Veterans and public figures appear in mixed news items
Ohio's 101 year old war veteran David Miller Blaine recalls longevity linked to whiskey and tobacco until age 90. Roseburg candidate Billy Carter says family conflict with the president has never arisen. Former Navy Secretary John Warner seeks Virginia Senate GOP nomination after rival Obenshain died in a crash. Vietnamese refugee NGO Phi Hung testifies on wartime POW sightings before Congress, with committee skepticism noted.
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Ohio
David Miller Blaine
Fostoria
Billy Carter
Douglas County
Roseburg
Ore
Navy
John Warner
GOP
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Richard Obenshain
Ina
Ngo Phi Hung
House International Relations
Saigon
UPI
Governor orders review after grand jury finds no indictments
Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll blasts the Campbell County grand jury findings in the Beverly Hills nightclub fire case as inconsistent with public sentiment and moves to appoint a special prosecutor. Attorney General Robert Stephens has begun a search for the prosecutor to reassess the May 28 1977 Southgate supper club fire that killed 165 people.
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FT. Mitchell
UPI
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Beverly Hills
Robert
Indictment Ties Cleveland Pipe Bomber to 15 Explosions
George J. Cicero, a former Cleveland teacher and activist, was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on 21 counts connected to 15 bombings including school and bookstore targets. Police linked two unexploded devices found in buildings to Cicero through analysis and evidence from his home and office.
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Cleveland
UPI
George J. Cicero
Cuyahoga County
Cicero
Cleveland Press
New York presses strike shuts three major papers
New York City loses publication of The New York Times New York Daily News and New York Post after a pressmen walkout over new work rules. The strike halts 3 million in daily circulation as reporters and craft unions support the pressmen. The Publishers Association cites staffing cuts as the central issue.
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New York
UPI
New York City
New York Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
Publishers Association
William Kennedy
Rhodes orders action after Ohio fraud report on workers comp
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes released a three month old highway patrol report detailing widespread abuse and fraud in the workers compensation claims system. Administrator Robert C. Daugherty cited corrective steps already taken and pledged ongoing reforms to deter further abuse and restore credibility.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Robert C. Daugherty
Bureau
Five year prisoner freed after new trial order
Five year prisoner Allen Thrower walked free after Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge George Marshall ordered a new trial on Thrower s life sentence for the shotgun killing of Columbus officer Joseph Edwards on Aug 28, 1972. Detective Charles McFadden, partner of Edwards, was relieved of duty amid an internal police inquiry.
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Columbus
UPI
Allen Thrower
Thrower
Joseph Edwards
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
George Marshall
Cleveland
Charles W. McFadden
Desegregation bills loom as Cleveland board weighs consultants
The Cleveland Board of Education will again consider paying about 153000 in fees for 36 desegregation consultants amid questions of authority. A Friday hearing before U S District Judge Frank J Battisti will review whether the bills are legal and whether school opening may be delayed to October due to court ordered desegregation plans and bus shortages.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Board of Education
U.S. District Court
Frank J. Battisti
Charles W. Leftwich
Battisti
Thomas Ferguson
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Food prices dip for first time in year in July
The Labor Department reported July wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent overall but food costs fell 0.3 percent, the first drop in almost a year. Crude goods slid 0.6 percent and crude food products fell 2.5 percent, while meat and other foods showed mixed moves. Gasoline dropped 1.1 percent as inflation controls faced mixed reception.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Carter
Georgia State University
Dieting could save energy for nation says health study
The American Journal of Public Health estimates that if all overweight Americans slimmed to ideal weight the country would save energy equivalent to 1.3 billion gallons of gasoline. The study by Bruce M. Hannon and Timothy G. Lohman uses 1975 data to project long term fuel savings and annual ongoing gains.
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William E. Clayton Washington
UPI
The
American Journal of Public Health
Bruce M. Hannon
Timothy G. Lohman
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Lohman and
Hannon
Marines launch third nationwide probe into recruiting practices
The Marine Corps announced a third national inquiry into recruiting methods following a Cleveland recruit's suicide attempt after alleging he was misled into enlisting. Brig. Gen. Roy Moss downplayed widespread violations, noting only a few bad recruiters. The history includes prior inquiries into enrollment fraud in New York and a Texas recruit death case.
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Washington
UPI
Marines
Cleveland
Louis Wilson
Kevin McNeeley
Roy E. Moss
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Moss
House
Texas
New York
United States
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University of Illinois At Urbana
Lohman
National Health Survey
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