Joan Little Captured After High Speed Chase
Joan Little, the black North Carolina jail escapee linked to the icepick killing of a white jailer, was captured in New York after a 2 a.m. high speed chase that ended in a collision. George McRae of Brooklyn was held as an accomplice in the arrest.
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Toy Blocks Recalled Over Lead Paint
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls 8,400 wooden alphabet block sets due to paint with excessive lead. The M. W. Kasch Co. of Mequon Wisconsin conducts the recall issued after a CS solder survey of Christmas toys. The blocks were labeled ABC Educational Blocks Made in Taiwan for Skyline International Milwaukee USA.
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Ohio urges energy saving amid UMW strike across coal fields
Ohio Energy and Resources Development Agency head Robert S. Ryan warns not to predict the strike's length as 10,000 union miners join the nationwide walkout and thousands of non union workers stay home, threatening the state's coal industry. In Manchester, England, fire-eater Barry Silva's drunken driving charge is explored as his act uses lighter fuel, with evidence suggesting alcohol tests may rise due to fuel and beer mix.
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Indoor Ribbon Cut Opens I-275 Western Half
The western half of the I-275 loop around Cincinnati opened with an indoor ceremony at Greater Cincinnati Airport due to bad weather. Ohio Governor James Rhodes and Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll joined officials to cut the ribbon.
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Running Mate Bill Passes in Ohio Primary
The Ohio General Assembly approved a bill to require gubernatorial candidates to pick a running mate before the primary. Governor Rhodes awaits signature as lawmakers report wide margins and bipartisan support for the measure.
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Oxford council funds set aside for tricentennial plan
Oxford Ohio leaders voted to accept about 1500 dollars in leftover bicentennial funds and place the money in trust for 98 years. The funds come from the Oxford Bicentennial Committee and will be held until 2015 when a tricentennial committee will decide how to spend them.
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Oxford
Ohio
UPI
Weather turns very cold with chances of snow
Very cold tonight with increasing clouds and a chance of snow by morning. Lows near 10. Thursday windy with likely snow and highs in the mid to upper 20s. Precipitation probability 50 percent tonight and 80 percent Thursday. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph tonight. Temperatures Tuesday 261. Humidity readings 88 96 96 percent. Total precip Tuesday 0.9 inch. Sunrise 7 40 am Sunset 4 58 pm Moonrise 3 48 am Moonset 2 59 pm. Births and deaths listed follow.
U S Air Force U-2 Crashes at Akrotiri Base Cyprus
A United States Air Force U-2 spy plane crashed on takeoff from RAF Akrotiri in Limassol Cyprus and exploded, killing the pilot and five workers in a building it struck. Six others were injured as flames and smoke filled the area for more than two hours.
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Akrotiri
City Officials Clash Over State Audit Findings
Norwalk officials defend a state audit of city finances covering 1972 to 1976. Former finance chief Douglas Colvin argues most errors were corrected early, cites high cost, and questions the audit’s methods and the reported $-200,000 general fund discrepancy.
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Here We Go Again With A Teeth-Chattering Winter
Norwalk endures a brutal winter blast with 1 degree record lows and 35 to 40 mph winds. Snow and abandoned vehicles clogged county roads, while crews cleared routes and pilots expected the airport runway closure to lift by noon.
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U.S. 250
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Norwalk Christmas Parade May Be Delayed By High Winds
The Norwalk Christmas events go ahead Thursday but the tree lighting may be postponed if high winds persist. Santa arrives at 6 30 p m from the high school and will stay until 8 30 p m. Dads and Kids Night follows at Columbia Gas Co with door prizes as merchants offer gifts and shoppers begin early holiday buying.
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Ron Leto
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Principal's The Slammer discipline shocks Solon High
Solon High School uses The Slammer to confine students for 6 42 hours in a 4 by 8 foot room after 10 demerits. Principal Larry Meister says isolation reduces misbehavior though students and parents doubt its effectiveness and some call it a quiet escape.
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Larry Meister
Meister
Rita Jedlicka
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