Ohio weekend traffic toll tops fifteen lives lost
United Press International reports at least 15 people were killed in 14 Ohio crashes from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims include pedestrians, motorcyclists, and drivers across Lake, Montgomery, Greene, Medina, Portage, Williams, Summit, Trumbull, Lorain, Scioto, and other counties, with multiple cities named.
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Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Willowick
James E. Soutar
Eastlake
Lake County
Dayton
Thurston Eaves, Jr
Montgomery
Xenia
Jeffrey Short
Greene County
Cincinnati
Anthony T. Rizzo
Medina
James A. Smay
Lynchfield
Medina County
Ravenna
Dana R. Toothman
Chardin Falls
Portage County
Mansfield
Stephan Stairs
Shelby
Warren
David Hann
Leavittsburg
Braceville Township
Trumbull
Lorain
Jacqueline Sturdivant
Lakewood
Ohio 252
McDermott
Jack L. Webb
Scioto
Firemen vote to stay in union in Mansfield
Mansfield Ohio fire department officers led by Chief Leonard Boebel favor remaining members of Firefighters Union Local 266 as negotiations stall over union representation and retroactive benefits. The council had demanded removal from the union before signing a new contract, with previous wage and fringe benefits agreement reached earlier this month.
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Mansfield
Ohio
UPI
Firefighters Union
Hospitals push to pass cost containment in House
Washington sources say hospitals view the House as the battlefield for the administration's hospital cost containment bill. Waxman leads a tough subcommittee split on the issue while witnesses including AHA president Alex McMahon prepare to testify. President Carter calls hospital cost containment crucial to defusing inflation and signals doubt about passage.
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D-Fla
Alice Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
House
Senate
House Health
Ways and Means
Waxman
HEW
Joseph Califano
White House
Jody Powell
Carter
Congress
Willie the frog leaps 20 feet to win Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee
In Angels Camp California Willie the frog won the Calaveras County Fair Jumping Frog Jubilee leaping 20 feet 1% inches. Owner Frank Fasano 14 of San Jose became the youngest sponsor to collect 300 dollars. Chip took third with 18 feet 64 inches, while Santa Marta Gold placed second at 18 feet 8 inches. About 42 000 spectators attended despite a gas shortage, a tradition since the Gold Rush era celebrated by Mark Twain. International winners included County Down Ulster Erin Bragh with top leaps.
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Frank Fasano
San Jose
Calif
Willie
Fasano
Robert
Chip
Germany
Belgium
Australia
Japan
County Down
Ulster
Erin Bragh
Huron County Receives March Permissive Tax Payment
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson reports Huron County received 72047 dollars in March permissive sales tax, with monthly distributions delayed by two months. Payments went to the county treasurer, part of 12.38 million delivered to 45 Ohio counties and the Greater Cleveland RTA, noting no half percent tax took effect in February 978.
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Huron County
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ohio County
Greater Cleveland
Vermilion Hosts Inland Seas Model Ship Contest at Museum
Great Lakes Historical Society sponsors Inland Seas Regional Model Ship Crafters contest for junior and senior builders of Great Lakes vessels. Entries due 9 am June 14 to 10 am June 16 at 480 N Main Vermilion. $1 entry fee. Judging noon June 16. displays June 16–17. Scholarships: New London Hospital Proceeds Corp funds two $1,000 awards to Jody Buzard and Lavone Caldwell for health fields at Ohio State University.
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Vermilion
The
Great Lakes
New London Hospital
Proceeds Corp
Jody Buzard
Lavone Caldwell
Jody
William Buzard
Birch Park
Ohio State University
Raymond Caldwell
Third Street
Lavone
Ohio State
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Robert Smith
Sheriff handles 147 complaints in Huron County
The Huron County Sheriff's Department logged 147 complaints last month including six break ins and 16 larcenies. Two break ins were unfounded and two thefts solved. The juvenile division handled 10 cases with various offenses. five of the juveniles arrested were female. Deputies issued security notices to 14 area businesses found unsecured at night.
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Huron County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's
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Joshua Nkomo
Morehouse College
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Nkomo
Uncle Tom
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Mark Twain
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