Fresh face and better parking at Ohio State Fair
Ohio officials unveil a colorful makeover for the fair set Aug 14 26 to attract lapsed attendees. New rides by Pugh Amusement Co and two midway sections join a remodeled Agriculture and Horticulture building and a senior citizens center. Free parking via COTA shuttles and discounted rates for Golden Buckeye cardholders aim to ease access as attendance nears last year’s 2.7 million.
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Senior Citizens
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Senior Citizens Center
Pugh Amusement Co
Lancaster
Gooding Amusement Co
Ohio Construction
Rhodes Center
Department of Natural Resources
Dry weather fuels vast western forest fires in Idaho and beyond
Firefighters from Maine to the Southeast rushed to southern Idaho as wind driven fires scorched about 100 000 acres across four national forests. Rain remained unlikely with hot dry conditions boosting fire danger as crews fought Mortar Creek Ship Island Creek and nearby blazes including a 50 000 acre fire near Gallagher Peak near the Montana border, while a backfire protected a private resort owned by late William Harrah.
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Idaho
U.S. Forest Service
Sandra Brown
Ship Island Creek
Mortar Creek
Kay Savage
Augusta
Targhee National Forest
Montana
Savage
Gallagher Peak
William Harrah
Nevada Gambling Fame
Harrah
Middle Fork
Salmon River
Boise
Mass Balloon Championship Opens in Indianola Iowa
The U S National Hot Air Balloon Championships begin on the Simpson College campus in Indianola Iowa with over 250 pilots. Mass ascensions resumed after weekend weather delays and continue through Saturday.
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U.S
Indianola
Iowa
Simpson College
Kennedy leads Carter by record margin in ABC poll
Washington based ABC News Harris poll of possible Democratic contenders shows Sen. Edward Kennedy at 63 percent to President Carter's 32 percent among 967 voters surveyed July 27 to 29. The 63-32 lead is the largest in seven polls over two years, despite Carter's brief surge after a televised energy speech.
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Gulf Oil assessing fire damage at Toledo refinery tank
Gulf Oil officials monitored a Sunday lightning sparked blaze that burned over 800000 gallons of gasoline from a storage tank. Fire limited to one tank with another holding 3.2 million gallons. damage estimated at over 1 million dollars. refinery manager James Walker warned of unseen costs after the fire ends. Spokesman Quentin Wallerstedt said no dealer shortages expected due to diversion from other Gulf refineries.
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UPI
Gulf Oil Co
James Walker
Gulf
Walker
Quentin Wallerstedt
Carter visits solar home in energy push
President Carter traveled by train from Washington to Baltimore to press mass transit and energy plans. He toured Genitha Rhyne’s solar powered home to highlight solar energy, weatherization for 3,000 Baltimore homes this year rising to 7,000 next year, with an average cost of 275 dollars. He urged Congress to cooperate and cited high energy waste in heating buildings.
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Washington
Jimmy
Baltimore News American
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CETA
Sons of Italy
White House
Jody Powell
Congress
Arraignment for Garrihy wife on child endangerment counts
Diane Garrihy 39 of Solon faces arraignment in Ohio on two counts of child endangering after allegedly abandoning her two daughters aged 7 and 9 at a Beachwood Marriott Inn. Police say the girls were found wandering the lobby with no knowledge of their mother. The wife of Midwest Air Charter president Mich ael J. Garrihy is divorced and living in Pueblo Beach, California.
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Shaker Heights
Ohio
DPI
Michael J. Garrihy
Midwest Air Charter, Inc
Diane Garrihy
Solon
Beachwood
Marriott Inn
Cleveland
Garridy
Pueblo Beach
Calif
Woman receives 342000 settlement in clothing fire case
Loretta Carr an 18 year old Cleveland woman was badly burned when a match lit her untreated cotton dress and matching shorts in the back seat of a car. Four New York firms agreed to pay 342000 in out of court settlement to cover her second and third degree burns and permanent scars. Settling parties include Kahn Lucas Lancaster maker of the dress and shorts Cone Mills supplier Rogan Manufacturing maker of the sweater and Stein Tex material supplier.
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UPI
New York
Loretta Carr
Rosetta
Family Auto
Loretta
Harry J. Dworkin
Kahn- Lucas, Lancaster, Inc
Cone Mills Corp
Kahn- Lucas
Rogan Manufacturing Co., Inc
Stein Tex, Inc
Desegregation timetable submitted to federal judge
A 46 page blueprint and timetable for desegregation in Cleveland Public Schools was submitted to Chief Judge Frank J. Battisti. The board cautions that deadlines may slip and weekly reports will be required to monitor progress. The latest report, filed Monday, lists numerous tasks with target dates.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Public
Frank J. Battisti
James P. Murphy
Viet refugee family reunites in Pittsburgh
A Vietnamese boat family reunited in Pittsburgh after a month apart in a Malaysian refugee camp. Thomas Pham Cong Nga and Nguyet embraced relatives at Pittsburgh International Airport with restrained happiness as interpreters and a welcoming home on Highland Park’s Nikki Smith residence framed the reunion.
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Pham Cong Nga
Thomas
Nguyet
Pittsburgh International
America
Tran Thi Hong van
Tran
Pham Cong My
Nikki Smith
Highland Park
Smith
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