Detroit divorce kits spark legal challenge for nonlawyer
Harry Gordon, a Detroit entrepreneur, sold $75 divorce kits and faced charges of illegally practicing law after a judge halted a case where a kit prepared papers. He says the service helps those unable to afford standard attorney fees and has sold about 150 kits in three months.
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Oakland County
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Silent Gooding led carnival king funeral procession
Floyd E. Gooding remembered as a man who could evoke childlike happiness. In Columbus, a funeral procession honored the carnival impresario with remarks from Rev. Arthur Sanders. Other dispatches cover Kissinger Thieu talks in Saigon and a Da Nang rocket attack.
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Tornado Faultless Damage in Huron County
A noon tornado cut a path through southern Huron County near Plymouth and Richland County, damaging farms and property. No injuries were reported as homes, barns, and outbuildings suffered extensive damage, including a barn collapse trapping cattle and a near completion house totaled.
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Calf Born Brightens Huron County Fair Amid Wet Weather
Rain dampened the Huron County Fairgrounds but junior exhibitors pressed on with judging and events. Ten year old Scott Gustason enjoyed showing his Welsh pony despite no ribbons, while 13 year old John Conry celebrated his calf Cutie born Wednesday night. Harness races moved to 1 p.m. today with added Thursday races. Grandstand shows and Mustang Hell Drivers highlight tonight’s program as fair activities continue.
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John Conry
Wakeman
Cutie
Scott Gustason
New London
Weather and Notices From Norwalk Area
Partly cloudy warm and humid with possible thundershowers today tonight and Saturday. Highs mid to upper 80s with lows mid 60s to upper 60s. Rain chances 50 percent today and tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Winds south to southwest 10 to 15 mph today and west 5 to 10 mph tonight. Norwalk highs 82 lows 66 and precipitation 51. Marriage license filed for Donald E Peeler Kathy M Teagarden. Obituaries Reece D. Smith 80 Norwalk Joseph F Milano 48 Willard.
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House Votes Anti Busing Bill Narrowly Bans Crosstown Desegregation
The House approved strong antibusing restrictions 282 to 102 after a 13 hour session. The measure requires courts to try desegregation methods before busing and bars busing beyond the second nearest school, expanding Nixon’s proposal to all students amid contested amendments.
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Nixon
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Edith Green
D. Ore
Democratic Committeewoman Admits Prior Time In Reformatory
Doris Rankin, new Democratic National Committee member from Ohio, disclosed a year in the Marysville Reformatory for women during 1958 for probation violation after a 1957 forgery conviction. She says she is rehabilitated, living in the community, and serving as PR director for Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses in Cincinnati. Rankin has three children and her husband William died seven years ago.
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UPI
Doris Rankin
Democratic National Committee
Senate Adopts Metric System Conversion Plan for U S
The Senate passed a historic bill to convert the U S to the metric system over ten years. It would replace inches pounds and quarts with meters kilograms and liters and create an 11 member board to encourage voluntary industry conversion.
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