Nixon laments less photogenic than Eisenhower at WH event
President Nixon told White House photographers he is less photogenic than the late Dwight D. Eisenhower who had an expressive rubber face. He posed with winners of the White House Photographers Association annual contest and gave each photographer a commemorative pen.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House Photographers Association
Police dogs spared as Miami University protest ends
Butler County Sheriff Harold Carpenter said police dogs were too fine to be used on students during a Miami University demonstration, calling the animals ill suited for the scene. In separate reports, a 4 year old boy died after vodka intoxication linked to parental drinking in Bradford Arkansas, while Gen Maxwell Taylor was booed off stage at Monmouth College by student radicals over Vietnam remarks. A private plane hijacked in North Carolina landed in Havana after refueling stops en route to Cuba.
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Oxford, Ohio
UPI
Butler County
Harold Carpenter
Miami University
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chief of Staffs
Monmouth College
West Long Branch
N.J
Taylor
Vietnam
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
North Carolina
Cuba
South Atlantic
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Miami
Havanna
Jose Marti
Weather and notices from Norwalk area
West Lake Erie shore weather outlook mostly sunny and cool with highs near 60 this afternoon, tonight and Friday cooler with partial clouds. Minor chances of precipitation up to 20 percent. Local temperatures show Norwalk high 69 and low 63. Births marriages licenses and deaths listed for Collins Sandusky Willard North Fairfield Monroeville Greenwich Gretna.
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Lake Erie Shore
Nixon Ends Occupational Deferments and Seeks Draft Reform
President Nixon ordered an immediate end to occupational and agricultural draft deferments and asked Congress to remove student deferments. He signed an executive order ending future occupational deferments and urged an all volunteer army by mid-1971, while backing pay increases to attract volunteers and outlining steps toward ending conscription over several years.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Ohio Edison Offers 5.8 Million for Norwalk Power System
Ohio Edison proposed to buy Norwalk's municipal electrical system for 5.85 million dollars claiming lower residential bills and higher commercial charges. The sale would require paying off 34.2 million in debt, phase out the plant, and shift taxes to the city and schools. Local officials awaited council discussion while petitions for a November ballot circulated.
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Ohio Edison
Norwalk
R.G. Zimmerman
A. N. Gorant
Sandusky
K.S. Flickinger
Domenic Coletta
James Zuber
Howard Turnley
Ohio Edison Company
Power Rates At-Aglance In Norwalk Ohio Edison Proposal
Ohio Edison officials compare residential rates on Norwalk and Ohio Edison systems noting about eight percent differences while commercial accounts rise roughly fourteen percent. The plan covers street lighting costs, taxes rising to about 200000 annually during operation and 80000 to 90000 after shutdown, and a 4315 monthly lighting lease.
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Ohio Edison
Norwalk
Electric Department
Ehrlich Warns on Zero Birth Rate at Bowling Green
Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich told Bowling Green University students that cutting world birth rate to zero gives a 50-50 chance of reaching 2000. He warned of extinction risks from starvation or plague and urged two children per couple and vasectomies after the desired number. He urged electing leaders willing to address population growth.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
UPI
Paul Ehrlich
Stanford Calif. University
Bowling Green University
Ehrlich
Downtown Plan Seeks Angle Parking on Main Street
Downtown plan officials discuss angle parking on Main Street Route 61 with Dr. Houston Elam and state highway officials. Re-routing traffic in the business district to aid shoppers remains under review to comply with state law.
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William V. Mount
Houston Elam
Main Street
State Department of Highways
Norwalk
Elam
Monroe
Seminary Streets
PUCO Schedules Hearings on Toll Free Areas in Norwalk District
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio sets May hearings on Northern Ohio Telephone Co. EAS proposals linking Norwalk with Wakeman New London Berlin Heights and more. Two sessions May 20 and May 26 in Columbus address Norwalk Bellevue Monroeville Attica Clyde routes.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
Norwalk
James Anderson
Commission
Richard Rench
Charles T. Winn
Telephone Company
Reach
PACO
Winn
Columbus
Bellevue
EAS
Wakeman
New London
Greenwich
Willard
Monroeville
Berlin Heights
Milan
Attica
Clyde
Ohio
Medina District
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Jeffrey
Fouquet
Betty
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Ike
Karl Riedy
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Wesley Weimer
Marion Hicks
Daniel L. Songstock
North Fairfield
Kathleen A. Hutchins
Ignatius Michalik
Bertha M. Stout
Hettie M. Britt
Breezewood
Charles F. Moll
Gretna
Capitol Hill
Denise Young
Brownie Troop
Memorial Lake Park
Paul E. Bleile Co
Edison
North West Street
Norwalk Edison
Ashland
H. H. Reader
Adela Rogers St. Johns
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