Man fined for mooning police car in Bedford
Mark C. Wiese of Walton Hills pleaded guilty to indecent exposure after mooning an unmarked Bedford police car carrying City Manager Louis V. Corsi and city workers. He received a $250 fine and a suspended 10 day jail sentence conditioned on good behavior.
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Bedford
Ohio
UPI
Louis V. Corsi
Mark C. Wiese
Walton Hills
Charles Pejsa
Joseph A. Zingales
Wiese
Santa Claus
Zingales
Universe Leader runs aground in Delaware River spill-free
United Press International reports the 824-foot Liberian flag tanker Universe Leader ran aground in the Delaware River Tuesday night. No oil spill was reported from its 21 million gallon cargo. A barge pumped oil to lighten the load and refloat the vessel.
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United Press International
U.S
Universe Leader
Delaware River
Ohio lawmakers seek energy stamp to aid low income
A bill to create an energy stamp program to offset rising utility costs for Ohioans with incomes under 5 000 would resemble a food stamp model. Rep C J McLin Jr Dayton leads the measure as support from Gov Rhodes and major electric utilities grows, funding details pending.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPS
Bob Newhart to quit The Bob Newhart Show after season five
Comedian Bob Newhart announced he will leave his hit CBS series The Bob Newhart Show at the end of the current season. He stated the decision is sincere and that CBS has been notified.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bob Newhart
Sheffield Lake teachers plan strike over pay hike
Sheffield Ohio teachers in the Sheffield Sheffield Lake System announce an 800 pay raise demand after a stalled contract since August 31. Supt Richard E Nace says contingency plans keep six schools open for 3036 students as 85 percent vote to strike Thursday. The association cites a starting base wage of 9000 dollars.
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Sheffield, Ohio
UPI
Richard E. Nace
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Deadliest Chinese quake Since 1940s Hits Tangshan
A UPI report cites Chinese officials saying the July 28 1976 Tangshan earthquake killed at least 566237 people and left more than 779000 injured. The quake struck northern China about 100 miles southeast of Peking and was one of six major quakes that year.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Tangshan
Peking
Medals Placed On Grave Protest Pardon Plan
Lt. Cmdr. Michael D. Christian laid most of his Navy medals on a World War I veteran’s grave in a Virginia Beach cemetery to protest President-elect Carter’s draft evaders pardon proposal. He quit the Navy after leaving two Purple Hearts on the grave.
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Norfolk
UPI
Vietnam
Navy
Jimmy Carter
Cmdr
Michael D. Christian
Virginia Beach
Christian
Weather outlook and local births and deaths for January 5 1977
Snow flurries possible tonight with lows near 18 and 40 percent chance of precipitation. Thursday cloudy with snow possible and highs around 32. Tuesday temperatures and humidity noted with moon and sun times. Births include a girl for Francis and wife in Norwalk and two boys in Milan and Plymouth. Deaths listed for Ann A Dimon aged 80 of Elyria and William Stanley Lambert Sr aged 68 of Milan.
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Ann A. Dimon
Elyria
William Stanley Lambert, Sr
Milan
Do you think Huron County should have a civil defense program
Readers weighed in on whether Huron County needs a civil defense program with 73.7 percent in favor and 26.3 percent opposed. Voters were also asked if property owners with adequate water service should be assessed for a larger water line with voting details noted.
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Huron County
Russia
Coffee Growers Enjoying Record Profits in Brazil
Brazil's coffee industry posts a 1976 gross export total expected over 2.3 billion dollars, more than double 1975. Despite UPI reports of a U.S. boycott attempt, producers and exporters ride a booming market while domestic consumers face higher prices. A frost in 1975 reduced trees, and new plantings will take years to provide work for about 500,000 migrant pickers.
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Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil
UPI
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Brazil
United States
New York City
Coffee Institute
Camilo Calazani
Calazans
Gas from Gould saves six area schools from closing
Gould Inc. will distribute 6 570 000 cubic feet of its own gas to Norwalk area schools through Columbia Gas lines. Schools receiving aid include Norwalk Norwalk St Paul Berlin Milan Monroeville Huron and Sandusky St Marys. The extra gas cushions shortages enough to keep most schools open through March amid a 10 percent heating cutback and conservation efforts.
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Norwalk
Milan
Gould, Inc
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Gould
Columbia Gas
Norwalk St. Paul
Berlin-Milan
Monroeville
Huron
Sandusky St. Mary's
Thomas L. Swint
Gould Inc
Elastomer
Swint
Bridgeport
James Rubright
St. Paul
Rockie Larizza
St. Paul’s
Larizza
Donald Halsey
Baker Edges Griffin in Senate GOP Leadership Vote
Tennessee’s Howard Baker stunned Michigan’s Robert Griffin 19 to 18 to become the new Senate Republican leader as Griffin, a seven year No. 2, failed to secure enough votes. Democrats elected Byrd as leader, Cranston and Inouye to No. 2 and secretary, while Stevens and Hansen won whip and secretary posts.
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Donald Lambro Washington
UPI
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Griffin
Baker
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Alan Cranston
California
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Robert Packwood
Oregon
Enon Republicans
Missing Blake White Seen Dec 10 at Ohio University Cafeteria
Investigators believe Blake White 20 who had been missing for nearly a month ate supper Dec 10 at an Ohio University dorm cafeteria after earlier sightings on campus. Peg Black said two friends watched Johnny Carson with him Dec 9 and a campus sighting Dec 10 supports a possible return home for holidays. The family offers a $1000 reward for information on his whereabouts and his car.
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Athens
Blake White
Ohio University
Gamertsfelder Hall
White
Peg Black
Black
Johnny Carson
Norwalk
Readmission proposed for cadets in West Point cheating case
Army Secretary Martin R. Hoffman said cadets dismissed or resigned over a take home exam scandal at West Point will be readmitted. He announced the superintendent Lt. Gen. Sidney B Berry will be removed in coming months and that he will accept most of the panel’s honor system reform recommendations led by Frank Borman.
Norwalk Park Commission Meeting At City Council Chambers
The Norwalk Park Commission will convene at 7 in the city council chambers. Plymouth and St. Pauls are set to wrestle at 7 in St. Pauls gymnasium.
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Norwalk
City OKs Old State Road water line despite protests
City Council approved a 12 inch water line on Old State Road to boost fire capacity and pressure, with five landowners facing assessments of about 6.98 per foot of frontage paid over 10 years. Nearby users argue they already have water and resist new charges.
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Old State Road
Cleveland
Townsend Avenues
James Widman
The
Foursquare Gospel Church
Huron Landmark, Inc
R.F
ED Schaffer
Lyle E Aiderson
John
Anderson
Richard Cunningham
Wayne Goodsite
Avers
Landmark
Cunningham
Weger
Packard
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