April Fools Day Hoax on Golf Course Bill Unfolds
Washington editors chase H R 6142 amid rumors of outlawing private golf courses. The story unravels as names shift from A F Day to W L Hays and back, ending with All Fools Day reveal and a joke on a serious legislative stunt.
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UPI
House of Representatives
Agriculture Department
United States
A.F. Day
Congress
W.L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
K.J. Gray
D-Nl
Public Works Committee
Gray
Saturday Review
West Virginia ex-governor arrives for diagnostic evaluation
W W Barron the 26th governor of West Virginia arrived at the U S Medical Center prison in Springfield Missouri for diagnostic evaluation before serving a 25 year sentence for pleading guilty to three counts of bribery involving a federal juror. Later items note Ohio plan alternatives and a Cleveland arson incident with 28 homeless and $350 diamond ring found in a sun visor.
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UPI
West Virginia
W.W. Barron
U.S. Medical Center
Charlestown
W. Va
Barron
Sr Pda
Cleveland
David D. McDonald
General Motors
McDonald
Fisher
Cleveland Hell's Angels Grand Jury Indicted in Four Deaths
A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted 14 Hell's Angels on first degree murder charges and six counts of stabbing and rioting for the March 6 fatal stabbings at a motorcycle show. The same 14 are charged with rioting, linked to a clash with rival Breed gang. Breed members were also indicted on first degree riot charges.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
Hell’s Angels
Breed
House Democrats push to raise federal minimum wage
The House leadership launched a campaign to lift the federal minimum wage by 40 cents per hour to $2 by 1973. Speaker Carl Albert and key lawmakers Carl Perkins and John Dent announced the drive and expect broad support for raising low paid workers to about $4 000 annually.
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UPI
House
Carl Albert
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
House Education and Labor Committee
John Dent
D-Pa
Weather Outlook and Local Notices
Considerable cloudiness and wind with a few showers and possible thundershower tonight. Highs in the lower 70s, lows in the 40s. Friday cooler with a chance of showers and highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Precipitation chances 70 percent this afternoon and tonight, 30 percent Friday. Winds from 15 to 30 mph today, then 15 to 20 mph tonight. Norwalk highs 64, lows 35, no precipitation. Births list several local births. Marriage license issued to Holbrook and Hicks. Deaths reported for six residents including Carl Stoll and Arthur J. Bilton.
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Norwalk
Firemen to Run City Ambulances If Volunteers Reject Pay
Norwalk faces a shift to fulltime firemen operating the ambulance service if volunteers reject 80 cents hourly. Service Director Krogh and Mayor Finch met wage reps as drivers seek one dollar hourly. Volunteers threaten to park ambulances. city cites higher cost for legal shift.
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Norwalk
Herbert Krogh
Harold E. Finch
Krogh
Joy Martin
Martin
Calley Found Guilty in My Lai Case Says Juror
A juror from the Calley trial declares the lieutenant received a fair, impartial trial. Maj. Brown calls for accountability for all in the unit and notes the jury’s mercy and compassion throughout deliberations.
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Calley
FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Summerlin loses one front in obscene book appeal
The case of Robert Summerlin, owner of Bob's Grocery and News in Norwalk, sees the Sixth District Court of Appeals hear challenges to his February 1970 conviction for selling an obscene book. The Ohio Supreme Court denied a rehearing, while the appeals court previously upheld the conviction. Summerlin’s lawyers argue post conviction remedies apply due to alleged constitutional rights violations. The proceedings occur amid related Penn Central wage ruling backdrop.
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Robert Summerlin
Summerlin
Court of Appeals
Bob
Ohio Supreme Court
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Norwalk
Appeals
David Ralph Hurtz
Robert E. Garfield
Game Postponed Over Sewage Leak
Tonight's game between the Sheriff's Department and Western Reserve faculty is postponed due to a sewage leak at the school. No reschedule date has been set. See Page 3 for details.
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Sheriff's Department
Western Reserve
Hays Blames Draft Delays on Belmont County Clerk
Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio claims a Belmont County draft board clerk, described as a miserable middle aged frustrated woman, blocks deferments and rubber stamps decisions. He cited an in house probe as a white wash and tied the clerk to pressure on him as he opposed extending or ending the draft.
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UPI
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Belmont
Draft Board
Buster
Belmont County
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