Steam Powered Chessie Train To Tour Ten States
The Chessie System will run a daily steam powered passenger train from April 30 through October for five months, covering about 10,000 miles across ten states. The inaugural Baltimore to Gettysburg run precedes weekend-only service, with the 19 car Yellow and Vermilion excursion pulled by Reading Locomotive 2101, owned by Ross Rowland. The locomotive previously pulled the American Freedom Train in 1976.
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Recall drive gains early traction in Cleveland amid school levy vote
In Cleveland the recall effort against Mayor Dennis is off to a promising start but hinges on next Thursday's vote on the 9.9 mill school tax levy. Up to 100,000 city residents are expected to cast ballots as recall organizers push for 25,000 signatures at polling places, led by former City Councilman Albert Ballew. Meanwhile in Rome, an arrest warrant for Carlo Ponti was issued on charges of illegal currency export after inquiries linked to Sophia Loren and international productions. The Pontis now reside in Paris and Switzerland and hold French nationality.
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Weizman Cairo Visit Sparks Hidden Talks Hope
Israel’s state TV says Defense Minister Ezer Weizman’s Cairo visit could revive secret high level negotiations, contrasting with Egyptian pessimism over a stalled peace process.
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Inflation and coal strike curb 1978 growth to recession levels
Washington sources say inflation, the coal strike, and bad weather reduced GNP growth in the first quarter of 1978 to zero, matching the 1974 75 recession. The report arrives weeks before official Commerce Department figures. The data underscore recession as a real risk alongside inflation as the administration’s primary concern.
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LM Co Weather Report and Local Notices
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows in the upper 20s or lower 30s. Sunday will be cool with highs in the mid to upper 40s and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Winds northwest at 10 to 20 mph tonight. Marriage license applications for Thomas L Crumrine and Margie A Stierhoff. Births include a Greenwich girl to Ray and Elizabeth Risner and Wakeman girl to Harvey and Carrie James, a Willard boy to Rollie and Lucella Rowe, and a Norwalk girl to Harold and Betty Lynch. Death: Mr Ralph Smith, 90, Milan.
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Harvey
Carrie James
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Lucella Rowe
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Harold
Betty Lynch
Norwalk
Good Samaritan
Hard duty for police breaking tragic news to families
Norwalk police chief Lawrence Hilson and sheriff’s deputies detail the emotionally demanding task of informing relatives when a loved one is killed. Officials note no formal policy exists, and officers rely on empathy, brief explanation, and accompaniment by a supervisor or neighbor, often with hospital staff signaling the news first. They stay with the family after the briefing and avoid handling it by phone whenever possible.
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Movie Mogul Charged In Forgery And theft at Columbia
Los Angeles. Former Columbia Pictures president David Begelman is charged with forging a $10,000 check to Cliff Robertson and stealing $40,000 from Columbia between 1975 and 1977. He faces up to 10 years per grand theft and 14 years per forgery. Robertson and Columbia had resisted criminal action until District Attorney John Van De Kamp filed the complaints. Begelman surrendered to police in Burbank soon after.
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Martin Ritt
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Calif
Frank Rothman
Richard Caudillo
Sylvester Smith Retires After 45 Years at Norwalk Furniture
Sylvester Smith known as Silver, retires after 45 years with Norwalk Furniture from 1932 start in a small shop to a modern plant. He held many roles from hand tying springs to head of the repair department and briefly ran his own café in 1948 before returning to work. Smith observes he has few enemies and praises the Gerken family who led the company through wartime shifts to a growing operation.
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Shirley Mercer
Toledo
Bleacher Collapse Injures Nine At Riverside Circus
A bleacher seating over 90 spectators collapsed just before Circus Vargas show in Riverside injuring 10 people. The most serious was Raymond Evans who broke a foot. The performance continued as witnesses described a 20 by 10 foot structure in a full 4500 seat tent. Circus superintendent Fred Van Voorden cited possible metal fatigue.
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Literacy crisis blamed on television says UC linguist
Professor William Lasher of the University of Cincinnati argues television drives a national reading and writing decline. He notes 20 percent of UC applicants scored below ninth grade reading levels, linking to broader trends. He urges early education focus to curb the problem.
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Weekend Carousel at Norwalk High School and The King and I at Towne and Country Theater
Weekend Carousel at Norwalk High School performs at 8 p.m. and Towne and Country Theater stages The King and I at 8 p.m. The twin events offer local entertainment options this weekend with both venues hosting evening shows.
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Phyllis George Files for Divorce from Robert Evans
Los Angeles sportscaster Phyllis George has filed for divorce from film producer Robert Evans, ending a marriage that began on April 14, 1977 in Beverly Hills, California.
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