Local News In Brief From Norwalk And Nearby
A teacher reporting threats said two callers warned him they would shoot him with a 45 if he stepped on his porch. Salvation Army seeks approval to buy the old St. Peter Lutheran Church for 55000, awaiting an engineer report. Vandals robbed Krull's Sunoco of 71, pad entry by a broken garage door, with fingerprints and suspects noted. An Ensis pit fire at Sheller Globe caused no damage but was quickly controlled. Huron County treasurer reports 3643477 in tax money distributed to schools and units, including 2,331,477 last week and 1,312,000 earlier.
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Norwalk
Salvation Army
Stanley Wells
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Wells
East Main Street
Milan Avenue
Thurman J. Peabody
New York City
Monroeville
Krull
Sunoco
South Main Street
David Williams
Sheller Globe Corp
Huron County
John M. Arthur
Jennings
Berlin Heights
Bernadine Palkovic
Patrick Foley
U.S
Nottke
Berlin
Bellevue
Chesterhill
Ohio
Foley
New Guinea
Jilek
Fr. Jilek
United States
Weather and notices from Norwalk area dated April 16 1975
Cloudy and warmer tonight with lows near 40. Chance of showers Thursday with highs upper 50s and 20 percent tonight rising to 50 percent Thursday. Agricultural humidity minimum 65 percent with no rain today. Temperatures Tuesday 47 to 32. Humidity readings given. Precipitation total .02 inches. Sunrise 6 47 Sunset 8 08 Moonrise 10 11 Moonset 12 20. Marriage license applications list six couples. Births two sets of parents and locations. Deaths of George L Ally and Willis McEndree noted.
Public opinion on Ford Vietnam troop proposal split
A Tuesday Iowa poll shows 70.7 percent oppose using U.S. troops in South Vietnam to guard evacuations, while 29.3 percent support the move. Voters argue it risks more war and endangers Americans and allies.
Chrysler stockholders blast Townsend at stormy meeting
Chrysler chair Lynn Townsend faced three hours of warnings from stockholders over a 1974 loss of 73.5 million dollars and looming deficits. Shareholders criticized his pay and stock options while demanding resignation as 42,200 laid off workers protested outside. Townsend and Riccardo urged an upturn and possible dividend restart, but directors retained their posts.
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Edward S. Lechtzin
UPI
Auto
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Lynn Townsend
Townsend
Chrysler
John A. Riccardo
Riccardo
Convict Jennings of Berlin Holdup
Jesse Jennings, 44, formerly of Norwalk, was found guilty by a jury of eight women and four men of robbing the Firelands Community Bank of Berlin Heights on March 30, 1974. He faced about $13,000 stolen and was arrested Aug. 21.
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Kevin Tanzillo
Toledo
Jesse Jennings
Firelands Community Bank
Berlin Heights
Jennings
Norwalk
Nowalk Tonigh The Firelands Society Meeting
The Firelands Historical Society will meet at 8 tonight at the Senior Center for its regular session and updates on local history projects.
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The
Firelands Historical Society
Adventurous Priest Fr. Jilek Sailed and Shot Lions
The Rev. Robert Jilek, a 65-year-old priest in Norwalk, once captained a cargo ship for 24 years on the Sepik River and near New Guinea. He hunted with a rajah in India's Vindya Mountains and once raised a burning tanker’s anchor underwater, counting 23 corpses after the Wewak harbor explosion. He now serves St. Marys until May 5 and reflects on his life beyond priestly duties.
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Rick Reiff
Norwalk
Robert Jilek
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
India
Vindya Mountains
Jilek
Sepik
Bismark
New Guinea
Wewak
St. Mary’ S
Bertrand Shenk
Holy Land
States
St. Mary’s
Robinson Gets Two Attorneys for Murder Trial
Bellevue judge appoints Roger Paul and John Meyers to defend Lawrence D. Robinson in a second trial for the 1973 murder of Alice White Womack of Willard. Paul acts as trial counsel with Meyers assisting. Robinson met them in court and will confer post hearing.
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Bellevue
Roger Paul
John Meyers
Lawrence D. Robinson
Robert W. Smith
Paul
Meyers
Robinson
Alice White Womack
Willard
Robertson
Smith
Henry E. Young
Congress Offers 200 Million Evacuation Plan for Saigon
UPI reports Congress proposes 200 million dollars to evacuate about 5 000 Americans and 174 000 local residents from South Vietnam. The bill would authorize use of U S troops to protect the operation and aims to move 4 000 Americans from Saigon within a week if possible. Sen John J Sparkman noted a draft bill reached the White House Tuesday.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Ford
South Vietnam
U.S
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign
White House
Saigon
Sparkman
F T Okays Contract For Emergency Room Help
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital will hire Doctors' Directory Service to provide a doctor in the emergency room during peak periods. The service starts May 16 with weekend weeknight and holiday coverage, while other times will be staffed by hospital personnel.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
The
Hospital Board of Trustees
Directory Service, Inc
Richard C. Westhofen
Westhofen
Sandusky
Norwalk
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Patrick R. Leaser
Marcia J. Byerly
Russell W. Hainline
Shiloh
R.R. Donnelly & Sons
Joann Hillbrunner
Greenwich
Holiday Inn
John A. Noftz
Milan
Michelle A. Grose
Jerry L. Waterbeck
Ruth F. Noble
Anthony S. Neal
Jo Ann L. Oakley
Joseph Ellis
Sandusky Memorial
Richard Murr
New London
Mrs. Ishmeal Clemons
Boy
Willard Area
George L. Ally
Plymouth
Willis McEndree
Youriow Line
Vietnam
Korea
Middle East
Europe
Abby
Vagt
Blast
Betty Downing
Fred Nottke
Paul Knott
Marova
Sheriff's Department
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