Vietnamese forces press Cambodia campaign toward Battambang
Vietnam led assault with warplanes on Cambodia's second largest city as Ieng Sary reached Beijing fleeing Cambodia. Radio Hanoi claimed celebrations in Hanoi over Pol Pot regime collapse while ground forces closed on Battambang 180 miles from Phnom Penh.
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Thailand
UPI
Cambodia
No. 2
Khmer Rouge
Ieng Sary
Peking
Hong Kong
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Hanoi
Pol Pot
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Icebreakers free 612foot ship trapped in Detroit River
In Grosile, Mich, UPI reports Coast Guard icebreakers and two tugboats freed the 612foot Benson Ford after three days trapped in ice in the Livingston Channel of the Detroit River. The vessel was bound for Toledo, Ohio, when frozen chunks formed a solid ice jumble. In Denver, negotiators reach an 8 percent wage pattern for Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers locals across the oil industry after Gulf Oil contract talks. In Cleveland, a 25yearold woman, Cynthia Claybrooks, is sentenced to 110 years for perjury that sent her estranged boyfriend to jail for rape after fabricating testimony.
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UPI
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
OCAW
Gulf Oil Corp
National Oil Policy Bargaining Committee
Carter
A.F. Grospiron
Cleveland
UPS
Cynthia Claybrooks
Miss Claybrooks
William T. Doyle
Ohio Lottery winning numbers announced this week
Cleveland report lists the Gold number 8 White number 61 and Blue number 060 for this week's Ohio Lottery drawing alongside the Win-A-Thon number 15798. The official results were released by UPI with no further details on prizes or payouts.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio
Weather and life events from The Record
Occasional snow today with one to two inches by evening and highs in the low 20s. Tonight and Saturday expect near 100 percent precip with snow possibly mixed with sleet or freezing rain and highs 25 to 30. Also marriage licenses births and a death are listed along with a rock fact about The Who reaching 120 decibels at a 1976 London concert.
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Who
London
Ehove Taxes Fall Short Board Faces Levy Shortfall
Ehove's Board of Education says the levy defeat last November forced a $35,000 draw from savings to close 1978 in the black. Taxes covered 98 percent of expenditures, better than expected, with two years left on the teachers' contract negotiations beginning in March. Superintendent Creighton Ghrist notes wage increases are needed as negotiations start.
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Avery — Ehove
Board of Education
Creighton Ghrist
Ghrist
Christ
Female Scout Loses By Telling Truth
Andrea Weitman, an 11 time Boy Scout award winner, had her badges voided after confessing she joined Cub Scouts as a girl. Nassau County officials called the action illegal, noting the awards were issued by the Pack and not rescinded by councils.
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Wantagh
N.Y
UPI
Andrea Weitman
Boy Scout
Andrea
Long Island
Newsday
Cub Scouts
Harvey Smith
Nassau County Council of Boy Scouts
Smith
National Council of Boy Scouts
North Brunswick
N.J
Webelos
Paul
Pack 330
Like Father Like Son in Salem High Basketbal Uniform
Six year old Charles Horn Jr. watches a game from the stands in Salem Ohio while wearing an exact replica Salem police uniform crafted by his grandmother. His patrolman father looks on as the youngster lends a hand during the high school event.
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Charles
Chuckie” Horn Jr
Salem
Ohio
Chuckie
UPI
Meese Resigns to Return to Police Work in Norwalk
Meese leaves Norwalk City Schools after two years as buildings grounds and transportation chief to resume patrolman duties with Huron Police Department on February 3. Superintendent Rubright will reorganize from within as finances tighten, with attrition resignations and retirements targeted to trim costs. Meese, 35, credits transport reforms and stricter bus rules for gains in efficiency and student conduct, noting a pay cut but strong desire to reenter police work. His family plans move to Huron in coming years. Rubright notes central office staffing remains one short.
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Bill Meese
Norwalk
James Rubright
Rubright
Meese
Betty
Huron County Health Department
Norwalk Road
Hearing Set On 61 And 113 Traffic Dangers in Berlin Heights
Berlin Heights residents schedule a Jan 25 hearing at the Berlin Milan Middle School cafeteria to urge safety fixes at the Ohio 61 and 113 junction where three deaths occurred in two months. Activists led by Jean Daniels seek flashing signals or rumble strips, with petitions rising toward 700 names as officials consider warnings and road changes.
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Berlin Heights
Jean Daniels
State Highway Department
Dole Signals Presidential Run Amid Timing Cautions
Senator Robert Dole says he will likely announce a Republican presidential bid in early spring and will stay in the race even if Gerald Ford enters later. He hints a February launch is too soon and May too late while assembling a campaign staff focused on a moderate image and New England primaries.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Dole
Kan
Gerald Ford
Dole
New Engla
New Treasurer Ardeth Chupp Sworn In in Huron County
Ardeth Chupp was sworn in as Huron County treasurer in a brief ceremony officiated by Clerk of Courts Clark Hunter. She received her commission from the Ohio Secretary of State and began duties by swearing in deputy treasurers,-elect on the Republican Central Committee.
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Huron County
Ardeth Chupp
Clark Hunter
Chupp
Ohio Secretary of State
Columbus
Republican Central Committee
John Arthur
Kathy Szejbach
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