Ehove's Popcorn Wagon Saga Hits Courtroom
The Ehove Joint Vocational School popcorn wagon began as a nostalgic project and advertising gimmick but ended in tragedy when Phil Seker electrocuted in 1972. Neuman sued in 1977 claiming a loaned wagon funding, while the school contends the auction proceeds benefit taxpayers. The case drags on, with court dates unsettled and ongoing legal fees.
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Ehove Joint Vocational School
Ehove
Phil Seker
Seker
Vermilion
Neuman
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Christ
Michael R. Fegen
Norwalk
Ghrist
Fegen
John Moyer
Moyer
Anita Bryant to speak at Ohio Farm Bureau meeting
Anita Bryant will headline the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation four day annual meeting starting Sunday. Gay rights groups plan a peaceful protest in front of Veterans Memorial, accusing the Farm Bureau of tacitly approving persecution of minorities. Meanwhile in Malaysia a flotilla of up to 35 ships carrying about 10 000 Vietnamese refugees moves along the east coast, with Canadian airlifts beginning for evacuees from the Hai Hong and other vessels.
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Columbus
UPI
Anita Bryant
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Central Ohio Gay Coalition
Ohio Gay Rights Coalition
Farm Bureau
Miss Bryant
Veterans Memorial
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Vietnam
Canada
Coal firm to pay women in bias mining case
Consolidation Coal Co the nation’s second largest bituminous coal producer agreed to pay 370000 to women denied mining jobs in the southern Appalachian region from 1972 to 1976 due to sex. The settlement forestalls a government suit and possible loss of federal contracts announced by Under Secretary James A Joseph.
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Washington
UPI
Consolidation Coal Co
Appalachian
James A. Joseph
Payton resigns as Peace Corps chief after policy rift
President Carter accepts Carolyn Payton’s resignation as head of the Peace Corps amid unresolvable policy differences with ACTION, the umbrella group for the agency. Payton, 53, is the first woman and first Black leader of the Peace Corps, while Sam Brown leads ACTION and favors a leaner, better trained overseas field staff.
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Peace Corps
Brown
Ohio bill seeks local control of schools by amendment
Ohio House Minority Leader Charles F. Kurfess introduces a constitutional amendment to allow local boards of education plenary power over school programs and administration while the state sets minimum standards. He argues current constitution imposes state responsibility with no local control.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
Cold, rain, and mix of snow forecast with modest temps
Weather outlook shows highs 35 40 with tonight low in the 20s and a 80 percent chance of precip Sunday Rain or snow possible Monday with flurries Tuesday Friday temperatures 48 35 and total precip .05 sunrise 7 27 sunset 5 01 Marriage license actions list several couples by name and town Births and deaths noted including Wakeman residents Love family and a Psalm fact concludes with Psalm lengths
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Naeceas
John Fessenden
Norwalk
Mary E. Bush
Packer
Paul E. Peterson
Milan
Rosemary Peterson
Sandusky
Ernest D. Beverly
Plymouth
Pamela Laferty
New Haven
James Gosser Jr
Susan K. Dupler
James Fluty
Monroeville
Patricia Schuster
William
Peggy Waddington
Fisher-Titus
Fon
Marilyn
Ronald Donelan
Greenwich
Willard Rea
James F. Love
Wakeman
Eva A. Love
Jonestown Horror Mystery Unfolds in Guyana Debacle
UPI reports the Jonestown commune death toll rising to 794 with 531 shipped to the United States and 211 still at Jonestown. Survivors total 39 and 46 remain under house arrest at Peoples Temple HQ in Georgetown as recovery crews recount the grisly scene amid tropical heat and stench.
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Jonestown
Guyana
UPI
U.S
United States
Georgetown
Timehri
Peoples Temple
James Jones
William S. Gordon
Army
John Moscatelli
Body Recovery Costs Rise Over Jonestown Tragedy
U S officials estimate recovery costs from Jonestown, Guyana could reach nine million dollars. First 300 bodies cost two to three million, with Dover Air Force Base mortuary handling identifications and autopsies for nearly 800 victims. Expenses include fuel and aircraft operations, not personnel salaries.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Jonestown
Guyana
United States
Dover
Del
State Department
John Bushnell
Peoples Temple
Dover Air Force Base
Department
Consular Affairs Office
Cult Members Fatally Harmed in Guyana Incident
UPI reports survivor Stanley Clayton, 25, recounts that hundreds of People's Temple followers were forced or coerced to drink poison in Jonestown. He says guards surrounded the commune while Jim Jones urged the group to hurry, with some dying at his feet and others escaping as authorities warned of punishment.
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Chicago
UPI
People’s Temple
Guyana
Chicago Tribune
Stanley Clayton
Clayton
Jim Jones
Jones
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
Jones boasted of sexual exploits in Peoples Temple
In interviews with the Los Angeles Times, former Peoples Temple associate minister Mike Cartmell recounts Jim Jones boasting for hours about sexual adventures. Followers were allegedly compelled to declare themselves homosexual or lesbian, with Jones claiming sex as a tool to destroy family bonds and channel attention to himself during long meetings.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jim Jones
Mike Cartmell
Peoples Temple Associated
Jones
Justice Dept Won't Probe Temple Brainwashing Claims
The Justice Department will not investigate charges that Peoples Temple members were punished for attempting to escape in Guyana. The FBI is probing Rep. Leo J. Ryan's slaying but no overall temple inquiry will proceed due to jurisdiction limits and federal kidnapping statute constraints.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Peoples Temple
Guyana
Robert Keach
Criminal Division
FBI
Leo J. Ryan
Calif
Ryan
Tax settlement distributed to schools and towns
Delinquent Penn Central taxes from 1970 77 bring $106 408 to Huron County and are dispersed to schools townships and municipalities. Schools receive $83 394 while districts like Norwalk and Western Reserve reap sizable shares. bonds of D and C notes mature through 1987. The breakdown includes general fund sewer fire police and health allocations among numerous towns and districts.
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Penn Central Railroad
Bellevue
Greenwich
Monroeville
New London
Norwalk
Norwalk Corp. Park
eWakeman
Celeste asks Carter to reject electric rate hike
Lt. Gov. Richard Celeste asks President Carter and Public Utilities Commission chair C Luther Heckman to deny Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. 25 percent rate increase. He urges use of anti inflation powers and asserts the request violates the 7 percent price ceiling.
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Columbus
UPI
Carter
C. Luther Heckman
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Richard Celeste
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Heckman
Celeste
Santa Arrives In Norwalk For Annual Christmas Parade
Norwalk holds its Christmas parade next Friday night with Santa riding a fire truck at 6 30 p m. The parade proceeds west on East Main Street to the Huron County Courthouse where Santa will be seated in Maple City cottage. Tree lighting to follow. Jaycees sponsor events and merchants extend hours through Dec. 4 onward.
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Santa Claus
Norwalk
St. Paul Parish House
East Main Street
Huron County Courthouse
Santa
Maple City
Jaycees
Main Street
Carl Ringholz
Mike Haynes
Norwalk Jaycees
Wayne Goodsite
Howard Sawyer
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Frank J. Neuman
Michigan
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Spurs
Les Sintay
Christine Miller
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Guyanese Defense Force
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Christie Lane
Huron County Administration
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Ridgefield
Ripley
Townsend
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