Weicker seeks grand jury probe of Kent State shootings coverup
Senator Lowell Weicker requests a federal grand jury to investigate possible violations of the U S criminal code connected to the Scranton Commission report on Kent State University shootings. He cites research by Charles Thomas and notes dialogue with Allison Krause’s father while alleging FBI files were repressed and evidence disappeared.
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KENT
UPI
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Scranton Commission
Nixon
Kent State University
Pennsylvania
Whilliam Scranton
Kent State
Weicker
James Docker
Kent-Ravenna Record Courier
U.S
Grifin Bell
Grand Jury
Charles Thomas
Natonal
Washington
Decker
The
National Archives
Thomas
Richard Nixon
FBI
Scranton
James Michener
Santa photo for pets proves popular in Baton Rouge
Emmett Poland, 33, runs the Poland Show pet shop in Baton Rouge where Santa sits with dogs for Christmas photos in natural poses or in a red and white Santa suit. Customers line up as dogs calmly share the lap with Santa, with one small accident noted and Santa wearing plastic diapers. Poland envisions animal empathy rising with such sessions as part of humanism.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Santa Claus
Emmett Poland
Poland
Santa
Marlin Perkins
America
Winning state lottery numbers across several states
A list of weekly lottery results from states including Connecticut Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey Ohio and Pennsylvania. Entries show game names and numbers such as Connecticut Weekly Lottery Green Jackpot 089695 Illinois Big Pay Day 418 84 3675 and Pennsylvania Bakers Dozen 561697 09460 692 with various color coded sets and bonus figures.
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Connecticut
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Bakers Dozen
Inflation Eases as November CPI Rises 0.5 Percent
Washington reports the Consumer Price Index advanced 0.5 percent in November led by higher food costs. Increases slowed from September and October with fresh produce gains helping limit overall inflation. CPI stands at 203.9, showing pricing shifts across food, home costs, autos, and services.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Teachers threaten strike over impasse hearing terms
Teachers accuse school officials of delaying wage talks and blaming the union. They say the district offered substitute pay but denied personal leave for an impasse hearing on December 22. They describe pressure from Don Swartz to submit leave and claim a threat to terminate contracts if they attended. The EEA may release two nonpaid attendees. district officials insist only the board can terminate a contract.
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Sharon Brunell
EEA
Don Swartz
Swartz
Showalter
Caver
Board of Education
Mr. Swartz
Gunfire hits two steel trucks in Sandusky County Ohio
Two steel hauling trucks were struck by gunfire while stopped at a Woodville traffic signal in Sandusky County. Three people were arrested. no injuries reported. Pennsylvania State Police logged six overnight incidents in the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers strike, including rock throwings, tire slashings, and an arson incident in Somerset County.
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Sandusky County
Ohio Highway Patrol
Woodville
Pennsylvania
Fraternal Association of Steel
Somerset County
Elyria school board seeks state audit to chart closing date
The Elyria Board of Education asked the state auditor for a full review of district finances to determine when money would run out and the schools might close. The analysis aims to confirm cash flow through 1979 as state funds come in and 410,000 payroll is deferred to January. The board also approved a revised affirmative action plan and a lunch and milk price increase to cover meal costs. An organizational meeting is set for January 22 at Eastern Heights School.
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Elyria Board of Education
Edwin Haywood
Elyria Naacp
Wesley Winn
Eastern Heights
America’s first Christmas carol traced to Huron hymn
The Huron Indians in a Quebec near Loretto performed Jesous Ahatonia on Easter Sunday 1769 with a French folk melody. Rev John de Brebeuf wrote the hymn in Huron, later translated to French by Etienne de Villeneuve and finally into English by J. E. Middleton.
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Etienne de Villeneuve
Loretto
Quebec
Canada
America
John de Brebeuf
Prist
J. E. Middleton
Toronto
Flynt puts Ohio Magazine up for sale in bid burst
In Columbus Ohio, Hustler Magazine owner Larry Flynt offers Ohio Magazine for sale after launching the publication in April. Public relations director Jan Rogers says Flynt has received several bids as the magazine seeks new downtown office space in Columbus. Circulation stands at 100000. In Cleveland, Erie-Lackawanna Railway Co files a bankruptcy plan proposing $32 million cash payouts to creditors by January 1 1981 and a reorganization creating a new company to dispose of assets along Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River.
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Columbus
UPI
Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
Ohio Magazine
Jan Rogers
Flynt
Los Angeles
Straight Publishing
Cleveland
Erie. Lackawanna Railway Co
Thomas F. Patton
Ralph S. Tyler Jr
Erie-Lackawanna
Lake Erie
Cuyahoga River
Cincinnati Symphony names new music director Michael Gielen
Cincinnati AP reports Michael Gielen named music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra succeeding Thomas Schippers. Gielen, 51, currently leads the Frankfort Opera and has been named principal guest conductor of the London BBC Symphony. Columbus UPI adds Ohio lawmakers urge more state aid to desegregation challenged districts and grant broader school board powers.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Michael Gielen
Thomas Schippers
Gielen
Frankfort
Columbus
UPI
M. Morris Jackson
Cleveland
Ohio House
Senate
Jackson
Ohio River freeze drill tests new ice data system
In Cincinnati UPI reports the Army Corps of Engineers Coast Guard and towing firms held a mock freeze drill to test a computer system for rapid data gathering along the river during ice jams. The test follows last winter’s jams that slowed barge traffic and drew criticism of Corps handling by some tow operators.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Ohio River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard
Towing Industry
Corps of Engineers
Disabled veteran seeks justice for a Medal of Honor
Anthony Casamento, a 58 year old World War II Marine veteran, sits daily at the White House gate with posters demanding a Medal of Honor. He argues the Navy Cross offer is an injustice and seeks President Carter's intervention to correct what he calls a grave wrong.
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Washington
Anthony Casamento
White House
Guadalcanal
Carter
Casamento
West Islip
N.Y
Casa ‘Mento
Defense Department
Navy
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Arthur Krause
Allison Krause
Michener
Associated Press
United Press International
North America
Barbara Craig
Jesus
Mary
Rev. Debrebeuf, S.J
Ohio News
Cincy Symphony
5Th Marine Regiment
Matanikau River
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