Ford plant looms large over Batavia Ohio community
Batavia Ohio residents discuss the planned 500 million Ford transmission plant on the village outskirts. Officials expect 3500 jobs by 1980 and up to 8000 long term, with concerns about traffic and loss of small town life balancing optimism for economic growth. Local leaders foresee a 70 million dollar annual payroll and a shift toward a more cosmopolitan community.
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Batavia, Ohio
UPI
Main St
Ohio
Ford
Columbus
James Rhodes
Ford Motor Co
Batavia
Cincinnati
Main St. Jewel ‘Y
William Stratman
Stratman
Clermont National Bank
Charles Schaeffer
Paul Breving
Clermont County
Marriner Eccles dies at 87 in Salt Lake City
The Utah born financier and former Roosevelt advisor died of natural causes at his home near midnight. Eccles was honorary chairman and director of First Security Corp at the time of his death.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Marriner S. Eccles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
First Security Corp
Eccles
First Security
First Lady Rosalynn Carter seeks home life balance
Rosalynn Carter says President Carter prefers not to discuss work at home and focuses on family time with their daughter Amy in the evenings. She notes he once returned to the office but no longer does so.
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Washington
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
Amy
Fatal bus crash in Tennessee and Utah cargo jet disaster
A 5 year old boy died after a Greyhound bus via Chicago to Miami crashed into a rock wall in rain near Nashville. Forty three aboard, 32 injured. In Utah a United Airlines DC-8 cargo jet crashed into a canyon near Fruit Heights, killing three crew members John Fender 49 Philip Modfitt 46 and Stephen Simpson 34. All three from Chicago area.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Greyhound
Fruit Heights
Utah
Farm strike disrupts food distribution across four states
United Press International reports striking farmers pressing for federal break-even prices staged sporadic shutdowns of middlemen in Texas Kansas Illinois and Georgia. Leaders of American Agriculture said more picketing is planned this week as Keith Thomas at Springfield Colorado headquarters promises intensified action.
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United Press International
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Georgia
American Agriculture
Keith Thomas
National American Agriculture
Springfield
Colo
Weather outlook and regional obituaries in brief
Cloudy cooler today with highs in the low 40s and a chance of rain or snow tonight. Lows near 30, with a 60 percent precipitation risk tonight and 70 percent Tuesday as snow possible with mid 30s highs. Winds south to southeast 10 to 20 mph tonight. Death notices for Everett Seel, 74 Monroeville. Sarah Hebblethwaite, 97 Avon Lake. Ernest Riley, 76 Berlin Heights. Robert Teague, 48 Wakeman.
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Everett C. Seel
Monroeville
Sarah Hebblethwaite
Avon Lake
Ernest Riley
Berlin Heights
Robert Teague
Wakeman
New Trial Granted For Two Filipino Nurses In 1975 VA Poisonings
UPI reports Federal Judge Philip Pratt ordered a new trial for Narciso and Perez, two Filipino nurses convicted of injecting Pavulon at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital in 1975. The judge cited government misconduct and prejudice undermining a fair trial, granting the motion after a lengthy trial and sentencing timeline. Supporters, including groups from the Philippines, had urged presidential intervention.
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Detroit
UPI
Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital
U.S
Philip Pratt
Filipina Narciso
Leonora Perez
Pratt
Philippines
Carter
10-Cent Deposit On Soft Drinks Pushed In Ohio
The Ohio Alliance for Returnables reports 104 000 valid signatures toward a 10 cent deposit on all beer and soft drink cans and bottles, with plans to push the bill through the 1979 General Assembly. The measure would end pull-tab openers and could proceed via initiative if lawmakers delay.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Alliance For
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio
OAR
Ted W. Brown
The
General Assembly
Ohio Slips to Eighteenth in Per Capita Income Ranking
Public Expenditure Council reports Ohio per capita personal income doubled in a decade yet fell from 14th to 18th among states. It notes $3,134 in 1966, $6,412 last year, both above the national average by small margins. OPEC adds context as a private research group.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Public Expenditure Council
Ohio
OPEC
Benedict Elementary Christmas Program Tonight
The Benedict Elementary School presents Sights and Sounds of Christmas at 7 30 this evening in the school multi purpose room. The Huron County Mental Health Society Board meets at 8 p m at 86 W Main St. Ohio ranks 46th in ten year per capita personal income with Cuyahoga County highest at 6945 and Vinton County last at 3356 according to OPEC.
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Benedict
Huron County Mental Health Society Board
Main St
Ohio
Connecticut
Michigan
Delaware
New York
Cuyahoga County
Clinton
Hamilton
Lucas
Summit
Vinton County
OPEC
Monroe
Adams
Scioto
Noble
Sixteen Minutes a Day Boosts Reading at Norwalk Junior High
At Norwalk Junior High, start Oct 18, sixteen minutes daily are set aside for reading for all, including principal Steve Cillo, custodians, and cooks. The program aims to raise reading enjoyment and skills, with library circulation rising and a quiet class exchange after sessions.
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Terry Fuller
Norwalk Junior High School
Johnny
Steve Cillo
Cillo
California
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