Odd characters fill Ohio Statehouse summer scene in Columbus
In Columbus a parade of quirky figures gathers near Capitol Square including the Chicken Man who crows on the street and the Drummer Man with a drum set. A House exchange over a liquor rule brings humor as Rep Thompson proposes viewing methods and Rep Saxbe jokes about periscopes or helicopters for bars closing.
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Columbus
Statehouse
Capitol Square
High Street
McKinley
Ike Thompson
Cleveland
Charles Charles R. Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Thompson
Department of Liquor Control
Saxbe
National marbles champion tears in Wildwood victory
Danny Stamm II of Reading Pennsylvania wins the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood New Jersey as an unidentified man lifts him in triumph. The item moves through other brief notes on street renamings in Louisville California court cases and entertainment industry tidbits. It mentions Roy Wilkins Avenue crossing Muhammad Ali Boulevard amid local aldermen opposition to future rechristenings.
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Danny Stamm
Reading
Stamm
Wildwood
N.J
Roy Wilkins
Muhammad Ali
Louisville
Ninth Street
Wilkins
NAACP
Ali
Witnesses mark Watchtower anniversary in district event
In Richfield and across Cleveland and Akron, Jehovah's Witnesses distribute a centennial Watchtower edition during a four day district convention at The Coliseum. More than 16,000 delegates attended the opening session as Paul Allen delivered the keynote and the 100th anniversary was noted for the magazine with a circulation above 9 million.
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Richfield
Jehovah's Witnesses
Cleveland
Akron
Watchtower
Coliseum
Witnesses
Paul Allen
LCCC board approves fee increase to fund 1979 80
Lorain County Community College trustees approved a new fee plan expected to raise 213,475 through fiscal 1979 80. The move funds a permanent appropriation without increasing the 10 per credit hour tuition. Fees include a 1 facilities usage charge for all students and a 2 to 25 range for specific courses. 1979 80 expenditures total 7.68 million, up 9.6 percent from 1978 75, with revenues projected at 7.82 million.
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Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees
Diocesan Board Names 3 New Officers and Members
Cleveland Diocesan Board of Education elected Dr. James F. Carney as president and Annmarie Dyke as vice president with Garrett Murray as secretary. New members include Rev. James A. Griffin and John Veres. Next meeting is Sept. 4 at the Catholic Center in Cleveland. Tuition plans face state action with a likely rise in fall 1980.
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Cleveland Diocesan Board of Education
Elyria
Bay Village
Berea
James F. Carney
James A. Hickey
Annmarie Dyke
Garrett Murray
Hickey
James A. Griffin
St. William Parish
Euclid
John Veres
Parma
Catholic Center
Cleveland
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