Zoning Issue Dominates Huron County Ballots
In Huron County voters face 46 special issues with money matters prominent. The hot topic is zoning in Fitchville Hartland Townships and New London Village. Trustees and the New London Village Council pushed zoning codes amid resident opposition while tax questions also appear, including reducing Norwalk income tax to one percent. Plymouth Village has the county’s busiest ballot with six money questions: five tax levies and a bond.
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Huron County
Fitchville
Hartland
New London
New London Village
Norwalk
Plymouth
Social Security checks moved up one day by Treasury policy
The Treasury Department changed delivery to Friday for the 36 million Social Security checks to avoid weekend cashing problems after an appeal by more than 30 senators. The shift affects retirees who cannot cash Saturday checks, preventing several days without funds.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Columbus
Rotary
Common Pleas
Ohio Court of Claims
Court of Claims
Attorney General
Court of Claims Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Frozen yogurt catches on as a new confection
United Press International reports Europeans resist freezing yogurt but Americans embrace it as a major novelty. Across the Eastern Seaboard, frozen yogurt stalls multiply as a lighter dessert option with about 57 percent fewer calories than ice cream, appealing to weight watchers and curious palates alike.
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United Press International
Father cheers as Beverly Chapman wins Miss Wheelchair America
Five years after slogans and tears, William Barry watched Beverly Marie Chapman crowned Miss Wheelchair America. The Bostonian cried with joy as his daughter claimed the title, first awarded in 1972.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
William Barry
Beverly Marie Chapman
Weather notes and life events from September 27 1976
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday morning give way to partial sun in the afternoon with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Rain chances 60 percent today and 20 percent tonight and Tuesday. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph. Sunday temps 63 to 51. Humidity varying 86 to 97 percent throughout the day. Births marriages and deaths listed for local residents include several marriage license applications, a birth in Willard, and deaths of William C. Wilson, Cornelia R. Brown and Linda L. Kuenzel.
Opinion Line Polls on John Birch Society and Crime Reparations
Saturday readers weigh in on the John Birch Society with 99 total calls and 64.7 percent in favor and 35.3 percent against. The vote also asks whether Ohio should offer reparations to crime victims, with two phone numbers provided for yes and no responses.
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America
John Birch Society
U.S
Birchers
Jimmy Carter
John Birch
Ku Klux Klan
Ohio
Connally Law Firm Donates to Carter Campaign in Texas
A Houston committee linked to John Connally's law firm contributed 18 000 to political campaigns including 1000 to Ford and 2000 to Carter. Connally says he had minimal involvement despite sharing firm offices and address.
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Houston
UPI
John Connally
Jimmy Carter
Connally
Ford
Texas
Federal Election Commission
National Good Government Fund
Vinson, Elkins
Carter
Daniel C. Arnold
Partner's Brother Charged in Florida Kidnapping Case
Wealthy contractor Richard Jaffa said he informed his associate of his partner Aubrey McWilliams' brother Jack McWilliams 39 of Ocala was charged with kidnapping Jaffa's wife Sheri Linda 35 who was found in a wooded area after four days with no food or drink. Edith Burton 22 led agents to the site.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Richard Jaffa
Jaffa
Jack McWilliams
Ocala
Aubrey Ellis McWilliams
Sheri Linda
McWilliams
Edith Burton
FBI
Scot
Ilese
Chester Colen
Detroit
John Daley
Miss Burton
Daley
Ocalnational Forest
Going Bare Doctors risk ruin without malpractice insurance
Chicago reports that some doctors practice without malpractice insurance, a move described as dangerous by management consultant W Fred Mangan. He warns only a few tough-minded physicians could survive such a risk, noting gaps in asset protection and a 43 percent divorce rate.
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Chicago
UPI
W Fred Mangan
The
American Medical News
Mangan
Shoeshine Boys founder closes Vietnam chapter
Dick Hughes who created the Shoeshine Boy Foundation in Saigon helped 15 000 orphans by providing shelter food and work. After Saigon fell he stayed briefly then left Vietnam in August 1975 while planning to wind down the program. He says Vietnam belongs to the Vietnamese and vows continued involvement.
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Scott Macleod
Pittsburgh
UPI
Dick Hughes
Tang
Hughes
Saigon
Hung
Shoeshine Boy Foundation
Hughes T
Dustin Hoffman
Vietnam
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Rick van Sant
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Lee Roy Patterson
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Patterson
Arnold Miller
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David L. Foos
Diane C. Siebert
W. Terry Renfrow
Carrie F. Coy
Norman G. Holmer
Attica
Sandra A. Mahl
Willard
Lloyd A. Tolle
Mary J. Sharpe
Norway
Robert Kaufman
F-T
William C. Wilson
Cornelia R. Brown
Fort Lauderdale
Linda L. Kuenzel
Wakeman
James Earl
Chip” Carter
Comet
Seattle
Wash
Bruce Olson
University of Washington Daily
Harrison H Schmitt
Joseph Montoya
D -N.M
Evangeline Miller
Gerald Ford
Shoeshine Boys Foundation
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