Ohio Weekend Traffic Toll and Notable Court Rulings
Ohio highways record at least 14 deaths over the weekend as the State Highway Patrol notes fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Cindy Presser, granddaughter of Teamsters boss William Presser, will leave prison after a three month embezzlement sentence reduced by U S District Judge William Thomas. James Ruppert faces retrial competence hearings for the Easter 1977 family killings in Hamilton. A three day Fawick art auction in Cleveland raises over 1 million for the museum and college. Separate trials for 14 Cleveland carnival kickback defendants begin June 4 with a judge ruling Ohio Organized Crime law unconstitutional in part.
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Cleveland
UPI
Teamsters
William Presser
Teamsters Union
U.S
William Thomas
Justice Department
Thomas Asd
Miss Presser
Teamsters Joint Council 41
Hamilton
Thomas J. Fawick
Cleveland Museum of Art
Baldwin-Wallace College
Christies of London
Fawick
George Forbes
George Tyack
Franklin County
Cuyahoga County
Eugene Hazen
Virgil Shively
Thomas Layer
Ernest Mills
Firefighters seek to stay in union amid contract talks
Mansfield fire department leaders led by Chief Leonard Boebel and 27 officers insist on remaining members of Fire Fighters Union Local 266 as the city council demands exit before a new contract. The dispute over union representation stalls negotiations after a wage and fringe benefits accord earlier this month. The fire department previously struck nine days last year over contract issues. Union officials oppose another walkout.
Corn syrup tanker crash disrupts I-77 in Cleveland
A tanker carrying 40,000 gallons of corn syrup flipped on northbound I-77 in Cleveland during the morning rush. The driver was injured and transported to a local hospital. Police diverted traffic toward downtown as they investigated the crash near the I-90 interchange.
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UPI
Elyria High and West High to Host Open Houses
Open houses this week at Elyria High School and Elyria West High School welcome all junior high and new students for next fall. Elyria High, expecting 1400 to 1500 new students, begins at 7:30 p.m. with tours and department materials. Elyria West starts at 7:20 p.m. with a slide show, information session, and tours. Parents invited.
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Elyria West High School
EAS
John Raber
EHS
FHS
Elyria West
California Gas Lines Grow as Stations Lock Up Pumps
California operators protest federal price controls by closing pumps for the weekend under Gov. Brown and amid nationwide shortages. Washington and New York see rising lines as supply tightens and prices surge toward $1 a gallon. Officials warn of a rough summer with potential $2 gas in New York as stockpiles dwindle and Memorial Day travel expectations drop. Brown blames Carter for allocations. Davis counters that more stations stayed open than last weekend, though northern California remains mixed.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Washington
Rudy Molnar
Pennsylvania Dealers Association
Hudson River
Maine
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Florida
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Central Coast
Central Coast Service Station Association
Jim Tidwell
Carter
Gray Davis
Brown
Three Beatles reunite at Clapton wedding celebration
Harrison McCartney and Starr joined Clapton at his Ewhurst Surrey mansion for a weekend outdoor concert honoring Patti Boyd's Tucson wedding to Clapton. Lennon was absent. the gathering marked a near full Beatles reunion since 1969.
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Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Patti Boyd
London Daily Express
Harrison
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Ringo Starr
Clapton
Ewhurst
Surrey
John Lennon
New York
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Secret Gathering
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Ariz
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Dhani
Oxford
Bullet train test eyed for Ohio corridor
The Ohio House recently appropriated 1.1 million dollars for engineering design and environmental studies of a bullet train project. Proposals envision linking Lorain and Elyria to Cleveland Akron Mansfield Columbus Dayton and Cincinnati with potential lines to Detroit Chicago Indianapolis Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Philadelphia. An interstate compact with Michigan Pennsylvania Kentucky West Virginia Illinois and Indiana is being pursued, backed by Michigan Governor James Milliken.
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Dayton
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Detroit
Chicago
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Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Ohio General Assembly
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
James Milliken
College costs rise amid tuition and fee increases
Officials note higher expenses hit nonmanufacturing sectors like education. Baldwin Wallace raises liberal arts tuition by 300 to 3732 with room and board up 185. Lorain County Community College considers a summer or fall 1979 fee increase. Ohio State weighs potential fee freeze impacting operations. undergraduate fees sit at 365 per quarter, with instructional 265 per quarter.
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Berea
Lorain County Community College
Omar Olson
Board of
Ohio State University
OSU
College Fees Rise Across Private Schools in 1979 80
Private colleges such as REDD ELBERG and Wittenberg are raising tuition by about 9 percent with undergraduates paying from 3900 to 4250 and room and board up 120 to 140, while Case Western Reserve and others also hike fees. Financial aid programs expand to offset higher costs as enrollment drops, with freshman classes steady in some cases. Public college costs rise for on campus and commuter students, with average expenses up 8.5 to 12.9 percent depending on setting.
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Springfield
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
School of Medicine
School of Dentistry
Carter
Wittenberg
Ohio
Oberlin
Lubetkin
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Case Western
College Board
Changes in FCC policy reshape the U S communications future
In an exclusive interview FCC Chairman Charles Ferris discusses the growing impact of satellite earth stations, fiber optics, and data processing on the $10 billion TV and communications industries. He notes policy questions about satellite access and AT&T data services, calling the FCC’s role pivotal for decades ahead.
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UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Charles Ferris
Ferris
FCC
Thomas O'Neill
Carter
Commerce Department
Justice Department
At&t
Abduction case leads to arrest warrants in Cleveland area
Witnesses support Kathy Moore story amid police probe into the abduction. Jezewski says Moore identified suspects from mug books after escape area tours. Prosecutor favors warrants over grand jury. Suspects believed in Cleveland area. Glover pleads guilty to drug charges in Lorain County with probation and fines.
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Jezewski
Ms. Moore
Smith
Glover
Richard E. Glover Jr
Lorain County
Lorain
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