City ambulance plan aims to avoid service gaps after pay dispute
City officials proposed a four stage reorganization of the municipal ambulance service to prevent interruption if drivers park at midnight. Twelve of 18 part time workers threaten to strike unless paid $1 an hour, while the city offers 80 cents. Firemen and police would cover calls as needed. The plan includes hiring additional part time drivers and attendants and costs about $40,000 first year.
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Krogh
Robert Williams
Williams
Joy Martin
Ohio
Vatican bans Here Comes the Bride in wedding liturgy
The Vatican Department for Divine Worship calls for removing music deemed profane from marriage ceremonies. Notitiae advises priests to replace Mendelssohn and Wagner wedding marches with more sacred selections, affecting both Catholic and secular churches.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Department For Divine Worship
Notitiae
Mendelssohn
Wagner
Richard Wagner
US table tennis team loses to China in Peking sport event
China defeated the visiting United States 10 to 7 in Peking in the first Americans in Red China sports event. US star John Tannehill missed the match due to illness and the announcer offered sympathy to the team.
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Peking
UPI
United States
China
U.S
America
John Tannehill
Middleport
Ohio
Norwalk Council Eyes Phasing Out Municipal Power Plant
A majority of Norwalk councilmen favor shutting the city's power plant and sourcing power wholesale from Ohio Edison Co. The informal group, including Mayor Harold Finch and aides, will delay public notice while consultant talks with Ohio Edison proceed to assess timelines and redistribution readiness.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Ohio Edison Co
Harold Finch
Herbert Krogh
Charles Hipp
Charles Woodward
George Linn Jr
Krogh
Don Davis
Domenic Coletta
City Council Electric Committee
Davis
Coletta
Ohio Edison
Finch
Priest suspended after admitting marriage and son
Archbishop McGucken removed Rev. Robert Duryea from St. Peter's Church in Pacifica after it surfaced he had been married seven years and had a five year old son named after Pope Paul. His assistant Father Larry Purcell, 26, was named temporary administrator as Duryea and his wife attended a Mass together.
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San Francisco
UPS
Joseph T. McGucken
Paul
Robert Duryea
St. Peter’s Church
Pacifica
Larry Purcell
Duryea
Variable cloudiness and cool today with sun Thursday
Weather today shows cloudy and cool with highs in the 40s and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Tonight and Thursday remain clear and cool with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and high temperatures in the 40s. Winds shift from northwest today to southwest Thursday. Humidity peaks in the afternoon. Births Deaths and marriage license notices follow with local names and ages.
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Norwalk
Seven Die in Cleveland Hotel Fire
A downtown Cleveland fire at the Pick-Carter hotel killed seven people including wives and children of Hair cast members. Victims died of smoke inhalation. bodies found in rooms and hallways as fire started near a basement banquet room and spread to the lobby. Names include Robin Johnson and daughter Melissa of Renton, Carroll Carlson and daughter Corina of St. Louis, Gaston Le Blanc of Pittsburgh, Robert Loftus of Youngstown, and Arthur Thomas, a Ft. Sill soldier.
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Cleveland
Pick Carter
UPI
Pick- Carter
Cuyahoga
Fire Department
Robin Johnson
Melissa
Renton
Wash
Carroll Carlson
Corina
St. Louis
Gaston le Blanc
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Loftus
Youngstown
Arthur Thomas
Ft. Sill
Okla
Editor Faults Rut Newspapers for Laziness and Bias
Washington Star editor Newbold Noyes, retiring ASNE president, criticized newspapers for superficial reporting and stereotyping. In a convention speech he warned the press favors exotic stories over real events and lets interests manipulate coverage, citing Martha Mitchell and other administration figures. He urged tougher, more accurate reporting.
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Washington
UPI
Newbold Noyes
The
Washington Star
Noyes
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Martha Mitchell
Marie Antoinette
Norwalk City Schools Board Approves 1971 Budget Rise
The Norwalk Board of Education approved 1971 appropriations totaling 2,479,359 a rise of 229,580 over 1970. Salaries dominate at 1,627,650 with 10 percent raise. other funds include supplies 171,650 maintenance materials 26,300 equipment replacement 57,600 contract and open order 277,800 contingency 42,905 and capital outlay 128,000. A built in surplus covers the first three months of 1972 and March tax settlements are noted. City accountant Woodward reminds deadline for 1970 income tax returns and 1971 estimated taxes.
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Norwalk
Board of Education
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Lawrence Hilson
Don Bahnsen
Doug Frey
Richard Kerkhoff
Raymond Lescher
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Ralph Jackson
William and
Ralph Braker
Michael Ruggles
Don Ratliff
George Sisson
Charles Sweet
Gerald Ross
Michael Tesmer
Richard O'Donnell
Columbus
Ted W. Brown
Brown
American Social Health Association
Shreveport
Allen Hakes
Morgan Jones
Richard Cunningham
Mel Shipley
David Graves
Wakeman
Lewis Williams
New London
Keith M. Vitello
Patricia K. Brooks
Beautician
Harrison E. Charles
Oma M. Taylor
Harry B. Miller
Ashland
Russell H. Carpenter
Willard
David Grant
Andrew T. Ginnan
Ginnan
School Board
Woodward
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