Trucker Survives Six Days in Snowdrift near Mansfield
Trucker James Truly of Cleveland survived six days trapped in a snowbound cab after a blizzard on Ohio 13 near Mansfield. He lived by eating snow from a hat and keeping warm in a bunk, until rescuers led by his brother found him. He was in good health aside from weakness and received fluids at Mansfield General Hospital.
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Mansfield, Ohio
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James Truly
Truly
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Mansfield
Don
Mansfield General Hospital
James
One Man Traffic Protest Delays Hundreds on Can yon Expressway
Abraham Johnson Jr blocked the Can yon Expressway for three hours during the morning rush, locking his car and passing obscene notes after refusing to move. Police towed the vehicle as he exited, asking where the washroom. Four others trapped in cars have died in similar incidents noted in the report.
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Chicago
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Abraham Johnson Jr
Can Yon
Johnson
Chavez ends Gallo boycott with warning of resumption
Cesar Chavez宣布结束对E&J Gallo葡萄酒及非工会工人收获的葡萄、葡萄和生菜的全国性抵制行动 但警告若种植者不本着诚意谈判将重新启动抵制 其助手表示此举促成了有利工人投票与集体谈判的法律进展.
Westmoreland Calls Vietnam War a Shameful Blunder
Gen. William Westmoreland, former commander in Vietnam and later Army Chief of Staff, denounces U.S. involvement in Vietnam as a shameful national blunder. He accuses anti war protesters of costing the nation lives and time, in Burlington Vermont remarks marking ten years since Tet.
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United States
William Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Army
Sadat Seeks U.S. role to break Egypt Israel deadlock
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said it is time for America to step in to resolve major disputes with Israel. He will travel to Washington this weekend to meet President Carter as talks resume between Egypt and Israel.
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Rams Name George Allen as Head Coach
George Allen was named head coach of the Los Angeles Rams with a formal announcement expected today. He reportedly reached an agreement with Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom after meeting Tuesday night, filling the job left by Chuck Knox.
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LCC Weather Brief: Snow Tonight Through Thursday Afternoon
Snow expected to begin tonight and end Thursday afternoon with 80 percent tonight and 70 percent Thursday. Lows near five tonight and low 20s Thursday, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday temps 19 to 1, humidity high in morning, trace precipitation Tuesday. Sunrise 7 39, sunset 5 43. Marriage licenses issued for four couples in Bellevue and Norwalk. Birth notice for Willard area baby boy to David and Barbara Galloway.
Federal Snow Removal Ends In City Shafted Says Goodsite
Mayor Wayne Goodsite said Tuesday that cities like Norwalk are shafted as the federal government stops paying snow removal bills. Norwalk signed private-contract deals to clear streets, hiring 18 trucks and other equipment, while county and township roads are being cleared under a separate federal program.
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Norwalk
Huron County
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Ohio Disaster Services Administration
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Willard
Paul Capelle
Huron County Highway Department
Larry Baker
Columbus
Urban Livengood, Jr
Livengood
Cleveland
Dennis Kucinich
Carter
Melvin Shipley
Baker
Meredith Willson Named July 4 Parade Grand Marshal
Norwalk Lions Club announced Meredith Willson will be the grand marshal of the July 4, 1978 parade. Willson, 76, famed composer of The Music Man, has a long show business career and ties to Mason City Iowa. Parade committee offers information and applications at 126 Sycamore Drive.
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Meredith Willson
Norwalk Lions Club
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Congress
Mason City
Iowa
New York
Georges Barrere
John Phillip Sousa
New York Philharmonic
KFRC
San Francisco
National Broadcasting Company
Norwalk
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Sycamore Drive
Snow removal keeps county one lane despite effort
Crews using loaders and bulldozers pushed snow from Ohio routes 162 103 13 303 269 and U S 250 to reopen two lane traffic. Seven high lifts and three bulldozers aided county efforts as Norwalk National Guard units assisted with snow removal and hospital pad clearing for potential emergency landings. Local schools Monroeville and Pioneer Joint Vocational School planned to reopen Thursday as roads remained hazardous.
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Ralph Holzmiller
State Highway Garage
Ohio
U.S. 250
Holzmiller
Coy Hillis
Norwalk
National Guard
Monroeville
Pioneer Joint Vocational School
Donald Halsey
Pioneer
Murder Conspiracy Charge Is Dismissed
Charles Seidel, 21, of North Fairfield, accused of trying to hire an informant to kill his wife Rhonda, had conspiracy charges dismissed by Judge Robert W. Smith. The court ruled that a conspiracy cannot exist with only two parties when one is a police informant, leaving no active co conspirator. The informant’s alleged participation was not genuine collaboration. Seidel had been indicted in June. an order dismissing the charge was to be filed later. The case had centered on Seidel allegedly offering the informant $50 down and up to $450 to $550 after the act, with the couple married since July 26, 1975 in Norwalk.
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Seidel
North Fairfield
Rhonda
Robert W. Smith
Norwalk
Reflector
Richard Hauser
Hauser
Sheriff's Department
Robert Thornton
Thornton
Smith
Ohio
Minnesota
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