Million Dollar Tip Stuns Dallas Visitors from Pakistan
Masood Khan, a visitor described as a relative of Pakistani royalty, arrives in Dallas in a silver limousine and spends millions. He signs checks for $1 million to a waitress, gives $500,000 prizes to two dance contestants, and leaves $10,000 in tips at Elan club after a $2,365 champagne tab. Officials caution unverified purchases at Neiman Marcus and other stores.
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Texas
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American Express
Masood Khan
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Neiman-Marcus
Neiman’s
First Union National Bank
Washington, D.C
Elan
Craig Stultz
Nabakowski Victory Margin Big In Lorain County Race
Nabakowski won a surprising 7,000 vote margin in the Lorain County state senate race over Fauver. Lorain voters favored Nabakowski by 12,950 to 4,780, with Elyria showing a tighter 6,860 to 6,062 result for Fauver. Fauver acknowledged heavy Lorain focus while Nabakowski credited the overall win and pledged to resume legislative contacts after the campaign.
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Anthony Webner
Fauver-Nabakowski
Elyria
Lorain
Fauver
Nabakowski
SHTO
State Senate
Fauver Nabakowski
Amherst
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Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
Vermilion
Erie County
Huron County
Rhodes wins Ohio governor race in landslide margin
Rhodes defeated 69-year-old incumbent Celeste by about 50 000 votes at his campaign HQ as Dagmar and supporters watched. Celeste conceded later by hand written note while Rhodes pledged continued cost cutting and responsible state government with aides Voinovich Moody and McGough nearby. Celeste 40 may have future in politics. Rhodes noted indifference and independent candidates affected result.
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Rhodes
Ohio
Celeste
John J. Gilligan
Dick Celeste
Celebrezze
Cleveland
Brown
Prison Labor and Charter Changes Pass in Ohio Vote
Ohio voters approved two constitutional amendments to ease county charter changes and expand prison work. Issue 1 lowers signatures needed for county charter actions, while Issue 2 allows more work for state convicts. Both attracted far fewer votes than the gubernatorial race, with other controversial measures drawing more interest.
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Columbus
Corts Edges Mikus In Tight Lorain Probate Race
Corts wins a cliffhanger to capture the 43 500 a year probate seat in Lorain County. Mikus, a 68 year old former prosecutor, faced Corts and Kelena in a three way contest marked by bid for cross support and a recount likely. If margins hold, Corts becomes the first Republican probate judge since 1952, with the six year term beginning February 9 1979.
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Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield Lake
Corts
Harold Ewing
GOP
Joe Zieba
Zieba
Mikus
Lorain
Kolena
Elyria
Amherst
Kelena
Don Pease
Patricia
Harrison St
Miami University
Harvard Law School
Malcomb Thompson
Thompson
Ewing
Carter signs $18.7 billion tax cut bill quietly
President Carter signed the $18.7 billion tax cut measure refused to announce, saying he did not want to appear to play politics. The bill, approved Oct. 15, cuts taxes starting Jan 1 but takes full effect as taxpayers file early 1980 returns.
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UPI
Carter
Congress
Jody Powell
Miami
White House
Six Die in South Bronx Slum Fire
Six people including four children were killed when a two family house in a burned out South Bronx slum area caught fire shortly after 4 30 a m. Seven others were injured, one critically. Officials said the blaze began in the basement and swept through the three story frame building as investigators weighed possible arson. Jose Malave recalled the superintendant in pajamas crying for help and urging someone to break a window to rescue a child.
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New York
UPI
New York City
South Bronx
Jose Malave
Malave
Celebrezze wins Ohio governor race after tight recount talks
Unofficial results show Celebrezze defeating Ted Brown by 0.38 percent as 99 percent of precincts report. Brown orders voting machines sealed amid fraud accusations in Clark County. Democrats gain control on the Apportionment Board. Ferguson and Donahey win re election for state offices. Rhodes reelected governor.
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Ohio
Celebrezze
Sandusky County
Clark County
James A. Rhodes
Thomas F. Ferguson
William J. Brown
Gertrude W. Donahey
Donahey
George C. Rogers
Franklin County
George C. Smith
Rogers
William Brown
Smith
Ferguson
Lukens
Ted Brown
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