Ohio House Poised to Cut Marijuana Penalties
Legislation moving to a floor vote would reduce small quantity marijuana possession to a minor misdemeanor with a 100 dollar fine. The measure sets penalties by amount: up to 100 grams a minor misdemeanor, 100 to 200 grams a fourth degree misdemeanor, over 200 grams trafficking.
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Koh Tang Island battle toll released by Pentagon
The Pentagon reports 15 Marines killed, three missing, and 50 wounded in Koh Tang Island fighting during the Mayaguez rescue. About 210 Marines fought on the island with airmen under fire during helicopter operations. Pentagon spokesman Joseph Laitin cites eyewitness accounts suggesting the missing are unlikely to be alive. President Ford offers condolences, and fifteen wounded Marines receive Purple Hearts at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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UPI
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Mayaguez
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Ford
Subic Bay
Phillipines
Congress votes to admit women to military academies
The House approved an amendment to a $32 billion weapons bill by 303 to 96 to require admission of women on equal terms to West Point Annapolis Air Force and Coast Guard academies. Debate featured Rep Bella Abzug and Rep Sonny Montgomery on women in combat and ROTC inclusion.
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Annapolis
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Coast Guard
Senate
Bella Abzug
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G.V
Sonny’’ Montgomery
D-Miss
Gunmen Kill Two U.S. Officers in Tehran Ambush
In Tehran gunmen in three cars opened fire on a vehicle carrying two U.S. Army advisers. The embassy confirmed the killings of Col. Paul Shaffer and Lt. Col Jack Turner, with bodies described as riddled by small arms fire. One spokesman called the attackers Communist terrorists.
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UPI
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Iran
Paul Shaffer
Jack Turner
Weather Outlook With Storm Threat Through Thursday
Partly cloudy and warm with a 50 percent chance of storms today increasing to 80 percent tonight and Thursday. Highs mainly in the low to mid 80s, lows around 60s, and southwest winds shifting to the south tonight. Rainfall expected 0.5 to 1 inch in scattered storms with humidity above 60 percent. Temperatures Tuesday 85 over 61, sunrise 6 03 a.m. and sunset 8 45 p.m. Moonrise 5 04 p.m. Moonset 3 37 a.m.
May 21 1975 Almanac Highlights and Birthdays
On Wednesday May 21 1975 notable events include Glenn Curtiss born 1878 and Raymond Burr turning 58. Historical notes cover the 1832 Democratic national convention in Baltimore 1881 first American Red Cross chapter by Clara Barton 1941 Roosevelt national emergency Pearl Harbor seven months later Japan attacks 1974 Jeb Magruder prison sentence. A thought from Richard Garnett reflects on God world and love.
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Glenn Curtiss
Raymond Burr
Baltimore
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Owners of oiled homes win settlements in Brunswick
In Brunswick four Hadcock Road homes sprayed with road oil last summer received settlements from Buckeye Union and Lytle Construction. Two more payments await agreement on price. Some homeowners, including Mrs. Betty Study and Mrs. Mary Monroe, said the amounts were inadequate and hopeful the damage will fade or be fixed.
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Brunswick
Hadcock Road
Buckeye Union
Lytle Construction
Auto Owners Mutual Insurance Co
Betty Study
Mary Monroe
Monroes
Ohio Senate passes tougher rape law and billboard bill
The Ohio Senate approved a crime bill creating felonious sexual penetration and imposing four to 25 years in prison with up to $10,000 fine for first offenses and mandatory four year terms for later crimes. It also streamlines victim protection by removing the need to prove physical resistance and prohibits admitted prior sexual conduct unless relevant. The same session approved a billboard control bill limiting signs within 3,000 feet of major highways. State Sen. Thomas A. Van Meter supported both measures.
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Ohio Senate
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Senate
Ohio
Spencer Township awards road work contract to Jones Construction
Spencer Township trustees awarded Jones Construction Co of Wooster the contract to chip and seal about two miles of roads. The firm bid 45 cents per gallon for oil. township will supply stone. Jones will haul spread and roll stone for $3 per ton. Roads are Spencer Mills Road west of Rt 301 and Old Mill Road from River Corners to Congress Road.
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Wooster
Jones
Spencer Mills Road
Rt. 301
Old Mill Road
River Corners Road
Congress Road
Medina Hospital Admits and Discharges Snapshot
Medina Hospital records for May 20 show admissions listing Russell Duncan and multiple Medina area residents. two births recorded with Spacek and Smith as parents. discharged patients include George Killinger, Mary Newsome, Anna Norton, Dolores Taylor, and others from Medina and surrounding towns.
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Medina
Anthony Winkler Sr
Brunswick
Edward J. Gedeon
North Royalton
Norma Jean Crawford
Anna Kahl
Seville
Mona M. Kuehn
Harry C. Streck
Eleanor J. Miller
Eleanore G. Freeska
Genevieve A. Stevenson
Homerville
George B. Smith
Suzanne H. Hughes
Lynn M. Riggenberg
Hinckley
Vincent A. Kopfstein
Chippewa Lake
Ann C. Harrison
Brunswick Hills woman seeks higher animal claim payout
Medina county commissioners consider reconsidering Mrs. Blanche Peto’s claim for four hens one rooster and six mixed chickens after she argues she should be paid 132 dollars not 29. She cites Burnettes prices and asks replacement value equal to market worth with a reconsideration to occur in about a week.
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Medina
Blanche Peto
Brunswick Hills Township
John Oberholtzer
Araucuna
Ancona
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