Doctors fail to reattach boy's severed feet in Michigan
In Lansing, doctors could not restore 3-year-old Sammy Perkins's severed feet after initial reattachment on Saturday. Circulation problems led surgeons to amputate again on Monday. Sammy remained conscious and listed in serious condition. Parents expressed resignation and hope, emphasizing Sammy's resilience and fondness for his running shoes.
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Ohio Senate committee backs Rhodes plan to reshape lottery
The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to shift control of Ohio Lottery from a five member commission to its director. The measure, backed by Gov. Rhodes, aims to overhaul the agency’s structure and grant the director greater power amid ongoing troubles.
Gasoline fears slam mid June auto sales in Detroit
DETROIT reports a 26.2 percent drop in mid June car sales for GM Ford Chrysler Volkswagen and AMC, the sharpest decline since the 1974 Arab oil embargo. Analysts cite gasoline fears as the main drag, though last year's record performance tempers the outlook.
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Cartoonist Dave Fleischer Dies At 84 In California
Calabasas California (UPI) Cartoonist Dave Fleischer creator of Popeye and Betty Boop died of a stroke Monday at age 84 He and his brother Max helped pioneer movie animation and ran a studio once judged second only to Walt Disney He worked on Alfred Hitchcock The Birds earned Academy Award nominations and won the first Annie Award in 1974 He died at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital where he had been an inpatient for two days.
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Weather and Notices From June 26 1979
Partly cloudy tonight with a low between 50 and 55. Increasing cloudiness Wednesday with a 10 to 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the lower 70s. Winds south to southeast at 10 to 15 mph tonight. Temperatures Monday 68 to 45. Marriage license applications listed for Dyer Waldron Fryman Chipko Garwood Risner. Births announced for Carter Durr Dignan. Deaths: Mrs Alice G Arnold 95 and Mrs Albin V Watson 94.
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Sandusky
Kerry K. Waldron
Norwalk
Stuart L. Swisher
Collins
Melanie L. Burdue
James M. Fryman
Willard
Marily R. Chipko
Canton
Carey V. Garwood
Donna J. Risner
Milan
Curtis
Marjorie Carter
Fisher-Titus
Larry
Deborah Durr
Good Samaritan
David
Kim Dignan
Sandusky Memorial
Alice G. Arnold
New London
Albin V. Watson
Wakeman
First American Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Roosevelt
The 1906 Nobel Peace Prize went to President Theodore Roosevelt for helping broker a peace treaty ending the Russo Japanese War.
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OPEC ministers push for higher oil price in Geneva
In Geneva, 13 OPEC ministers begin a crucial price fixing conference amid security at the Intercontinental Hotel. The debate pits Saudi Arabia against more radical members with a likely base price rise of about 20 percent, potentially reaching $17.45 to $18.17 per barrel, while surcharges and premiums loom over the final agreement.
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Rotterdam
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Union hopes late push saves Norwalk Fanny Farmer plant
Teamsters Local 20 president Harold Leu hopes an eleventh hour deal with Fanny Farmer Candies Inc. lawyers can avert closure of the Norwalk plant on U.S. 20. The company suggested moving production may be unprofitable, risking about 40 jobs if talks fail within three to four weeks. A contract vote occurred June 15 with workers narrowly rejecting a 1.40 per hour raise over three years. A union meeting with company counsel had not been scheduled.
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Ohio lawmakers shelve gas tax debate for interim budget
In Columbus, House Speaker Vernal Riffe and Senate President Oliver Ocasek agreed to pause the 4 percent gasoline tax plan and push a 90 day interim budget for the Ohio Department of Transportation. They opt to focus on the $16.3 billion 1980 81 budget and school financing bill, with meetings planned to resolve differences before a 17 day Orient trade mission.
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Freighter and tanker collide off Civitavecchia
In heavy fog a French freighter Emmanuel Delmas collided with Italian tanker Vera Berlingieri 14 miles off the west coast near Civitavecchia and Fiumicino. Flames engulfed both ships, 5,000 tons of oil spilled toward Rome beaches, at least three dead, 30 injured, 27 missing as rescue teams search.
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