Travel Tales From a Mexican Trip Bomb Scare and Quake
Four local couples recount a catastrophe filled vacation from Jan 29 to Acapulco marked by a bomb scare detouring flights a chaotic Mexico City airport and a mild earthquake on arrival. Sailfish catches earned embossed certificates while a dog shredded a prized document in revenge.
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Cheryl Rench
Milan
Tom
Steve
Virgil
Jeanne Valentine
Wakeman
Acapulco
Clancy Legg
Bill Meek
Rench
Valentine
Denver
Mexico City
Bench
John Paul II
Renches
Valentines
Nice Catch William Meek and Virgil Valentine Pose
William Meek and Virgil Valentine pose with prized Acapulco catches. Two anglers showcase their triumphs from a day on the water, smiling for the camera and highlighting local fishing success.
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William Meek
Virgil Valentine
Acapulco
Record Cold in Milwaukee Sets 48th Freeze Day
Milwaukee endures a brutal cold spell with 48 straight hours below freezing tying a 1912 record as residents wonder about the season’s bite. In Ohio, officials condemn a death penalty bill as inadequate to protect citizens.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Florida
Chris Mihas
Mihas
Weather and Sky Report With Local Births and Death
Highs near 10 today with increasing clouds and a subzero low tonight. Sunday brings snow chances with teens for highs and NE winds 10 to 15 mph. Fair Monday, then a mix of rain or snow Tuesday and Wednesday with 30s in highs and teens to 20s in lows. Also notes Friday temperatures and total precipitation. Births list multiple local families and newborns. Death reported for Mrs. Hazel Thomas Schock, 85, Norwalk.
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Richard
Carolyn Schwan
Monroeville
Willard Area
William
Cheryl Baldwin
Norwalk
Good Samaritan
Dennis
Deborah Ellis
Richard and
Geralyn Goodsite
Bellevue
Fisher-Titus
John
Cheryl Crawford
Amherst
Fisher- Titus
Hazel
Thomas
Schock
Riverside Tavern Fire Ruled Arson in Clarkfield
State arson investigator Jack Dunkle says the last Saturday blaze at Riverside Tavern in Clarkfield was set. Capt. Robert Sutherland reports the exact cause not yet determined though a can of combustible liquid was found inside. Lie detector tests will be used on likely occupants. no juveniles suspected. Firefighters spent hours dousing the gutted building.
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Clarksfield
Riverside
Jack Dunkle
Robert Sutherland
Huron County Sheriff's Office
Sutherland
Soviets Deny Involvement in Ambassador's Death in Kabul
UPI reports Tass quoting Moscow denying any Soviet role in the Kabul ambush that killed Ambassador Adolph Dubs. Tass said U.S. charges of a callous Soviet stance rely on falsified facts and that Soviet representatives aimed to protect Soviet citizens, not influence Afghan action.
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Roland Tyrrell
United Press International Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
U.S
Tass
Adolph Dubs
United States
Dubs
Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
Malcolm Toon
Andrei Gromyko
Iran
Toon
Gromyko
Tehran
Kremlin
Kabul
Norwalk Couple Seeks 125000 In Crash Suit
Imre and Anna Takacs sue Van T Woodworth for 125000 alleging injuries from a March 18 1977 Benedict Avenue crash while Takacs was a passenger in Robert E Wells car. They seek 100000 for medicals pain and suffering and 25000 for loss of husband’s services.
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Clerk of Courts
Norwalk
North Fairfield
Imre
Anna Takacs
Reed Sr
van T. Woodworth
Benedict Avenue
Takacs
Robert FE. Ewell
Woodworth
Anna
Eugene C
Betty Cusano
Snyder Road
Plymouth Officials Question Susan Root Appointment
Plymouth officials debated Susan Root’s council eligibility after her Feb 6 appointment to fill a vacancy. With only two members present at a special session, the residency rule and timing sparked dispute about whether she can serve.
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Plymouth
Susan Root
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Leggs
Meeks
Meek
Columbus
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio
George C. Smith
OPAA
Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney
House Judiciary Committee
Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Gacy
Chicago
UPS
John Wayne Gacy
Cook County
Louis B. Garippo
Norwood Park
Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Camp David
Egypt
Sinai
Dayan
Cape Town
South Africa
Rick Anderson
Smithville
Christiaan Barnard
Anderson
Barnard
Cathy
Rick
Leroy Axx
New London
Raymond Vincent
Cleveland
Marsha Aschembrenner
Wauwatosa
Wisc
Mark
UPI Telephoto
Soviets
Richard H
Janice E. Opper
Peru Hollow Road
Opper
Cusanos
Elizabeth Paddock
Root
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