Lion Teeth Into News as TV Reporter Attacked in Elyria
Newsman Del Donahoo of WEYC-TV suffered bites on cheek and ear when a lion owned and trained by Dave Chivonic attacked him during playtime in Elyria Ohio. Chivonic clubs the lion to stop the attack as authorities say the animal will not be destroyed. Donahoo was hospitalized in good condition and expected to be released today.
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Weyc-Tv
Cleveland
Ohio
Dave Chivonic
Elyria
Jeff Bishop
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Donahoo
Chivonic
FHA VA loan rate lids drop to 8 percent
Housing Secretary Carla Bills announced rate reductions for FHA and VA loans to 8 percent for single family mortgages and 2 percent for multifamily loans. The VA noted the change could cut monthly payments on a 36000 loan by about 10.50 and save around 3598 over the typical 38 year term.
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Washington
Carla A. Bills
Veterans Administration
FRA
Hills
U S loosens rules on disaster loans
The Agriculture Department eased the emergency loan rules for farmers affected by disasters. Officials say changes were planned for months and not driven by elections. In the six months to September 30, the program approved 18 53 loans totaling 5192 million. Existing 1976 crop loans can be recalculated under the new rates with loans at prevailing market rates to restore production capacity in declared disaster counties.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tndly
2 German ships sink in Channel storm near Brittany
An East German tanker Bohlen carrying oil and a West German freighter Antje Oltmann sank in heavy seas off Brittany and the North Sea. Seventeen crewmen were rescued. the fate of others remained unknown as liferafts and debris were spotted.
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Dover
England
English Channel
North Sea
Sein Island
France
Britany Coast
Brittany
British Coast Guard
Antje Oltmann
British
Coast Guard
Publicity drive targets gun crime under new California law
California law now mandates prison for crimes using a gun in murder robbery escape aggravated assault rape or kidnapping. Officials and Stop-Crime Coalition will inform street criminals via newspapers radio TV billboards and posters that punishment is mandatory with no exceptions. The aim follows a Florida campaign that cut armed robberies by about 30 percent in early 1980s.
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Los Angeles
California
Glendale
Duane Baker
Coalition
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Florida
Deukmejian
Castro rejects 1973 U S Cuba antihijack pact after crash
Fidel Castro announced Cuba will let the 1973 antihijacking agreement expire amid Cuba blaming U S complicity in the Oct crash of a Cubana passenger plane off Barbados killing 73. The United States denied responsibility and said Cuba is fully accountable for hijackings after repudiation.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
United States
Castro
Cuba
Cubana
Caribbean
Barbados
Ford quietly OKs fund for Carter transition
President Ford signed a bill to provide up to 8 million dollars for a Jefferson transition to a Carter administration. The measure adds 2.1 million to the contingency fund for a changeover, with 2 million for the incoming president and aide and 1 million for the outgoing president and vice president. Ford approved 11 other minor bills before leaving on a Midwest campaign swing.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Midwest
Rose Garden
Barnes
Congress
Ford visits farm as Carter attacks crime theme
President Ford signs a two year extension of federal emergency loans to livestock raisers while in Iowa. Carter criticizes Ford over crime policy and calls for immediate anti crime actions at Detroit event. Carter notes alleged wrongdoing by Nixon era officials as Ford defends his record.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Detroit Economic Club
New York City
Detroit
Washington
John Mitchell
Richard Kleindienst
Nixon
Watergate
Michigan
Europe
United States
All-out antismoking drive planned
The American Cancer Society plans a five year anti smoking campaign involving about two million volunteers. Targets include 25 percent of 30 million adult smokers quitting and 50 percent of 9 million teens not starting or quitting. They seek government subsidy reductions and a 50 percent drop in tar and nicotine. The program named Target 4 would raise 1 million dollars in year one pending board approval.
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New York
American Cancer Society
Tobacco Industry
America
Allan Jonas
Los Angeles
Jonas
Bar Association censures LA judge over arrest in lobbying quarrel
Censure issued by the bar over a Los Angeles Municipal Court judge who caused the arrest of a county employee amid a lobbying trip dispute. Mentions Page A references and related coverage on Page A-6. Also notes on tax free gambling plans and Westside Redevelopment Plan updates.
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BAR Association
Page Act
Weather Tonight and Saturday SB Area
Tonight and Saturday forecast shows morning fog and clouds with a low of 62 and a high of 80 for SB area. Mountains expect fair skies with 40 to 75 degrees, deserts windy with 18 to 95 degrees.
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BY Donald Rothberg
Associated Press
Press-Telegram
The
National Gambling Commission
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L.B. Planning Department
Westside
Jacques Cousteau
Auanta Center For Disease Control
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Southland
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