Opening Day At Huron County Fair Sees Light Crowd
Fair officials were satisfied with opening day attendance though concessionaires reported softer business. About 2,000 general admission guests passed through the gates as rain threatened and the midway grew crowded later. Tractor pull action and junior fair judging highlighted the schedule amid downbeat notes from vendors.
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Kevin Tanzillo
Red Cross
National
Tractor Pullers Association
Ford urges Thorpe Olympic reinstatement to 1912 honors
President Ford has urged the IOC to restore Jim Thorpe's 1912 Olympic decathlon title and records, after Thorpe forfeited his medals for playing semipro baseball during summers while at Carlisle Indian School. A White House spokesman said Ford wrote privately to IOC President Lord Killanin last Friday advocating restoration of Thorpe's honors.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Jim Thorpe
White House
Lord Killanin
International Olympic Committee
Thorpe
Carlisle, Pa
Democrats Predict Gas Price Drop After Court Ruling
Democrats expect lower gasoline and heating fuel prices after the U.S. Appeals Court overturned Ford’s $2 per barrel oil import fee. Administration officials withheld comment until the Federal Energy Administration reviews the decision. Senator Hubert Humphrey said prices could fall to about 52 cents per gallon for gas and to January levels for heating fuel.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Federal Energy Administration
U.S. Appeals Court
Vail
Colo
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Platform Heels Risky Says Podiatry Leader
Dr. John R. Graham new president of the American Podiatry Association warns platforms and clogs raise injury risk. He notes sprains fractures and contusions commonly follow such footwear and emphasizes individual consideration for wearing them.
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San Francisco
UPI
John R. Graham
American Podiatry Association
Decatur
Stanton Aide Photo Sparks Campaign Comment
Congressman James Stanton sits with his wife Peggy during a Reflector interview on Monday. Stanton grows irked as photographer snaps a picture of campaign aide Thomas Vail Jr. during the session.
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James Stanton
Peggy
Stanton
Thomas Vail, Jr
Photo incident clouds Stanton Norwalk interview
A Reflector photographer snaps a picture of campaign aide Thomas Vail Jr during Cleveland Congressman James Stanton’s Norwalk interview prompting objections that the image would mislead readers due to Vail’s Plain Dealer family ties. Stanton cautions about publishing the photo while Vail asks not to be named.
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Rick Reiff
Cleveland
James Stanton
Norwalk
Reflector
Thomas Vail, Jr
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stanton
Young Vail
Plain Dealer
Vail
Jack Brown
Brown
Peggy
Huron County
U.S. Senate
Robert Taft
Tom
House Select Committee On Intelligence
CIA
West Side
Congress
ITT
Weather and Notices for August 12 1975
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Lows in the low to mid 60s and highs in the lower 80s with a 30 to 50 percent rain chance. Agricultural note warns heat stress risk for livestock and minimum afternoon humidity. Births and deaths list include Mr and Mrs Dewey Kerr Jr Berlin Heights and Mrs Rose Heitz Monroville aged 80. Marriage licenses issued for John Koch Jill Baker and Richard Schafer Carol Eastman in Norwalk area.
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John Andrew Koch
Monroeville
Jill Baker
North Fairfield
Richard J. Schafer
Norwalk
Carol J. Eastman
Opinion on county fairs and vote lines
A fragmented note asks if county fairs still serve a purpose in modern society and provides two phone numbers to call in a yes or no vote with deadlines. It resembles a voter input request rather than a formal news item.
Witness Testifies Robinson Asked Lie To Police
A Willard woman testified Larry Robinson asked her to lie to police about his whereabouts the night Alice Womack was killed. Gwendora Ward Cheshire also said Robinson bought her a drink at Pat's Bohemian Beer Garden and asked if she would blab. The trial concerns the 1973 murder of Mrs. Womack found in her car near Greenwood Cemetery.
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Willard
Larry Robinson
Alice White Womack
Robinson
Gwendora Ward Cheshire
Pat’s Bohemian Beer Garden
Womack
Greenwood Cemetery
Roger Paul
Pat's
Bohemian Beer Garden
Norwalk Board of Education Tonight Meeting
The Norwalk Board of Education meets at 8 tonight at the administration building at Monroe and Hester Streets. The Norwalk Planning Commission meets at 7 30 tonight in city council chambers.
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Norwalk Board of Education
Monroe and
Hester Streets
Norwalk Planning Commission
City Council
First Lady Forgiven by President and Daughter
Betty Ford said she received support from the President and their daughter Susan after her controversial remark about a hypothetical love affair involving Susan. Ford spoke in Vail Colorado saying her husband and daughter forgave her, and public reaction was largely favorable though one telegram urged discretion.
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United Press International
Betty Ford
Susan
Vail
Colo
Ford's
Inactive Agency Costs 70 000 a Year to Run
Senate investigators found the Federal Fire Council, created in 1936 to coordinate federal fire prevention rules, operated with minimal activity for seven years. It spent about 70 000 dollars annually while meeting only twice, as executive directors managed little work beyond sending a few publications.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Patrick Leahy
D.-Vt
Federal Fire Council
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration
Commerce Department
Leahy
Jack Ewing
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