Abduction ends as Caroline safely returns home
In Daytona Beach Caroline Thompson, abducted last weekend, is back with her parents. The kidnapper, James Keith Tucker, 18, was arrested in Florence after a high speed pursuit in Myrtle Beach. Caroline was fed and comforted, while her parents thank the kidnapper for caring for her.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
UPI
Robert
Rachel Thompson
Caroline
Myrtle Beach
James Keith Tucker
FBI
Florence
S.C
Atlanta
Thompsons
J.S. Bird
Thompson
Dayona Beach
Leading indicators slip as June ends 1979 first half
The Commerce Department reported the index of leading indicators fell 0.1 percent in June, the slowest pace since the 1974-75 recession, following May's 0.3 percent rise and April's 2.1 percent drop. President Carter launches energy focus with a Kentucky tour including a coal plant visit and a Bardstown town hall.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Carter
Kentucky
Louisville
Bardstown
Jody Powell
House mulls censure for Rep Diggs amid payroll padding
The House narrowly blocked an expulsion bid against Rep. Charles Diggs Jr. of Michigan and moved to a censure instead after he admitted padding his payroll and taking kickbacks. The vote to table expulsion was 205 to 197, with no renewed expulsion effort allowed without floor time from Ethics Chairman Charles Bennett, who indicated he would not grant it.
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Washington
UPI
House
Charles Diggs Jr
D-Mich
Congress
Dan Lungren
R-Calif
Ethics Committee
Charles Bennett
D-Fla
Bennett
Weather and civil notices from a Norwalk area page
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers and possible storms. Highs in lower to mid 80s, tonight mostly cloudy with a low near 60. Wednesday partly cloudy with highs in upper 70s. 30 percent tonight, 20 percent Wednesday. Winds SW 10 20 mph, shifting tonight. Marriage license: Ronald Lacey and Debbie Runkle. Birth: a girl to Timothy and Karen Jubach. Deaths: Marguerite Schock 93, Raymond Broka 77, Howard Decker 52. Cleopatra film kiss scene ends with Elizabeth Taylor burp.
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Ronald Lacey
Willard
Teller
Debbie S. Runkle
Timothy
Karen Jubach
Clyde
Fisher-Titus
Marguerite Schock
Cincinnati
Norwalk
Raymond Broka
Nova
Howard E. Decker
Nine die as Holiday Inn Motel fire rips through northeast wing
A 3:30 a.m. fire in a two story Holiday Inn Motel in Cambridge Ohio killed nine and injured about sixty as thick toxic smoke from vinyl wall coverings filled hallways. Guests smashed windows to escape while fire crews halted the blaze within an hour. The motel housed 170 rooms with most occupied. authorities probe the cause, with Gov Rhodes pledging full investigation.
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Cambridge
Ohio
UPI
Guernsey Memorial Hospital
East Central
Robert Foley
Virginia Beach
Frank Jewell
St. Clairsville
Mary Overpeck
Middlebury
Ind
Fred Allen
Alexandria
Brown Clary
Rodman Blazbick
Brown
Clary
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Salt Fork State Park
County probes theft of artifacts at two museums
Huron County deputies report one suspect in custody for the July 12 break in at the Firelands Museum and continue probes into two other Indian artifact robberies in the past month. Prosecutor Hauser expects an indictment from a county grand jury Wednesday. Investigations also cover a July 26 break in at the North Fairfield Museum and a separate Indian artifact burglary in Ashland County.
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Firelands Museum
Huron County Sheriff's Deputies
Huron County
Richard Hauser
Huron County Grand Jury
Huron County Sheriff's
North Fairfield
Ashland County Sheriff's Department
Ashland
Huron
Overhall
Huron County Sheriff's Department
John Nichols
Glenn Sturgill
Deafness cured after a ball bearing found in ear
Eight year old Adam Schneider, known for stuffing forty watermelon seeds in his nose, regained hearing after doctors removed a ball bearing from his ear found during skull X rays. His mother recalls years of hearing loss and earlier doctor visits without discovery. In a separate incident, a truck driver was cited for an insecure load on U.S. 20 after dumping steel shavings. Police report six to eight flat tires and multiple break-ins across Norwalk and North Fairfield museums and private collections, with artifacts valued over 1000 dollars stolen.
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Richmond, Mich
UPI
Adam Schneider
Diane
Adam
Defiance
U.S. 20
Highway Patrol
Lloyd B. Spoor, Jr
Norwalk
Elyria Patrol
Don Ratliff
Hauser
Sheriff's Department
Firelands Museum
Jim Overhall
Overhall
Monroeville Names New High School Principal Van Lerberghe
Monroeville appoints Dale Van Lerberghe as principal of Monroeville High School, returning after five years away. He holds BS in education from Ohio State and a master's in education administration from Bowling Green State, begins Monday with a $20,200 first year salary. He replaces Michael Richardson.
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Monroeville
Dale van Lerberghe
Huron County Youth Group Home
Village Council
Monroeville High School
van Lerberghe
West St
County
Shady Lane
Norwalk
Ohio State University
Bowling Green State University
Margarita
West Street
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Caroline Thompson
Russell and
China
Peking
Zhien Linzhong
New China News Agency
Finance, Agriculture and Light Industry Ministries
Diggs
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Ates
SSS
VanLerberghe
Michael Richardson
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