Explosion at Ohio quarry injures nearby homes
Wyandot County sheriff says a dynamite blast at the Cardinal Lime and Stone Co quarry four miles north of Carey destroyed or damaged homes within five miles. Authorities believe the 40 000 to 50 000 pounds detonation was intentional and conducted by someone with explosives knowledge.
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Carey, Ohio
UPI
Wyandot County Sheriff's Office
Foundational Lime and Stone Co
Here
Wyandot County
Mark Kauble
Kauble
States clash over $4 billion public works jobs bill
States split into groups by unemployment on the Senate floor as a Carter stimulus bill targets public works. Advocates say the bill could create up to 600,000 jobs, with California Massachusetts Michigan New York Oregon Washington among high unemployment states seeking larger shares.
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Washington
UPI
California
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
Oregon
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Senate
Carter
Ford couple to publish joint memoirs from White House era
Gerald and Betty Ford announce unprecedented his and hers memoirs with a major portion on Richard Nixon. Harper & Row secured North American rights and Readers Digest magazine rights for the joint venture marking a first for a former president and first lady.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Gerald
Betty Ford
White House
Ford
Richard Nixon
Harper & Row
Frances Bolton, Ohio’s First Woman Congresswoman, Dies
Frances Bolton, Ohio’s first woman U S Congresswoman and long time Dean of Women in Congress, died at 91 at her Lyndhurst estate. A Republican elected in 1940, she served until 1969 and was the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee before her defeat.
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Cleveland
UPI
Frances Bolton
Ohio
U.S
Lyndhurst
Bolton
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fairfield farmer halts vitamin water for hens after giant egg
Lancaster Ohio reports B J Gibbs stopped spiking 30 white leghorns water with a vitamin additive used to combat harsh winter. A Sunday lay yielded a colossal five percent ounce egg about three times grocery large size. Gibbs withdraws the additive amid concerns. His hen, once unable to stand after laying the oversized egg, may be happiest with the change.
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Lancaster, Ohio
UPI
B.J. Gibbs
Fairfield County
Gibbs
Weather Outlook With Added Birth Announcements
Cloudy tonight with lows 45 to 50 and a 20 percent rain chance. Friday showers possible with highs 60 to 65 and a 60 percent chance. Winds southeast to south 10 to 15 mph tonight. Birth notices for three Norwalk couples and two in North Fairfield and Monroeville list a boy and three girls with hospital notes.
Hanafi siege holds Washington hostage in three buildings
Hanafi militants threaten to harm hostages if police attempt to storm three sites in Washington. More than 100 captives are believed held at City Hall, the National Islamic Center, and B na I B rith headquarters. Negotiations proceed as police cordon the buildings and a hostage is taken to hospital.
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Mike Feinsilber
Washington
UPI
Alan Grip
Sterling Tucker
B’nai B’rith
District of Columbia
City Hall
National Islamic Center
B’nai B'rith
Walter Washington
Grip
White House
Hanafi
Hamass Abudul Khaalis
Communications Workers Union
County Board Move Near Huron County Courthouse Office Shift
Courthouse sources indicate the Huron County Commissioners near a move to the administration building on Milan Avenue. The plan would free space as departments including the North Star Council of Governments and the Regional Planning Commission may relocate to the top floor, driven by space needs and a pending Senate bill on license plates. Judge Robert W. Smith says space is desperately needed and staff could grow as cases rise.
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Huron County
Milan Avenue
Dan Gessner
Huron County Regional Planning Commission
North Star Council of Governments
Grantsman
George Russell
Ohio Senate
Robert W. Smith
Law
Smith
Law Library Association
Theaters Bow To Demands Over Objection to Film
In New York area, four cinemas suspend Mohamad Messenger of God amid Hanafi hostage crisis claims the film is sacrilegious. Police keep tight security at Rivoli and other Manhattan venues as producers and actors face exposure and newspaper ads are pulled.
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Malcolm X
Washington
Khaalis
New York City
Mohammad- Messenger of God
New York
UPI
New York Metropolitan Area
Amen
Mohammad
Akkad
Hollywood
Michael Ansara
Poe Ard
Philadelphia
Newark
Manhattan
Rivoli
Broadway
Salah Hassanein
United Artists Eaters
Islamic Center
UPI Audio Department
No More Transplants Says DeBakey
Cincinnati report notes heart transplant pioneer Dr. Michael DeBakey declaring heart transplants a bygone, unproductive effort. He cites limited long term success, stating only a few surgeons continued and most abandoned the procedure after his last operation five years prior.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey
Baylor College
Houston
Tex
Huron County official blasts Carter on hostage case
Commission chair Maurice Smith of New London denounces President Carter for meeting with gunman Corey Moore after a 44 hour standoff in Warrensville Heights. Smith and colleagues Roy Palm and Thomas Carabin call the move a dangerous precedent for terrorist cases. Moore freed the hostage after Carter telephoned and promised to speak publicly.
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Huron County
Maurice Smith
Carter
Smith
New London
Roy Palm
Thomas Carabin
Corey Moore
Warrensville Heights
Cleveland
Moore
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Mel Shipley
University of Cincinnati
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Palm
Old State Road
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