood High School
Schenck
Harris
Seven Mile School
Edgewood
Mike Webb
Lewis
Elk Creek
McCoy-Leffier
Butler County
Interim school aid restored to measure C in Ohio budget
Gov Gilligan said the state must rely on the Legislature, particularly Republicans, for a permanent tax and budget plan after the failed attempt to pass a statewide graduated income tax. The fifth interim appropriation totaling 151.6 million funds most bills and aid to 22 bankrupt school districts, while the governor condemned ongoing interim funding as bad government.
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Gilligan
Democratic Party
General Assembly
Ohio
Sales Tax Vote Seen Saturday
Republican leaders in Columbus say a 15 cent sales tax increase and a 3 to 6 percent corporate tax are likely to go to a Senate floor vote Saturday. The plan would raise 710 million in new revenues and add 30 million for elderly home stead exemptions approved by voters. The House meanwhile repealed a 60 year old law requiring a five man crew on freight trains after a close 52-41 vote.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Michael J. Maloney
Cincinnati
Ways and Means
Maloney
Senate Finance Committee
Robin T. Turner
GOP
John J. Gilligan
Ohio House
Senate mood shifts to limited challenge on defense bill
In Washington the Senate pivots to a restrained challenge to the 21 billion dollar defense bill. Key figures predict a shortened debate with vote by voice and tight limits on amendments as critics press for trimming.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
Willam Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Armed Services Committee
Medians tested as turf maker pitches Ohio highway
A Columbus area turf company installed a sample strip of artificial grass on a median along Rt 256 north of I-70 in Fairfield County to win Ohio Department of Transportation interest. William Baker of the Newark division says no decision yet and the test is exploratory.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Highway Department
Rt. 256
Fairfield County
William Baker
Highway Department Division Five
Newark
Fall Weather Brings Cloudy Skies and Cool Highs
Fall arrived at 11 45 this morning with cloudy skies and a forecast of showers tonight. Temperatures will dip to the mid to upper 50s, with Friday expected to be mostly cloudy and cooler as highs stay in the 60s.
Autumn Arrives With Frost Across North and The Atlantic Storm
The first day of autumn brings frost to northern New England and much of the region from Montana to Minnesota. Hurricane Ginger threatens Bermuda as it heads west after pounding its island. Temperatures before dawn range from 27 in Hibbing Minnesota to 82 in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach Florida.
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Associated Press
New England
Montana
Minnesota
Atlantic
Bermuda
Hibbing
Minn
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Fla
Tragedy in Oregon Wilderness From Outward Bound Course
Pamela Sullivan 18 survived a September survival exercise in Oregon Three Sisters Wilderness while two companions Joyce Howden 21 and Lorene Larrhette 17 died of hypothermia. Pamela described efforts to keep Joyce alive and to summon help as the group, part of Northwest Outward Bound in Eugene, prepared for graduation.
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Ore
Pamela Sullivan
Three Sisters
Central
Oregon
Pamela
Joyce Howden
Fall Creek
Lorene LaRhette
Sudbury
Mass
Joyce
Lorene
Vern
Vern Bush
Northwest Outward Bound
Chambers Lakes
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