Walters the making of a Today queen in a blue Boston voice
Barbara Walters grew up as the daughter of Lou Walters, built Latin Quarter clubs, moved to Miami then New York, endured island isolation, and washed through school to Sarah Lawrence. She faced poverty after her father’s bankruptcy, worked in TV, joined CBS, and rose from Today writer to co host. Her drive came from loneliness, curiosity, and a need to support family, shaping a career marked by hard questions and endurance.
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Victor Camptometey
Woolworth
Gallatin jury convicts man. faces up to ten years
Haynes plans an appeal and bond reduction to free Gallatin pending sentencing. Assistant prosecutor Gary said the case strengthened as it progressed. Jurors declined to comment. testimony portrayed Gallatin as untruthful, with witnesses alleging he posed as an Alabama attorney and shared case details with others.
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Gallatin
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Rybka
James Tassie
Henry Zieba
Elyria
Vincent O'Brien
Marsho
John Dreakin
Alabama
Chillicothe Prison
Goodwin
4 cops hired despite bias issue
Councilman Leo Bullocks voiced disappointment as recruitment continued for potential black patrolmen. He pressed for at least three black officers, noting only one patrolman and one fireman are currently on duty. George W. Hodge urged immediate hiring of four black officers, warning the department is dangerously short-handed amid resignations and retirements.
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Western Heights Improvement Association
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BMW battle could peril tag sales
Joseph faulted the bureau’s management as typical for disgruntled workers. He described a policy for monthly evaluation of “marginal employees” by division supervisors as harassment and humiliating. Labor officials cited Department of Administrative Services rules requiring the department director to evaluate staff.
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Andrews
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Donald Cook
Department of Highway Safety
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Joseph
Lorain county seeks to save four historic sites
Kellogg presented four properties in Lorain County as part of a campaign to preserve them for museum or cultural use. The Laundon Williams house, Sally Bronson house, Lorain lighthouse, and The Hickories are all on the National Register. Negotiations with estate executors and the Columbia Board of Education advance, with probate court approval required for purchase or transfer.
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J. Stuart Vair
Harold §. Ewing
Historical Society
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Columbia Board of Education
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Columbia Historical Society
Lorain County Society
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Coast Guard
Alaska tops per capita income list as DC falls to second
The BEA reports Alaska's 1975 per capita income at 8815, up 17.9 percent from 1974 and leading Washington despite DC sliding to second. National average 5834, with regional leaders California to Hawaii posting higher figures and Mississippi remaining lowest.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
Idaho
Mississippi
California
Nevada
Oregon
Hawaii
Grain price rundown across Ohio markets
UPI reports closing prices by region for Northeast Northwest and Central Ohio with wheat ranging about 291 to 305 per bushel, corn 251 to 257, oats 147 to 151 and soybeans around 4.40 to 4.76. Regional notes add elevator bids and trends, plus local farm bureau figures for Lorain County with wheat 2.80, corn 2.61, oats 1.40 and soybeans 4.70 per bushel.
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UPI
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Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Panel Finds Bias in Build Trade and Truck Unions
The U S Civil Rights Commission reports widespread racial and sex discrimination in the nation’s building trades and trucking unions. It urges 15 reforms including union hiring goals for minorities and women and ICC action requiring affirmative action plans with time frames.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
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