Pete Rose Nails 3000th Hit Amid Five Minute Ovation
Pete Rose collected his 3000th career hit with a left field line drive off Montreal pitcher Steve Rogers after a controversial early error. The crowd roared as teammates and manager Sparky Anderson congratulated him, delivering a five minute standing ovation. Rose, 37, spoke of future goals but called 3000 a fact and dedicated it to Cincinnati fans.
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Circus Elephant Kills Trainer in Front of Quebec Crowd
In ROC Rock Forest Quebec a circus elephant fatally gored trainer Elizabeth Berchthold 52 of Woodland Washington during a show before about 500 spectators. A veterinarian shot the animal after failed tranquilization. Police searched nearby Vermont border forests for a second elephant that fled. The bull elephant, about 6,000 pounds, belonged to the Getini Circus troupe of Montreal touring Quebec.
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Baby crib defects tied to strangulation risk
The UPI report warns about 6,000 Bassett Mandalay bamboo cribs sold nationwide from February 1974 to October 1976 with a design flaw that could trap a child's neck between the corner post and headboard, potentially causing strangulation or injury.
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Lorain Firefighters Picket Over Unequal Wages
Lorain Ohio 104 firefighters from International Association Local 267 picketed all five fire stations after walking out last night to protest a non negotiated city council contract that pays police more by about 500 dollars yearly. A session with city officials is set for this afternoon. The walkout marks a second firefighter walkout this week in Ohio.
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Concrete tests show proper hardening at tower
Parkersburg West Virginia United Press International reports Criss Concrete hailed the test results from Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories as the first good news in a week. J William Dougherty Criss Concrete vice president said the cooling tower concrete at Monongahela Power Co Pleasant Power Station is hardening properly. The tower was involved in the deadly April 27 scaffolding collapse that claimed 51 workers. Criss Concrete supplied the concrete from its St Marys plant.
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Weather and marriage license notes from Norwalk region
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the low 40s and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday will be warmer with highs in the low 60s and a 20 percent chance of rain. Friday temperatures range from 54 to 42 with sunrise at 6:19 and sunset at 8:30. Marriage license applications list four couples from Wakeman and Norwalk. Birth announcements include a girl born in Berlin Heights and twin girls in Monroeville plus a boy and a girl in Norwalk.
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You Know By United Press International
The pandaka pygmea is a freshwater fish from the Philippines that averages seven sixteenths of an inch in length, making it the smallest known creature with a backbone.
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Hijinx In Chamber Not Senate Finest Hour
The Senate had a chaotic day with a 48 16 vote against a floor quorum proposal and a 14 day May intern bill. Sen. Robert Dole praised Mexico 1861 victory then a recess for nothing followed by delaying a major gasoline bill. Sen. Carl Curtis urged restoring the Senate as the world's greatest deliberative body.
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Nixon Memoir Excerpt Highlights Family Support Before Resignation
The Chicago Tribune reports in excerpts from R.N. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon that Nixon saw Pat as the strongest family member yet she learned of his decision to resign last. He credits their solidarity for strength during his final months. Grosset & Dunlap plans May 15 publication.
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Henry Winkler Marries Stacey Weitzman in Jewish ceremony
New York report notes Henry Winkler wed Stacey Weitzman in a Friday morning service at Congregation Habonim on Manhattan's West Side. The couple announced a European honeymoon after a brief news conference. The wedding ties Winkler to a familiar synagogue and a long family connection.
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