State RTA drivers demand increased security in Cleveland
Transit Workers Union leader Bruce Foster presented demands for stronger RTA security after a woman bus driver was raped Saturday. He cited a 40 minute delay before police were notified and urged more police, a woman driver call-in program, upgraded layover security, and a 24 hour line to RTA HQ. RTA officials discussed proposals but one suggestion was rejected by the union due to seniority based shift picks.
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Voinovich and Forbes may quit after tax vote
Cleveland leaders Mayor George Voinovich and City Council President George Forbes threaten to leave city politics if voters reject a 0.5 percent income tax hike. The Feb. 17 special election would raise the rate to 2 percent to fund $47 million in debts and needed capital improvements. If the measure fails or narrowly passes, both may reconsider running again.
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Forbes
Cleveland
UPI
George Voinovich
George Forbes
Snow and cold snap sweep the Midwest and West
Arctic air drives single digit temperatures across the northern Midwest from North Dakota to Michigan. California storms threaten rain and heavy snow in Oregon, with travel advisories in northern California and the Oregon mountains. Tennessee and the lower Mississippi Valley see rain showers while New York faces a drought emergency as Warroad Minnesota hits 7 below zero.
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North Dakota
Michigan
California
Oregon
National Weather Service
Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains
Nevada
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Warroad
Minn
New York
Westchester County Board of
Pacific and Atlantic showery night with Rockies snow
Weather forecast predicts showers over Pacific coastal states and the south Atlantic area with snow in the Rockies. Clear to partly cloudy elsewhere, and a 50 percent chance of precipitation tonight, 30 percent Wednesday. Northwesterly winds near 10 mph. Temperatures fall to around 20 tonight with highs in the upper 20s.
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Rockies
Lake Erie
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Ida
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Asheville
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Washington
Arafat elected deputy chairman at Muslim summit
Yasser Arafat was elected deputy chairman of the Islamic summit, boosting PLO prospects for a Palestinian state. U N Secretary General Waldheim urged inclusion of the PLO in a comprehensive Middle East peace plan. In Northern Ireland, five explosions and a Belfast warehouse bombing injured 13, undermining a three month cease fire. Portadown in County Armagh saw a blast injuring three British Army guards and seven civilians.
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Saudi Arabia
UPI
Yasser Arafat
Islamic Nation
PLO
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Belfast
Northern Ireland
NPI
IRA
Maze
Portadon
County Armagh
Ulster Defense Regiment
Ohio Bell to invest 486 million for 1981 plan
Ohio Bell unveiled a 486 million capital improvements program for 1981, boosting total construction and modernization commitments since January 1977 to 2 billion. President William R. McDonald said the plan defends against inflation by leveraging technology to maintain service quality. Major projects include multi million dollar switching systems in Dayton, Franklin, Maumee, and Cleveland plus additions in Akron Cleveland Columbus Toledo Steubenville Zanesville Xenia and Massillon.
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UPI
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William &. McDonald
McDonald
Dayton
Franklin
Maumee
Akron
Columbus
Toledo
Steubenville
Zanesville
Xenia
Massillon
Sohio plans big oil exploration push in 1981
Sohio the Standard Oil Co of Ohio says it will risk a large portion of its profits on new oil and gas exploration. The company spent 175 million on exploration last year, five times 1979, and targets 300 million this year. Sohio reported 1980 earnings of 1.81 billion versus 1.19 billion in 1979.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Sohio
Lawmakers push to re-criminalize marijuana offense in Ohio
In Columbus UPI reports that Senators Richard H. Finan of Cincinnati and Michael DeWine of Cedarville proposed a bill to raise penalties for marijuana smoking, reversing a six year status as a traffic-ticket offense. The measure aims to re-criminalize the offense and impose stricter penalties.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Richard H. Finan
Cincinnati
Michael DeWine
Cedarville
Ohio Lottery winning number and related notes
The daily Ohio Lottery drawing produced the winning number 016 with ticket sales of 735,976.50 and a payoff of 239,537. The text also references marijuana possession laws and proposed Finan-DeWine legislation setting penalties for small amounts, including 80 days in jail or a 250 fine for possession under 100 grams and for giving 20 grams or less to another.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio Lottery
Rob Garwood court martial judges jury instructions debated
Camp Lejeune attorneys pursue settlement of the final issue in the Garwood court martial the judge's instructions to a five officer Marine jury. After 28 days of testimony closing arguments are set for February 2. Garwood faces desertion and collaboration charges with life imprisonment possible.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
UPI
Marathon
Robert R. Garwood
Marine Corps
Hanoi
Atlanta weighs curfew to stop killings
Atlanta officials weigh a 9 p.m. city curfew to curb a string of child killings and disappearances ending nightlife for minors. The Public Safety Committee planned a hearing and vote while a 11 p.m. deadline remains for under 15s, as activists push for a permanent 9 p.m. curfew.
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Atlanta
UPI
Public Safety Committee
Women Against Crime
Witness Testifies in Tampa Riot Murder Trial
UPI reports Doris Jones testified from her Liberty City apartment balcony that a black mob dragged and beat three white men to death during May riots in Tampa. Charged are Lawrence Capers and Leonard Capers, Patrick Moore, and Samuel Lightsey Jr., all facing first degree murder. The prosecution will seek execution for Nathanial Lane, 18, in a later trial. death penalty not sought for the four.
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Miami
UPI
Liberty City
Doris Jones
Benny Higdon
Capers
Leonard
Patrick Moore
Samuel Lightsey Jr
Tampa
Arthur McDuffie
Nathanial Lane
Human guinea pig awarded 2.9 million in suit
Daniel Burton of Union City New Jersey born in 1953 at New York Hospital was blinded after a federally funded oxygen experiment on premature infants. His lawyers call it a human guinea pig coverup as he seeks damages for medical harm and years of dependence.
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New York
UPI
Daniel Burton
Union City
New York Hospital
Burtons
Daniel
Fabian Forte
Forte
Bob Marcucci
Fabian
Bulldozers Begin Debris Search In Laingsburg Flood
In Laingsburg South Africa heavy machinery started clearing debris after the flood disaster described by Prime Minister Botha as the worst natural disaster in the country. Helicopters and foot searchers combed the countryside for the missing and dead as unofficial death tallies hovered around 150 to over 200, with 27 bodies recovered and 38 survivors from roughly 190 missing.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Laingsburg
P.W. Botha
Begin wins approval for three more West Bank settlements
Israeli Parliament backed three additional West Bank settlements as Prime Minister Menachem Begin presses to finish the program before elections. The move, approved despite Deputy PM Yigael Yadin opposition, grants nine of the final ten sites. A separate plan approved 300 settlers for a 40 acre outpost near Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Menachem Begin
West Bank
Yigael Yadin
Begin
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Best dressed sports figures named by national press
The nation's sports press names seven best dressed winners: Sugar Ray Leonard boxing Jim Palmer baseball Tom Landry football Julius Erving basketball Phil Esposito hockey Roscoe Tanner tennis and Jack Nicklaus golf. Also coverage of Burt Reynolds party in Atlanta Limelight and plans for Sharky’s Machine film. James Wylie Mahaffey, 106, celebrated longevity while Word Rummy pros and TV star predictions populate entertainment notes.
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Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
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Chip Tolbert
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