Moonies to Visit Norwalk for Fund Drive
Moonies of Rev Sun Myung Moon's group are expected in Norwalk to solicit money for their church. Service Director Melvin Shipley notes the city exempts religious groups from permits, allowing Moonies to operate on sidewalks with owner permission inside private property. He recalls prior tensions, arrests, and reports of pushy tactics, urging residents to question contributions while acknowledging no legal stop exists. The three month warning has passed.
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Moonies
Sun Myung Moon
Holy Spirit Association For the Unification of World Christianity
Melvin Shipley
Shipley
Thomas
Moon
City Hall
Moonie
Norwalk
Former Ohio treasurer mulls run for Supreme Court
Cleveland based report says John D. Herbert, 47, a key figure in the 1970 loan scandal, may seek election to the Ohio Supreme Court this year. Hebert notes the scandal will surface in any campaign but doubts its impact.
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Cleveland
UPI
John D. Herbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Herbert
Plain Dealer
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Hebert
Bates Ordered to Return Radio Station Gear by Friday
William Bates, 66, must return equipment he admitted removing from WBBY-FM in Sunbury Ohio by Friday per Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Henry Shaw. The missing gear forced the station off the air and Bates faces 100 dollars a day in fines if noncompliant. his whereabouts are unknown amid a family dispute over control.
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Sunbury
Ohio
UPI
William Bates
Wbby-Fm
Delaware County Common Pleas Court
Henry Shaw
Bates
Miller defends contract as miners vote on long strike
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller urged the bargaining council to let miners locked in the union’s longest ever strike vote on the tentative pact. He conceded flaws but said negotiations are a two way street and you cannot simply demand all terms from the industry.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
Charleston Gazette
Mardi Gras dentures found among New Orleans parade debris
In New Orleans, cleanup crews recovered a set of false teeth amid Mardi Gras garbage. Bianca Miller, whose dentures were hurting, said she'd paid much for them and kept them in her pocket. Sanitation director Pat Koleski noted dentures were among the few valuable items found along parade routes.
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New Orleans
UPI
Bianca Miller
Army aids Northeast as federal troops battle blizzard
Federal troops arrived in the Northeast today to aid residents battling snowdrifts described as nearly house high. The blizzard left thousands of vehicles trapped and a rising death toll, with at least 73 deaths across states from Texas to New Hampshire and the Winter of 1978 toll climbing to around 260.
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Texas
New Hampshire
Ohio per pupil spending rises modestly in 1976 77 study
Ohio spent about 116.22 more per pupil for 2.2 million students in 1976 77 than 1975 76, yet ranked 27th among states. The Education Department reported an average 1,205.11 dollars per pupil, below the national average of 1,464.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
State
Weather and Births and Deaths Brief
Weather cloudy and cold tonight and Friday with highs in the low to mid 20s. Winds light and variable. Births include Daniel and Ruth Myntty Norwalk a boy John and Mary Luberda Jr Monroeville a girl Lee and Joyce Hersha Norwalk a boy Robert and Beth Dillender Milan a girl. Death Ruth M. Dahlhofer 79 Huron.
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John and
Mary Luberda Jr
Monroeville
Sandusky Memorial
Lee
Joyce Hersha
Norwalk
Robert and
Beth Dillender
Milan
Good Samaritan
Ruth M. Dahlhofer
Huron
Easter the Bull Thinks He Is a Dog in Florida
SEBRING Florida UP I reports Easter a 175 pound Brahman bull found abandoned on Easter Sunday acts like a dog. He eats dog food plays with Skipper family dogs Sam and Yeller and helps chase cows. He barks poorly and bounces. The Skippers plan to fence him as he grows but keep him for companionship.
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Sebring
Fla
UPI
Marguerite Skipper
Skipper
Sam
Yeller
Easter
John
Jeanne
Valentine Lady Works 12 Hours A Day In Loveland Ohio
Doris Pfiester, 65, known as the Valentine Lady, works 12 hour days packing and remailing thousands of valentines for lovers worldwide from Loveland Ohio. She jokes about fate and notes fans send about a thousand letters daily while supporting a chamber fundraiser. The one woman effort may miss a local dance as she catches up on mail.
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Lovelan
Ohio
UPI
Valentine
Doris Pfiester
Loveland
Australia
Germany
Korea
England
Nova Scotia
Hong Kong
Puerto Rico
Chamber of Commerce Fund
P.O
Used Car Costs Him Only 66300 Dollars in Farnborough
Adrian Hamilton paid 66300 dollars for a 48 year old white Rolls Royce, calling it a bargain. The custom built car had 13600 miles and was driven only once in rain, remaining mostly unused.
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Farnborough
England
UPI
Adrian Hamilton
Hamilton
Will Lights Really Go Out In Ohio
Ohioans fear the coal miners strike could trigger widespread power cuts. Utilities and businesses brace for rationing, with generators selling fast and stores dimming lights while museums and alarms rely on backup power. Bill Botkin says outcomes depend on the miners.
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Ohio
Kroger
Ed Morawski
American Alarm Co
Roger Mandle
Toledo Museum of Art
Get Your Car Off Street Says City
Beginning Saturday motorists must heed a 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. overnight parking ban or face towing at their expense and a possible $50 fine. Mayor Wayne Goodsite said the 1963 ordinance will be enforced to aid snow removal.
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Wayne Goodsite
School Board Seeks Court Stop On Feb Election
Berlin Milan School Board will go to court to halt an election set for Feb 28 to decide which group will represent teachers in bargaining. The dispute traces to 1977 when BMTA and BMEA vied for representation amid stalled contract talks.
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Milan
Berlin-Milan
J.R. Wallrabenstein
Michael Schifer
Berlin- Milan
Teachers’ Association
Ooe
Erie County Common Pleas Court
American Arbitration Association
The
Arbitration Association
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Herbert May
IRS
Liddy
Washington
G. Gordon Liddy
Internal Revenue Service
Finance Committee
WBBY
United Press International
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Ruth Myntty
Bull
Valentine Lady
By Rick van Sant
Ohio Department of Transportation
Cincinnati Sears & Roebuck Co
Sears
Steubenville
Jerry Bailie
Eastern Mobile Power Co
Chemical Companies
Goodsite
BMTA
BMEA
Michael Fegen
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