What Did First City Charter Commission Accomplish
Norwalk voters face a second charter issue as Janet Conway reports mixed views on the prior commission. Some see educational value despite rejection, others call it a waste. Critics urge a vigorous public education program for any future charter to gain acceptance and clarity.
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First City Charter Commission
Norwalk
Janet Conway
Charter Commission
Allen Hakes
Hakes
Paul W. Robinson
Robert Fish
William Dreyer
Fire at Travelodge in Cleveland. 274 escape unharmed
A blaze started in a mattress storage area at Travelodge Motel in Cleveland and sent about 274 guests fleeing. Ronald Redford, a prior guest during a fatal fire two weeks earlier, witnessed flames in the stairwell but there were no injuries reported.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ronald Redford
Redford
Army acquits Capt Kotouc in maiming charge verdict
Capt Eugene M. Kotouc, 37, of Humboldt Neb, was acquitted by a court martial board in Ft McPherson Ga after a 65 minute jury deliberation. He faced possible seven year prison term over the incident involving a Viet Cong prisoner. The officer praised the Army as the best in the world despite the case.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Eugene M. Kotouc
Kotouc
Humboldt, Neb
Man fights blaze after电话 lines fail in Berlinville
William Green Jr 27 fights flames in his burning home while repeatedly trying to call Berlin Township Fire Department with dead or busy lines. A passerby and neighbor's wife both finally reach help as the house and wall burn. Baby saved, pets lost. Green recalls fouled attempts to call the fire department.
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Virginia Patton Berlinville
Berlinville
William Green, Jr
Berlin Township
Green
Barbara
Meritt Castor
Brad
Kent State student paralyzed seeks to prevent repeat of May 4
Kent State University student Dean Kahler says the campus community is determined not to repeat the May 4 1970 shootings. Kahler, 21, from East Canton, was paralyzed from the waist down when shot by an Ohio National Guardsman last May.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsman
KSU
Dean Kahler
East Canton
Final run nears for the Wabash Cannon Ball train
Mrs. Charles Adams cried aboard the famed Wabash Cannon Ball as it neared its final run. A green suitcase rolled in the baggage car while her husband, a conductor with 48 years at the railroad, hoped for one last ride on the legendary midwestern train.
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Charles Adams
Adams
Weather Outlook Norwalk with Daytime Showers
Variable cloudiness and cool today with highs in the 50s. Chance of showers tonight and Saturday with 50 percent Saturday. Norwalk high 52 low 33 with trace precipitation. Also marriage license applications for two couples and two deaths reported.
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Norwalk
Percy Dressing Down Poverty Lawyer On Job Travel Rule
In Washington a poverty lawyer faced sharp pushback from senators over a proposal limiting food stamp job requirements to 96 minutes of daily travel. Senators Percey and Cook mocked the idea while noting constituents who commute long distances for factory work. The debate centers on a rule tying food stamps to willingness to take jobs and travel time.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Charles H. Percey
R-Ill
Ronald F. Pollack
Food Research and Action Center
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
General Electric
Louisville
Cook
Congress
Pollack
Big sewer project eyed in Norwalk with 300000 plus contract
Norwalk weighs a $4.2 million sewer separation plan with an engineering contract potentially worth over $300,000. Finkbeiner Pettis and Strout of Toledo leads the field, with council debating single versus multiple contracts and considering state federal funding, permits due May 15, and possible overflow treatment options.
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Norwalk
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout
Toledo
Henry Hauenstein
Richard Lennox
Finkbeiner
Zsa Zsa Gabor sues Thrifty Drug for eyelash dispute
Zsa Zsa Gabor filed a $3 million lawsuit against Thrifty Drug Stores alleging sale of unauthorized false eyelashes at 2.75 per pair. The lashes are marketed by McBride's Industries under the Zsa Zsa line of 125 cosmetics. Gabor said the chain is not part of her authorized group and questioned authenticity of the product in Thrifty’s box.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Thrifty
Dahlink
Miss Gabor
McBride's
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