South Korean Troops Reopen An Khe Pass in Highlands
South Korean forces reopened An Khe Pass 240 miles northeast of Saigon after a 16 day battle that killed over 700 North Vietnamese and eased a Communist threat to split South Vietnam. The pass controls Highway 19 linking the Central Highlands to coastal regions amid recent gains by North Vietnamese in Kontum and Qui Nhon.
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UPS
An Khe
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Kontum
Qui Nhon
Apollo 16 crews near lunar finish with splashdown in Pacific
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Thomas Mattingly and Charles Duke wrap up scientific work and study light flashes before a Pacific Ocean splashdown planned for 2 45 p m EST Thursday 1500 miles south of Hawaii. Weather remains favorable for the recovery.
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Young
Schlafly Blasts Nixon Over Nuclear Policy and SALT
Phyllis Schlafly, author of A Choice Not An Echo, told UPI in Cincinnati that Nixon has lost conservative support for not restoring 1968 nuclear superiority. She criticized thawed relations with the Soviet Union and warned SALT talks could yield a disaster for the country.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Nixon
Phyllis Schlafly
Barry Goldwater
Soviet Union
Charges Dropped for Kent State Security Cop in Weapons Case
Reinhold Mohr, 25, an undercover Kent State University security policeman, had charges dropped after being arrested with a Russian built AK 47 and a Chinese RPG launcher alleged to be given to Kent Vets Against The War. The weapons were claimed to be for the group.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Kent State University
Reinhold Mohr
Kent
Papal Audience Blesses Cleveland Mayor and City
Pope Paul VI granted a private audience to Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk and his wife on Tuesday. The Pontiff blessed the Cleveland family, presented a silver paper medal to Perk and a rosary to Mrs. Perk, and accepted the key to the city. He noted Perk’s attendance at the mayor's conference at the Milan Trade Fair and praised urban problem work there.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Ralph J. Perk
Cleveland
Perk
Paul
Milan
Weather and civic notices from Norwalk Ohio area
Sunny and mild today with highs upper 40s near Lake Erie and 50s inland. Tonight cool with lows in 30s. Thursday fair and warmer 60s inland. Reports include marriage licenses, births, and a death in Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Robert J. Padisak
New London
Vera M. Haupricht
Robert E. Klein
Lorain
Linda L. Rice
Wakeman
Ohio School Patrol Heroes To Be Cited At White House
Five Ohio school patrol members will receive gold lifesaving medals at a White House ceremony on May 5 for saving lives in duties. The honorees include Robert Johnson from Beehive School Cleveland Sue Proctor Lyndhurst Timothy Gordon Lyndhurst William Woolf Sandusky and Richard Chapman Sandusky. Proctor and Gordon helped pull three girls to safety after a car ran a red light. Johnson pushed a child to safety as a speeding car approached. Woolf and Chapman saved a boy from injury by lifting him to safety and triggering a crossing gate alert to the driver.
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UPI
Ohio
White House
American Automobile Association
Robert Johnson
Cleveland
Sue Proctor
Timothy L. Gordon
Andrew J. Anderson
Lyndhurst
William Woolf
Richard Chapman
Osborne School
Woolf
Chapman
Norwalk Considers Tax Hike for Civic Center Funding
Norwalk voters may decide on a quarter percent income tax increase to 3/4 percent to finance a civic center. Mayor Wayne Goodsite announced a May 16 council plan to place the November ballot question. The Norwalk Community Center Corp outlines remodel plans for the old Norwalk Truck Lines building on Milan Avenue with proposed costs and site options.
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Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Chamber of Commerce
William Ream
Russell Fisher
Melvin Shipley
Morgan Jones
Norwalk Community Center Corp
Truck Lines
Thurman J. Peabody
Diocese Allows Local Boards to Set Tuition
The 19 county Catholic Diocese of Toledo votes to let each local school board set its own tuition policy. Previously a minimum of 100 dollars applied nationwide. Superintendent Rev. Raymond Etzel says local schools may charge according to local needs while maintaining essential operation.
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Toledo
Raymond Etzel
You And The Charter It Keeps Hands Off
The third of four editorials reviews Norwalk’s proposed city charter focusing on civil service. It notes the commission avoided changing Civil Service procedures to prevent city employee opposition. It recalls the 1968 charter campaign by police and firemen and the reformers’ plan to replace the Civil Service Commission with a Personnel Appeals Board.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Planning and Zoning Commission
Board of Control
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Personnel Appeals Board
Charter Commission
City charter would reorganize Ivan Ul planning and boards
The proposed charter adds a fifth Planning and Zoning Commission seat with citizen members and moves the service director role to a citizen seat. It changes appointment powers, extends terms to four years, raises override support to five council members, creates a five member Board of Zoning Appeals, adds a third member to the Board of Control with new finance director seat, and expands the Park Board from three to five members—all appointed by the mayor.
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Park and Recreation Board
Park Board
City Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Appeals
Board of Control
Muskie falters as McGovern Humphrey surge in key primaries
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania McGovern and Humphrey gain decisive wins while Muskie fades to an also ran. McGovern leads in delegates with 235 to Muskie's 138 and Humphrey at 78 as Wallace claims a strong Pennsylvania showing amid party contests.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Alabama
George C Wallace
McGovern
Humphrey
Wallace
Keystone
Indiana
Ohio
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