Doctor foils kidnapping to save family in Hilliard area
Optometrist Dr Frank Tarr faced extortion when a man demanded 30000 dollars and held Tarr's wife Nancy and children Mary and Charles hostage in their Reynoldsburg area home. Tarr outsmarted the kidnapper, alerted police, and authorities rescued the family. Suspect Aimuel Thurman Miller Jr. was arrested. a second suspect was sought.
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Columbus
UPI
Hilliard
Frank Tarr
Aimuel Thurman Miller Jr
Kenner
Tarr
Franklin County
Mark Barrett
Nancy
Mary
Charles
Barrett
Reynoldsburg
Frivolous break ends in a car trunk for Willard teen
On a lazy Friday afternoon 18 year old Jim Bregman of Willard was not resting but adding speakers to the car radio in the trunk. Reflector photo by Paul Stafford.
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Jim Bregman
Willard
Paul Stafford
GM cuts 12630 jobs as eight plants idle
General Motors orders production cutbacks at eight plants that build slow selling big cars vans and trucks idling 12 630 workers. The move makes GM the last of the Big Three to trim output amid a four month sales slump driven by gasoline concerns.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Deposed Shah Attacks Tehran Governance and UPI News
The deposed shah calls Iran's new government an abyss of medieval leadership amid charges of killing 350000. UPI reports Nicaragua provisional leaders claim Somoza regime violated U.S. laws, with a Managua ministry decision pending. Texas flood toll rises to five from Tropical Storm Claudette. Indiana floodwaters recede but roads stay closed. Five more drownings linked to a Texas flood incident near Centerville. In Norwalk, Ohio, 310 of 436 Fanny Farmer workers vote on a possible return to work after a lengthy strike, as union leaders answer questions and contend with contractor threats to relocate.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
UPI
Iran
Tehran
Washington
Nicaragua
Somoza
U.S
United States
Michael Maggio
Ministry of Justice
Managua
U.S. Department of Justice
Texas
Claudette
Indiana
First Baptist Church
Cleveland
Texas 7
Centerville
Fanny Farmer
Norwalk
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Teamster Local 20
Jack Gallon
Fanny Famers
Harold Leu
Leu
Gallon
Gallaon
Weather and Death Notices Summary
Humid day with showers and thunderstorms likely highs in the lower 80s. Tonight cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and a low in the lower 60s. Sunday partly cloudy with highs in the lower 80s and a 10 percent chance of precip. Death notices list Mrs. Ruth Meisner of Willard Mrs. Mildred Weatherbie 64 of Greenwich and Mrs. Patricia Kocher 46 of Milan.
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Ruth Meisner
Willard
Mildred Weatherbie
Greenwich
Patricia Kocher
Milan
Rainiest Place Named For Mount Waialeale Peak
United Press International notes Mount Waialeale on Kauai, Hawaii, as the rainiest spot globally with about 460 inches of annual rainfall. The intrusion of scattered unreadable lines suggests a broader newspaper page with sports and obituaries content.
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United Press International
Mount Waialeale
Hawaiian Island
Kauai
Union eyes assurances on staying as Fanny Farmer vote yes
After a 57 day strike at Fanny Farmer Candy in Norwalk Local 20 members ratified a new contract 180 to 128. The pact includes a 1.40 per hour raise over three years and ends plans to move the plant unless written guarantees keep operations in Norwalk. NLRB charges over the threatened move and misrepresentation remain pending with a hearing set for August 24.
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Fanny Farmer Candy Company
Teamster Union Local 20
Fanny Farmer
Norwalk
National Labor Relations Board
Harold Leu
NLRB
Gallon
Petition drives to end city manager system in Willard
Willard residents led by Russell McDowell seek to place a charter change on the ballot to elect the city’s top official. They collected over 100 petitions door to door, arguing the city manager has too much power while council and residents have little say. The drive centers on the recent park and recreation director appointment by City Manager Paul Capelle, opposed by some council members. Officials note changes would follow existing procedures, with signatures needing verification by August 8 and potential council action or a special election depending on the outcome.
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Willard
Russell McDowell
Dale Ave
the Reflector
Christopher Davis
Spring St
Fisher Body Plant
Paul Capelle
Capelle
Carl
Essex
McDowell
Chessie Railroad System
Greg Emery
Huron County Board of Elections
Eugene McEndree
Board of Elections
Frank Eckstein
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