Farrah poster fuels Medina printer’s sales surge
Pro Arts Inc. of Medina holds the exclusive contract to print a 20 by 28 inch Farrah Fawcett Majors poster in a red bathing suit. Since September more than two million posters sold at 2 dollars each. Richard Mihalik says five million may be sold before popularity wanes as demand strains the firm’s capacity.
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Gene Krebs
Farrah Faw
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Charley's Angels
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Pro Arts Inc
Industrial Parkway
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Pro Arts
Farrah
Humphrey Faces More Cancer Treatment In New York Hospital
close friends of Sen Hubert Humphrey say the Minnesota Democrat will undergo additional chemotherapy this weekend at Sloan Kettering in New York. He has withdrawn from the race for Senate majority leader and may need up to 11 more treatments to halt cancer spread. Hair loss and fatigue accompany the harsh treatment as Democrats create a deputy president pro tem post for former presidents, elevating Humphrey in Senate leadership with a $7,400 raise and inclusion in presidential conferences.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Ator
Humphrey
Senate Majority
Senate Democrats
Robert Byrd
D.W. Va
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Q. Eastland
D.migs
Area schoolmen meet on gas cuts in Lorain County
Lorain County area superintendents from 17 districts convene with Columbia Gas official H B Money at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School to discuss coping with imposed and impending natural gas reductions. A buddy system for sharing gas and compensation for districts switching fuels are among topics. Vermilion and Oberlin districts lack alternate fuel options and face jeopardy.
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H. B. Money
Columbia
Lorain County
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Whyte
Elyria
Lorain
Vermilion City
Black River
Vermilion
Oberlin City
Sheffield teachers strike grounds first area action in 1977
In Sheffield-Sheffield Lake schools eleven months of failed talks culminated in a 1977 strike as teachers picketed all six district buildings. Attendance fell sharply with officials citing under ten percent districtwide. The board authorized substitute teachers at up to 44 dollars daily while canceling most extracurriculars.
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Sheffield
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Tea Tastes Too High Prompt Elyria Coffee Protest
Elyria restaurant Tody's at 146 East Bridge Street posts a sign urging tea as a protest against rising coffee prices. The manager notes coffee remains the more popular beverage while a local waitress serves tea to a customer. The Cleveland Consumer Action office plans to announce an area wide coffee boycott later today. Pick-N-Pay urges cutting coffee use but stops short of a full boycott.
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Tody’s
E. Bridge St
Earl Hill
Roy Shaffer Sr
Lorain
Cleveland
Weather notice: Snow likely tonight and tomorrow
Cloudy and cold forecast with snow flurries. Lows around 12 and highs near 35. Precip chance 70 percent tonight and 61 percent tomorrow. Winds southwest around 15 mph tonight. Sunrise 7 34 a m. Sunset p m. Yesterday high 25.4 and low 3 a m today. Details on Page B S
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City eyes short term bank loan for debt relief
City moves to secure a short term loan from local banks to cover 425000 due January twentieth. Council finance committee seeks auditor figures and year end data to present bank with debt, expenses, and projected income while exploring a building lease back offer from Robert Glover as a last resort.
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Robert Glover
Marguerite E Bowman
Finance Committee
Arnold Tollett
Tollett
Bob
Bowmen
Glover
Nance
Yeat
Thomas Radian
Civ
Blevins
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