Rabin resigns Labor leadership amid Israeli Watergate fallout
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin quit as head of the Labor Party and withdrew from the upcoming election amid a Watergate style scandal. Atty. Gen. Aharon Barak said he would pursue legal action against Rabin's wife Leah for allegedly lying about a joint U.S. bank account balance of $18,000 versus the claimed $2,000.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Labor Party
Rabin
Atty
Aharon Barak
Leah
U.S
UPI
City Council To Consider Tax Boost
Norwalk to vote April 19 on an income tax rise to balance 1977 books. Officials weigh a quarter to half percent hikes in July and 1978 to meet police and fire pay demands, with final size yet undecided. The plan could double the current 0.5 percent tax. voters must approve any larger increase.
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Norwalk
Robert Markel
Cochairman
Council
Markel
Princess Anne Expecting Baby in November
Buckingham Palace announced that Princess Anne, 27 on Aug 15, and her husband Mark Phillips expect a baby in November. The couple was spending Easter weekend with friends at the Brigstock Horse Trials in Northamptonshire and staying privately.
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London
UPI
Anne
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Mark Phillips
Brigstock
Northhamptonshire
Ohio Lottery Pat O' Gold winner named Alberta Johnson
Alberta Johnson of Columbus won the Pat O' Gold prize for $135,000 in the Ohio Lottery televised contest. She and husband Walter, a painter, have a grown son James in New Jersey. She said she is exhausted and surprised and will decide how to use the money. Winning numbers include 358 759 05752 373 73587 158990 with blue as the winning color.
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Cleveland
UPI
Alberta Johnson
Columbus
Ohio Lottery
Johnson
Simco Laundry
Walter
James
New Jersey
Weather and notices from April 8 1977 page
Clear tonight with upper 20s lows and a 10 percent risk of fog. Mostly cloudy and warmer Saturday with highs in the 50s and near zero precipitation. Winds southerly at 10 to 15 mph tonight. Thursday temperatures 48 to 25, humidity rising to the upper 60s. Sunrise 5 59 a.m. Sunset 7 p.m. Birth notices record a New London girl for Mr and Mrs Frederick Palmer and a Wellington girl for Mr and Mrs Garry Martin. Death notice for Mrs Henrietta Leedy, 84, of New London.
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Frederick Palmer
New London
Garry Martin
Wellington
Judge Allows Jailhouse Calls for Inmates in Huron County
Judge Robert W. Smith issued an order shaping jail communications enabling inmates to call their lawyers by telephone. The move follows a November incident in which Willard lawyer Robert Thornton was blocked from reaching William L. Waddell, a murder suspect. The rules require jail staff to verify callers as attorneys and permit calls if verification succeeds, with no fixed time limits.
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Huron County
Oy Ge
Robert W. Smith
Willard
Robert Thornton
William L. Waddell
Waddell
Smith
Thornton
Norwalk
Fred Waugh
Ohio House approves broad reform of motor vehicle registrations
The Ohio House passed a large overhaul of vehicle registration with a 75-12 vote. The plan, backed by the State Department of Highway Safety, introduces computerized records, reduces deputy registrars to 228 centralized sites, and allows mail registration starting in 1979 at a $1.50 postage fee.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
State Department of Highway Safety
Senate
General Assembly
Frank Baumann
D-Columbus
John H. Kellogg
Baumann
My Experience With God She Lived Her Faith By Helping Others
Editor notes a Norwalk Holy Week series writer reflects on his mother as the central example of faith and service. He describes her Chicago roots, deep compassion, dietetic work, and constant support for the elderly and needy. Her life illustrates faith in action and the value of nurturing children.
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Norwalk
Patricia
St. Paul Catholic Church
Huron County
Right To Life Organization
Lawrence H. Heit
Chicago
Fritz Kressler
Frank Netti
Poe
Earth
Dad
Canada
Montreal
Milan
Bill Allows Public Employes To Strike In Ohio
Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly reintroduce Senate Bill 222 to repeal the Ferguson Act and create collective bargaining for 450,000 public employees with a limited right to strike as a last resort. The measure, outlined by Sen. Harry Meshel, would take effect July 1 1979 and allows local or state executives to permit striking safety employees rather than binding arbitration.
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Columbus
UPS
General Assembly
Ohio
Harry Meshel
D.youngstown
James A. Rhodes
Peltic Safety
Meshel
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Martydom
Glenn
Washington
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Orvices Administration
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Toledo
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Quinn
Lima
Fort Wayne
Ind
Clara Beard
ST. Joseph, Mich
Robert Ball
Ball
Alabama
Kentucky
Lawrence Bresson
Bresson
Lake Michigan
Ralph Culver
Coast Guard
Culver
Princess Anne
Henrietta Leedy
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