Friday the 13th fears and superstitions across culture
A wide-ranging feature notes public unease about Friday the 13th, moon phases, and Halloween. Psychiatrists, historians, and circus figures weigh in on superstition, with anecdotes from Maine sailors to New York witches and a Judas reference tied to the Last Supper.
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Balderdash
Witch Hazel
New York City
Florida
Richard Diana
New York
Sacramento
Calif
Duane Landziak
Christ
Judas
Carter campaign fined for illegal use of funds
The Federal Election Commission penalized President Carter's 1976 campaign committee for illegal fund use, imposing a $1,000 fine and requiring repayment of more than $17,000 for salaries paid to 20 aides after the 1976 election but before inauguration. A Greek tanker, Christos Bitas, carrying 35,000 tons of oil, rammed rocks off Wales, causing an eight mile oil slick into the Irish Sea near the Smalls islands off the Dyfed coast.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Election Commission
Carter
FEC
Dublin
Ireland
Wales
Irish Sea
Christos Bitas
Smalls
Dyfed
Bayh Denies Wrongdoing as Ethics Panel Delivers Report
Senator Birch Bayh says he does not believe he is guilty after the Senate Ethics Committee cites evidence in its Korean influence buying inquiry. The panel intends to forward all files to the Justice Department to decide if prosecution is warranted, centered on a possible campaign contribution in a Capitol Hill office.
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Washington
UPI
Birch Bayh
Senate Ethics Committee
Bayh
Justice Department
Tongsun Park
Capitol Hill
FBI raids target Perry Township police ties to gambling
FBI searches swept Perry Township offices including Police Chief Salvatore Birone as part of an investigation into alleged police protected gambling. No arrests reported, and officials say indictments of at least ten are anticipated.
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Canton
UPI
FBI
Perry Township
Salvatore Birone
Lottery Director Records Called
Ohio Lottery Director David Harberger faces subpoenas as Atlanta firm Scientific Games contests a 2.3 million contract award to MCA Games Corp. The case ties Harberger and party-linked figures to DTD Co. and questioned bidding. Harberger and others were ordered to appear in Franklin County court.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio Lottery
David Harberger
Atlanta
Harberger
H & L Consulting Co
Daniel Lyon
Cuyahoga County Republic Party
Cleveland Press
Lyon
MCA Games Corp
Westport
Conn
Scientific Games Inc
Franklin County
Ohio Lottery Commission
MCA
Scientific Games
Donald Hughes
Cuyahoga County
GOP
Robert Hughes
DTD Co
Terrence McCarthy
Ralph Perk
Harbarger
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
National City Bank
John Dalton
Dalton
Stephen Parisi
James Jafelice
Weather and Death Notes Mix in Meager Report
Cloudy cooler with rain tonight and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. Saturday will be cloudy with a few showers and near 50 degrees. Also notes the death of Mrs Mabe Gens of Norwalk age 68 and references James The Barber Smith, linked to California’s last hanging execution in 1938.
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Los Angeles
James
Three men indicted on firearms charges in Huron County
A Huron County grand jury indicted William Roper 25 and Thomas Snodgrass 31 both Ashland motorcycle gang members for carrying concealed weapons at the Chatterbox Bar Greenwich Oct 5. Roper allegedly exposed a .357 revolver to Police Chief Randy Kilgore. Snodgrass reportedly hid a gun in his boot and a smaller revolver in his coat. Also indicted was Jack Elliott 36 New Haven for carrying a firearm while on probation after a felonious assault in another state. Elliott allegedly fired a 12 gauge shotgun from a car into a Plymouth home during a spree. Police officer Wilford Stover was hospitalized after the incident but no one was injured. Prosecutor Hauser noted grand jury recommendations to Plymouth Village Solicitor Robert W. McKown. Stover faces possible charges of carrying a weapon while intoxicated, fleeing officers, and reckless operation. McKown unavailable for comment.
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Huron County
William Roper
Thomas Snodgrass
Ashland
Chatterbox
Greenwich
Roper
Randy Kilgore
Snodgrass
Relver
Jack Elliott
New Haven
Elliott
Plymouth
Wilford Stover
Stover
Tiffin State Hospital
Richard Hauser
Plymouth Village
Robert W. McKown
McKown
Bizarre Snake Death Plot Leads to Two Arrests
Los Angeles led police to arrest Stan Kenton’s 20 year old son and 28 year old Synanon member Joseph Musko on suspicion of planning to kill attorney Paul Morantz by placing a 442 foot rattlesnake in his home. Morantz, 33, survived the bite and faced a $300,000 judgment won against Synanon with more actions pending.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Stan Kenton
Imperial Marines
Kenton
Joseph Musko
Sierra
Badger
Calif
Morantz
Synanon
United States
Peace Talks Enter Second Day At Blair House
Washington, UPI. Egyptian and Israeli peace talks moved into the second day after progress in the first sessions. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and the American delegation met Egyptian negotiators at 9 a.m. EDT. The parties scheduled to meet later with all three delegations before a one day Sabbath break. The talks began Thursday with a White House East Room ceremony, with sessions in Blair House Library under presidential busts, as heavy security surrounded the historic guest house. President Carter outlined the negotiating mandate.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
White House
Blair House
Benjamin Franklin
Carter
Willard man sentenced for interfering with brother arrest in drug raid
Jimmy Thornsberry, 27, received six months to five years in the Mansfield Reformatory for probation violation linked to interfering with his brother Edger Thorn sberry’s arrest during a July drug raid in Richland and Huron counties. Thornsberry also faced 30 days in jail on a disorderly conduct charge. Edward D Ward, 22, Elyria, was jailed six months in Huron County jail for obstruction of justice tied to the Cerlan’s Carry-Out robbery in New London last March.
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Willard
Huron County
Mansfield Reformatory
Jimmy Thornsberry
Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
Vetter
Common Pleas Court
Richland County
Edger Thornsberry
Edward D. Ward
Elyria
Cerlan
New London
Ward
United Way Campaign Begins With $1384 Pledged
The first ten days of the United Way drive yield 1384 in pledges, only 1.29 percent of the 107000 goal. Drive chairman Charles Winn says results will improve as the campaign progresses. Pohl's Mens Store leads with 100 percent employee participation.
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United Way
Drive
Charles Winn
Pohl's Mens Store
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