Snow fence limited use in Huron County
State highway crews in Huron County have erected about a third of 25,000 feet of snow fence this winter. Supt. Melvin Robinson cited muddy fields late harvest and frozen ground as reasons fences were not installed, noting manpower shortages and December snow kept crews busy plowing and truck repairs. County official Coy Hillis said snow fence now seems largely unused.
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State Highway Department
Huron County
Dublin Road
Melvin Robinson
Robinson
Highway Department
Norwalk
Monroeville
Coy Hillis
Huron County Highway Department
Hillis
Bay Village boy rescued from Lake Erie ice sheet
Joey King, 14, was rescued after getting stranded on a floating ice sheet in Lake Erie. His father tracked sled marks to a 40 foot cliff and alerted Coast Guard and Lakewood firefighters who sent boats and a helicopter to aid the search. In Metairie Felix the cat dies prompting $40,500 suit for mental anguish against neighbor Jack Tracey. The Sturm family seeks damages in state court citing cruel shooting of Felix by air rifle.
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Ohio
UPI
Joey King
Lake Erie
Joseph King
Cleveland
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Lakewood
Metairie
Felix
Wilhelm Sturm
Jack Tracey
Sturms
Sturm
Soyuz 27 Docking Makes Salyut 6 A Year Round Lab
Moscow reports Soyuz 27 linked with the Salyut 6 space station turning the orbiting facility into a four man laboratory. The crew, Lt. Col. Vladimir Janibekov Oleg Makarov, joined cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko aboard the station, who arrived December 11 awaiting the second ship.
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UPS
Vladimir Janibekov
Oleg Makarov
Yuri Romanenko
Georgy Grechko
Kidney for sale ad sparks money plan in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh report details George Evans an unemployed welfare recipient who sought about 3000 via an unorthodox kidney sale ad offering honest transfers. Evans 38 claimed moral or legal concerns did not matter, insisting the law cannot stop him and the kidney is his to use.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
George Evans
Evans
O'Neill predicts energy package to reach White House soon
Speaker Thomas O'Neill says the months-long stalemate will end and Congress will send an energy package to the White House within weeks of returning to work next Thursday. He expects it on the president's desk by mid February and forecasts a quick tax cut through Congress without attached reform as the 95th Congress aims to adjourn by October 1.
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UPS
Thomas O'Neill
Congress
White House
O’neill
O'Neill
Carter to unveil inflation plan without wage price controls
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal says President Carter will present an inflation program that excludes wage and price controls. He spoke after Labor reports December unemployment fell to 6.4 percent, a three year low, with the White House aiming to tackle inflation via economy boosting income tax cuts.
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UPI
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Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Labor Department
Snow forecast for MCC area with rising temps and high precipitation
Snow develops this evening and tonight through Friday with SE winds 10 to 15 mph. Lows in the teens, highs Friday in the mid to upper 20s. Precipitation chances 80 percent tonight and 90 percent Friday. Wednesday temperatures 12 to 4, humidity readings in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Marriage license: John H Hopkins and Kimberly R Shaver of Norwalk. Death: Dean M Hall, 71, of Shiloh.
Cool It On Power Shutdowns Possible
Ohio Edison warned that continued power conservation is needed to avoid mandatory hourly shutoffs to prevent a blackout. Utilities reported coal stockpiles frozen by a miners strike and high demand, with some regions restoring power yet cautioning further curtailments through noon tomorrow.
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Bay Division
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Gorant
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Portrait that haunted Churchill finally destroyed by Lady Churchill
London report says Lady Churchill destroyed the Parliament commissioned portrait by Graham Sutherland years after Churchill called it a great work and privately disliked it. Executors disclosed the 92 year old widow, who died last month, pledged the work would never see the light.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Graham Sutherland
Churchill
Winston
New Snowstorm Rolls Out Of Southwest
A severe snow and ice storm moved from the Southwest into the Plains and Midwest threatening the Carolinas and Michigan. Arkansas faced heavy accumulations and damage including crushed poultry houses in Hope, while Dallas and Fort Worth reported icy roads and ambulance shortages. Travel advisories spread from Texas to Illinois, with freezing temperatures and high power demand persisting.
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Norwalk Sees Small Bounce Back in 1977 Construction
Norwalk’s 1977 building activity neared records with total construction at 6.89 million dollars, just below 7.1 million set in 1976, and residential work reaching 3.22 million, the highest since 1971. Ninety-two housing permits issued, 165 in 1976, and 189 in 1971. commercial and industrial at 3.547 million, second only to 3.7 million in 1976. The largest project was the 830,000 dollar K Mart on U.S. 250. Building inspector Melvin Shipley compiled the report, noting 142 total permits versus 223 in 1976. Other notable permits included Home Savings building, Sheller-Globe warehouse, Ohio Edison facilities, Ponderosa Steak House, St Paul Episcopal parish house, and various smaller projects. Residential activity totaled 535,000 with September at 451,500 and 358,000 in another month. Twenty-nine single-family homes, 14 duplexes, 27 triplexes, and 22 multi-family units were built in 1977.
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Norwalk
U.S
Melvin Shipley
Home Savings and Loan
Sheller-Globe Corp
Ohio Edison
Fanny Farmer
Ponderosa
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Industrial Savings and Loan
Bellevue Branch
Pizza Hut
Brandts
Sheller Globe Corp
West Baking Co
Bob White
W.L. Mead
Hamilton Foundry
van Dresser Corp
Ponent
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