Teen-Age Award winner cites prune juice and wallpaper
Seventeen readers pick Bob Hope over Travolta Redford and Reynolds for the Teen-Age Award. He jokes about prune juice and Genital as a triumph. Byrd hair comment draws polite denial from his press secretary. Cardiss Collins elected head of the Congressional Black Caucus. Anna Ray James Earl Ray’s wife arrested in Knoxville on license and registration violations.
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Bob Hope
John Travolta
Robert Redford
Burt Reynolds
Seventeen Magazine
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Mike Willard
Cardiss Collins
Ill
Congressional Black Caucus
Collins
Parren Mitchell
Anna Ray
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Knoxville
Tenn
UPI
Germans boost viewership for Holocaust mini series
In Bonn viewers urged showing the American Holocaust series with its third episode as educators note the program’s value as a history lesson. Hamburg authorities consider buying the four installments for history classes while teachers assign it as homework and appraise its factual portrayal of Nazi crimes.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Willi
Hamburg
Germany
U.S. Debates Draft Revival Amid Budget Hearings
Defense leaders weigh renewing Selective Service and possibly registering 18 year olds as the 1980 budget hearings consider steps to bolster the military. Brown cautions the system is in a deep freeze while Gen Jones and Army Secretary Alexander urge faster readiness. Carter remains opposed to inductions through the 1980 election.
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Washington
UPI
Administration
Defense
Harold Brown
Senate Armed Services Committee
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Clifford Alexander
Brown
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Carter
Ohio coal miners laid off at Consol in eastern Ohio
Consolidation Coal Co cut 124 workers in eastern Ohio due to federal rules limiting high sulfur coal use. Layoffs raise total to 724 in two years, with 93 idled at Egypt Valley surface mine and 31 at Georgetown central shop. Company cites EPA sulfur dioxide limits shrinking demand. Stockpiles total 1,050,000 tons across Egypt Valley and Georgetown.
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Cadiz, Ohio
Georgetown Central
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Egypt Valley
Georgetown
NJ appeals court says dog can be offensive weapon
A state appeals court upheld a delinquency ruling against a juvenile who ordered his dog Rusty to attack a man and a 6 year old girl in a park. Judge Milton B. Conford said under the facts the dog was an offensive weapon and affirmed the trial judge’s decision.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
Milton B. Conford
J.R
Rusty
Conford
U.S. Supreme Court
Cleveland schools tighten security after vandalism
Public school officials vow to prosecute parents of juvenile vandals and arsonists as 1979 damage reaches 1.4 million dollars. George Mazzaro cites full use of Ohio Revised Code for restitution up to 2,000 dollars per parent. Governor Rhodes pled state aid and urged police to curb crime in Cleveland schools. Five juveniles were ruled delinquent after admitting arson and vandalism at Audubon Junior High.
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Cleveland
UPI
George Mazzaro
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
John D. Thompson Jr
Carlin
O’meara
John Hay High to Close Amid Security Push at John Hay
School officials announce John Hay High School will close today after repeated arson incidents. Parents will be invited to discuss conduct rules Monday and Tuesday with two new assistant principals and three Cleveland police officers assigned as police counselors. Students must wear photo IDs as part of a new security program.
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Peter Carlin
John Hay High School
Carlin
Cleveland Police
John Hay
Board of Education
John Gallagher Jr
Cleveland Teachers Union
James O'Meara
O'Meara
Teen walks 35 miles in snow to find work in Cincinnati
William Kain 18, left a factory job last fall and walked over 35 miles in freezing weather seeking jobs after becoming stranded by exposure. A truck driver found him and took him to a police station. Employers offered multiple immediate positions the next day, reflecting community support for his determination.
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Joe Kay
Cincinnati
UPI
William Kain
Kain
Sharonville
Ptl
Greg Homer
EPA ozone rule faces strong environmental challenge
UPI reports a rift over EPA plans to raise smog limits from .08 to as high as 12 ppm. Environmental groups say the change endangers health, citing a 1977 study and risk to susceptible individuals, while supporters argue a 10 to 12 ppm range offers safety margins.
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Michael J. Conlon Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Natural Resources Defense Council
American Lung Association
The
Environmental Defense Fund
League of Women Voters
National Clean Air Coalition
Sierra Club
Ohio may soon check car emissions
Ohio EPA may drastically revise its plan to inspect all cars for ozone emissions if federal ozone standards rise. The agency could limit inspections to large cities, delaying statewide testing and reconsidering private center setups.
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Ohio
Columbus
UPI
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Federal
Ohio General Assembly
Richard McAvoy
McAvoy
Cincinnati
Public Hearing on Zoning Change in Brunswick Ohio
A public hearing is set for Monday March 5 1979 at 7 00 PM in the Brunswick Municipal Complex to consider Ordinance 1079 changing zoning from industrial and residential to C4 and C2 districts with outlined parcel descriptions in Brunswick Medina County Ohio. The hearing invites all interested parties to express views under the Clerk of Council Sheryn Lulas by January 26 1979.
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Brunswick Municipal
Center Road
Brunswick
Ohio
County of
Medina
State of
Brunswick Township
West 130Th Street
JM. Fox
West 130Th
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