Congress Launches Probe Into NCAA Copyright 1977
A U.S. House Subcommittee launches a formal inquiry into the NCAA focusing on two areas: fairness of competition and disciplinary practices including due process for athletes. The probe follows UNLV sanctions and coach Jerry Tarkanian’s two year suspension amid NCAA actions. Several universities reportedly contacted lawmakers, though specifics were not disclosed.
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Washington
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
U.S. House
James D. Santini
Dnew
Congressional Library
Dante Pistone
Santini
John Moss
Moss
Pistone
University of Nevada At
Las Vegas
UNLV
Jerry Tarkanian
Tarkanian
Merle Loken
University of Minnesota
Gophers
Mike Thompson
Dave Winey
Flip Saunders
Lokin
Explosive cache found at Pittsfield Township residence
Federal agents and Lorain County deputies seized 20 boxes of dynamite weighing 50 pounds each, 2 500 feet of primacord, nitrocarbonitrate, blasting caps, and detonating gear from behind Ralph J. McRoberts home. Investigators said arrests could follow.
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Elyria, Ohio
UPI
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Lorain County
Moose in Augusta Goes on Two Hour Downtown Chase
A bull moose with seven foot antlers roamed Augusta Maine for two hours on Wednesday prompting a police pursuit through the west side downtown area and state Capitol complex before returning to the north woods. Officers documented the incident with a tuft of moose hair attached to their report.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
North Woods
Carroll Clement
River
State Capitol
Clement
Ohio Senate approves heating bill for low income elderly
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a measure offering a 25 percent discount on natural gas and electric bills to qualifying low income elderly or disabled residents for the next two winters. The bill goes back to the House for concurrence in changes.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Senate
House
Senate
Hostages Freed as Japanese Hijackers Threaten Further Killings
In Dacca five hostages including two Americans were released by Red Army guerrillas after hijacking a jetliner. The group warned they would kill 151 others if Japan does not free nine radicals and pay 6 million dollars by midnight. The government promised to meet some demands but could not deliver by the deadline. A ninth captive radical also rejected an offered freedom.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
James Abourezk
D-S.c
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Dacca
Bangladesh
Japan
U.S
Red Army
Tokyo
Weather and life events listed for late September 1977
Cloudy tonight with lows in the low 50s and a 20 to 30 percent rain chance Friday. Wednesday temperatures 67 to 45 with dawn humidity near 93 percent and zero total precipitation. Marriage licenses issued in four pairs at home and in offices. Births listed for three families. Deaths noted for Dr Rutilius H Allen and Mrs Caroline E Ohr.
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Rutilius H. Allen
Washington, D.C
Caroline E. Ohr
Norwalk
Milan Police Chief Fired After Council Vote
Milan Village Council dismissed Police Chief Gary Limbird for inefficiency and incompetency after four hours of testimony in a closed session. The 40 year old ex-chief faced charges including misusing two $35 checks from Rawle Funeral Home, failing to report gun thefts, and inadequate pursuit of a kidnapping case. He may appeal in court with attorney Leonard Catri of Sandusky.
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Milan
Gary Limbird
Village Council
Limbird
Council
Robert Bickley
Police Department
Rawle Funeral Home
George Bogan
Bogan
Bickley
Jerry Christopher
Charles Lindecamp
James Ward
Lee McDermond
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Ptl
Christopher
Ways and Means Tackles Social Security Financing
The House Ways and Means Committee met to outline a plan to keep Social Security solvent without sharply raising payroll taxes or cutting benefits. President Carter flags energy as the top action, with a focus on funding timelines. The trust funds have paid out more than they take in for years, with disability possibly exhausted by 1978–79 and retirement by 1983–85.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Carter
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Social Security Trust
Park Board Appointments Questionably Legal in Huron County
Probate Judge Thomas Heydinger says the Huron County Park Commission may have been lawfully formed by county commissioners, not the probate judge. He schedules a hearing for October 17 to review the six current commissioners and urges a three member panel.
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Thomas EF. Heydinger
Huron County Commissioners
Heydinger
Huron County Park Commission
Russell T. Antrim
Antrim
Miles Christian
Plymouth
Lewis Conger
Fairfield
Henry Timman
Norwalk
Christian
Park Commission
Roger Dixon
Hubert Snyder
New London
Wilma Nickols
Robert Fenn
Bellevue
Donald Buckingham
Willard
Thomas Carabin
Hauser
Richard Hauser
Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks After Striking Ground On Lake Superior
The Lake Carriers' Association said the Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a November 1975 storm after striking ground, killing all 29 aboard. The Coast Guard reported the ship flooded and broke apart in about 500 feet, while the association suggested a shoal or reef collision as the cause.
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Duluth
U.S. Coast Guard
The
Coast Guard
Carriers Association
Sleepy Body Perplexes Area Lawmen After False Ditch Nap
A tired runaway boy sparked a late afternoon search by Huron County deputies after Wellington police heard a CB report of a body in a ditch near Ohio 18 and the U S 20 bypass south of Norwalk. Deputies found no body. the boy wore a maroon shirt and explained he had rested in the ditch while waiting to hitch a ride.
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Huron County Sheriff's Deputies
Wellington
Ohio 18
U. S. 20
Norwalk
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Wakeman
EHOVE Pact Ratified by Board of Education
The EHOVE Board ratified a two year pact for teachers after a Wednesday night special meeting ending an impasse from the 1976-77 year. The contract first raises pay by 400 this year boosting base salary from 8650 to 9050 and adds a later 400 raise to 9450 on July 1, 1978. The district will cover any rise in hospital insurance premiums and adds a new step in the experience pay scale.
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Avery
Ehove Board of Education
EHOVE
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Catherine J. Hutchinson
Arthur W. Plue
Greenwich
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Monroeville, Boy
Richard and
Daphne Hobson
Sandusky Memorial
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Providence
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Leonard Catri
Sandusky
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Linda McCall
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