Violent Weather Hits Much Of The Nation
Tornadoes ripped through homes in Louisiana and Florida as a Midwest storm brought heavy snow high winds and freezing rain. The system knocked out power blocked roads and delayed air travel with Chicago receiving about 6 inches of new snow and O'Hare flights canceled. Milwaukee recorded 7.3 inches amid a winter onslaught that has left widespread drifts and travel chaos.
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Lutcher
Elmore Tresclair
Edwin Edwards
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Iowa
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Missouri
Wisconsin
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Missouri Highway Patrol
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Wall Street Gains On Inflation Data Amid Weather Woes
The Dow rose 3.89 to 850.74 as inflation data showed December CPI up 0.6 percent, with the 1978 cost of living up 9 percent. Arizona, Florida, and the Midwest faced heavy weather, including tornadoes in Bradenton and widespread snow and ice, forcing school closures and travel disruptions.
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Wall Street
Bennett Explains Reduction Of Five Prison Sentences
Former Governor Robert F. Bennett defended five late term reductions in inmate sentences as routine actions. Pardon attorney Bradley Smoot, now an assistant attorney general, said Bennett was sometimes too strict on pardons and paroles. The acts only opened parole eligibility. none were freed.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bradley Smoot
Smoot
State Supreme Court
Johnson County
Parole Board
Holocaust Series Provokes German Reactions Across West Germany
West German viewers react with horror and emotion to the American produced Holocaust series. Bon live commentary notes two thirds praise the program while one third oppose it for reopening old wounds. Even President Scheel and his wife say they were moved. Critics debate whether graphic detail is necessary to convey history.
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West Germany
Anna Rathje
Hamburg
Bild Zeitung
Angela Meier
Essen
Germany
Walter Scheel
Mildred
TV Ads Strain Families Says FTC Hearing
At a Federal Trade Commission hearing, researchers and consumer advocates warn persuasive TV ads create conflicts between parents and children. They note up to 25 million unsupervised kids watch TV daily and discuss how ads drive demand and financial strain, while advertisers defend parental control and delayed gratification.
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Harry Snyder
West Coast
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Snyder
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
FTC
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University of Washington
Rothenberg
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Stonybrook
State University of New York
Consumers Cooperative
Berkeley
Alphonso Sorhaiido
New Rochelle
N.Y
Sorhaindo
Super Bowl XII Dominates TV Ratings Across Week
Hollywood AP reports NBC aired Super Bowl XII to over 87 million viewers, rating 47.1 with 71 percent of sets in use. ABC dominates weekly and season rankings, led by Laverne and Shirley, Delta House, and MASH on CBS. Top and bottom show lists illustrate NBC’s game lead and network standings.
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Music City
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David Cassidy
Franklin County Kansas notices and estate hearing summary
Legal notices include tax levy exemptions for Franklin County costs under K.S.A. 19 434 state. petitions by electors can affect exemptions. Also, District Court of Franklin County, Kansas hears the Estate of C W Finch with a petition by Gardner C Finch seeking descent determination of real property in Rantoul Black City. Defenses due February 2, 1979, 10:00 a.m. in Ottawa.
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Franklin County
K.S.A
District Court
Kansas
C. W. Finch
Ranfoul
Ottawa
Clemency hearing sought by burglar convict Miller Jr in Kansas
James H. Miller Jr. seeks executive clemency with four hearings set by the Kansas Adult Authority after a 1975 burglary sentence in Franklin County. Public comment invited by February 9 1979 to 535 Kansas Avenue Topeka. Concurrent foreclosure suit against Harold L. Marsh and Carol A. Marsh filed in Franklin County District Court for mortgage on 20 acres near Sec 33 Twp 16 Aug 21. Pleading deadline March 4 1979 at the courthouse. failure leads to judgment. Attorney Gerald E. Williams, Olathe.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Kansas Adult Authority
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Harold L. Marsh
Carol A. Marsh
State of Kansas
District Court of
West
S.W
Gerald E. Williams
Kansas Ave
Olathe
Kan
Atty
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