Patrol chief disputes report of low trooper morale
Columbus Ohio Highway Patrol Superintendent Adam Reiss dismissed a Scripps Howard article claiming morale problems and a 125 man shortfall. He called the report unfounded, while noting unhappiness stems from holidays and weekend duties and court appearances.
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Death delays Don Bolles murder trial in Tucson
Lynn Thompson, 24, was found shot to death in her Tucson apartment delaying the murder trial of Don Bolles. Bolles, an Arizona Republic investigative reporter, was killed last year by a car bomb while researching organized crime in Arizona.
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Nude man flees police and swims to island
In Miami the fleeing nude man, later identified as Robert Scharrer, 24, bolted from a stopped car, eluded officers through a crowd, and swam 100 yards to Sands Island in Biscayne Bay before being subdued. He faced charges including reckless driving and resisting arrest. In Columbus a dog tag bill cleared the House 80 to 8, proposing color coded tags each year and a pre-registration period with a potential emergency deadline extension.
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Poll shows Americans oppose Canal treaty
An AP poll shows 50 percent of adults oppose the Panama Canal treaty backed by President Carter, with 29 percent undecided. Opposition spans region and age, but is strongest among those over 60. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans hearings as Carter and Torrijos signed the agreement in Washington on Sept. 7.
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David Turns Six Hoping To Leave Germ Bubbles Soon
David, aged six, born with an immune deficiency, spends life in germ resistant bubbles at Texas Children's Hospital and home. Doctors hope a spacesuit, in testing at NASA, will grant him freedom to explore outdoors.
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City boosts jobs and payroll in Greater Kansas City
In Jefferson City Missouri the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce economic development program helped create 1119 new jobs and raise metropolitan payrolls by about 11 million dollars in the past year.
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