Close Encounters of Local Kind In Elyria
The Chronicle Telegram reports on Mrs. Booth who claims medical cures and visions after a UFO sighting, joined by Harold Hubbard a local UFO author and hypnotist who offers advice for witnesses. Former Elyria resident Lowell Stone comments on public reaction and historical UFO cases, noting government caution and scientific curiosity.
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Mrs. Booth
Harold Hubbard
Fifth St
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Lanulos
Hubbard
Hubard
Booth
Lowell Stone
Elyria
Florida
Stone
Chronicle-Telegram
No iron curtain to economists says Utah scholar
University of Utah economist Dr. Sima Lieberman argues that postwar Europe shows mixed economies blending free market and command elements. He notes Western intervention and Eastern liberalization after Stalin's death, citing Yugoslavia as a 1960s system resembling France rather than a strictly Soviet model.
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UPI
Europe
University of Utah
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East
Sima. Lieberman
Lieberman
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West Germany
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France
United Kingdom
Italy
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Liberman
Soviet Union
Britain Suffers After Freak Storm Hits Suffolk
Britain was buffeted by a freak storm ripping through Newmarket Suffolk damaging over 100 houses. Chimney stacks crashed into a hotel roof and cars were tossed into the air. Authorities report several elderly residents treated for shock as savage gales hit other parts of England.
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UPS
Britain
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Suffolk
England
Dollar slumps hit new records in four markets
The dollar slid to all time lows in four European markets as it opened at 1.9925 Swiss francs in Zurich and 2.0925 marks in Frankfurt. It also fell to 32.74 Belgian francs in Brussels and 2.26 Dutch guilders in Amsterdam while the British pound rose to 1.9255 dollars in London.
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London
UPI
Zurich
Frankfurt
U.S
Brussels
Amsterdam
Wuppertal Zoo measures large African centipede
A keeper at the Wuppertal Germany zoo used a ruler during a recent inventory to measure an African centipede. The creature was about 22 cm long and had roughly 300 legs. The feet were not counted in the tally.
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Wuppertal
W. Germany
Social Security tax rate climbs in 1978 changes
Washington reports a 6.05 percent withholding on income up to 17,700 with a maximum tax of 1,070.85, employer matching, and a forthcoming rise to 7.15 percent up to 42,600. The article notes past hikes, projected future costs, potential relief measures, and differences for self employed and higher earners.
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Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Violence flares as Appalachian coal strike nears fifth week
Violence continued in the Appalachian coalfields over the New Year as the United Mine Workers strike entered its fifth week with negotiations stalled. Two explosions in Kentucky may signal renewed efforts to shut down non-UMW operations, though no injuries were reported. The union vows to throttle production but nonunion output remains substantial, accounting for about half of national coal.
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Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
UMW
Citizens Home Savings declares $15 dividend and total assets hit $100 million
The Citizens Home Savings board of directors declared a $15 per share dividend to holders of record December 31, 1977. Howard J. Fischer, president, reported savings and mortgage loans reached new highs in the past year while total assets surpassed $100 million. The company operates offices in Lorain, Amherst and Elyria.
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Citizens Home Savings
Howard J. Fischer
Citizens
Lorain
Amherst
Elyria
Airport board to talk of suit in Norwalk
Huron County Airport Authority schedules an executive session to discuss a $1.1 million lawsuit filed by base operator Ronald J. Zoellner. Assistant Prosecutor Jack Fynes and authority lawyers pursue defense as trial, recessed by Judge Robert Vetter until Jan. 17, continues with Aero law expert Harry Riggs assisting.
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Huron County Airport Authority
Huron County
Jack Fynes
Authority
Huron Count Pate
Ronald J
Huron County Common Pleas
Robert Vetter
Airport Authority
Harry Riggs
Fyne
Ronald Freeman
Zoellner
MidAmerica Exchange imposes first dress code
Chicago UPI reports the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange enforces a 109 year old dress code requiring jackets and neckties or turtlenecks for members, employees, and guests. Casual attire is banned along with smoking and eating or drinking in the trading area. Violations incur a 25 dollar fee.
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Chicago
UPI
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
Mid- America Exchange
Canton Teachers Strike Over Pay Boost
About 85 percent of Canton teachers and most non teaching staff walked out in a salary dispute. Alan Rubinstein led nearly 1,260 member Canton Professional Educators Association demanding a fair increase. Board considers court action as talks with federal mediator collapsed.
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Canton
UPI
One Association of Public Schools Employees
Alan Rubinstein
Rubinstein
Fossil fuels warming earth to greenhouse climate warns scientist
Dr Francis Bretherton of the Climate Research Board warns that growing use of coal and gas could double atmospheric carbon dioxide within a century, triggering a greenhouse effect that raises global temperatures. He notes past climate shifts, including ice ages, show climate is not constant and may change dramatically.
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Colo
UPI
Francis Bretherton
National Climate Research Board
Bretherton
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