Toledo executive returns after hostage ordeal in Venezuela
William F. Niehous, 48, a Owens-Illinois executive, was held by Marxist guerrillas in Venezuela for three years, four months and three days. He arrived in Toledo with a gaunt look but high spirits, recounting nights chained to a pole and long philosophical talks with captors while his family kept faith awaiting his return.
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Toledo
Ohio
UPI
William F. Niehous
Venezuela
Niehous
Owens-Illinois Inc
Caracas
Owens-Illinois
Saudi Arabia to boost oil output in possible supply relief
United Press International reports that Saudi Arabia will raise its oil production in a move intended to ease a global shortage. The Saudi press agency gave no figures on the amount or duration of the increase. Currently Saudi output runs about 8.5 million barrels per day, roughly 35 percent of OPEC production.
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United Press International
Saudi Arabia
Saudi
Skylab debris alert triggers civil defense plan
The U S civil defense network will alert state and local authorities if debris from Skylab may fall in the next two weeks. NASA will run a around the clock Skylab coordination center as the space station is expected to reenter. Fraser warns Carter to stay out of auto contract talks with the Big Three. two inmates escape hospital roof crawl from Riverside Hospital in Columbus. Kennedy leads Democrats in 1980 nomination poll. Carter and Brown follow.
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United Press International
Civil Defense
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Princeton
N.J
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Gallup
Kennedy
Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Supreme Court strikes down MA abortion parental consent law
The Supreme Court ruled Massachusetts unmarried women under eighteen need not obtain parental or judicial consent for abortions, affirming a lower court ruling that had upheld the 1974 statute last year. The decision limits state control over teen abortion rights and may influence efforts to curb teen pregnancies, now estimated at about one million annually.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Congress
Weather and life events noted in Norwalk area record
The record notes a weather outlook with highs in the low 70s and clear nights, near zero chance of rain, and light NW winds. It lists marriage license applications for several couples, births at local hospitals, two deaths from Norwalk, and a brief mention of OPEC formed in 1960 and current oil prices up to 23.50 per barrel.
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John C. Cook
Vermilion
Debra A. Geiger
Norwalk
Peter Donald Woodruff
Andrea Rose Foll
Shelby
The
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Iraq
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Kuwait
OPEC
High court upholds busing order for Columbus and Dayton
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, affirms citywide desegregation plans forcing busing of about 50,000 Ohio students. It sustains Columbus and Dayton remedies, with Justices White and others outlining ongoing duties to eradicate dual school systems, while Rehnquist and Powell dissent.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Columbus
Dayton
Ohio
High Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
United States
William Rehnquist
Lewis Powell
Court of Appeals
Columbus School
Byron White
U.S
Norwalk Lions Fourth of July Parade to Feature Nearly 100 Units
Nearly 100 parade units are slated for Norwalk July Fourth activities starting at 10 30 a m with a 9 30 a m lineup at Wooster and East Main Streets. The route passes Main Benedict Norwood to Huron County Fairgrounds with a review stand in front of the courthouse and three minute judging per unit. Grand marshal Del Donahoe of Channel 3 Cleveland will present awards at the fairgrounds after prizes are announced. Marie Tansey was listed but will join the Ohio delegation in Taiwan. Festivities continue at the fairgrounds with chicken barbecue and food booths all day.
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Norwalk
Wooster
East Main Streets
Main Street
Benedict
Norwood
Huron County Fairgrounds
Roger Waite
R. P. Laycock
del Donahoe
Channel 3
Cleveland
Fairgrounds
Sandusky
Toledo
Ohio
Taiwan
Jaycees
Huron County Fair Agriculture Society
Engine drop on DC-10 crash outlined by safety board
UPI reports investigators near a full analysis of American Airlines Flight 191 tragedy at O’Hare. The DC-10’s engine ripped away and somersaulted, severing hydraulics and power lines, triggering cockpit alarms and ending flight with 273 dead.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago
National Transportation Safety Board
American Airlines
O'Hare
America
Safety Board
Greenwich celebrates centennial amid rainy firemen festival
A wet weekend did not dampen Greenwich as the town marked its centennial during a combined firemen's festival. Marching bands from South Central High School performed on the drenched streets while residents lined the route to celebrate the event.
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Greenwich
South Central High School
Paul Stafford
Pike Traffic Declines On Ohio Turnpike In June
The Ohio Turnpike Commission reports passenger car traffic on the east west toll road dropped 10 percent in June compared with last year. Executive director Allan V. Johnson links the decline to gasoline shortages and weekend cuts, while commercial traffic fell nearly 5 percent due to an independent truckers strike. Gasoline purchases will stay capped at $6 through July 4 with diesel unrestricted.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Allan V. Johnson
Commission
Johnson
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