Bowen Bill Aims Free Toilets In Ohio Restrooms
State Senator William Bowen introduces a bill requiring equal numbers of free toilets in restrooms with pay facilities and imposes a fine up to 100 dollars for noncompliance. Separately in New York, Steve Bartkowski, top quarterback prospect, is drafted by the Atlanta Falcons after a trade with Baltimore.
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Columbus
UPI
William Bowen
Cincinnati
Bowen
Ohio General Assembly
Raleigh mayor’s wife acquitted in conspiracy case
Marguerite Lightner, wife of Raleigh’s first black mayor Clarence Lightner, is acquitted of conspiracy to receive and dispose of stolen goods. Mayor Lightner says the verdict will shape his political future as the jury has spoken. An all-white Wake County jury deliberated for two hours after an eight day trial.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Marguerite Lightner
Raleigh
Clarence Lightner
Ohio Spends 407 650 on Sterilizations for Welfare Recipients
Auditor Ferguson reports Ohio paid 407 650 for sterilization procedures on 2 133 welfare recipients from June 1 1974 to January 15. The operations covered 2 033 women and 100 men deemed eligible by the Welfare Department. Deputy Director Canary calls the number not unusual.
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Columbus
OPI
Ohio
Thomas E. Ferguson
State Welfare Department
Robert Canary
Rhodes proposes $109 million surplus for Ohio schools
Gov James A Rhodes asks legislative leaders to distribute a $109 million state surplus in June with a $650 pay raise for about 108 000 classroom teachers. Senate and House Republicans back the plan and push it into their program.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Senate
House
Sugar Prices Set to Fall as Supplies Grow
Sugar prices on shelves are expected to drop temporarily as supply expands. Sugar firms cut prices and curb production to clear stock while Saul Kolodny of Amstar notes a historic magnitude of change in the market.
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United Press International
Saul Kolodny
Amstar
Weather and birth notices for January 28 1975
Rain or snow likely tonight with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s and 60 percent precipitation. Wednesday highs in the 40s with 70 percent chance of rain. Births listed for Carl Bistline Floyd Proctor Cary Roland and David Weiman. Death of Rea E Coombs age 81 of New London.
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Carl Bistline
North Fairfield
Floyd Proctor
Norwalk
Cary Roland
Bellevue
David Weiman
Milan
Good Samaritan
Rea E. Coombs
New London
Opinion Line polls on open meetings and Miss America critique
Readers weigh in on Ohio leaders proposing to ban private agency meetings and on Nancy Flemming's Miss America critique. 58.4 percent favor open meetings. 41.6 percent oppose. Calls to vote by midnight for Yes or No.
Record Wall Street day breaks turnover and Dow rise
It was the busiest day in New York Stock Exchange history with 32.1 million shares traded and the Dow Jones industrial average up 26.05 to 692.66. IBM stock trading resumed after an SEC suspension and the rally followed a rate cut to 9.5 percent amid a mixed economic report including a $3 billion 1974 trade deficit and a long productivity decline.
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Richard Hughes
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
Denver
International Business Machines
Telex Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
IBM
Wall Street
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Man Slain in Eden Area as Prison Escapee Held
An Eden Ohio man Kenneth R Shaw 34 was stabbed to death near Monroeville. Suspect Mark W Schwiefert 23 escaped Florida prison last Thursday and is in Huron County Jail awaiting charges. Authorities believe Schwiefert and Shaw were together at the time, with investigation ongoing by Prosecutor William W Owens and Assistant Richard Hauser.
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Monroeville
Eden
Ohio
Here
Florida
Mark W. Schwiefert
Huron County
William W. Owens
Richard Hauser
Peru Center Road
Kenneth R. Shaw
Sheriff's Department
Robert Perry
Snyder Road
Shaw
Schwiefert
Erie County
Owens
Hauser
Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
William W. Holman
Drake Funeral Home
Holman
LaBelle
Fla
Fort Myers
Navy
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Rita M. Schwiefert
The
Reflector
Mark
U.S. 20
Bryan
Indiana Line
Hicksville
Willard police officer named Citizen of the Year
Dean Strimple, a Willard detective promoted recently, was honored as Willard's Citizen of the Year at the Jaycees Bosses Night. The award followed a year of drug crackdowns that included multiple arrests and threats against police, with Strimple recalling a hijacking incident from 1970 and his family's move for safety amid the crackdown.
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Dean Strimple
Kymberlee
Christopher
Michelle
Bonnie
Willard
Jaycees
Hartenstein
Strimple
Willard Police
Norwalk
Michael Ruggles
Delta Airlines
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul
Ludban
Blossoms
Browns Draft Mitchell from Houston Could Start as Rookie
Mack Mitchell defensive end from the University of Houston is drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Browns. He led Houston with 33 sacks over two years, was a senior co captain, and a Lombardi Trophy nominee. Browns officials and coach Forrest Gregg expect him to start in his rookie year.
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Cleveland
UPI
Mack Mitchell
University of Houston
Cleveland Browns
Houston
Randy White
Maryland
Mitchell
Bill Yeoman
Dibol
Texas
Mike Nixon
Browns
Art Modell
Forrest Gregg
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NEW York
Steve Bartkowski
California
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George Kunz
Baltimore
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Calif
Robert Freeman
Canton
Nancy Flemming
Wall St
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Rick Reiff
Gwendolyn
Robert
David
Angela
Josephine Shaw
Ind
Kundard Funeral
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Andy
Santa Monica
Claudine Longet
Andy Williams
Miss Longet
Williams
Capelle
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Jimson Weed
Ludnan
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