Harbor Channel To Open For July 4 Boating Weekend
Plans call for the west harbor channel along the Catawba Island shore to be open to boaters for the July 4 weekend. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will dredge to deepen and widen the channel, a three day project. Also: AT&T predicts pay phones may rise to a quarter as inflation sustains higher rates.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
UPI
Catawba Island
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph
U.S. News and World Report
John deButts
deButts
Weak 2.5 quake shakes central Los Angeles area
A 2.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the central Los Angeles region at 3 15 p m Sunday. The epicenter lay about four miles northeast of Culver City and four miles southeast of Beverly Hills, with no damage reported by Caltech seismology lab in Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Culver Ae
Beverly Hills
Caltec Seismology Laboratory
Pasadena
Cleveland Considers $50 Million Monorail System
A proposal for an automated monorail passenger system in downtown Cleveland will be submitted to the federal government this week. The free transport loop would connect Public Square and government buildings along Lakeside Ave with 10 stops and expect 7 000 riders capacity.
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Cleveland
UPS
Lakeside Ave
Air Force Academy Admits Women Cadets First Among U.S. Military Schools
TheAir Force Academy in Colorado opened to women, becoming the first U.S. military academy to admit female cadets. President Ford had ordered women eligible to apply to the three academies. The 1980 incoming class of 1,600 includes 158 women.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
API
U.S
Ford
West Point
Naval Academy
Ford Reagan Gap Narrows As Delegates Move Closer
United Press International reports Ford closing in on 1,130 delegates after a 17 1 victory in Minnesota narrows the gap to 76. Reagan gains with 45 delegates from Idaho Montana and New Mexico narrowing the deficit to 70.
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United Press International
Ford
Ronald Reagan
UPI
Minnesota
Reagan
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Weather and notices from local page
Weather cloudy with showers and possible thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Lows upper 50s to lower 60s, highs 75 to 80 with 70 percent then 40 percent rain chances. Winds southwest 15 to 20 mph. Marriage license applications listed for four couples from Willard Monroeville New London. Births in Greenwich and Sandusky Memorial. Deaths noted for Waldo J. Butler and Edman Pugh.
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Gary Risner
Greenwich
F-T
Terry Allen
Sandusky
Charles Weidinger
Norwalk
Sandusky Memorial
Waldo J. Butler
Amherst
Edman Pugh
Willard
Opinion Line Poll on Pastor Counseling Help
On Saturday readers were asked if they find their church pastor helpful for personal counseling. To vote yes call 668-8544 by midnight. to vote no call 668-8345.
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Norwalk
Lose Contact With Atlantic Balloonist
The ground crew reports no contact with Karl Thomas since 4 a.m. Sunday as his Spirit of 76 balloon drifts over the North Atlantic. Forty ships and Coast Guard coordination search the area while the pilot’s beeper signals remain unpulled and transmission equipment issues are suspected.
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New York
UPI
Atlantic
Karl Thomas
Thomas
Karl
Wally Clayton
Clayton
U.S. Coast Guard
Troy
Mich
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Europe
Pan American World Airways
Africa
Lakehurst
N.J
Naval Air Station
North Atlantic
Mars Landing Delayed as Viking 1 Eyes Safer Site
In Pasadena, UPI reports Viking 1 will delay its July 4 touchdown after officials abandon the A-1 landing area due to rough terrain. Mars team, led by James Martin, is evaluating four sites including The Northwest Territory and a possible round-the-planet location. If no safer spot is found the lander may land between July 8 and 12, delaying the mission to ensure a working automated lab.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mars
Viking 1
James Martin
Martin
Northwest Territory
Plain of
Chryse
Viking
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Marian
River
Train Crash Kills Il Neufville Travelers In Belgium
An Amsterdam to Paris express derailed near Brussels killing eleven and injuring 29 as five cars crashed into electricity pylons. Most victims were Dutch tourists on a group tour. an American missing was Laura Cruze of Morris Minnesota.
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Neufville
Belgium
UPI
Paris
Aes
Brussels
Laura Cruze
Morris, Minn
Tragic boating accident claims teen in Willard lake
A 23 year old man from Willard drowns when a 14 foot boat capsizes at VFW Lake Sunday night. Rescue teams recovered the body at 11 10 a m after helping four others ashore. The boat carried five people. one life jacket and air pockets failed to save the victim.
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Willard
VFW
Here
Thomas Shepherd
Washington St
Shepherd
Hur County
Richard Sutherland
John Yacob
Yacob
Larry Trushel
Illard
John Johnson
Citizen's Band Radio
Sutherland Shepherd
Reagan Committee May Ask Recount In Delegate Vote
Recount crews prepare in Huron and Richland counties for the June 8 Republican and Democratic contests. Candidates Richard Rench and Jane Adelman seek recounts, with Reagan and Ford competing for alternates in the 17th district. deadlines set for Wednesday and four crews to start at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Reagan Committee
Richard Rench
Jane Adelman
Huron
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Richland County Board of Elections
Norwalk
Huron County Board
Dale Bricker
Richland County
Ford Workers
Reach
Adelman
Huron County
Board of Elections
Reagan Faults Ford Divisiveness in GOP Pick Clash
In an interview aboard his chartered jet Reagan accuses Ford of playing with fire that could destroy the Republican Party and says Ford would rather win the GOP nomination than the November election. Reagan cites Ford supporters reduced to desperation and warns of changing California’s winner take all rule.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
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