Ferritto Sentenced for 1969 Petro Slaying in LA
Raymond W. Ferritto, self described mob hitman, is sentenced to five years to life for second degree murder in the 1969 shooting of Julius Anthony Petro at Los Angeles International Airport. The term runs concurrently with a prior five year manslaughter sentence for the 1977 car bomb death of Daniel J. Greene.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Raymond W. Ferritto
Cleveland
Julius Anthony Petro
Superior Court
Paul G. Breckenridge Jr
Ferritto
Petro
Los Angeles International Airport
Daniel J. Greene
Ohio Supreme Court asked to cancel $28 million rate hike
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel asked the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn PUCO's opinion and order approving a $28 million mid May rate increase for Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. The petition labeled the ruling unreasonable and cited errors in construction work in progress deposits amortization scrubber costs and labor during the test period. The counsel argued the utility failed to justify any portion of the $45 million sought.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Supreme Court
State Consumers’ Counsel
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
PUCO
Health head says Carter seeks to affect Rhodes race
State Health Director John H. Ackerman charges the Carter administration is pressuring Ohio politics by delaying permanent designation of the Ohio Department of Health as the state's health planning agency. Ackerman calls the move political harassment aiming at Governor Rhodes's re election. He notes the department was granted only conditional approval until Sept. 30 after review by regional agencies.
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Columbus
UPI
John H. Ackerman
Carter Administration
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Carter
OCH
Ackerman
Ellis
Cleveland
Ohio National Guard
State Personnel Board of Review
Storm fades after Gulf Coast scare in Amelia’s wake
A tropical storm that brushed the Gulf Coast weakened over central Texas after rescuers saved a father and two sons from the Frankie E. near Port Mansfield. Coast Guard reports no deaths or injuries as winds peaked at 70 mph and the system drifted inland, breaking into light rain around San Antonio.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
UPI
Amelia
Gulf Coast
Coast Guard
Gulf
San Antonio
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Geroge Reichwein
Padre Island
Frankie E
Port Mansfeld
Clifton R. Fincher
Fort Worth
John
Port Isabel
Victor Paul
Paris embassy siege ends in gunfire after 82 hours
Police say the Iraqi Embassy hostage drama in Paris stemmed from a feud between Iraqi based radicals and the PLO. An inspector and an embassy guard were killed, with two police officers and the suspect wounded as Iraqi guards opened fire upon arrest. Officials link the shooter to a brother of Said Hammami, a slain PLO representative.
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Paris
UPI
Irae
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Palesti
Said Hammami
London
Iraq
Hammami
Abu Nidal
Yassar Arafat
Nidal
Kuwait
House to vote on Turkish arms embargo lift today
The House planned final action on lifting the Turkish arms embargo with a close vote expected amid a heated, last minute debate. The Senate earlier voted 57 to 42 to rescind the embargo as part of a broad foreign policy shift praised by the administration.
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Patricia Koza Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Turkey
Robert Byrd
Farm prices dip in July signaling easing food costs
United States Agriculture Department reports a 1 percent fall in prices received by farmers in the month ending July 15 due to lower cattle corn hogs soybeans and lettuce while gains in potatoes broilers and eggs offset losses. Farm profits seen at 25 billion, 5 billion higher than last year but well below 1973 peak. consumer food prices projected to ease from year to year.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Christina Onassis Marries Russian in Simple Moscow Ceremony
Christina Onassis wed Sergei Kauzov in a private 10 minute Moscow ceremony at a state wedding palace. The couple left with plans for a two week Siberian honeymoon and a quiet life in the Soviet Union.
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Christina
Moscow
UPI
Christina Onassis
Sergei Kauzov
Moscow City
Klara Lemyeshkova
Kauzov
Intourist
Siberia
Soviet Union
State Shipping
Sovfract
Pierre Calogeras
Siberian
Lake Baikal
Magadan
Kouzous
Sergei
Palace of Weddings
Capitol OKs emergency funds for roof repairs at State Capitol
State Controlling Board approved 343278 for roof repairs to stop leaks, mainly in the Senate wing, while deferring two other emergency requests. Also approved were a 125000 feasibility study for an Akron state office building and 17 million for Ruby Hall renovation. the DNR back-pay request and snow equipment funding were postponed or scrutinized.
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Columbus
UPI
State Controlling Board
State Capitol
Statehouse
Senate
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Department
Adjutant General's Office
Ohio Board of
Ncces
Ragan and Mason
U.S
James V. Stanton
Ohio
Board of Regents
Stanton
Akron
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SWAPO
Walter Mathau
Mathau
Pacific Palisades
Charles
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Tokyo Rose
Tokyo
de Kamp
Njumo
Michael Brenner
Nian
House-Senate
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Alaska
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Alaskan
Sens
Ted Stevens
Mike Gravel
Andrus
International Monetary Fund
Senate House
Griboyedova St
Athens
Hts
Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Capitol
Ruby
Apple Creek State Institute
Wayne County
Kill Devil Hill
N.C
Medina County
Equet
Sound
Gales
Buster Brown
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