Norwalk School Board Rejects Hart Ruling in Couture Case
The Norwalk Board of Education, in a unanimous meeting, rejected Referee Roy Benson's findings in the Barbara Hart Couture case and directed its attorney Dean Jollay to draft a resolution outlining why the board will not accept the ruling. Couture's attorney Niki Schwartz plans an appeal to the Huron County Common Pleas Court. The panel cited classroom discipline, seeking help, and lesson planning as key failings, while defense from board members highlighted overreliance on advisers’ recommendations and questioned readiness to manage assigned general math courses. The dispute centers on student outcomes, teacher expectations, and union involvement, with the board stressing its obligation to provide a stable learning environment.
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Medina official resigns amid county funds probe
Medina County Sheriff Neil Gray has quit effective Saturday after a Monday resignation, two years into his four year term. Gray, 39, denies tying his exit to the investigation into alleged misuse of county funds.
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Weather and Vital Notices From LOC March 27 1979
Partly cloudy tonight with a mid 20s low and a 70 chance of rain Wednesday. Winds shift from light tonight to SE 10 to 15 mph late tonight. Monday temperatures 34 to 21 with no precipitation. Sunrise 6:20 am sunset 6:47 pm. Marriage licenses issued for Richardson Bogan Nickels Lewis at home. Births include a boy for James and Dollie Barnes and a girl for Gordon and Virginia Ebinger. Deaths listed: Maynard McFadden 68 Medina formerly Norwalk, William Sommers 25 Norwalk, Laura J. Plummer 86 Norwalk.
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Virginia Ebinger
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Medina
William Sommers
Laura J. Plummer
You Know Air Expelled In A Sneeze Travels Fast
A historical note explains that expelled air from a sneeze travels about 100 mph. It highlights how rapid air movement disperses droplets and may spread germs farther than expected, emphasizing the power behind everyday bodily actions.
Arab world protests Egyptian Israeli pact with waves of bombs
Across Israel Europe and the Arab world protests erupt after the peace treaty with Israel. Palestinian guerrillas bomb a Lod market killing one and wounding eighteen. a Paris Jewish center restaurant blast injures twenty six. a perfume shop is damaged. Protests surge in Baghdad Damascus Athens Madrid Belgrade and Beirut as leaders weigh sanctions. Sadat orders an Egyptian boycott of the Arab League amid mounting hostility.
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PLO Reacts To Peace Bomb Blast In Lod Market
The open air market in Lod Israel was hit by a bomb under a vegetable stand killing one woman and injuring 20 others. The PLO claimed responsibility vowing to mark the Egyptian Israeli treaty with blood. Police cordoned the area and detained several suspects as locals attacked Arabs in the market.
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OPEC Sets Immediate Price Jump to 14.54 a Barrel
Thirteen OPEC nations decided to implement the full 1979 price increase Sunday, raising the official price to 14.54 per barrel right away. Ministers urged restraint on premiums while allowing states to add justified surcharges, citing Iranian output cuts and windfall profit concerns with major oil firms. Saudi Arabia favored sticking to the 3.8 percent April 1 rise, while UAE and others signaled possible premiums of 2 to 4 dollars above the OPEC level.
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Sadat presses Egypt aid push on Capitol Hill and talks peace
Anwar Sadat met with U S House and Senate Foreign Relations committees to seek economic and military assistance for Egypt and promote the Egypt Israel peace treaty He then met World Bank and IMF officials and planned a talk to the Chamber of Commerce He rejected Arafat's death threat and urged a U S role for Palestinian self determination and peace
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