Blind Newscaster Reads Braille News In San Francisco
Kay Rogers, 26, broadcasts weekday news and weather at KEAR using a Braille teletype. She is blind, with station controls labeled Braille, and relies on specialized equipment funded by the state rehabilitation department. Rogers, a Dallas native and San Francisco State alum, began newscasting in June after training and staff support, overcoming stage fright through singing and ongoing practice.
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San Francisco
UPI
Kay Rogers
KEAR
Miss Rogers
State Department of Rehabilitation
Dallas
Family Radio Network
San Francisco State University
Network
Oakland
Ohio Auditor Says Lottery Slow With Prize Overpayments
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson urges the Ohio Lottery Commission to speed ticket processing and fix accounting gaps after reviewing activities from last April to June. The audit finds prizes totaling more than 45 percent of sales, about 2.4 million dollars in excess payments, and overall spending exceeding sales by nearly 4.3 million dollars. Ferguson notes persistent deficiencies and pushes quarterly audits and updated records to prevent overpayments and improve fiscal controls.
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Columbus
UPI
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ohio Lottery Commission
Commission
Ferguson
Ruby and Oswald TV drama recalls Kennedy assassination
In a three hour docu drama recapping November 1963 events CBS airs Ruby and Oswald on Feb 8. The piece follows Oswald as a cipher and Ruby as a troubled killer, using newsreel clips and color dramatizations. It avoids conspiracy theories while recalling the Dallas motorcade and Tippitt killing.
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New York
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Dallas
CBS
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dealey
Michael Lerner
Frederic Forrest
Ash Wednesday Service at United Methodist Church
A United Methodist Church parish in New London holds Ash Wednesday services of communion and fellowship around tables with candlelight. The event starts with a 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper and Lent Monday meetings begin Feb 13 at 8 p.m. The Book of Mark will be used and textbooks cost 80 cents each at the church office.
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New London
United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Rural crashes and citations dot Monday traffic report
A rural New London woman, Diane M. Osterland, 24, was cited for failure to stop after her car hit Frank G. Bagley, 49, on Benedict Avenue. A Dayton man, Joseph W. Ross, 18, was charged with failure to control after striking a parked car on Jefferson Street. Emma J. Buday, 22, cited for speeding after sliding through an intersection. A Bellevue driver was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign after colliding with another vehicle. Several other minor incidents involved snow and ice, with damages reported at multiple sites along streets and avenues.
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New London
Benedict Avenue
Diane M. Osterland
Frank G. Bagley
Milan
Ms. Osterland
Norfolk and Western
Joseph W. Ross
Dayton
Jefferson St
Ross
Wallace J. Johnson, Jr
Monroeville
Emma J. Buday
Schauss Avenue
East Main Street
Ms. Buday
Lawrence Gibson
Wakeman
Gordon Beck
State St
Foster Street
League Street
Gloria Mack
Firelands Blvd
Grover Chemical Corp
U.S
Edward L. Kinnard
Kinnard
Bellevue
State Patrol
Patricia Neill
Prairie Road
Ohio 113
Judy A. Eberle
Couple Dies In Lakeside Blaze
LAKESIDE Ohio couple George Kunst 77 and Alice 60 died in a Monday home fire. A closet of old audio recording tape apparently exploded after they investigated smoke. Ottawa County Coroner Dr William Wagner ruled the deaths accidental. Two rooms perished to smoke and heat and two dogs also died.
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Lakeside
Ohio
UPI
George Kunst
Alice
Ottawa County
William Wagner
Kuast
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank
Wagner
Blizzard Of Babies Born In New York
New York City faced a heavy snowstorm on Monday as Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center reported a sharp rise in births with 16 babies delivered since midnight and four more mothers in labor by nine PM. The hospital noted only about 10 births on a normal day and that many mothers were 37 to 39 weeks pregnant.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center
Ambulance Runs Through Norwalk Details
Ambulance runs recorded include 8:15 a.m. for Charles Jones of Monroeville with illness and difficulty breathing to Fisher-Titus and 11:10 p.m. for Margaret Koehnle of 81 Townsend Ave with a possible broken ankle to Fisher-Titus.
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Norwalk
Charles Jones
Monroeville
Fisher- Titus
Margaret Koehnle
Townsend Ave
Fisher-Titus
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Laurel and Hathaway Brown
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Willard Waron Ask
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Gene Widman
Case Ave
Court House
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Whittlesey Avenue
Ms. Mack
Susan K. Eastman
Milan Ave
Blizzard of Babies
IRS
H&r Block
H&r
Whittlesey Ave
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