Ali says he is quitting boxing to spread the Moslem faith
Muhammad Ali announced at a news conference in Istanbul that he is retiring from boxing to devote himself to propagating the Islamic faith. He spoke after defeating Ken Norton in New York and said he would focus on the Muslim community, following urging from Wallace Maham mad. Meanwhile Jane Pauley of Chicago was reported as the leading NBC candidate to become the next Barbara Walters on the Today show, with formal announcements expected soon.
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Parading Sousaphone Stars Lead Elyria Area Bands
Four of nine bands will march in a parade next Thursday at 7 38 pm on Ely Stadium grass. Featured players include Elyria West High School’s Tom Williams 15 Elyria Catholic High School’s Dus Claar 14 Elyria School’s Hans VanWormer 16 and Marion L Steele High School’s Michael Ceh 16.
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Amherst
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Ford Carter in Ohio Close and getting closer
In Columbus Ohio the presidential race tightens with Carter leading or trailing by small margins depending on poll. Campaign coordinators predict a close outcome. Republicans claim momentum for Ford while noting Carter’s tax policy and Playboy interview issues.
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Inside Woody Allen Comes to Chron- Telegram Comics
Starting Monday the Chronicle Telegram will feature a new strip titled Inside Woody Allen. The strip marks a first use of a real person in a comic strip bearing his name. Si Hen and Joe Matthew collaborate with King Features Syndicate to adapt Woody Allen humor for six days weekly.
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Goodwin Sentenced To Fifteen Years In Tag Fund Theft
Eddie Goodwin, the admitted con man linked to Anthony Marsho’s theft of over 326000 in auto tag funds, begins a 15 year term after a weapon charge was dismissed. Judge Dominick Olivito credited time served, paving potential parole after five months. three others in the case, Marsho and Gallatin, have sentences of 3 to 7 years and 2 to 5 years respectively.
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Lorain County posts 6.2 percent unemployment in August
Lorain County’s jobless rate fell to 6.2 percent in August, the lowest in 217 months and the lowest since November 1974. Labor force stood at 14,043 with 106,966 employed and 7,072 unemployed. statewide rate was 6.4 percent and national 7.6 percent. Erie 4.7, Cuyahoga 3.8, Huron 6.5, Medina 3.3 percent.
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Lack of Elyria swine flu site hits downtown plan
Elyria officials debate downtown vaccine access as no mass clinic is planned in Elyria proper. Lorain County Medical Society lists three confirmed or tentative sites, none in Elyria, prompting concerns about transportation and equity for downtown residents.
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Ping Pong Challenge With D J Lee Remains Unclear Score
A narrator recalls a chaotic ping pong match with D J Lee, fending off serves from an Oriental opponent as the mind replay unspools. The score flickers between 17 and 21 in a tense, humorously frustrated memory of a spectacle that never settles.
Weather forecast mild with variable winds and small changes
Mild clear conditions continue with cooler tonight and lows around mid thirties to low forties. Partly cloudy tomorrow with little temperature change and highs near the mid seventies. Rain chances are about ten percent tonight and twenty percent tomorrow. Sunrise today at 7 24 a m and sunset at 7 10 p m. Yesterday’s high reached 66 and the low 42 earlier this morning.
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