Zaire Pledge Draws Backing From Egypt and China
China and Egypt join calls supporting Mobutu Sese Seko as rebel threats loom in Zaire. AZAP says Egypt will supply Soviet-made heavy artillery to defend Shaba province, while Huang Hua frames Mobutu’s struggle as defending independence against Soviet imperialism. Carter backs a $10 billion urban renewal loan plan to aid inner city neighborhoods through the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
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Kinshasha
Zaire
UPI
China
Egypt
Africa
Huang Hua
Mobutu Sese Seko
AZAP
Shaba
Washington
Carter
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Blame Fanatic For Cleveland School Bombings
Cleveland police link a powerful bomb at Martin Luther King Vocational High School to a single fanatic, noting six other school bombings and several adult venues and a Xerox storage building in the past year. Sgt. John Fransen cautions the possibility of copycats but suspects one assailant.
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Cleveland
UPI
Martin Luther King Vocational High School
East Side
Xerox Corp
John Fransen
Cleveland Police Department
Topeka girl wins national spelling bee title
Peg McCarthy 13 of Topeka Kansas won the national spelling bee after her lone rival Lyn Sue Kahng 12 of San Diego failed on valuation and volutation. Peg correctly spelled deification earning a large trophy and a $1000 prize.
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Washington
UPI
Peg McCarthy
Topeka
Kan
Peg
Lyn Sue Kahng
San Diego
Calif
Orginially
Korea
Lyn
Ohio Farm Bureau claims Carter tampering with market by beef import rise
Columbus report says executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation accuses the Carter Administration of tampering with the free market as beef import quotas rise by 15 percent. Agriculture Secretary Bergland cites higher imports to stem expected beef price increases, with a projected 20 percent rise this year.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Today
Carter
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Fewer Cartoons On Screens in Des Moines Drive-Ins
UPI reports fewer cartoons appear at Des Moines area drive-in theaters as managers say sit-down cinemas drop them and drive-ins offer deteriorating titles. Jim Glenn, head of a central Iowa theater group, notes a lack of quality cartoons and waning kid appeal.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Pink Panther
Neckers
Central Iowa
Jim Glenn
Weather outlook and vital notices from TLC brief
Partial clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Mostly sunny and mild Friday with highs in the mid 70s and 20 percent tonight, near zero Friday precipitation. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, stronger near thundershowers. Wednesday high 76 low 63. 11 hundredths of an inch precip. Births report a New London girl and a Wakeman boy. deaths listed for Latimer Hooker Weimer Butler.
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Kevin and
Patricia Wolfe
New London
Paul and
Martha Cherry
Wakeman
Forgotten Cub third baseman Steinfeldt linked to Tinker to Evers to Chance
Harry Steinfeldt, the overlooked third baseman of the iconic turn-of-the-century Chicago Cubs infield, is remembered in connection with the famed double play trio Tinker to Evers to Chance.
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Harry Steinfeldt
Chicago Cub
Tinker
Evers
Chance
Levy Losses Threaten Ohio Schools
In Ohio the rejection of 15 emergency school levies in the primary election threatens schooling for over a quarter million students. Cleveland and Columbus districts face possible closures and program cuts as voters defeated mill levies, while many districts lack funding and state aid remains underfunded. The NAACP proposes court action to allow tax increases without voter approval.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland City
Arnold R. Pinkney
Warren City
Parma
Firelands
Lake Erie
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
NAACP
U.S. District Court
Frank J. Battisti
Tom Moody
Tax Revolt Sets $7 Billion Hit Across California
Gov Edmund Brown Jr called a legislative session to address a $7 billion loss to local governments from Proposition 13, which slashes property taxes by 60 percent. Courts challenge the measure as Brown orders a state hiring freeze and vows no new taxes. LA Mayor Bradley plans large city layoffs and teacher dismissals, while Honolulu Mayor Fasi warns of nationwide revolt. Howard Jarvis celebrates the win as challenges loom in the state Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
UPI
Edmund Brown Jr
California
Brown
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Bradley
Honolulu
Frank Fasi
Howard Jarvis
State Supreme Court
Public Service Employees
California Teachers Association
San Francisco Bay Area
Dessie Irish
Marin County
Ohio Storms Spawn Twisters Hit Cuyahoga Falls and Trumbull County
Severe storms in northeastern Ohio spawned tornadoes damaging homes and buildings in Cuyahoga Falls and Trumbull County. A funnel cloud touched down in central Cuyahoga Falls around 6 15 p m damaging a path about 12 miles long and width under a quarter mile. City Hall roof was ripped away and wires downed. no injuries were reported. A second tornado hit near Mineral Ridge damaging a concrete block warehouse and public address booth at MacDonald High School field. Damages in Trumbull County exceed 100 000 with downed power lines and uprooted trees. A tornado also touched down near Sugar Creek in Tuscarawas County. Weather service issued a flash flood warning as heavy rains followed.
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Ohio
Trumbull County
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County
Barbara Sovil
MacDonald
Mineral Ridge
Joseph Vazzo
National Weather Service
Youngstown
MacDonald High School
Vazzo
Sugar Creek
Tuscarawas County
Sheriff's Department
Twister
Weather Service
Teen Drinking Crackdown Triples Ohio Arrests
Ohio Liquor Control Director Clifford Reich says arrests for underage drinking rose sharply from April 19 to June 2, totaling 164 statewide versus 59 a year earlier. Most arrests involve sale to a minor or minor purchasing liquor. Reich criticizes a Senate bill permitting 19-year-olds to handle liquor, arguing it would enable teen alcohol use.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Liquor Control Department
Clifford E. Reich
Reich
State Senate
Government cites three firms for violations in scaffold tragedy
The Labor Department issued 20 citations totaling 108100 to three firms for federal safety and health violations in the Willow Island scaffold collapse that killed 51 workers on April 27. Research Cottrell, United Engineers and Constructors, and Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory were named in the action as prosecutors consider criminal charges.
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Washington
UPI
Willow Island
W.va
Labor Department
Justice Department
United Engineers and Constructors, Inc
Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory
Dad's Day golf tourney entry deadline and details
The Reflector announces a two day entry window for the Dad's Day golf tournament at the Elk's Club on Sunday June 18. Entry costs 15 dollars for 18 holes, gift certificates and trophies, with an awards banquet. Gary Wilkins will place players in four flights by handicap. two trophies per flight. Open to any man 18 or older in the Reflector circulation area.
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Elk's Club
Elk’s Club
Gary Wilkins
Wilkins
Dad's Day Golf Tourney Entry Form
Entry form for Dad's Day Golf Tourney requests 18 hole handicap details and league or club name, course name, and pro or secretary attestation. Include signature, riding cart reservation, and mail with $15 to Kenneth Kosic at Norwalk Reflector. deadline June 10.
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Kenneth Kosic
Norwalk Reflector
P.O. Box
Norwalk
Ohio
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Milan
Harold E
Chip) Butler
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