Chlorine Spill Triggers Midland Evacuations
A liquid chlorine release at a Midland chemical plant forced evacuations after poisonous gas spread over a five by three mile zone. Authorities moved about 4,000 homes and four schools, affecting roughly 13,000 residents. Detective Bernard Lapp said responders used buses vans and police vehicles to relocate people to safety.
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Midland
Mich
UPI
Bernard Lapp
Midland County Sheriff's Department
Polio Vaccines Urged As Immunization Rates Fall
Atlanta report notes polio risk is low but CDC urges universal vaccination to prevent outbreaks. Paralyzed polio cases dropped from over 18,000 in 1954 to eight in 1976, yet a 1976 survey shows 38 percent of children four and younger had not been vaccinated.
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Atlanta
UPI
Center For Disease Control
United States
CDC
Four Year Prison Term for Maryland Governor Mandel
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, already facing $197,000 in lawyers fees, received a four year sentence on mail fraud and racketeering charges. The judge also removed him from his status as a leading Maryland political figure. Mandel stated he had spent over half his life in public life and noted personal financial strain but defended his family.
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Baltimore
UPI
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Average price of new homes rises 6 percent in Q2
The Census Bureau reports the average price of new single family homes sold in the second quarter rose 6 percent to 54 700, the biggest quarterly gain in four years. The price index reached 158.3 on a 1972 base, meaning a 50 000 home would cost about 79 150 in April to June 1977. The quarterly average price climbed from 51 600 in Q1.
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Washington
API
Census Bureau
Rain ends this afternoon with cool weekend highs
Rain ends this afternoon with highs 60 to 65 and cooler weekend temps. Mostly cloudy and windy tonight and Sunday with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows tonight mid to upper 40s. Sunday highs mid to upper 90s. Birth notices list Mitchell and Shelia Prater of North Fairfield with a girl and Thomas and Debra Stevens of New London with a boy.
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Mitchell
Shelia Prater
North Fairfield
Thomas
Debra Stevens
New London
Aunt Miriam Publicly Revealed for Wartime Kindness
Miriam Ann Jackson of South Charleston revealed herself as the anonymous aunt who sent cookies candy reading material and chewing tobacco to hundreds of Vietnam based servicemen over five years. She spent seven thousand dollars and mailed three thousand dozen cookies. She kept it private to avoid objections and to keep the act personal.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Miriam
South Charleston
Vietnam
Miriam Ann Jackson
Pye
Jackson
Norwalk Teachers Accept 7 2 Percent Raise Impasse settled
About 120 Norwalk teachers voted by secret ballot to accept the impasse panel plan for a three step raise totaling to 93400 by April 1 1978 with first step November 1 1977 and second step January 1 1978 The Norwalk Board of Education will decide Tuesday whether to approve modify or reject the recommendations The wait for board action follows a summer threat of affirmative action leading to a potential strike
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Norwalk
Norwalk Teachers’ Association
Norwalk Board of Education
NTA
Jeffrey Belkin
Christie Patton
Patton
James Lyon
Impasse
James Rubright
Belkin
Rubright
Board of Education
Berlin Milan teachers sue for delay in election date
BMTA seeks restraining order against the Berlin Milan board to avoid rushing a teachers representation election. Court hearing set before Judge James A. Young as 97 teachers await who will represent them in bargaining amid a contested ground rules process with the American Arbitration Association.
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James A. Young
Erie County
Berlin- Milan
Berlin-Milan
EMTA
American Arbitration Association
Glen Hennings
Supt
Charles Lindecamp
BMTA
Hennings
Board of Education Atmene
Michael Fegen
Ann Geisler
Sandusky
Sirica Steps Down as Federal Judge After Watergate Role
John J. Sirica, 73, resigns from regular service as a federal judge while becoming a senior judge effective Oct 31. He presided over all major Watergate trials, earned the nickname Maximum John, and faced criticism for his hard line in sentencing and handling of taped confessions from Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Bush League
White House
Sirica
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John Mitchell
Nixon
U.S. District Bench
John
Democratic National
Monroeville Eagles Stalling Over Emergency Levy Vote
Monroeville football coach Doug Short reports the town’s school finances overshadowing the game after a 9-6 win over arch rival St. Paul. Players chanted for a levy as the emergency measure looms, with the district closed until results arrive Thursday and potential cross-town moves if it fails.
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Eagles
Flyers
Steve Hofacker
Brother Mickey
Monroeville
Connie Schnee
Eagle
Doug Short
St. Paul
South Central
Short
Dick Alge
Norwalk
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Norwalk High
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Celeste
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United Press International
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Calif
Richard Nixon
Carter
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