Ohio's lame duck governor swamped with favors requests
Columbus UPI report notes many requests to Gov. Rhodes involve prison releases highway relocations liquor licenses and jobs as he nears Jan 11 departure. McElroy says letters show families hope for Christmas releases but officials say actions are out of reach. Rhodes began commutation talks for 11 Ohio Penitentiary workers earlier.
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Texas
Ohio Penitentiary
Bob Hope Opens Vietnam Tour at Camp Eagle
Bob Hope brings his seventh Christmas tour to Camp Eagle in Vietnam with 18 000 GIs in attendance. The show features a large troupe including Ky and performers such as Jennifer Hoston Lola Falana Ursula Andress and Johnny Bench. US sources note the troupe will stage three performances amid troop withdrawals and fewer bases.
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Five Day Week Introduced for Army in West Germany
Gen James H Polk USAREUR announced a five day week and end of reveille for about 185000 American soldiers in West Germany. The changes, plus new directives to make unit commanders more available to soldiers, address racial tensions and grievances from black soldiers. USAREUR HQ is in Heidelberg.
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Ohio House Eyes Year-Round School Push
Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess says the caucus may push year-round schooling next year with a carrot-and-stick plan to fund higher teacher salaries. He suggests state aid could lift starting pay above $7,000 annually, while the Ohio Education Association backs a statewide base of $7,000.
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Charles F. Kurfess
Bowling Green
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Kurfess
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City bans leaded gasoline sales in Buffalo by 1980
Mayor Frank A. Sedita signed a city ordinance prohibiting the sale of leaded automobile gasoline within Buffalo. The measure, called landmark environmental legislation by sponsor Councilman William B. Hoyt, aims to take effect by 1980.
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Buffalo, N.Y
UPI
Frank A. Sedita
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