Lawmakers Split On Legalizing Sports Wagering
UPI reports Ohio Congressman Ronald Mottl backs government sanctioned betting on sports to curb illegal bookmaking, while Cavaliers general manager Bill Fitch and Browns owner Art Modell oppose it citing integrity concerns. Nick Mileti also argues against gambling stating its illegality and bad influence.
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Cleveland
UPI
U.S
Ronald M. Motts
Ohio
Mottl
Bill Fitch
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
Fitch
Cleveland Browns
Art Modell
National Football League
Modell
Nick Mileti
Children’s story play cast revealed at local schools
Two casts will present the traditional children's story for elementary schools and the public this week. Details and complete cast list are on Page 14. The notice notes a photo by Gene Krebs and lists local names connected to the event.
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Vaiko
Dellefield Rd
Janice
Thomas McClements
Courtland St
Gene Krebs
Elyria Realtor Enters Mayoral Race in Open Field
Elyria businessman Michael A. Knechtges a Republican plans to file for the June primary though petitions are not yet filed and he is on vacation. Democrat Lorne Elbert Jr. is the only other officially announced candidate with several undecideds among other local officials. Knechtges serves on regional Catholic education and planning groups and has held elective office in the past.
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Elyria
Michael A. Knechtges
Lorain County Realty Co
Don Rothgery
Knechtges
Lorne Elbert Jr
Richard Seward
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Peter van Wormer
Marguerite Bowman
Leonard Reichlin
John Baird
Third Ward
Lorain County
Children Die In Separate Traffic Accidents In Suburb
North Olmsted and Olmsted Township youths died in two crashes yesterday. Brian Otto ten and Susan Schneider fourteen died after being struck by cars while riding a mini bike near McKenzie Road and on Brookpark Road near the May Co. drive. Otto's friend Patrick Howells ten was injured. car driver Charles Smith sixteen not charged. Police cited wet pavement and no crosswalk. Funeral services for Otto planned in Berea. Schneider was an eighth grader at North Olmsted Junior High School.
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North Olmsted
Olmsted Township
Brian Otto
John C. Otto
Cook Rd
McKenzie Road
Susan Schneider
John J. Schneider
Dover Center Rd
Fairview General Hospital
Brookpark Road
May Co
Otto Boy
Southwest General Hospital
Berea
Patrick Howells
Jack Howells
Howells
Charles Smith
Eastwood Lane
Smith
Richard Masielle
Baker Funeral Home
Powhatan Point
Powhatan
Ohio
Brian
Brenda
Becky
Beth Ann
Bruce
Schneider
Susan
David Michal
Forest Ridge Dr
Michal
North Olmsted Junior High School
Weather outlook with flurries and light rain possible
Cloudy conditions bring a chance of light rain tonight with a low in the mid to upper 30s. Tomorrow remains cloudy with a chance of snow flurries and highs in the upper 40s to low 40s. Precipitation chances are around 50 percent both tonight and tomorrow with west to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 7 19 a.m. Sunset 6 05 p.m.
Strongsville youth foils kidnaper
A Brooklyn man is charged with kidnapping and parking ransom for 150000 dollars in a case involving Timothy O. Smith 18 son of Medic Discount Drug Co. president Arthur J. Smith. Smith escaped from a car trunk after about ten hours. Richard G Kravanja sits in jail on 50000 bond and will appear in Berea Municipal Court. He faces charges filed by Strongsville police.
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Strongsville
Brooklyn, C
Timothy O. Smith
Arthur J. Smith
Medic Discount Drug Co
Young Smith
Berea
Richard G. Kravanja
Cuyahoga County
Ridge Point Circle
Medic
Independence
Arthur Smith
Smith
Timothy
C-T
Mike Casey
Meany says $30 billion tax cut needed to stem recession
AFL-CIO president George Meany warns unemployment could hit 10 percent even with a $30 billion tax break. He notes House tax cuts are better than the President's plan but insufficient and urges separate action on oil depletion allowances. Meany sticks with 10 percent forecast and cites dwindling benefits and consumer pullback. Chrysler leaders warn of tighter conditions after a $73.5 million Q4 loss, 52 million red for 1974, with layoffs and ongoing cost cuts to restore profitability.
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Miami Beach
UPL
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Capitol) Hill
Meany
Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Lynn Townsend
John Riccardo
Kissinger Meets Thatcher in London Breakfast Talk
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher confer over breakfast in London as Thatcher nears becoming Britain's first female prime minister. Kissinger calls her impressive while his wife Nancy travels from Paris. Kissinger planned travel to Zurich to meet the Shah of Iran after a stop in Paris, having met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko yesterday.
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Henry Kissinger
Margaret Thatcher
London
Thatcher
Britain
Kissinger
Nancy
Paris
Iran
Zurich
Switzerland
Andrei Gromyko
UPI
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Elyria West High School
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Tim Walko
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