Gas Cutoffs Cool Saline as Strike Taxes Nighttime Mischief
Night time gas shutoffs hit three Saline restaurants and four Mill Valley apartments amid a Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. strike. Police restored service, checked for further outages, and investigated shoplifting reports at A and P. Two runaways returned to Boysville, vehicle items stolen, and Rolling Meadows students blocked traffic after school, prompting continued patrols.
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Palace
Mill Valley
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
Boysville
Macon
Saline Business Association Plans Defense Against Bad Check Artistry
Last Friday Saline police logged five bad check offenses as merchants cope with the problem. The Saline Area Business Association will devote most of its next meeting to defenses against check swindlers with police outlining recognition techniques. The 8 to 9 a.m. session at City Hall invites all business and professional people.
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Saline Area Business Association
City Hall
N. Harris St
A Strong Man Weeps at Plaque Presentation
Albert, recently retired District 3 County Commissioner, wept as a plaque honoring him was presented at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Margaret O’Connor. The Saline Township farmer-statesman, accompanied by his wife, received warm greetings from dozens of friends with poise.
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District 3
Margaret O’connor
Saline Township
Big John Catches 84-Pound Wahoo at Sea near Ft Lauderdale
Saline Big Boy manager Big John Castignola shows an 84 pound 70 inch wahoo caught off the Ft Lauderdale coast on Dec 29. His brother Steve held a barracuda while Greg Castignola, OSU freshman QB, fished with Woody's group in Florida for the Orange Bowl. Bredernitz retires after 30 years in township and county office.
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DiMaggio Tells All About Saline Newspapers
The Saline Observer began in 1880 under George J. Nissly with scarce funds and strong local rivals. Printed Thursdays on two sheets, it carried local, later state and national news, surviving mainly on advertising with quirky early ads for quack doctors and distant products.
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Saline Observer
Cincinnati Times-Star
Des Moines
Observer
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Ypsilanti
Willis
Orin Star
Orrin Star
Orrin Starr
Paul Tull
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
Reporter
Manchester
Clinton
Chelsea
Dexter
Milan
Delray
Detroit
Fenton
Swartz Creek
Saline News
Boundary Session Weighs Saline Annex Bid in Pittsfield Township
Saline City and Pittsfield Township prepared for a State Boundary Commission hearing in Lansing to assess the sufficiency of Saline’s petition to annex all of Pittsfield’s Section 30 and remaining parts of Section 31. The move aims to extend Saline’s northern and eastern limits toward Textile Road, with the council approving the annexation on Oct 11 1976 and Pittsfield Township opposing. Public hearings will be set in the affected area.
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Textile Rd
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Herberts Help Save Teen After Car Crash
Steven Puckett, 18, crashed into a tree on Willis Road near the Herberts home in Saline after veering from a Brighton girl’s house. The couple’s actions kept him alive until EMS arrived. he spent nearly a week at St. Joseph Hospital and plans to return to Braun & Bramfield in a few months.
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Charles Herbert
Shirley
Steven Puckett
Willis Rd
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Brighton
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Charles
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Puckett
Braun & Bramfield
Friday Meet May Reveal School Stand
The SEA negotiating team and the Saline Area School Board plan a Friday session to exchange views on the fact-finder report from Elaine Frost. State mediator Ed Phillips is expected to attend, with board members and key district officials also present.
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Saline Area School Board
Elaine Frost
Board of Education
Saline Education Association
Saline
Ed Phillips
Woodie Merchant
Elaine Heiserman
Harold Hintz
Fred Schwarze
Howard McCann
Bob Tallman
Bill Smigielski
Marlene Weintraub
Rich Schlanderer
Bruce Ross
Janet Peterson
Free Cushions Waiting at Saline Car Dealers
Saline residents can pick up a free Hornet Seat cushion at local showrooms this week as a fundraising plan by Saline High School junior class advisor Diane Terry and students. Jack Steele, Dave Potter, and Ted Bejison bought the remaining 200 cushions after selling many at three dollars, turning the effort into a free cushion giveaway now offered to all visitors.
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Jack Steele
Dave Potter
Ted Bejison
Saline High
Diane Terry
Junors
Steele
Jack
Dave
Ted
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