Protest delays New London reservoir bid and planning
New London’s bid to join the Northwest Ohio Water Development Program stalls as state officials delay action amid questions on village interest and a cap on village costs. A protest petition seeks a ballot measure and funds for a taxpayers suit over a 50 percent water-rate increase to cover the reservoir share.
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New London
Wayne Kuhn
Floyd G. Brown
Board of Public Affairs
Kuhn
Greenwich Seeks Bids For New Village Fire Station
Greenwich council votes to advertise for bids on a 30 by 60 foot fire station on Main Street between the Municipal Building and Foster Frozen Foods. Bids due noon May 16. The village changes billing for fire department expenses with Ripley Townships. first quarter 1968 charges billed now, then monthly on the 15th.
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Greenwich
Main Street
Foster Frozen Foods
Rodney Jones
Ripley
Arthur Okun
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
National Press Club
Commerce Department
Fed hikes discount rate to 5.5 percent amid inflation worries
The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate from 5.0 to 5.5 percent, the second increase in just over a month, aiming to curb inflation and strengthen the dollar. The move could prompt banks to raise the prime rate to 6 percent, affecting consumer and housing loan costs as Congress debates a 10 percent income tax surcharge.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
Rates Stay Same For Now Bankers Say
Norwalk bankers report no immediate local impact from the Federal Reserve Board’s 5.5 percent discount rate. Banks say reserves are adequate and borrowing costs will not rise here until needed, with local loan rates ranging from 6 1/4 to 7 percent.
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Federal Reserve Board
Norwalk
Federal Reserve Bank
Tip On Galt Misfire in King Case Probe
FBI reports informer pointed to fugitive Eric Starvo Galt as a King assassination conspirator but the tip failed to produce a capture. Investigators traced Galt through California Alabama Memphis Atlanta and Los Angeles amid warrants and questioning of associates.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
Galt
California
Memphis
Tenn
King
Washington
Remington
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Alabama
International School of Bartending
Thomas Reyes Lau
Lau
Greenwich Names Mansfield Foreman New Water Works Chief
Phillip Eutler age 39 from Mansfield is hired as Greenwich village Water and Light Department superintendent starting Monday. He will be paid 700 dollars monthly under a salary ordinance approved by council as an emergency measure, marking a 150 dollar raise. The department has been managed by retired superintendent Robert Shafer and part time worker Fred Seagren since April 1 following Dave Robertson’s resignation.
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Greenwich
Ohio Edison
Mansfield
Village Water and Light Department
Phillip Eutler
Eutler
Council
Atlee Myers
Board of Public Affairs
Myers
Dave Robertson
Robert Shafer
Fred Seagren
Slow Moving Truck Rammed By Auto Near Bellevue
Highway patrolmen investigated two crashes on Route 20 near Bellevue and Route 113. Albert E. Wilson 40 of Findlay operated a slow truck after a defective tire. Gregory W. Barnes 18 of Bellevue drove east and hit the rear of the truck. Larry Miller 18 of Bellevue hurt and treated at Bellevue Hospital. An 18 year old Milan youth was charged with DWI and unsafe vehicle after a one car crash on Route 113 when he lost control and hit a tree.
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Route 20
Bellevue
Albert E. Wilson
Findlay
Gregory W. Barnes
Williams Ave
Barne
Larry Miller
Bellevue Hospital
Milan
David Burtscher
Main Street
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