Saline Hosts Double Header Dedications For Shelter And Prison
Saline welcomed Governor Milliken and Justice Coleman for the launch of S.A.F.E. House, a battered women’s shelter, and the dedication of the Huron Valley Women's Facility. The new prison, already overloaded, highlights rising female felon convictions. S.A.F.E. House aims to open early in 1978 with a 30 person capacity plus two staff, awaiting donations and local support.
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Saline Area
William Milliken
Supreme Court
Mary Coleman
Corrections
Perry Johnson
S.A.F.E. House
Huron Valley Women’s
Michigan
Lrst
Milliken
Bemis Rd
Ypsi State Hospital
YSH
Kathleen Fojtik
Washtenaw County
A.F.E. House
Saline
S.A.F.E
Jackie Hoeft
Tom Kass
Augusta Township
Robert Lillie
Pittsfield
George Anderson
Roy Smith
Dick Cole
Jackie
Rose Farrell
UF Drive Surpasses Goal With 74728.05 Raised
Saline Area UF drive workers celebrated a victory ball after surpassing the $71,190 goal with $74,828.05 in contributions, about 105.1 percent. Local Ford employees led with $62,714.80, PCS raised about $1,300, and out of town corporations contributed $8,000.
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Saline Area
United Fund Drive
American Legion Hall
UF Fund Drive
Ford
Salimie United Fund
PCS
American Legion
Pittsfield
Bridgewater
Saline
Lodi
York
Billy Dobbs
Traffic Safety Sparks Shelton Council Clash
Latino councilors clash with highway officials over traffic safety steps in Shelton. Councilman Don Shelton blasts the state for not planning a traffic light at Austin Rd and US-12, urging early signal timing for future Austin Rd subdivisions, while Mayor Anderson urges private talks and tempered critique. Other topics include a roadside billboard message, county park plans at Saline Valley Farm, and a new police car purchase after a recent crash.
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State
Jim Levlett
Mary Hess
Hess
Don Shelton
Shelton
Hess and
Levleit
Austin Rd
Austin
Highway Department
Us-12
George Anderson
State Highway Dept
Anderson
County of the Teamster Owned
Saline Valley Farm
City and State Discuss Saline Traffic Safety Measures
City officials and State Highway Dept representatives met at city hall to explore traffic problems on Mills Rd and US 12 intersections. They reviewed possible improvements and emphasized the discussion was a first step toward solutions, with plans unlikely to solidify for months.
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State Highway Dept
Mills Rd
Mary Hess
Jim Levielt
City Hall
Highway Department
Hess
Michigan Municipal League
Speeder Chased Thefts Reported In Saline
A 16 year old Saline youth tried to flee after a traffic stop for speeding and was caught on Mills Rd near McKay. A 21 year old Saline driver with two Warren warrants was arrested after a routine stop. Stolen items include tools and a $500 AM FM stereo from a locked van on Valley Circle Dr. Also reported: 1977 license plates stolen from another Valley Circle resident. Ongoing investigation into a Saline Hospital employee’s purse and $40. Window damage to a 1964 Mustang at Community Ford and a Dearborn Heights car at the Ford plant. A hit and run damaged a Steel Dodge lot light pole by $175. Doors and wheels found in a wooded area are suspected as stolen. Two 13 year olds were released to parents after a disturbance. Police weigh four mag wheels and a 20 inch boy’s bicycle as possible stolen items.
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Saline
Mills Rd
McKay
Warren
Valley Circle Dr
Valley Circle
SCH Medical Records Department
Community Ford
Dearborn Heights
Ford
Harris St
Eastlook Dr
Saline Garbage Pick-Ups Move Ahead of Thanksgiving
Saline residents with Thursday and Friday pickups should bundle bags and put out cans early next week. DPW will run end-of-week routes on Wednesday November 23 due to Thanksgiving, and the Wednesday route will shift to Tuesday November 22. City Hall will close all day Thursday and Friday.
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DPW
Aretal
City Hall
Reporter to Print Tuesday Next Week
The newspaper will publish on Tuesday next week to ensure delivery before Thanksgiving. Display ads must arrive by noon Monday and classified ads by 5 p.m. that day. News tips should be phoned or handed in Thursday to Saturday. Bowling news due by 10 a.m. Monday this week, with late stories accepted all day Monday.
Saline Fair Association reelects Gall as president and manager
Albert Gall was reelected president and manager of the Saline Fair Association at the annual meeting. Donald Drake became vice president, Rose Farrell recording secretary, Ray Girbach financial secretary, and Kenneth Taylor assistant manager for another year. New treasurer Leon Eisemann, with Webb Harwood as second assistant, was named to oversee finances. Committees for finance budget, fair book, and nominating were formed. Treasurers report showed almost $60,000 gross for 1977 with a $6,675 net. state aid may lift the total to $15,000 or more next spring.
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Albert Gall
Saline Fair Association
Donald Drake
Rose Farrell
Ray Girbach
Kenneth Taylor
Leon Eisemann
Lyle Wahl
Webb Harwood
Stan Lambarth
Jim Burmeister
Rena Girbach
Ray Wells
Lyle Phillips
Charles Schaible
Wahl
Thiokol Hoover merger talks terminated after discussions
Thiokol chairman R. E. Davis and Hoover Ball and Bearing chief executive John F. Daly announced in November that merger discussions are terminated. Earlier on October 11, 1977, an in principle merger was announced, but subsequent events led to the mutual decision to end talks.
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R. E. Davis
Thiokol Corporation
John F. Daly
Hoover Ball and Bearing Company
Davis
Daly
Birthday Cake Message Delights Immigrant Kil at Chevrolet Shop
Connie Miracle baked a Korean English frosting message for Kil On celebrating his 23rd birthday at T&M Chevrolet. Kil, known as Raymond, is a Korean immigrant sponsored by an aunt in Manchester and now lives in Saline.
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Connie Miracle
Kil
Connie
T&m Chevrolet
Shery Schwab
Korea
U.S
Ted Benson
Ted Durkee
Raymond
Manchester
Salirie
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Speeder
Dodge
Saline Public Library
S. Ann Arbor St
Fair
Gall
Thiokol
Hoover
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