Celebrities and Leaders Involve Themselves in Notable Events
ALICE COOPER donates 27000 to restore Hollywoods hillside sign and drops an o from his surname as a memorial. Huey Newton sues New Times Magazine in Oakland for 6250000 blaming defaming article and awaits court on assault murder charges. Cardinal Paul Yu Pin dies in Rome reducing cardinal count for the August conclave. Rear Adm William P Lawrence, former POW, named superintendent of the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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Alice Cooper
Hollywood
Huey Newton
Oakland
Calif
New Times
Newton
Paul YU Pin
China
Rome
William P. Lawrence
North Vietnam
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
UPI
Study finds improvements and weaknesses in Cuyahoga fire services
A Governmental Research Institute survey of 51 county fire departments shows better training and more full time firefighters, but issues persist. Suburban departments employ 1,757 firefighters to Cleveland's 1,088, with 1 in 7 alarms false and arson incidents rising in 1976.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
Governmental Research Institute
Amish Protest Power Line Route in Geauga County
Amish farmers in Geauga County delivered about 1000 petitions to Gov. James A. Rhodes opposing CEI proposed Perry-Hanna 512 mile transmission line from Perry nuclear plant to Rootstown. Affects six eastern townships including Amish farms. petitions urge protection of environment and countryside from electrical infrastructure.
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Columbus
API
Petiin Geauga County
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Perry-Hanna
The
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Perry
Lake County
Rootstown
Portage County
CEI
Geauga County
Ford touts Pinto fuel tank safety in new ads
Ford Motor Co launches an advertising push to boost Pintos sales, stressing the puncture resistance of fuel tanks in 1977 and 1978 models amid past fiery accidents tied to older Pintos. A spokesman says 1977 78 cars face no safety issues, countering public misperceptions from earlier recalls.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
China looks to large U S student exchange program
Washington officials said China has informed the United States it wants to proceed soon with a large student exchange. China envisions hundreds of its students coming to the United States while the U S would send a few scores, with emphasis on technical courses and language instruction. A National Committee on Scholarly Exchanges meeting is set for August 24 to decide placement and numbers.
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Washington
UPI
China
United States
U.S
State Department
National Committee On Scholarly Exchanges
National Science Foundation
Peking
Frank Press
Carter
NOACA projects exceed 1 billion for Northeast Ohio transit needs
A NOACA report estimates over the next five years Northeast Ohio must spend more than 1 billion to cover highway, transit, airport, and harbor upgrades. About 750 million would come from federal sources, with state and local funds making up the rest.
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Cleveland
UPI
Northeast Ohio
NOACA
Cuyahoga County
Peter Saklas
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
E. Ninth Street
Amtrak
Cleveland City Hall
Ohio 2
Greater Cleveland
Carter Moves to Bolster Beleaguered Dollar
President Carter orders rapid action to shore up the dollar as it sinks in foreign exchange markets. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal and Fed Chair Miller are to propose steps, with policy meetings under way and an expected briefing this week before Carter departs for Plains Georgia and a Idaho river trip.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Washington
Carter
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Blumenthal
Miller
Treasury
Anthony Solomon
Plains
National Parks
Salmon River
Idaho
Memphis police and firemen vow to keep pickets as schools open
Memphis police and fire unions defy a court order as back-to-work talks stall over a 7.5 percent raise and a one-year contract. Teachers and bus drivers will not cross lines as city asks chancery court for contempt. Sanitation resumes. curfew eased to 10 p.m. for residents.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
David Baker
Ao Wyeth Chandler
Chancery Court
First black woman joins legislature in Ohio
Cincinnati representative Helen Rankin will be sworn in at age 42 as the first Black woman in the Ohio General Assembly. She succeeds her late husband James Rankin in the 25th House District, driven by a pledge to carry on his policies while balancing family duties.
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Columbus
UPI
Helen Rankin
Ohio General Assembly
James Rankin
Cincinnati
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Lawrence
Ford
Medina
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Ohio
Lorain County
Michael Blumenthal
William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Henry Reuss D-Wis
Memphis
Sen
Hubert) Humphrey
Jimmy
Humphrey
Rankin
Connie
Aki Za At
Pearl RD
KC Soupon
Bankamericaro
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