Brown To Appeal Voting Machines Ruling in Ohio
Hardin County Common Pleas Judge Harry Kaylor ruled voting machines used in 27 Ohio counties unconstitutional because they cannot rotate candidate names on top. The decision, though binding only in Hardin County, could influence other counties before the November election. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown said he would appeal, expecting to win. Huron County uses 85 machines with 20 more on lease. machines valued at about 1500 dollars each.
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Kenton
Ohio
UPI
Hardin County
Common Pleas
Harry Kaylor
Ted W. Brown
Columbus
Huron County
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Jamestown
N.Y
Huron
Ed Selfe
Elections Board
Leona Weisenberger
Elections Office
Firecracker Blast Amputates Hand At I 80 Rest Stop
An Ohio teen lost his right hand and another suffered injuries when a powerful grand bomb firecracker exploded at a rest stop on Interstate 80 near Danville Pennsylvania. Carl R. Frank 18 Zanesville was admitted in satisfactory condition for amputation and facial and hand lacerations. Leo Schultz 18 Miami Florida was treated and released for an eye injury.
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Danville
UPI
Ohio
Here
Carl R. Frank
Zanesville
Geisinger Medical Center
Leo Schultz
Miami
Fla
Weather and life events from Norwalk area edition
Partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of thundershowers this afternoon. High in the lower 80s. Tonight and Saturday look warmer with showers or thundershowers possible. Lows in the 50s, Saturday highs in the mid 80s. Readings show 30 percent rain today, 40 percent tonight and Saturday. Winds from the south to southwest 8 to 15 mph. Norwalk highs 71, lows 45. Humidity at 7 am 93 percent, 1 pm 57 percent, 7 pm 52 percent. Precip none. Sun up 6:32, sun down 8:32. Moonrise 9:16, moonset 9:34. Births: Mr and Mrs David Souslin North Fairfield a boy. Mr and Mrs James Zellner Willard a girl. Marriage license: Craig E. Dawson Mansfield and Susan Kay Frankart Willard. Deaths: Olin F. Dunlap 93 New London. Goldie C. Metz 83 Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Escaped convict born again with pardon in Ohio return
Walter Moser, 71, granted a pardon from Ohio after 35 years since escaping from London prison. He says the pardon makes him feel reborn and plans to visit his mother's grave in Houston where he rebuilt his life. He was wrongfully convicted of rape and insists he was not guilty, though he served time.
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Houston
UPI
Walter Moser
Moser
State of
Ohio
London
Air Force Master Sergeant Guilty Of Spying
Air Force Master Sgt. Walter T. Perkins was found guilty by a military judge on five counts for stealing defense secrets and attempting to pass them to a Soviet agent. The 37-year-old, with 18 years service, faces up to 26 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. defense raised alcoholism as a factor. The trial at Tyndall Air Force Base concluded with judge Col. Joe E. Peck delivering the verdict after a week without a jury.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
API
Air Force
Walter T. Perkins
Perkins
Joe E. Peck
Peck
Boy Nearly Hangs Self Guarded After Rescue
A seven year old boy dangled from a rope tied to a tree in Norwalk. Neighbors in the Bouscau Avenue duplex area watched as John Hutchinson revived him with chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation. He was rushed to Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital in guarded condition. The boy, Mark Hoffman, reportedly said he planned to hang himself moments before the attempt. Hutchinson cut the rope free, and the boy regained a heartbeat before arrival at the hospital. The incident raised concerns about TV violence and its influence on children.
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Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Mark T. Hoffman
Mark
Norwalk
John Hutchinson
Bouscau Ave
Hans Hoffman
Bouscau
Kenny Blystone
Hutchinson
Barbara Blystone
Kenny
Booster clubs seek volunteers to build Whitney Field bleachers
Norwalk booster clubs call for volunteers 16 and older to work 8 AM to 4 PM Saturday at Whitney Field. Jim Seitz says only a few show up. thousands of bolts must be checked as steel stands near completion for a 2,200 seat capacity before the Oldtimers game.
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Norwalk
Whitney Field
Jim Seitz
Seitz
County Bond Sale Pleases Officials for Norwalk Building Purchase
Huron County will issue 325000 in bonds to finance the Kingsley United building purchase. Clark Dodge bid 4.25 percent with 1337 premium. net interest 81892.11 over 10 years. Thirteen bids were received with premiums varying. auditors favored division among banks, but formal bids were required by attorneys.
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Norwalk
Clark, Dodge and Co., Inc
Toledo
Huron County Commissioners
Kenneth Reed
Kingsley United
Denver
Colo
Reed
Huron County Banking Co
Ryan, Sutherland and Co
Seasongood & Mayer
Cincinnati
Sweeney Cartwright
McDonald and Co
March and Co
Roose Wade and Co
Ball Burge and Kraus
Sommers and Co
Prescott, Merrill, Turben and Co
Central National Bank
Cleveland
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Sheriff Lets Committee Talk Privately With Jailed Inmates
Norwalk Sheriff John Borgia says members of the Mayor's Committee on Human Relations may meet prisoners without him present if they wish. He notes he would have allowed visits earlier but no request was made, and the jail permits private talks with lawyers and ministers as well as correspondence. The committee members said they wanted private conversations, while Norris and others defended inmate rights and access, with Borgia stressing confinement over punishment and noting medical care is provided promptly.
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John Borgia
Norwalk
Mayor's Committee On Human Relations
Borgia
Reflector
David Moore
Bill Baines
Martha Brown
Donald Norris
Willard Neighborhood
Norris
Huron County
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North Fairfield
F -T Hospital
James Zellner
Willard
F-T Hospital
Craig E. Dawson
Mansfield
Susan Kay Frankart
Olin F. Dunlap
New London
Goldie C. Metz
Sen
Thomas F. Eagleton
Hazel Swanson
St. Louis
UPI Telephoto
Wilson Maurer
FBI
California
Travis Air Force Base
Henry Rothblatt
Rothblatt
Tyndall
National Defense
Mark Hoffman
Douglas Colvin
North West Street
Ohio Edison Co
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