World’s first test tube baby sparks global debate
Nineteen people were asked their views on the London birth last week. Twelve responded with mixed opinions ranging from hope for adoption to concerns about creating a new life. Several advocates favored adoption for childless couples and warned against overlooking homeless children.
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Diane Walcher
North Fairfield
Paul Schwenn
Old State Road
Janet Herner
Laura Renemans
Bev Hauser
Monroeville
Sharon Ruffer
E. Main St
Betty Yaussy
Collins
Tom McLaughlin
Whittlesey Ave
London
Comedian Frank Fontaine Dies at 58 in Spokane
Frank Fontaine known as Crazy Guggenheim on TV died of a heart attack at age 58 while attending the National Order of the Eagles Convention in Spokane. He collapsed after receiving a convention charitable check. Fontaine had a history of heart problems and was hospitalized in 1970.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Frank Fontaine
Guggenheim
Fontaine
Order of the Eagles
Ohio declares war on railroad grade crossing accidents
Ohio Governor Rhodes announced a state campaign to reduce grade crossing crashes after 50 deaths and 513 injuries last year. Co chairs are Highway Safety Director Robert Chiaramonte and Ohio Railroad Association counsel Robert Manning. The program stresses education for drivers and strict enforcement of crossing laws.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Robert A. Manning
Ohio Railroad Association
Rhodes
Weather and marriage notices in Norwalk area
Mostly sunny today and Sunday with near 80 degree highs. Friction-free weather tonight with a low 50s. Marriage license applications include Seitz Schild and Phillips Newland. Births list babies for Welsh Tanner Penwell White Thornsberry. Deaths note Eval Sawdey Dorr King, and mention Ford and Garfield as left handed presidents.
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John R. Seitz
Norwalk
Carpenter
Rhonda A. Schild
Randall L. Phillips
Willard
Denise A. Newland
Roger and
Mary Welsh
Fisher-Titus
Walter and
Joann Tanner
New London
Fisher- Titus
Harley and
Susan Penwell
Donald and
Donna White
Monroeville
Sandusky Memorial
John and
Lucy Thornsberry
Willard Area Hospital
Eval. Sawdey
Mary E. Dorr
Milan
William King
Bus Crash Kills 41 as Lake Drowns Charter Trip
EASTMAN Quebec A charter bus carrying 48 people home from a theater outing sinks in Lake Argent after brakes fail. Forty-one die, seven survive. Rescue divers work through the 60 foot water as a witness recalls a terrifying plunge and a boatlike float. The trip, organized for disabled residents of Asbestos, was led by Alain Pouliot amid misty, somber scenes.
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Eastman
Quebec
UPI
Montreal
Lake Argent
Theater de la Margelaine
Association of Sick and Handicapped Persons of Asbestos
Mississiquoi
Laval Lacroix
Lacroix
Alain Pouliot
First A-Bomb Remembered 33 Years After Hiroshima
Tokyo reports the Hiroshima bombing anniversary with a peace vigil at Peace Memorial Park where about 20 000 people will bow in silence. Official counts vary from 78 150 to 90 000 killed outright with potential longer term radiation deaths. The park’s memorial and inscription spark political debate among Japanese.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hiroshima
Pacific
Peace Memorial Park
Peace Park
Japan
Shinzo Hamai
U.S
State Defenders Enter Drug Case in Norwalk
Four men among 31 arrested on drug charges will be represented by the Ohio Public Defenders Commission after state officials reviewed the case in Norwalk. Antiono Lopez Willard William Thompson Edger Thornesberry and Manuel Nunes face trafficking counts and scheduling issues arise with a trial set for August 21.
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State Public Defenders Office
Huron County Public
John Alston
al White
Ohio Public Defenders Commission
Columbus
Norwalk
Alston
Antiono Lopez
Willard
William Thompson
Greenwich
Edger Thornesberry
Plymouth
Manuel Nunes
Russell Jeffler
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BEV
Paul Stafford
Norfolk, Va
Carter
Mississippi
United States
Naval Academy
Gerald Ford
James A. Garfield
Lake
George Johnston
Debbie
Jody
Temple Beth Sholom
Las Vegas
Totie Fields
Comedienne
Maple Tree
John Borgia
Huron County Committee
Bernard Freeman
Helen Lippert
Violet Sanders
Tom Carabin
Bill Stewart
Borgia
Common Pleas Court
Robert W. Smith
Nunes
Allton
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