Cincinnati elects first woman mayor in history
Mrs. Bobbie Sterne 55, a nurse and four-year city council member, is chosen by council to serve as mayor for the next year and introduces her husband at inauguration. In Las Vegas Walter Scott 42, brother of Jack Scott, cut his wrists in a mall, hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Bobbie Sterne
Las Vegas
Nev
Walter Scott
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Scott
Jack Scott
Cleveland
Ralph J. Perk
Miami Beach
Fla
Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Ina Keegan
Perk
The
Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Clark Hunter
Hunter
John Arthur
Arthur
Richland
Pioneer Joint Vocational School
Chinese Band Plays Spartan Fight Song at Ford Banquet
At a formal banquet in Peking the Chinese hosts played the Michigan State University fight song instead of Hail to the Victors. The gaffe occurred while President Ford was being saluted, leaving UPI to note the unintended mix up during the ceremony.
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Peking
UPI
Jerry Ford
White House
University of Michigan
Ford
People’s Liberation Army Band
Michigan State University
Ford Meets Mao in Diplomatic Toeing of the Line
President Ford met Mao Tse-tung at the Forbidden City in Peking in a two hour session described as significant and earnest. The talks, attended by Kissinger Bush and Scowcroft, aimed at detente and U.S.-China relations amid China’s wary stance on detente with the Soviet Union.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Ford
Forbidden City
Mac
Richard M. Nixon
Mao
China
Washington
Korea
U.S
Taiwan
William Greener
Susan
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. Peking
George Bush
Brent T. Scowcroft
Kissinger
Winston Lord
Teng
Great Hall of the People
Weather and Public Notices From Willard Area
Weather forecast shows clearing and cold tonight with lows in the low 20s and mostly fair conditions Wednesday with highs in the low 30s. A 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday chance of precipitation. Also lists marriage license applications births and deaths in the Willard area with names and ages provided.
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Larry V. Stein
Greenwich
Rose M. Phillips
Willard
Donald L. Reinhart
Bellevue
Carol A. Burkhart
James J. Quiggle
Debra M. Stockmaster
Dennis Giles
Monroeville
Prediction method claims 86 percent accuracy for child sex
A Monday question asks readers if they would want to know a unborn child’s sex with a new method announced as 86 percent accurate. The poll prompts readers to share their views on prenatal sex determination.
Unknown Fetal Sex Debate Sparks Reader Votings
Readers weigh in on whether to know a baby’s sex with comments about anticipation and love. Polls urge votes by midnight with phone numbers for yes and no responses.
FBI Let Klansmen Beat Blacks Says Former Agent
Gary Rowe, a former FBI informant now living under an assumed name in California, testified before a Senate committee that he warned the FBI three weeks before a Birmingham Alabama freedom ride beating. He said agents refused to intervene, citing it as an investigative not law enforcement matter, while police later moved in after 15 minutes. Rowe described COINTELPRO instructions to disrupt Klan activity and spread gossip to fracture Klan families.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Senate
Gary Rowe
California
Birmingham
Ala
Rowe
Law Enforcement Agenc
Klan
Cointelpro
County Officials Hear Hard Times For 1976 Budget
County leaders warned they face a tight 1976 budget as inflation drives up costs. Officials discussed potential cuts, rising Blue Cross insurance, and higher retirement contributions while avoiding a county levy.
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Huron County
Evangeline Miller
Board of Commissioners
Miss Miller
Blue Cross
Unemployment Cited as Main Cause of U S Debt by Bayh
Senate Democrat Birch Bayh told governors that unemployment drives the deficit and a revenue shortfall from 8 million jobless Americans, amid calls to curb federal spending during a Democratic Governors Conference session.
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U.S
Bayh
Arnold Sawislak Washington
UPI
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Democratic Governors Conference
J.J. Exon
Nebraska
Democratic Party
Norwalk Council and Mental Health Board Meet Tonight
The Norwalk City Council convenes at 7 30 tonight in city council chambers. The Huron County Board of Mental Health and Retardation meets at 7 30 at the Huron County Administration Building.
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Norwalk
Huron County Board of Mental Health and Retardation
Huron County Administration
Griffin Wins Heisman Trophy for Second Year
Archie Griffin of Ohio State was named Heisman Trophy winner for the second straight year becoming the first to win twice. Chuck Muncie finished second and Ricky Bell third with Griffin collecting 1,800 points and 454 first place votes. The senior from Columbus added 1,357 rushing yards this season and extended his NCAA record to 31 straight games with 100+ yards.
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NEW York
UPI
Archie Griffin
Ohio State
Chuck Muncie
California
Ricky Bell
Southern California
Griffin
Muncie
Columbus
Michigan
Secretary Destroyed FBI Files Sparks Testimony Clash
Helen Gandy, Hoover's long time secretary, testified she destroyed only personal letters while handling his files. A former associate described the files as a "bucket of worms" with information on American officials. The clash occurred before a House subcommittee as FBI scrutiny continues ahead of Senate hearings.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional
House
FBI
Senate Intelligence Committee
Helen W. Gandy
Hoover
Bureau
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Nova
Edwin Henry Crist
Huron County Commissioners
By Daniel F. Gilmore
John Borgia
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Richland County
Sandusky
Thomas E. Heydinger
Special Children’s Levy
Arthur Herner
Betty
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