Norwalk Officer Fires on Gunman Holding Five Hostages
Norwalk police killed John Benson 28 in Cleveland after he held his ex wife Rita Phipps and four relatives at gunpoint. Officers exchanged fire, wounding two others. Benson died at the scene at 2 45 a m.
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Cleveland
Norwalk
John Benson
Bennington Ave
William W. Owens
Benson
Rita Phipps
Oak St
J.R. van Hentenryck
Sandra Lee
Bernard Nippo
Key Drive
Miss Phipps
Owens
Nippo
van Hentenryck
Nippos
Fred Lau
Henry Landoll
Gary DeWalt
Larry Naylor
William Braker
Mike Tesmer
Mike Ruggles
Todd Wagner
Landoll
Ratliff
Lau
Rhodes gains in Ohio recount move toward governor race
Gov Elect James A Rhodes has a net gain of 185 votes as recounts from the November 5 gubernatorial election proceed with 49 of 88 counties reporting. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office notes Rhodes up 588 votes to Gilligan’s 403 across 7,661 precincts, more than half the state total.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
John J. Gilligan
Rhodes
Gilligan
Betty Hutton Hospitalized After Emotional Breakdown
Betty Hutton 53, the actress known as the blonde bombshell, was committed to Butler Hospital in Providence by her psychiatrist. Rev. James Hamilton said she has been hospitalized since the week began for what is described as a complete emotional breakdown.
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Providence
R.I
API
Betty Hutton
James Hamilton
St. Anthony’s Church
Portsmouth
Miss Hutton
Butler Hospital
Griffiths Says Mills Quit Chair Amid Health Concerns
Rep. Martha Griffiths says Rep. Wilbur Mills resigned as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee due to health fears rather than scandal with Fanne Foxe. Griffiths noted fellow members shared the view as Mills prepared retirement after 20 years in Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Griffiths
Congress
Mills
Fanne Foxe
Levi Named Attorney General Candidate to Succeed Saxbe
A White House source says University of Chicago President Edward H. Levi, age 63, will be nominated as Attorney General to replace William B. Saxbe, who is expected to resign and become Ambassador to India. Levi is a renowned legal scholar.
Wig Trial Ends With Sgt Verdi Receiving Discharge
The Air Force court-martial at Lackland AFB sentenced Sgt Jerome Verdi 29 to a bad conduct discharge and a reduction to airman basic plus a 300 dollar fine for disobeying an order to remove his short hair wig. Verdi, from Philadelphia, admitted wearing the wig and refused the haircut order.
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San Antonio
API
Air Force
Jerome Verdi
Philadelphia
Lackland Afb
Verdi
December Weather Outlook With Snow Chance Tonight
Deceber forecast shows snow or flurries and cooler air tonight and Saturday. Lows near 20s and highs in the 30s, with a 50 percent chance tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Winds shift from south to southwest today then northeast tonight. Births list several Norwalk and Willard area newborns. Death notices include Swartz, Benear, Vernon, Benson and DeLamater from multiple locations.
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Douglas Slagle
Norwalk
Donald Akers
Sammy Adams
Willard
Willard Area
Lawrence Root
Plymouth
Robert Edwin Swartz
Bellevue
Walter Benear
Vernon
Patricia Benson
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Hazel DeLamater
Milan
OPEC Sets 7.4 Percent Oil Price Hike Effective 1975
OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna agreed to raise crude oil prices by 7.4 percent starting January 1 1975. Iran's Jamshid Amouzegar said the new price is 10.46 dollars per barrel under a unified system ending posted prices. The 13 nation group also plans a strategy session in Algiers January 8 to discuss a three way summit proposal by France.
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John Lawton
Vienna
UPI
Iran
Jamshid Amouzegar
Amouzegar
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Abu Dhabi
Algeria
Ecuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Saudi
Arabia
Venezuela
Algiers
Valentin Hernandez-Acosta
Valery
School Bus Overturns Injuring Three Monroeville Students
Three Monroeville elementary students were injured when a bus skidded on ice, left the road, and overturned on Ruggles Road northeast of Monroeville. Injured were Brian Kurtz 10 Randy Duskin 8 and Nancy Duskin 11. Duskins treated and released. Kurtz referred to a doctor. Driver was 23 year old David Allen Francis.
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Monroeville
Ruggles
Brian Kurtz
Randy Duskin
Nancy Duskin
Duskin
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
David Allen Francis
Arab Princes Lose $1 Million in Las Vegas Gamble Spree
Three oil rich Saudi princes reportedly squandered a total of $1 million over a weekend at the MGM Grand and other venues in Las Vegas. Casino staff noted bets surpassing $20,000 with roulette craps blackjack and baccarat. tips to staff appeared generous as observers described the extraordinary spending spree.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Jaeger
Family lives as hermits for year in Racine Wis
The Wayne Solberg family spent a year cloistered in a basement home in Racine with four daughters aged 8 to 14. Mrs Solberg fled revealing a fantasy world while Solberg and the children allegedly kept to isolation. He faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors and refusing school attendance.
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Racine, Wis
Solberg
Amy
Solbert
Olga Jensen
Racine
Hunger drive urges Cincinnati Catholics to live simply
UPI reports Ohio Catholics urged by the Cincinnati Archdiocese to adopt a simpler life and fast one or more days weekly to fund hunger relief. Bishops sign a four point plan guiding parishes to donate saved funds, feed the hungry locally, educate about hunger, and press national leaders to act. Archdiocese covers 19 counties and 260 parishes with about 500000 Catholics.
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UPI
Ohio
Archdiocese of
Catholic Relief Services
Archdiocesan
Mercer
Auglaize
Darke
Shelby
Logan
Champaign
Miami
Clark
Preble
Montgomery
Greene
Butler
Warren
Clinton
Hamilton
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Nicholas T. Elka
Daniel E. Pilarzyk
Joseph L. Bernardin
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