Freebies face endangerment at Purdue says economist
WEST LAFAYETTE Ind UPI an economist from Purdue University Krannert Graduate School of Management says the idea of getting something for nothing is a paradox and free items like car washes road maps and free air for tires are vanishing as service stations can no longer afford freebies.
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West Lafayette
Ind
UPI
Robert W. Johnson
Purdue University
Krannert Graduate School of Management
Gas ripoff claim sparks call for reduced consumption
Pease warns of rising oil prices as demand outstrips supply and gas lines form. He notes global efforts in Washington to curb oil demand could ease shortages if they hold. Experts discuss inflationary effects, with oil majors passing costs to consumers and retailers embedding fees in service expectations.
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Washington
Chronicle- Telegram
U.S
Germany
Japan
Birthday party on second birth day for separated twins
Brenda and Linda McCall celebrated a second birth day at North Shore University Hospital Manhasset after their separation. The Siamese twins, joined from breastbone to navel, were successfully separated in a five hour operation on September 27 1977 at seven months old. Parents Arthur and Glenda McCall described their personalities as very different and reported the twins were discharged in good health.
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Linda McCall
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset
N.Y
Linda
Arthur
Glenda McCall
UPI
Vietnam claims splendid victory over China
Vietnam says it scored a splendid victory and will allow Chinese forces to withdraw in peace, while reporting continued fighting and punishments for plundering and shelling. Hanoi cites Nhan Dan and Hanoi Radio as sources of the claims and warnings.
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Lang Son
City seeks funds for street resurfacing plan
The city eyes a $1.5 million street improvement program including Sheriff Street Morgan Avenue Brace Hayes Franklin Samuel. HUD must decide if $300,000 in 1979 federal community development funds can cover the city share, with the rest borrowed and recouped via assessments. Some streets listed for resurfacing if funding arrives include Broad Middle Avenue Chestnut Ridge Infirmary Burns Abbe West Ridge East Avenue Lowell Bell Woodland Ford Road.
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Pharmacist Defends Store In Fast Robbery Ordeal
In Elyria a pharmacist named Syed faced a gunman during a robbery. He drew a revolver from behind a counter, firing twice as the robber fled, aided by a counter shield. Police alerted area hospitals for possible gunshot victims. no arrests reported.
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Elyria
Iran Premier Bazargan resigns amid revolution rift
Tehran newspaper The Tehran Journal says Premier Bazargan resigned due to inability to control revolutionary committees. It reports he traveled to Qom to submit his resignation to Ayatollah Khomeini, who had named him for the post.
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Iran
UPI
Metdi Bazargan
Islamic Revolutionary Committees
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Qom
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Downtown Lorain Eyeing Amherst Development Amid Inn Shakeup
Negotiations involve Carney and Andrews with no commitments yet. A site on Rt 254 and Broadway is considered as the 120 room Holiday Inn site faces changes. Prudoff reports two developers remain interested in the office-area land, while Gumina Construction eyes expansion and Wiggs Dept Store shows interest in the Broadway block. Holiday Inn executives must approve any franchise move before countywide development proceeds.
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Sanford Prudoff
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Carter Middle East trip to be major media event
The Carter administration’s forthcoming Middle East journey is billed as a top tier media event. About 175 reporters and broadcast producers will accompany the president, with paid first class air fare and extensive field coverage using videotape and live satellites. Two Cairo hotels will host the entourage, with evictions for space as broadcast crews arrive.
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Ohio Briefs: Age Bias Suit and Turnpike Toll Plan
In Cincinnati a 59 year old former TV program member sues for age discrimination claiming wrongful dismissal and seeks reinstatement and back pay. Columbus talks include a bill to legalize dog racing with local voter opt outs and a measure to keep tolls on the Ohio Turnpike after debt payoff for road maintenance and energy research.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Jack Volk
Bob Braun
Volk
Columbus
UPT
Ohio Turnpike
General Assembly
Arthur R. Wilkowski
Toledo
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Cincinnati police double up patrols after two deaths
Police in Cincinnati increased night patrols and city manager William Donaldson ordered a task force to review police training and equipment after officers Dennis Bennington, 27, and Robert Seiffert, 31, were fatally shot by an armed robbery suspect.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Dennis Bennington
Robert Seiffert
William Donaldson
Tragedy in Columbus Discount Store Ends in Double Shooting
In a Columbus discount department store a man shot his wife in the head and then killed himself after purchasing ammunition inside the store. The husband, John K. Byrd, 22, died from a .32 caliber wound. Wife Bonita M., 19, was reported in critical condition. Their two young relatives waited in a car outside during the incident.
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Columbus
UPI
John K. Byrd
Bonita M
Byrd
Jeremy
Janson
Ohio coal industry faces critical struggle over sulfur coal
A coal spokesman says the U S Council on Wage and Price Stability is influenced by utilities as it disputes an EPA report. The council chief Barry Bosworth released a critiquing memo arguing Ohio utilities can switch to low sulfur coal from eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia without economic hardship.
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FTC drops antitrust suit over Ohio glass merger
The Federal Trade Commission abandoned a suit blocking the merger of two large Ohio glass firms, allowing the sale of the closed Federal Glass Co. plant in Columbus to Lancaster Colony Corp. to proceed. FTC Chair Michael Pertschuk called it a very painful case during a National Press Club appearance.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Lancaster Colony Corp
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Michael Pertschuk
National Press Club
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