Franco given last rites as Franco gravely ill in Madrid
Gen Francisco Franco, ruler of Spain for 36 years, was administered last rites amid grave illness after two heart attacks. Doctors warned he could die within hours while officials prepared possible succession by Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon. The pope, government leaders, and family were at his side as a nationwide mourning plan was discussed pending a continued fight to keep him alive.
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Old Dog Tray Dies After Long Stephen Foster Run
In Bardstown, Herman Durham III a 14 year old beagle famous for appearing in 1928 through 13 yearly Stephen Foster Story outdoor performances died from a heart murmur after jumping from a porch. He was brought from Harrisburg Pa as a pup and buried without ceremony at the amphitheater entrance. Mrs William C Durham and Brenda Parrish credited him with attracting much attention and said the show won’t be the same without him. The family had planned a charity walkathon the next day.
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Fire Chief Scott to retire January 31
Elyria Fire Chief Lyle C Scott, after 33 years with the department and a decade as chief, plans retirement January 31. He cites maximum retirement benefits and a desire to pass the post to a younger man as factors. He and his wife enjoy fishing and winters in Florida. Scott has led reforms since 1965, including establishing a fire prevention bureau in 1969, and plans to assist the transition with an assistant chief who has the highest civil service score.
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Weather shows clearing, cooler tonight with patchy frost risk
Clear, cool conditions with partial clearing and lower temperatures. Tonight in the upper 30s to low 40s with variable winds around 10 mph. Tomorrow fair with highs 55 to 60 and a small 10 to 20 percent chance of rain. Sunset 6 32 pm, sunrise 7 50 am. Yesterday high 77 at 5 10 pm, low 59 at 7 30 this morning.
Soviet held eight U.S. fliers may survive in Russia
GRAND RAPIDS Mich four private detectives and a former American prisoner in a Siberian camp probe a 1950 Baltic Sea flight that killed ten and may leave at least eight alive. Senate intelligence committee scrutiny intensifies as Theodore Grevers and John Noble press declassification and state department disclosures.
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Raffle to pit mayors against each other in Strongsville
A fund raising dinner in Strongsville planned for tomorrow sparked mayoral tension as Strongsville Mayor John Pearce ordered police to check for gambling violations amid reports the state was probing Petruska’s reelection campaign. County official Jack McGinty said raffles are allowed if properly reported, while another local official noted older cases where raffles were not deemed illegal.
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Nation shifts clocks as daylight time returns in 1976
United Press International reports the U S Nation reverts to standard time by turning clocks back one hour tonight for most regions except Arizona Hawaii Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands American Samoa and eastern Indiana. Daylight time is set from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October under the 1966 Time Act with past experiments and changes noted including 1973 energy crisis measures and 1974 emergency acts.
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