Readers Digest Fined 1.75 Million for Misleading Mailings
UPI reports federal judge in Wilmington Delaware fined Readers Digest 1.75 million dollars for a subscriber sweepstakes mailer that violated a cease and desist order. The court found the envelope misleading and the practice continued after a 1971 consent decree. Readers Digest planned to appeal.
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Wilmington
Del
UPI
Readers Digest
James Latcham
Allen
FIC
Auto sales slump shows tentative bottom in June
Domestic car sales fell 23 percent from last June to 510,921 units with May-to-June gains lifting hopes of a downturn end. Imports slipped 2.4 percent to 188,000 while Japanese makers gained 27 percent market share.GM led declines with 314,911 units, Ford 122,971, Chrysler 45,957, and AMC 11,002. VW and Toyota bucked trends with gains.
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UPI
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Bennett E. Bidwell
Ford
Car and Truck Group
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
American Motors Corp
VWA
Toyota
AMC
WWA
Will 18 Hells Angels be retried after hung jury
UPI reports no final decision yet on retrying 18 Hells Angels and associates on racketeering charges after a hung jury in San Francisco. The jurors split on main conspiracy counts and on related racketeering charges with several verdicts of guilt and innocence, and Aug. 15 was set for sentence if retrial proceeds.
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Hells Angels
San Francisco
UPI
Hells Angels and Associates
U.S
G. William Hunter
Thunderstorm Toll Rises Across Midwest in Deadly Storms
Severe weather blasted the Midwest with high winds and flash flooding. At least three people died and more than 100 were injured as storms crossed the Mississippi from Missouri into Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. Looting surfaced in Illinois and Missouri while National Guard units were activated and curfews imposed. Illinois damage estimates topped 20 million dollars as rescue efforts continued. A 7 year old girl Gayle Musgrave drowned near Murphysboro Illinois when a boat capsized in 80 mph winds. A 4 year old in Evansville Indiana was swept into a storm sewer amid street flooding. A mobile home was toppled by wind in Edmundson County Kentucky killing Frank Bishop. A roof was ripped from a Lake of the Ozarks motel injuring Greg Deffenbaugh. Continuous rain returned to eastern Missouri Thursday.
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Missouri
Illinois
National Guard
Gayle Musgraves
Kincaid Lake
Murphysboro
Sandra Sue Erwin
Evansville
Ind
Kentucky
Edmundson County
Frank Bishop
Lake of the Ozarks
Greg Deffenbaugh
Carol Howser
Greg
Independence Day Weather Outlook Across Regions
Forecast shows showers and thunderstorms across northern Rockies, upper Mississippi Valley, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and mid- Atlantic states for the Fourth. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy. Temperatures range from near 80 to mid 80s, with weekend highs 80s to 90s and lows 60s to 70s.
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Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Ohio-Tennessee
Mid- Atlantic
Carter Faces Welcoming or Hostile Reception in Miami NAACP Address
President Carter may be met with hostility in Miami Beach as he returns Friday to address the NAACP amid black frustration over riot cleanup aid. Delegates cite anger over federal aid delays and the Liberty City riot damage, while others predict a mild reception if he smiles and keems the crowd with reassurances.
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Miami
NAACP
Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Louisville
Sandra Jones
Liberty City
Convention Hall
Evelyn Hollman
Holkman
Julian Bond
Mail Pouch painter Warrick keeps aging signs alive
Warrick, a longtime Mail Pouch painter based in Wheeling West Virginia, continues the classic tobacco sign art across four states. He paints 150 to 200 signs yearly, sets his own fees, and revisits sites for touchups every two to three years. The 1965 Highway Beautification Act curbed such ads, but Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia still permit closer placements. Warrick began after a chance barn painting in his family’s farm, and his son Roger may follow, ensuring the tradition endures.
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Jost Warrick
Warrick
War- Tick
Wheeling
W.va
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Roger
Alrady
Ohio Bribery Case Faced With Reduction to Misdemeanors
Guernsey County Sheriff Andrew Beros had five felony bribery counts reduced to five misdemeanor counts of receiving improper compensation. A motion to dismiss one false statements count tied to his 1976 primary campaign was granted. Trial delayed until Monday morning. Also noted: federal grand jury indicted five in a cocaine distribution ring including two Ohioans. Rhodes proposed temporary elimination of the 4 percent state sales tax on new cars to spur sales.
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Cambridge
UPJ
Guernsey
Andrew Beros
Carroll County Common Pleas Court
Tom Richards
Beros
Pittsburgh
UPI
Fuchs
George
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio's First Wave Pool Opens in Sandusky
UPI reports Ohio's first wave pool opens Friday in Sandusky as part of a downtown redevelopment. The 19,000 square foot facility cost 1.6 million dollars, delivers 4 to 6 foot swells in the deep end, cresting mid pool before fading toward the shallow end. It ranks as the nation’s fourth largest wave pool, with Pittsburgh venues being larger.
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Sandusky
UPI
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Killer gets 15 to life in Ohio slaying
Perry Kleiner, 20, Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, was sentenced to 15 years to life by Judge Robert B. Ford for the February murder of Gerald Kurinsky. Kleiner's appeal is filed. Prosecutor Charles Brown said parole possible after about 10 years. transfer to prison in days.
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Bainbridge
UPI
Perry Kleiner
Bainbridge Township
Geauga County
Geauga County Common Pleas
Robert B. Ford
Gerald Kurinsky
Kleiner
Asst
Charles Brown
Ohio task force urges community use of idle school buildings
A five month study led by Dr. William Drury urges localities to plan and fund expanded after hours use of school buildings for community activities. Hundreds of schools already stay open after classes and on weekends, prompting broader statewide adoption. In Columbus, officials released the recommendations at a news conference in the governor's office. In Cleveland, the Ohio Lottery drawn number 013 reported sales of 636,796 and a payoff of 277,313.50.
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UPI
William Drury
Beavercreek
Drury
Cleveland
Ohio Lottery
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