New York Domino Spectacular Fall Fails To Reach 100000
In a charity display for the National Hemophilia Foundation, a record 97500 dominoes toppled in a ballroom sequence of names and spirals. A second unintended chain reaction, sparked by an ABC cameraman’s falling press card, disrupted the run and kept Speca from reaching his 100000 goal.
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New York
UPI
Bob Speca Jr
National Hemophilia Foundation
Michael Murphy
Speca
ABC Network
Manny Alpert
Alligator bites boy. nurses call it gator aid for gator bait
Thad Little, 8, of Hackberry La, was hospitalized after stepping on an alligator while minnow fishing in a canal near his home. His mother said he hollered that something had his leg as two others boys saw him go under water.
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Lake Charles, la
UPI
Thad Little
Hackberry
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Thad
Mae Doris Little
Sweden Hotel Fire Kills 22 Teenagers
In Boras Sweden a hotel fire at a school end party killed 22 teenagers and injured over 50 as students jumped from windows. Police said the blaze started in the lobby and rapidly spread, destroying the Town Hotel while firefighting crews worked to rescue guests and students.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Boras
Bill Hansson
Hansson
Sven Eriksson
Tidningarnas Telegramara
Olaf Nordgren
WEATHER REPORT Yields Clear Night and Sunny Sunday Outlook
Weather forecast shows clear skies and mild tonight with lows 55 to 60. Sunday will be sunny and warm with highs mid 80s and near zero to 10 percent rain chances. Light variable winds from south to southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Friday temperatures range 76 to 46 with zero precipitation. Birth announcements list Collins and Willard area births. Death notices include Robert T. Ellis 57 and John A. Thurman 65 of Norwalk.
Modesto Named From W C Ralston’s Modest Claim
18th century financier W C Ralston found it awkward to have a town east of San Francisco bear his name. City fathers renamed the settlement Modesto meaning modest man in Spanish.
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W.C. Ralston
San Francisco
Modesto
Linn Corp Files for Incorporation in Columbus for Mental Health Contract
The George F Linn Corp filed Articles of Incorporation in Columbus to bid against the Mental Health Society of Norwalk for Huron County mental health services. A Wednesday vote by the 648 Board will decide which agency receives the fiscal 1978-79 contract, replacing the current agreement with the Society that ends June 30.
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Columbus
George F. Linn Corp
Mental Health Society of
Norwalk
Huron County
Society
Linn Corp
Huron County Board of Mental Health and Retardation
William Owens
648
Mental Health Society
George Linn Corp
Henry Young
Larry Hadley
Robert J. Walter
Reese Wineman
Linn
Wineman
Linn Corporation
Columbus Nervous: Killer Due To Strike
A Columbus community grows anxious as the so called twenty two caliber killer, possibly two or three assailants, is expected to strike again soon. Police note attacks have occurred on weekend nights at rural spots near expressways, with nine confirmed victims and three weeks between the latest incidents. Local residents describe growing fear and odd behavioral changes such as a man arming himself. Detectives speculate about an initiation rite into a gang.
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Columbus
UPS
Four NHS Grads Get Empty Diploma Books
Four high school graduates were given empty diploma books and notes inviting them to visit the school office on June 12 to 14, 1978. The prank involved firecrackers and led to private diplomas for the four students after a board member learned one diploma would be degreeless. One mother denounced the incident as ruining graduation for her honor student son. only one of the four paid a $35 disorderly conduct waiver. The others face upcoming court appearances.
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Dick Hobson
Frank McDonald
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Alpert
Bob Speca, Jr
Manhattan Center
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Tupela
Miss
Ku Klux
Reynoldsburg
Lockbourne
Mort Christy
Mercy Hospital
Carl Ruggles
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Lars Uddemar
Ayi — Orville
Charmaine Proctor
Collins
F-T
Samuel
Margo Shirk
Willard
Son
Willard Area Hospital
Ichard
Patricia Barnett
Plymouth
Robert T. Ellis
John A. Thurman
United Press International
Norwalk High School
East Main Street
Ohio
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