Violence flares in truck strike across Ohio
Lorain County workers join nationwide 600 tied to long distance carriers as auto plants halt. Drivers with interim agreement stickers face safety concerns while negotiations drag and authorities monitor crossings and overpasses. Incidents include gunfire reports but no injuries, with police and state patrol seeking order amid picket blockades and blocked routes.
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Stockard
Lorain Polinng
Celebrities back candidates with money and star power
A sprawling campaign panorama shows Jimmy Carter and rival operatives courting fame. Cliff Robertson backs Udall while Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger help Harris with coast to coast tours. Mick Jagger's wife Bianca and Angie Dickinson loom in Ford's star-studded outreach as fundraising soars.
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Oklahoma
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Pound hits record low on world's money market
London reports the British pound sinking to a new low as foreign dealers unload sterling amid Britain's political instability and economic troubles. The currency tumbled to around 1.8645 dollars, with a 35.5 percent devaluation against 10 major partners, while unemployment and inflation worsen. Dwight L. Chapin, former Nixon adviser, has been released from a federal prison after seven months.
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Chicago
Large field named for Local 1104 steelworker elections
More than 80 candidates were nominated for Local 1104 United Steelworkers posts at Lorain Works of U S Steel. Incumbent Martin Bartos former president George Pashkevich and George Edwards lead the three presidential contenders. 11 executive and 10 grievance posts are decided. A week long nomination validation and qualification review follows amid a dispute over meeting attendance and possible court actions. Bartos beat Pashkevich by 30 votes in 1973 and observers expect a spirited campaign through April 20.
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Cleveland to get new Amtrak station
Amtrak directors approved a plan to build a new rail passenger station beside the current temporary facility on Cleveland-owned land between City Hall and Cleveland Stadium. Construction to begin next month with completion in late autumn. Final costs to be set after bid. Amtrak rejected the Union Terminal option due to cost and added travel time. Cleveland remains a major stop on the Lake Shore Limited. Additionally, Amtrak Board approved Pennsylvania’s plan to subsidize a Harrisburg bound train, potentially impacting the Lake Shore Limited routes via Elyria and Erie. Ohio voters defeated a similar plan last fall.
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March Pike revenues set record in first quarter
March Ohio Turnpike revenue reached a record 3.4 million dollars, up 8.5 percent from March 1875, driving first quarter earnings to 9.06 million, the highest ever for the period. Turnpike Commission chair James W. Shacknessy noted similar passenger car revenue to March 1975 and a 20 percent rise in commercial tolls. A 27 year old trucker fatality ended a run of safety gains on March 29.
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Cash grain prices paid by Ohio elevators
Opening Wall street Columbus UPI reports average cash grain prices paid to farmers by grain elevators in Ohio marketing areas as markets closed yesterday and reopen today. Northeast Ohio No 2 wheat 3.12 No 2 shelled corn 2.38 No 2 oats 1.42 No 1 soybeans 4.35 Northwest Ohio No 2 wheat 3.17 No 2 shelled corn 2.42 No 2 soybeans 4.47 Central Ohio No 2 wheat 1.20 No 2 shelled corn 2.44 No 2 oats 1.54 No 1 soybeans 4.36.
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Police call woman's slaying most brutal ever in motel
In Miami police charged William Thompson and James Rocco in the killing of Sally Ivester 23 of Beaconville Georgia. Detectives described the assault as the most brutal ever seen and said the victim was beaten with a chain burned with cigarettes and sexually harmed. Barbara Savage 19 of Georgia witnessed the brutality but faced no charges. Ivester died Wednesday after a dispute over a $25 check from her mother. The suspects used a chain belt and a wooden chair leg in the attack.
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