Passengers and crew freed from hijacked TWA jet in Geneva
All 79 passengers and 11 crew were evacuated safely from the hijacked Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 in Geneva. The airport spokesman said everyone is safe, while details on the hijackers remained unclear. Negotiations were attempted with authorities and references to German figures and demands were noted.
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Robert Hamilton
New York
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Europe
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Fontanet
Paris
County auditors eyed as commissioners mull suit
Medina County Commissioners consider suing State Auditor Thomas Ferguson to force an audit of the County Home finances. Attys for Joyce Farnsworth and commissioners seek a legal opinion on filing, while a January 1977 audit spurred Farnsworth’s earlier firing and later reinstatement. Also, bids for a county data processing system and a new maintenance superintendent were approved.
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Jim Woods
Medina
Medina County
Thomas Ferguson
Joyce Farnsworth
Mark Whitfield
Roger Ingraham
Farnsworth
Batchelder
State Personnel Board of Review
Fred L. Chandler
E. Smith Rd
Montville
Twp
Chandler
Bud Lightner
College may stay at Medina fairgrounds site
Medina County Wooster Business College may remain at the Community Center on the Fairgrounds if a new lease can be negotiated. President Steve Knox says a previous eviction over $16,251 in bills prompted talks, with the college agreeing to a $10,000 settlement and seeking a resolution on who runs the facility.
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Medina County
Wooster Business College
Fairgrounds
Steve Knox
Joe Cowden
Mark Whitfield
County Fair Board
Fair Board
Knox
Snoke resigns after group home denial in Wadsworth
Paradise Village Board leader William Snake resigns after the Society for Handicapped Citizens vetoed a Highland Avenue group home for mentally retarded adults. The board faces potential further resignations as tensions over site choices and deinstitutionalization policy persist.
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Jenni Laidman
Wadsworth
Paradise Village Board
Society For Handicapped Citizens
William Snake
Highland Avenue
Snake
Paradise Village
Joseph Ertl
John Pekar
Paradise Road
Medina vacancy eyed by former councilman Rogers
Medina George Rogers 408 West Liberty Street submitted a letter to City Council President Arnold Siegfried expressing interest in the Ward One seat opened by the death of Robert Lindemann. Rogers, former ward councilman and at large member, helped develop the city master plan and supports growth and street pattern revisions. He led Medina Jaycees and backed the council representation form.
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George Rogers
W. Liberty Sr
Arnold Siegfried
Robert Lindemann
Rogers
Nationwide Insurance Agency
Planning and Zoning Commission
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