Notable World Figures Make Quick Stops Across Continents
Singer John Denver drew 2000 fans in Detroit as he performed during lunch in Kennedy Square. Golda Meir turned 80 with no fanfare. Idi Amin invited Margaret Trudeau to Uganda to see his nation. Nelson Rockefeller and wife Happy paused in Kathmandu during a round the world trip diverted by Afghanistan coup.
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John Denver
Detroit
Kennedy Square
Golda Meir
Idi Amin
Margaret Trudeau
Ee Trudeau
Uganda
Nelson Rockefeller
Happy
Katamandu
Nepal
Afghanistan
UPI
Butz faults Carter on high food prices in Cleveland talk
Former Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz blamed the Carter administration and rising labor costs for costly food. Speaking at the Purdue Alumni Club dinner dance in Cleveland, he criticized unions as well paid and said he will campaign for a 1980 GOP candidate. He apologized for an ethnic joke, while Ford urged his resignation.
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Cleveland
UPI
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Butz
Purdue Alumni Club of
Purdue University
School of
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Buzz
Civil rights review ends over Warrensville Heights raid
UPI reports U.S. Attorney James Williams said no civil rights violations occurred in a Warrensville Heights suburb raid on a couple's home. FBI interviewed all involved. report to Washington. matter closed after Rep. Louis Stokes requested probe. Couple accused police of breaking in at gunpoint, dog shot, informant tip cited. Detectives found a small amount of marijuana and some pills.
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Cleveland
UPI
Warrensville
Hts
U.S
James Williams
Williams
FBI
Washington
Corlett Edmond
Ohio seeks delay in Cleveland pupil transport contract
Ohio seeks a stay of the May 10 deadline for contracting bus service for 52,000 Cleveland school district pupils under a federal desegregation order. The State Board of Education asked a Cleveland federal court to pause the transportation provisions, arguing the timetable puts Ohio at a competitive disadvantage and may force ratification at a Monday meeting without funds in the budget. Franklin B. Walter noted no current transportation funds exist in the state budget.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Cleveland
State Board of Education
U.S. District Court
Frank J. Battisti
Mark O'Neill
Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Sullivan & Paisley
O'Neill
Battisti
Department of Education
Franklin B. Walter
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jury Awards 2 Million in Cleveland Air Show Crash
A Cuyahoga County jury awarded 2 million dollars in a wrongful death and personal injury suit stemming from a 1973 crash on the East Shoreway during the Cleveland National Air Show. The verdict named the City of Cleveland and Cleveland National Air Shows Inc. as liable. the driver Joseph Chaney faced vehicular homicide conviction.
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Cleveland
UPI
East Shoreway
Dants
Vesco Leaves Costa Rica for Panama Amid Citizenship Stand
UPI reports fugitive American financier Robert Vesco boarded an executive jet with partner Norman Leblanc from San Jose's airport. Officials say his Panama landing was planned, unclear future moves. Observers fear Vesco may exit Costa Rica to avoid expulsion amid President elect Carazo vow to block his citizenship. Vesco, linked to a $2 million stock fraud and a $200,000 Nixon campaign contribution, had been living in Costa Rica since 1972 after invitation by President Figueres. He had recently gained residency but was allowed 75 days to depart. Carazo urged denial of his citizenship, citing morality and traditions.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Robert Vesco
Panama
Maj
Antonio Pereyra
Juan Santa Maria
Vesco
Norman Leblanc
Pereyra
Rodrigo Carazo
Carazo
Jose Figueres
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Investors Overseas Services
Richard Nixon
Ohio eyes electric bullet trains for high speed rail
Japanese rail official Masayuki Nishida told Ohio lawmakers that electrified trains could run up to 130 mph on a proposed 1 billion high speed line. He noted electrification costs around 180 million but lower running costs and energy savings, urging focus on demand rather than competing with planes and cars.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Masayuki Nishida
Legislaors
Nishida
Japan
Argyle High student gets 60 days for bomb threat
Claire Schmidt, 17, received 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to telephoning a bomb threat to Argyle High School in Lafayette County. Judge Daniel P. McDonald rejected a weekend sentence, calling a deterrent longer sentence warranted. Schmidt graduates June 1 as she faces further proceedings for two others involved.
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Darlington
Wis
UPI
Argyle High School
Lafayette County
Daniel P. McDonald Wednes
Claire Schmidt
McDonald
Humphrey J. Lynch
Miss Schmidt
Lisa Hendrickson
Miss Hendrickson
Plot details emerge in Greene murder trial case
FBI agent Lawrence Lynch testifies about attempts to inspect a boat tied to a Columbus owner linked to the Greene murder plot. The case involves James Licavoli and five others as suspects in the underworld scheme that culminated in a Lyndhurst bomb blast killing Daniel J. Greene.
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Cleveland
UPI
FBI
Youngstown
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Mosquito Lake
Trumbull County
Daniel J. Greene
Lawrence Lynch
Greene
Raymond W. Ferritto
Ferritto
Lyndhurst
Lynch
Columbus
Robert Sabbatini
Car sales climb to record April for Big Four autos
DETROIT, April sales by General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors rose 9.2 percent to 862,940 units, setting an industry high. All four firms posted gains with GM and Ford each reporting monthly records, aided by aggressive programs and spring weather, signaling a strong year ahead for autos.
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Tokyo
Shin- Osaka
Japan
Nishida
Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Auto Company
Commodity report Courtesy of Medina Landmark
A Medina Landmark sourced commodity report notes prices and market trends with caution that figures are subject to change. The brief highlights current quotes and general market movement to inform traders.
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Medina Landmark
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Meir
Rockefeller
Carter
Louis Stokes
Naturalization Office
Arthur Wilkowski
Dtoledo
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Dyke
Robert E. Doggett
Model Cities
Licavoli
Doggett
Geraldine Rabinowitz
Anthony Liberatore
Liberatore
Cleveland Regional Sewer Board
Laborers Union
Sewer District
Commodity Report
Guae Ae
Ali
Medina County Joint Vocational School
Bank Americard
Medina County Joint Vocational School Board OF Education
Russ Roeper
Medina
RCA
Medina Radio & TV
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