Russian trawler rescues four Virginia men at sea
A Soviet intelligence gathering trawler spotted a drifting disabled fishing boat and towed it after signaling a passing U S Navy ship. All four Virginia Beach men were rescued and in good condition and flown to Norfolk Naval Air Station.
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Norfolk, Va
UPI
U.S
Virginia Beach
Navy
J.g
Sharon Reichel
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Lincoln heir leaves estate to Christian Science Church
Mary Lincoln Beckwith's will, probated in Bennington County, leaves the 1,000 acre Hildene estate near Manchester and $450,000 to the Christian Science Church in Boston. She died July 10, 1975 at Rutland Hospital at age 77, granddaughter of Robert Todd Lincoln. The will requires the property be kept in memorial to her mother and grandparents if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester, Vt
UPI
Abraham Lincoln
Christian Science Church
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Bennington County
Manchester
Boston
Miss Beckwith
Robert Todd Lincoln
U.S
Rutland Hospital
Akron Officer Shot Dead at Truck Terminal
An Akron policeman was shot to death at the Shippers Dispatch Trucking Terminal around 8 am. The officer's name was being withheld pending family notification. Sheriff's deputies investigated the shooting with no immediate indication of motive or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, Ohio
UPI
Akron
Summit County
Shippers Dispatch
Sheriff's Deputies
Woman Hallows Boa Threat as Son’s Girlfriend Delivers Gift
Mrs. Lee Green, 54, of Cleveland, found a three foot boa constrictor inside a large bag handed by her son’s girlfriend who said the gift was for her son. Shocked, Green called police and the snake was removed. She intends to prosecute the girlfriend.
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Cleveland
UPS
Lee Green
Weather Outlook With Showers Then Sunshine
Weather forecast notes showers and thunderstorms tonight with locally heavy rain and humidity around 65 percent. Lows near upper 60s to low 70s, winds 10 to 15 mph, gusty in storms. Sunday becomes mostly sunny and warmer highs 85 to 90 with a 20 percent rain chance. Agricultural rainfall expected one half to one inch, up to two inches locally.
DLO to era TS Friday poll on trial and local game vote
Readers vote on a criminal case and a high school alumni football game to raise funds for Whitney Field. The poll asks if Lawrence Robinson should get a new trial while noting prior verdicts and taxpayer costs. St Paul Boosters voted not to join the Oldtimers game. Call numbers provided to vote by midnight.
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Norwalk High School
St. Paul High School
Whitney Field Improvement Fund
St. Paul Boosters
Utilities Will Spend 1 Million On Image
Ohio's eight electric utilities plan a year long campaign costing 1 million to improve public image and explain cost and supply issues. Arthur G. Green of the Ohio Electric Utility Institute notes customer concern and a need to better communicate how power is financed sourced and delivered. Participating firms include Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric, Dayton Power & Light, Monongahela Power, Ohio Edison, Ohio Power, and Toledo Edison.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Arthur G. Green
Ohio Electric Utility Institute
Green
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Dayton Power & Light Co
Monongahela Power Co
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio Power Co
Toledo Edison Co
Former Greek dictator faces death sentence in treason case
George Papadopoulos Stylianos Pattakos and Nickolaos Makarezos were sentenced to death by firing squad for the 1967 coup. The court indicated executions would not be carried out with a final constitutional phase possible for sentence reduction.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Stylianos Pattakos
Nickolaos Makarezos
Ioannis Deyannis
Constantine Caramanlis
Deyannis
Makarezos
Pattakos
Turkey
Cyprus
Makarios
Paris
Korydallos
Piraeus
Bellevue Man Robbed At Gunpoint On Ohio 113
Raynard Bruckner of Bellevue was forced off the road by three white men on Ohio 113 east of Bellevue. A revolver was used to demand cash. he surrendered $285 and received $5 back. The group then fled west in a car. A similar robbery occurred Aug 4 on Lovers Lane Road near Coho Dam.
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Bellevue
Ohio 113
Raynard Bruckner
Erie County
Ohio
Bruckner
Ohio 4
Donald W. Iden
Norwalk
Lovers Lane Road
Coho Dam
Willard Branch Office Closed by County Clerk
The Willard office of the Huron County Clerk of Courts will discontinue after three months of Tuesday afternoon operation. Clerk Clark Hunter cited low use and high costs, and said southern county residents will be served by alternate methods being studied.
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Huron County Clerk of Courts
Willard
Clark Hunter
Hunter
Reward Offered For Hit Skipper
Mrs. Fabian Leimeister offered a reward for information leading to the arrest of three men in a gold colored car suspected of a hit and run at 3 a.m. August 15. Her 1970 Chevrolet Capri was struck rear side and totaled in the incident. She did not disclose the reward amount.
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Fabian Leimeister
Butz to Leave Cabinet After Current Term Ends
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz announced plans to leave the administration at term end and support President Ford's re election bid. He told a SOUTH BEND television station he would return to Indiana in 1976 after previously serving as Purdue University dean of agriculture and being appointed by Nixon.
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Berea
Ohio
South Bend
Ind
UPI
Earl Butz
Ford
Butz
Indiana
Purdue University
Richard Nixon
U S Pledges Aid to Israel in Interim Pact
Government sources say the United States pledged to aid Israel and guarantee oil supplies if attacked by a major power as part of an Israeli Egyptian interim peace accord. The pledge is non automatic and calls for consultations, not an immediate defense commitment. The agreement also includes $2 billion in economic aid and advanced weaponry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Gross
Tel Aviv
UPI
United States
Israel
Soviet Union
Washington
Jerusalem
Judge orders Boston School Committee to hire 914 security aides
Federal Judge W Arthur Garrity Jr requires the Boston School Committee to hire 914 security aides at a cost of about 2 million dollars to staff 162 of the city s 200 schools as mandatory busing begins September 8. More than 24 000 students are to be based under a desegregation order.
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Boston
API
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Boston School Committee
Garrity
First Lady Betty Ford Draws Billy Graham Disappointment
Evangelist Billy Graham says he disagrees with First Lady Betty Ford’s recent remarks and is disappointed by them. He notes none of his five children have affairs or used marijuana and urges Mrs. Ford to rethink her statements while praising her as a remarkable mother and wife.
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Montreat
N.C
UPI
Billy Graham
Betty Ford
Graham
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Dlo
Lawrence Robinson
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