Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 37th anniversary
Honolulu ceremony honors USS Ward crew and 37-year remembrance of the Japanese mini sub attack at Pearl Harbor. Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor Jr. and 40 survivors join 200 guests above the Arizona memorial as a 7:55 a.m. siren sounds.
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Kay Lynch
United Press International
Honolulu
UPI
Ward
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Arizona
Naval Shipyard
W. Graham Claytor Jr
Claytor
Arizona Memorial
Five Year Old Witnesses Pearl Harbor Attack in Hawaii
Mrs. Richard Ritz, now a language arts teacher at Berlin Milan Middle School, recalls being five years old in December 1941 when Pearl Harbor was bombed. She describes planes overhead, immediate anti aircraft activity, a city blackout, and strict drills as Hawaii endured bombardment, with homes damaged by shrapnel and schools militarized for a month.
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Jan Rogosch
Reflector
Milan
Richard Ritz
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Honolulu
Portugal
Ritz
U.S
Maples Heights School Board President Reveals DEA Informant Role
Maple Heights School Board President Michael Toth discloses two and a half months of undercover work for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He says his absences from meetings were due to the stake, that he aimed for police work, and that he has not earned money or completed a buy yet.
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Cleveland
UPI
Maple Heights
Michael Toth
U.S
Drug Enforcement Agency
Toth
DEA
No Peace Talks Set Denies Dayan Meeting Khalil Europe
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said he has no plans to meet Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil and has no information about any such meeting. An aide to Prime Minister Begin, Yehiel Kadishai, denied that Defense Minister Ezer Weizman would meet Khalil in London. There are no meetings and no trips.
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Moshe Dayan
Mustafa Khalil
Europe
Khalil
Dayan
Tce
Israel
Menachem Begin
Yehiel Kadishai
Ezer Weizman
London
Weizman
Tel Aviv
Kadishai
North Royalton council OKs police fire pay hikes amid Carter clash
North Royalton Ohio city council approved a 19 percent raise for police and firefighters as Mayor Harry Loder blasted President Carter calling his wage guidelines a failure. Russell Hunt cited alleged officer nonfeasance while Washington reported wholesale prices up 0.8 percent in November as inflation persisted.
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North Royalton, Ohio
UPI
North Royalton
Harry Loder
Carter
United States
Loder
Russell Hunt
Washington
Labor Department
Weather and vital records brief from Greenwich and nearby
Occasional rain possible Friday with highs in the 40s and lows in the upper 30s. Precipitation chances are 70 percent tonight and Friday. Sun times listed. marriage license applications show Gary J. Chill and Debora L. Vargo of Greenwich. births include Clyde and Ann Howard with a Greenwich girl and Thomas and Denise Orr with a Bellevue boy. Deaths noted: Wilbur Fleming age 55 of Birmingham and Mervin H. Cressman age 71 of Largo, formerly of The. Pearl Harbor attack figures cited: American losses 2,341 dead, dozens of ships and planes sunk, Japanese losses listed.
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Jenner
Gary J. Chill
Greenwich
Debora L. Vargo
Clyde and
Ann Howard
Fisher-Titus
Thomas
Denise Orr
Bellevue
Wilbur Fleming
Birmingham
Mervin H. Cressman
Largo
Fla
Pearl Harbor
Norwalk Teachers Seek Court Action Over School Board Negotiations
The Norwalk Teachers Association filed in Huron County Common Pleas Court for an injunction to reopen contract talks after approving a two year deal. Union leaders say members were informed at a meeting, though many teachers dispute awareness and a telephone tip suggested confusion. The suit targets alleged violations of the master agreement related to substituting during conference hours.
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Christie Patton
Norwalk Teachers Association
NTA
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Szabo
Maplehurst
Reflector
Smith's 105 Percent Pay Raise for Huron County Official
Huron County Commissioner Maurice Smith will receive a 105 percent salary increase upon taking office in January, reaching 16,200 annually. He would have hit 11,200 automatically under prior rules, but two concurrent state grants raise him further to match existing peers. Smith helped pass a resolution opposing raises for legislators and aimed to hold wages to Carter era guidelines.
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Huron County
Maurice Smith
Smith
Legislative Budget Office
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Assembly
Carter
Ohio County Commissioners’ Association
Christmas Radio Program By Thoughtful Refrain Students
Twenty two students of Mrs Harriet Parcher rehearse a holiday program at Thoughtful Refrain School House on the Huron County fairgrounds for WLKR radio airing. Reflector photo credit Paul Stafford.
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Huron County Fairgrounds
Harriet Parcher
WLKR
Paul Stafford
Convicted murderer Hoss hangs himself in Graterford prison
Convicted killer Stanley B. Hoss, who had said he would kill again if given the chance, hanged himself in his Graterford prison cell leaving a death by own action message on the wall. State Police will review findings after autopsy results. Hoss, 35, pleaded guilty to two killings and was convicted of two others. He was found at about 7:50 a.m. in the maximum security wing during a routine check.
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Claytor
America
Graterford, Pa
UPI
Stanley B. Hoss
Montgomery County
Hoss
Graterford
Philadelphia
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