New Year Revelers Flock To Big Events Coast to Coast
United Press International reports New Year crowds gather in Times Square and Central Park while other cities offer pricey parties. Raucous concerts, hotel dinners, and special trains attract thousands despite gas shortages and high prices. Local jails host celebrity acts. California and Illinois venues host star-studded celebrations with substantial price tags.
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Fuel price hike looming as Simon predicts gas rise
Federal energy chief William Simon said a one cent or more increase in gas prices would be announced this week to help retailers offset losses from reduced supply. In other front pages, Israel heads toward a tight Knesset race as Golda Meir faces a Likud challenge, snow and avalanches hit Alta ski resort, and Wilmington cleans up after a mayor leads a holiday slowdown protest by trash workers.
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NBC
Today Show
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UPI
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Israel
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Menahem Begin
Likud
Wilmington
Del
Thomas Maloney
Norwalk Sees Six Inches Snow To Start New Year
The Norwalk area woke to six inches of snow Sunday night with a 16 degree low. Snow flurries were forecast this afternoon and tonight with possibly one to two more inches. Streets crews worked through the night and airport plows joined in. Gas stations reported dwindling supplies as managers planned Tuesday closings and limited hours amid ongoing deliveries.
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Norwalk
City of
Huron County
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Dave’s
Sohio
E. Main St
Chuck’s
Milan Avenue
Gallup Road
Dave's
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Reilly
Hilltop Gulf
Lee Sparks
Spark’s Gulf
Most Stations Closed As Gas Shortage Narrows Across Nation
Gas stations nationwide largely shuttered with only scattered open pumps. A Detroit 17-year-old attendant confessed to fatally shooting a motorist who refused to pay. Governor Tom McCall faced long lines while seeking fuel in Lincoln City Oregon.
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Detroit
United Press International
St. Louis
Ohio
New York City
Tom McCall
Oregon
Lincoln City
Ore
Ohio lowers age of adulthood to eighteen
Columbus Ohio law takes effect at midnight reducing the age of majority from 21 to 18. The measure follows extending voting rights to 18 19 and 20 year olds and lets 18 plus marry without consent sign contracts and hold jobs while requiring them to serve on juries and accept other responsibilities.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Wisconsin ends oleomargarine tax on New Year’s Day
Wisconsin shoppers will buy oleomargarine tax free starting January 1, ending the state tax on butter substitutes. The change comes after a long political battle where dairy interests lobbied to keep oleomargarine taxed and colored.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
America
Wisconsin
Weather and life events brief for Norwalk area
Snow flurries diminishing to light accumulations of 1 to 2 inches mainly east of Norwalk. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow flurries this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the 20s, lows near 15. Marriage licenses issued for Ott and Desmond of Monroeville. Births to Wolfenbarger and Harrison families. Deaths reported for Spradlin and Lawrence.
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Norwalk
Metzenbaum Promised Gilligan $1.5 Million, Nolan Charges
Cleveland businessman James D. Nolan, a Democratic candidate for governor, accuses Howard Metzenbaum of offering Gov. John Gilligan a 1.5 million campaign contribution in exchange for a Senate appointment. Nolan cites confidential campaign reports and calls Metzenbaum an outright tax cheat for not paying federal taxes before the appointment.
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Cleveland
UPI
James D. Nolan
Howard Metzenbaum
John J. Gilligan
U.S. Senate
Nolan
Metzenbaum
Gilligan
Ohio
Washington, D.C
Toledo Police Chief Robert Duck to Retire After 33 Years
Toledo Police Chief Robert Duck announced his retirement after 33 years on the force. He will hold a news conference on January 4 to reveal the exact retirement date.
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Toledo, Ohio
UPI
Toledo
Robert Duck
Duck
Nine people in critical condition after Mansfield crash
In Mansfield Ohio nine people remain in critical condition at Mansfield General Hospital after a head on collision on U S 42 south of town. Dan Hunter 19 of Belleville and passengers Susan Totman 15 Tanya Pobinette 17 both of Lexington plus Myrtle Bowen 30 and her passengers Sheila Bowen 3 Tommy Bowen 7 Patricia Mallett 30 Debra Mallett 10 Jeannette Mallett 9 of Mansfield were severely injured. The Ohio Highway Patrol said the Hunter car northbound tried to pass when the Bowen vehicle swerved to avoid impact and the two vehicles collided head on. The crash is under investigation.
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Mansfield
Ohio Highway Patrol
Hunter Auto
Bowen
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