Three life terms for .22 caliber killer in Ohio
Thaddeus Charles Lewingdon was sentenced to three consecutive life terms for three aggravated murders and four to 25 year terms for aggravated robbery and burglary. The Licking County jury found him guilty of three murders tied to central Ohio shootings in 1977 and 1978. His brother Gary faces charges in the case.
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Newark, Ohio
UPI
Thaddeus Charles Lewingdon
Licking County
Winston C. Allen
Lewingdon
Columbus Correctional Institute
Glenford
Newark
Jones
Granville
Thaddeus
Defense Attor
Iran executes four generals as advisers may return
Iran executed four more generals by firing squad and began diplomatically seeking Shah Pahlavi's extradition. Gen Qaraney signaled hundreds of U.S. military advisers could be recalled to help manage $70 billion in U.S.-supplied equipment, including F14 fighters, as Iran softens earlier expulsions. The evacuation of foreign staff continued as Bazargan named Hassan Nazih to run oil.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
U.S
Mohammed Vali Qaraney
United States
Khomeini
Ayatollah
Camip
Mehdi Bazargan
Hassan Nazih
Ruhollah Khomein
National Front
Jessen
the Front
Tran
Muny sale faces antitrust hurdles from federal agencies
U S officials may block selling Muny Light to CEI citing antitrust worries. Justice Department and NRC oppose the deal already, while the city’s suit seeks to control the sale. Cleveland s press editorial endorses the sale amid claims of mismanagement and debt.
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U.S. Justice Department
CEI
Federal Agency
U.S. District Court
Muny Light
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Muny
Metzenbaum
Justice Department
NRC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commision
Franklin and Marshall hosts snow beach party on campus
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster Pennsylvania held a snowy beach party on a foot of snow after a storm. Students gathered on campus to beat the winter blues with a playful resort theme as AP notes the event drew campus-wide attention.
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Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Bowman on city finances and 1980 tax plan in Elyria and SD ballot reform
Bowman recalls five-term mayoral tenure and the 1975 victory, describing swift budget troubles, layoffs, and a June 1977 half percent income tax to retire debts. She notes audit findings, resignations, and emphasizes cautious growth as the tax expires June 30 1980. Also in Pierre a SD senator backs a None Of The Above option for 1980 ballots to allow blank-vote expression.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Don Frankenfeld
Rapid City
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Frankenfeld
Vandalism disrupts S Amherst bus service
South Amherst School Superintendent Lawrence Fallon reported vandals damaged two buses and slashed tires, hindering the schedule. About 650 of 820 district students had to find rides as the remaining bus operated for vocational classes. officials expected service to resume this afternoon.
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South Amherst
Lawrence Fallon
Ule
Fallon
Identical twins separated at birth reunite in Lima
James E. Lewis and James Springer, 39, learned they are twins after adoption and birth records misled both families. They lived parallel lives, shared names for wives, similar careers, and even vacations, with both men having sons named James. The discovery reshaped their identities and lives.
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Lima
Ohio
James E. Lewis
James Springer
Lewis
Springer
Jess
Lucille Lewis
Ernest
Sarah Springer
James Edward
James
Lucille Cheney
Linda
St. Petersburg
Fla
James Alan Lewis
James Allan Springer
James Lewis
Ohio speed limit poll shows split on 65 mph raise
Columbus Dispatch readers nearly evenly favor and oppose raising rural interstate speed limits from 55 to 65 mph. Of 508 calls, 262 back higher limits while 244 prefer current rules amid fuel and federal intervention concerns. Lake County National Bank plans to buy Commercial Bank in Ashtabula, exchanging five LCNB shares for each Commercial share, creating a larger Ohio bank with combined assets around 376 million. Cincinnati Symphony to tour South next winter led by Walter Susskind, who is named music adviser for 1979-80. tour begins January 14 in Jacksonville and visits Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, ending January 30 at Carnegie Hall.
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Columbus
UPI
Columbus Dispatch
Dispatch
Ohio
Painesville
API
Lake County National Bank
Commercial Bank
Ashtabula
LCNB
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Symphony
New York
Carnegie Hall
Walter Susskind
Shelby prosecutor under bar association probe
Shelby County prosecutor Scott Jarvis faces a possible conflict of interest investigation by the county bar association over his representation of The Way International. Sidney city attorney William Lang expects a formal complaint to be filed soon, detailing allegations without naming the filer or specifics.
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Sidney
Shelby County Bar Association
Scott Jarvis
Way International
Dayton Journal Herald
William Lang
Bar Association
Jarvis
Lang
Teamsters attack Metzenbaum over trucking deregulation
The Ohio Conference of Teamsters, in a front page editorial, critiqued Sen. Howard Metzenbaum for backing Senate legislation to deregulate the trucking industry. They accuse him of turning away a labor base that has supported him in every election and question his origins.
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Cleveland
UPI
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
The
Ohio Teamster
Metzenbaum
Teamsters
Senate
Border tensions flare as China invades Vietnam dispute escalates
Reports say intelligence sources in Bangkok note Vietnamese forces extend supply lines in Cambodia while pulling from northwest areas. Moscow repeats warning to halt aggression as ASEAN calls for foreign withdrawal. Tokyo pledges coordination with ASEAN to end the war, and Beijing counters by framing the invasion as a lesson for Vietnam and Cambodia.
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China
Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
United States
Teng Hsiao-ping
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Sunao Sonoda
Japan
ASEAN
Indonesia
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Hanoi
Cambodia
Pot Pot
Bangkok
Khmer Rouge
Peking
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Bikini Beach
Bowman
Michael Keys
Thomas E. Ferguson
Thomas Radican
Radican
Beverly J. Renner
S. Amherst
Seminole, Fla
Ohio News
Painesville Bank
Steven Monder
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Sarasota
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Shelby
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