Berea blaze guts several businesses on Front Street
Four fire departments battled noon freezing conditions for over six hours to contain a fire that gutted a building housing The Berea Tavern Poly Clean Center Ed's Wine Store Berea Hardware and Harmon's Food and Beverage. frostbite injuries were treated for four firefighters. determined cause under investigation with hydrants frozen and traffic blocked.
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Berea
Front Street
Berea Tavern
Poly Clean Center
Ed's
Berea Hardware
Harmon’s Food and Beverage
Brook Park
Olmsted Falls
Columbia Township
Jack Cicak
Berea Safety
Ralph Stull
Stull
Jim Czurnak
Gas cuts threaten Ohio schools as officials plan response
State ERDA director Robert Ryan and Superintendent Martin Essex warn a 50 percent gas reduction for large users threatens school operations. Educational groups will meet to decide if schools can stay open in an abnormally cold year with tightened supplies. Local leaders, including Elyzia City Supt Thomas Showalter, view the statewide challenge with concern.
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Columbia Gas
Ohio
State Energy and Resource Development Agency
ERDA
Robert Ryan
Martin Essex
Nate Fuels
Essex
Elyzia City
Thomas Showalter
Carter seeks public tips to stay in touch after White House
President-elect Carter expresses worry about isolation in the White House and asks the public for written suggestions on how to avoid becoming insulated from ordinary people. Press secretary Jody Powell said responses can be sent to People Box 2600 Washington DC 213.
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Washington, D.C
Rhodes awards honor Neikirk and Schroeder for reporting
The Chronicle Telegram reporters Karel Neikirk and Paul Schroeder receive the Ohio Governor's Award for 1976. Gov. James A. Rhodes cites Neikirk as contributing greatly to investigative reporting for their work on fund shortages and related issues.
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The
Chronicle-Telegram
Karel Neikirk
Paul Schroeder
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Neikirk
Neikirk and Schroeders
King Kong vs Jaws at the box office struggles to top Jaws
King Kong opens December 17 at Midway Cinema in a battle for box office supremacy with Jaws. Dino De Laurentiis says Kong has grossed over 26 million in ten days, while industry watchers note Jaws still leads all time. The film stars Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin in a daring creature clash.
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Midway Cinema
Robert Holland
King Kane
Jess
Gordon Arm
Kong
United States
Jeff Bridges
Jessica Lange
Charles Grodm
Revelry starts in Detroit as drunk driving policy eases arrests
Detroit police halt arrests for tipsy motorists from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and send them home in cabs unless involved in an accident or with extenuating circumstances. The humane policy follows years of informal practice, with other forces adopting varied approaches as the New Year begins.
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Detroit
William L. Hart
James Bannon
Michigan
Ohio Highway Patrol
Illinois State Police
National Safety Council
New York
Times Square
Midniight
Thas
Hest
Central Park
Guy Lombardo
Waldorf-Astoria
Grant Ballroom
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Jeff Rundell
Cynthia Roberts
Southwest General Hospital
Allen Sanders
Bradley Rd
Mathew Steinmetz
Baker St
Jim Malloy
Ripton Rd
Wayne Parker
Dorothy Dr
John Kenney
Royal Canadians
Guy
Leslie
Marilyn Hase
UPI
Wikre
Eports
Jimmy
BMW
Rhodes
C-T
Schroeder
By Andy Young
Holland
de Laurentiis
DE Laurentus
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