Ford Recovers Lantern Fumble At Old North Church
President Ford helped catch a lantern that slipped from the railing during a reenactment of the lanterns to signal the British approach. After Ford spoke, two descendant reenactors stepped forward to take the lamp, and Ford lunged to save the brass lantern from tipping over.
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Boston
UPI
Ford
Old North Church
Robert W. Golledge
Robert Newman Sheets
Robert Newman Ruggles
Golledge
Defense Recalls Paul Revere Hair Regulations Argument
In a federal appeals court Marine Corps hair policy case attorney Bill Rastetter invoked Paul Revere's long hair on the 200th anniversary of the ride. He argued hair length reflected militia tradition while the Marine attorney pressed discipline as the central issue.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Marine Corps
Paul Revere
Bill Rastetter
Paul
Nine Arrested In Jean Theft Case in Midwest
Nine greater Cleveland men were arrested by the FBI on Friday in connection with the December 19 1974 theft of a 370000 dollar trailer load of Levi Strauss blue jeans in Cincinnati. The arrests, joined by three men in Covington Kentucky, bring the total arrested in the case to nineteen.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Area
FBI
Levi Strauss
Cincinnati
Covington
Ford Launches U S Bicentennial Year at North Bridge
President Ford joined thousands at Concord North Bridge to mark America's 200th birthday. He honored Minutemen and British soldiers with Sen. Kennedy Caroline Kennedy and British envoy Ramsbotham present. Ford later planned a Lexington ceremony as crowds swelled and waned throughout dawn activities.
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James F. Wieck
Concord
Mass
UPI
Ford
Historic North Bridge
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Caroline Kennedy
Peter Ramsbotham
United States
Lexington
National Park
North Bridge
Kennedy
White House
Massachusetts
America
John McCormack
Boston
Old North Bridge
Norwalk Misses Donut Funds as Ohio Sends All to Southeast
Norwalk failed to obtain a $525,000 federal Community Development grant while rural northern Ohio towns received none. The $5.2 million discretionary pool went to Appalachia in southeastern Ohio despite Norwalk's requested priorities including sewer work and a year round pool.
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Norwalk
Vernis George
Ohio
Appalachian
George
Southeastern Ohio
Senate panel backs 200 million for Saigon evacuation
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved 200 million in funds to evacuate Americans from Saigon and aid South Vietnamese refugees. The panel’s plan splits 100 million for a Vietnam contingency fund and 100 million for humanitarian relief, while Congress did not meet Ford's deadline for 1 billion in additional aid.
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Washington
Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures This Weekend
Temperatures fall to the 40s by evening with cloudy conditions and a chance of showers Sunday. Lows in the upper 30s tonight, highs in the mid to upper 40s Sunday. Precipitation chances 20 percent tonight and 30 percent Sunday. Winds west 10 to 20 mph. Friday daytime high around 71 and low near 46. Humidity readings rise from 65 percent at 7 am to 76 percent at 7 pm. Total precipitation listed as 18 inches with sunrise at 6 42 am and sunset at 8 12 pm. Moonrise times noted.
Huron County Ambulance Service Question on Friday
The Friday query asked residents if they favor Huron County joining the regional ambulance service based in Toledo. The measure seeks regional cooperation to enhance emergency medical coverage.
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Huron County
Toledo
EPA says pennies per person to fix cancer risk in water
EPA Administrator Russell Train says cleaning all public water supplies could cost $100 million or more nationwide, with a potential fix by non chlorine methods. Preliminary EPA findings show at least one suspected carcinogen in every city surveyed, linking chlorination byproducts to cancer risk. Authorities caution against home boiling and stress attacking the issue at the source.
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Washington
Train
EPA
Gordon G. Roebeck
Cincinnati
Roebeck
Bobcat Invades Home. 100-Strong Search Hunted It Down
In Burbank California Patricia Craig 24 faced a bobcat that bounded inside ripped carpets knocked shelves and doors. A county force of about 100 workers scoured the scrub hills for the 40 pound animal amid fears of rabies and neighbor unease.
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Burbank, Calif
UPI
Patricia Craig
Ralph R. Sachs
Craig
Ex-Partner Sues Bache For $12,747
Monroeville insurance man Wilfred A. Myers sues Ralph H. Bache in Huron County Common Pleas Court. The two were officers directors and shareholders in Bache Furey and Myers Inc which was dissolved Sept 30. Myers says Bache breached dissolution agreements by refusing to pay $12,747 plus interest from Sept 30.
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Monroeville
Wilfred A. Myers
Ralph H. Bache
Huron
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Bache, Furey and Myers, Inc
Myers
Norwalk
Robert Wiedemann
Bache
Norwalk High Dance Tonight Sponsored by Student Council
Norwalk High School hosts an 8 pm dance at the Junior High School sponsored by the student council. The group Boiz will provide music for admission of 1.25 dollars. The Towne and Country Players perform No No Nanette at 8 pm at the Towne and Country Regional Art Center.
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Norwalk High School
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