Cincinnati Zoo Plans Empty Shrine for Passenger Pigeons
The Cincinnati Zoo will erect an empty display case as a memorial to the extinct passenger pigeon and the Carolina parakeet in 1875 era buildings. Zoo director Ed Maruska says the shrine will warn of endangerment and urge preservation of living species. Wildlife historian John Ruthven notes the pigeons’ once vast numbers and mass killings that led to extinction by 1900.
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UPI
Cincinnati Zoo
Zoo
Ed Maruska
John Ruthven
North America
Ruthven
Kidnaped coed raped by campus guard on White Plains campus
A 19 year old woman, preparing to enroll at White Plains College, was abducted by a campus security guard, raped, beaten, and trapped in a car trunk for six hours. Police stopped the guard for speeding, found the injured student alive, and hospitalized with a broken jaw and head wounds. The victim was unidentified.
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New York
UPI
White Plains College
Death Toll Fears Rise in New York Heat Wave
Heat and stagnant air push eastern U S death rates higher including New York City where Health Commissioner Joseph Cimino said the five day heat wave doubles the city death rate from 150 to 300. A federal grand jury will probe the record industry in a major investigation with Mafia links payola and other crimes, per the Los Angeles Times.
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United States
Joseph Cimino
New York City
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Los Angeles
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Nixon appeals Sirica ruling over Watergate tapes case
President Nixon, returning to Washington, will seek review of U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica's order as the Watergate tapes dispute heads to the U.S. Court of Appeals. The move deepens the historic clash over presidential powers.
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San Clemente
Calif
Weather outlook and local deaths for Norwalk area
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers through Saturday. Highs in the mid to upper 80s, lows in the mid to upper 60s. Rain probability 40 percent today, 30 percent tonight and Saturday. Norwalk high 89 low 63. Humidity 90 percent at 7 am, 87 percent at 1 pm, 70 percent at 7 pm. Deaths: Mrs Etta Beveridge 87 Greenwich and Mr Arthur Francis 79 Mt Dora Florida.
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Norwalk
Etta B. Beveridge
Greenwich
Arthur J. Francis
Mt. Dora
Fla
Teacher Appeals Decision in Monroeville School Case
Brenda March appeals a Sixth District Court of Appeals decision upholding her suspension from a two year limited contract as a junior high English teacher at Monroeville Local Schools. Judge Robert J. Vetter found the board acted correctly amid projected enrollment drop from 158 to 140. Her attorney argues Ohio law requires an actual rather than projected decline and contends the dismissal was not a reasonable staff reduction.
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Brenda March
Monroeville
Anthony P. Sgambati
Youngstown
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
March
Harlan Fisher
Vetter
Mrs. March
Ohio
Farm Prices Jump 20 Percent in One Month
The Agriculture Department reports a 20 percent rise in U S farm product prices for the month ending Aug 15, driven by higher beef cattle, wheat, hogs, corn, soybeans, eggs and cotton prices. Prices hit new records across multiple commodities while farmers’ costs rose 3 percent. A separate note covers the transfer of convicted murderer Larry D Robinson to Chillicothe Receiving Center ahead of two life sentences.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
U.S
Agriculture Department
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Larry D. Robinson
Willard
Chillicothe
Kenneth Earl
Richard Kerkoff
Richard Crouch
Robinson
Southern Ohio
Lucasville
County Adopts Revised Subdivision Code After Hearing
Huron County commissioners moved to adopt an extensively revised subdivision code though it lacks immediate effect until a prosecutor's resolution is approved and the code recorded. Attendees questioned official accountability and impact on single homes while planning director Roscoe defended consumer protection aims.
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Huron County
Arthur F. Herner
Common Pleas
Ralph Walcher
North Fairfield
Huron County Board of Health
Henry Robinson
Walcher
C.B. Roscoe
Huron County Regional Planning
Robinson
Bronson Township
Health Department
Roscoe
Greenfield Township
John L. Stotz
Stotz
City moves to close Maria's Bar over liquor law violations
Law director Ronald H. Freeman filed in Common Pleas Court a nuisance lawsuit against Maria Rupp, owner of Maria's Bar at 75 Whittlesey Ave, alleging repeated liquor violations and sales to minors or intoxicated persons. The suit seeks abatement and a one year shutdown.
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Whittlesey Ave
Ronald H. Freeman
Common Pleas Court
Maria Rupp
Norwalk
Elizabeth L. Bahnsen
N. Pleasant St
Ptl
William Meese
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