Rhodes signs five bills to clear titles on Ohio lakes
Gov James A Rhodes signed five bills granting clear title to 64 property owners on Buckeye Lake Portage Lakes and Grand Lake St Marys effective immediately. The state relinquishes claims to lakefront land and owners agree not to alter shorelines by excavation or fill.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Canal Lakes
Rhodes
Buckeye Lake
Portage Lakes
Grand Lake St. Mary’s
Cleveland mob figure killed by ally in 1977 murder
Joseph Bonarrigo, 28, called an underworld muscleman by police, was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of Henry Grecco, a Cleveland mob figure. Judge Kilcoyne set bond at 25000 as appeal proceeds. Bonarrigo and Grecco, once allies, had a falling out over a plot to bomb a businessman, with Grecco informing the target. He shot Grecco, 42, on May 29, 1977, in his girlfriend's car on Cleveland's Northeast Side.
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Cleveland
UPS
Joseph Bonarrigo
Henry ‘Boom Boom
Grecco
Cuyahoga County
Bonarrigo
Rhodes aides to meet with 17 Ohio counties in Cleveland
Gov James A Rhodes administration will gather in Cleveland Friday with development officials from 17 northeastern Ohio counties to gauge future prospects for attracting business and industry. Participants include reps from Cuyahoga Summit Mahoning Stark Trumbull Lorain Richland Lake Ashtabula Medina Huron Erie Portage Wayne Ashland Columbiana and Geauga counties.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Summit
Mahoning
Stark
Trumbull
Lorain
Richland
Lake
Ashtabula
Medina
Huron
Erie
Portage
Wayne
Ashland
Columbiana
Geauga
Brown to sign leaner budget amid Prop 13 restraints
California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr pledged to sign a $15.1 billion budget after a nine hour lobbying push. The plan tightens Medi Cal abortion access for the poor and grants state workers a 2.5 percent raise. Passed by the Senate 27 to 10, six days overdue, it heads to Brown who said the final version would be leaner than the bill received.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Senate
Brown
White House revises 1978 inflation forecast upward
The administration cut its forecast for economic growth and raised the expected inflation to 7 percent for 1978. Officials cited larger food price increases and a weaker dollar abroad as primary drivers of higher domestic price levels and import costs.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Weather and obituaries note clear night and two deaths
Weather calls for a clear night with a low in the low to mid ranges and a warm humid Friday with near zero percent precipitation tonight and about 10 percent Friday. Winds will be light and variable. Deaths note Mr. Robert L. Lewis age 84 of North Fairfield and Mr. Henry A. Edwards age 88 of Norwalk. The shah of Iran remains the longest reigning ruler with Mohammed Reza Pahlavi having become shah on September 16, 1941.
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Robert L. Lewis
North Fairfield
Henry A. Edwards
Norwalk
Shah of
Iran
Mohammed Riza Pahlavi
Shah
Congressman Harrington Says Politicians Wives Are Artificial
UPI reports Rep. Michael Harrington says politicians wives often appear more ambitious and artificial than their husbands. He criticizes vicarious political involvement and cites public desire to see the real person warts and all. Harrington, 41, will not seek another term citing self doubt and commitment.
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Boston
UPI
Michael J. Harrington
D-Mass
Harrington
Boston Herald American
Beverly
Dottie
New Electric Motor Lets Hankins Ride Around Norwalk
Noah E. Hankins, a polio survivor who used to rely on a wheelchair, now navigates Norwalk on an electric motorized three wheeler installed by Arnie's Cycle and Lawnmower Shop. Post 2743 members arranged the upgrade. Hankins, 46, from Virginia, works previously for Goodwill in Lorain and now depends on Social Security. He charges the bike nightly at 27 West Seminary Street and travels downtown and to the IGA grocery.
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Noah E. Hankins
Norwalk
VFW Post
Michael Hickey
Alfred Peiples
Peiples
Arnie
Main Street
Hawkins
Hankins
Virginia
Goodwill Industries
Lorain
West Seminary Street
IGA
Freight Trains Collide Head-On Near Lawrenceburg
Two freight trains collided head on and burst into flames south of Lawrenceburg Tennessee near the Alabama border. Rescue squads and fire units were on the scene around 9 35 a m. The extent of damages and injuries was not yet known. One train was owned by Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Lawrenceburg, Tenn
UPI
Here
Alabama
Lawrence County
Sheriff's Office
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Swope Burns Survivor Plans Miami Move and New Life
Anna Swope, burned in November accident, plans a fresh start with husband Michael by relocating to Miami with their children Andrea and Brian. She recovers from third degree burns, keeps a positive mindset, and Michael expands chiropractic work to Ecuador while establishing clinics. The family will split time between Miami and Ecuador as new practices form.
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Anna Swope
Anna
Michael
Norwalk
Milan Road
Miami
Fla
Ecuador
South America
California
Swopes
Andrea
Brian
Swope
Ohio
Thomas Andosca
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