EPA picks Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel top mileage car
The EPA test crowned the Rabbit Diesel with 52 mpg highway and 39 mpg city as the year’s mileage champion. EPA head Russell Train said the 1977 models averaged 18.6 mpg, up 6 percent from 1976 and 34 percent from 1974, proving cleaner air and fuel economy can improve with newer cars. A separate report from Atlanta notes a polio vaccine shortage due to Lederle Laboratories requiring informed consent warnings, depleting supplies during mass immunization.
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CDC
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Reagan tops primaries as biggest spender of funds
FEC data shows Ronald Reagan raised 18 million dollars in campaign funds and spent 16.1 million, including 5.1 million from public funds. Gerald Ford collected 14.4 million and spent 13.8 million, while Jimmy Carter led Democrats with 13.8 million raised and 12.8 million spent.
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GOP
Jimmy Carter
Weather notes and regional births and deaths update
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Thursday showers possible with highs 65 to 70 and a 20 to 50 percent rain chance. Winds westerly tonight then southerly. Tuesday temperatures 63 to 38. Humidity ranges noted. Birth notices list three families with newborns in Norwalk Milan and Sandusky Memorial. Death notices include four individuals: William L. Zieber 70 Bellevue Ferne V Barnhart 82 Willard Charlotte E Coombs 71 Monroeville.
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William L. Zieber
Bellevue
Ferne V. Barnhart
Willard
Charlotte E. Coombs
Monroeville
Playboy interview on Carter sparks mixed political views
Readers weigh in on Jimmy Carter Playboy interview with 63.6 percent saying it won t hurt his chances and 36.4 percent believing it should help he faced criticism for vulgarity while others defend his openness and honesty. City railway crossing complaint noted on page 3 with voting lines to call or vote by midnight.
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Playboy
Jimmy Carter
Rockefeller defends gesture and Playboy remark in Cleveland
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller defended himself over an obscene gesture at a New York university and dismissed Carter’s Playboy interview as a case of differing philosophies. He praised Ford and Dole, urged voters to back them, and touted job growth and inflation improvement amid campaign activity on Euclid Avenue.
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Illinois
James Thompson
Chicago Tribune
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UPI
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Playboy
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Bob Dole
Jimmy Carter
Playboy Magazine
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Christ
New York
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America
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Washington
Congress
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Southern Baptist
Huron County doubles property valuations for 1976 taxes
Auditor Kenneth Reed announced that about 32 105 parcels across 19 townships saw valuations surge to 323 654 531 from 152 228 700 for 1975. The 1976 total must be approved by a tax equalization commissioner, with the final bills mailed in early 1977.
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Huron County
Kenneth Reed
Reed
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
James Rhodes
Peru
Richmond
Ridgefield
Ripley
Sherman
Townsend
Wakeman
Playboy flap riles Southern Democrats and Baptists
United Press International reports Southern Democrats and Baptists criticized Carter for Playboy interview remarks on sex and adultery. Ford aides rejected new concerns over Watergate probes and US Steel hospitality payments. A 1968 ethics code forbids gifts from corporations with legislative interests.
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Jimmy Carter
Playboy Magazine
Carter
Ford
Jody Powell
Watergate
Steel
Ron Nelsen
Congress
Norwalk United Fund Drives Toward 94740 Goal
The Norwalk Area United Fund campaign kicks off with the high school band parade led by mayor Wayne Goodsite. planners expect to reach 94 740 and rely on publicity rather than door to door solicitations as industry support and work-site giving strengthens the drive.
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Wayne Goodsite
Area Fund
United Fund
Goodsite
Norwalk High
Doug Colvin
Norwalk Area Fund
Norwalk Senior Center
Golden Agers
United Cerebral Palsy
United Seaman's Service
United Way of America
Ohio Citizens Council
FDA Bans Red No 4 Cherry Dye and Carbon Black Color
The FDA banned Red No 4 used in maraschino cherries and carbon black in foods cosmetics and drugs due to safety concerns. Red 4 may remain in externally applied medicines, but not foods or drugs. Carbon black has no approved food use and is being phased out with industry debate over substitutes.
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Michael J. Conlon Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Michigan
California
Oregon
Washington
New York
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
National Confectioners Association
Little Fella Takes A Spin
An eight year old stole a farmer’s pickup on U.S. 169 near Mankato Minnesota. Patrolman Bob Nelson stopped the erratic vehicle as it veered toward the center line then veered into a ditch. The boy was apprehended and turned over to juvenile authorities. He said he had practiced but never driven on the highway.
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Minnesota
Bob Nelson
Nelson
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