Dirty Job

75 years ago, 1941: Among the important items the new City Commission would discuss in January would be the selection of a new location for a city building. The talk for a new city building had increased its tempo among city officials for the last several years. Talk was heard of exchanging the present building for the Eagles building on Wayne-st and E. Washington-rw.50 years ago, 1966: The 13-nation Arab League called a Dec. 7 meeting in Cairo to discuss possible action against Israel in view of the increasing tension in the Middle East. King Hussein of Jordan blamed the crisis on Soviet agitation. He was trying to turn aside threats to his regime by hardline Arab extremists backed by the Soviet block.25 years ago, 1991: Employment prospects for 1992 were looking good, particularly in the Sandusky. A strong job market was expected in the Sandusky area for the first quarter of 1992, based on survey results by Manpower, Inc. Area businesses were expected to expand and add staff. Nationally 15 percent of business surveyed expected to increase staff. It was 23 percent in the Sandusky area.10 years ago, 2006: During a typical day on the job, snake researcher Kristin Stanford had Lake Erie water snakes bite, defecate and vomit on her. Multiple times. It was enough to get the Discovery Channel's TV series host of "Dirty Jobs," Mike Rowe, to follow Stanford - known as the Snake Lady - around Put-in-Bay for an episode.