Amsel Shoe Store Fire Damages Kent Historic Block
A shoe store owned by the son of a Norwalk businessman was heavily damaged by a downtown Kent fire that also hit eight other shops. Mortons Shoetique and several nearby businesses suffered extensive damage while fire crews from Kent, Stow and Ravenna worked hours after the blaze. Rail traffic along nearby B and O tracks was halted as officials feared collapsing walls. The cause remained undetermined with loss estimates unavailable.
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Norwalk
Kent
Morton's Shoetique
David Amsel
Emanuel Amsel
Amsel
Baltimore & Ohio
Jr High Orientation Wednesday at Norwalk School
Norwalk Junior High hosts two orientation sessions for seventh graders and eighth graders new to the school. A-L report at 10 00 a.m. M Z at 1 00 p.m. Schedules available in the office Wednesday Thursday Friday 8 30 11 00 and 1 00 3 30. If absent, pick up at 7 45 a.m. Sept 5.
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Norwalk Junior High School
Nixon Hosts Celebrity Hollywood Gathering at Western White House
President Nixon drew about 400 show business leaders to his California villa for a Hollywood friendly party. VIPs included Kissinger with Jill St John, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Jack Benny, Mary Tyler Moore, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, and Billy Graham. The event contrasted Republicans and Democrats and highlighted Nixon’s praise for Hollywood cinema.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Vince Edwards
Ben Casey
Pacific
Pat
Henry Kissinger
Jill St. John
Kissinger
Miss St. John
Frank Sinatra
Spiro T. Agnew
Jimmy Durante
Charlton Heston
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Jimmy Stewart
Glen Campbell
Ronald Reagan
Zsa Zsa
Eva
Dan Rowan
Dick Martin
Laugh In
NBC
Burbank
Jack Benny
Richard Crenna
Glenn Ford
Merv Griffin
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Red Skelton
Mary Tyler Moore
George Burns
Jim Brown
Frankie Avalon
Michael Cole
Elizabeth Bauer
Chris Connelly
Tricia Cox
Billy Graham
King blasts Shriver snub amid Cleveland campaign stop
Ohio AFL-CIO President Frank King says he waited seven hours for Shriver in Cleveland, denouncing the meeting as amateurish. He notes the national AFL-CIO remains neutral in the election and questions future talks with Shriver or McGovern. Shriver drew about 2,500 at the West Side Market in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Frank King
R. Sargent Shriver
King
Shriver
Columbus
Sen
George McGovern
Organized Labor
West Side
Schools Hire 35 Bus Drivers Amid Driver Shortage
The Huron County Board of Education approved hiring 35 bus drivers, allocating 10 to Monroeville, 14 to New London, 10 to South Central, and 2 to Western Reserve. Sept Lasler notes ongoing openings and cites difficulty in finding drivers. The board also named Richard Keefer as delegate to the OSBA convention in Columbus this November, with Lowell Hileman as alternate, and chose Richard Ross and Hileman for OSBA honors and Northwest Ohio and All Ohio board roles.
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Huron County Board of Education
Monroeville
New London
South Central
Western Reserve
Thomas Lasler
Lasley
Chase
Richard Keefer
Ohio School Board Association
Columbus
Lowell Hileman
Richard Ross
Northwest Ohio School Board Association
Hileman
All-Ohio
OSBA
State Office Building project in Columbus costs trimmed
The Ohio Building Authority reports the 41 story State Office Building downtown will cost about 3 million less than planned. Bids let last year during a favorable economy suggest a total of about 49 million instead of 52 million.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Building Authority
Monroeville School Schedules Announced for Fall
Elementary students will ride early buses and junior high students late buses. Elementary hours 7 45 to 2 00 except kindergarten 10 30 to 11 30 and 2 00. Kindergarten not in session Sept 5 with A M side start Sept 6 for A to M and Sept 7 for others. All students Sept 8. Deputy Silcox attended OSU drug abuse seminar. Farm Bureau dinner to discuss policy at Church of the Master Steuben. Health official to show four sex education films at Parents Without Partners meeting at First United Presbyterian Friday at 8 p.m.
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Monroeville
Huron County Farm Bureau
Church of the Master
Steuben
Martha Brown
Huron County Health Department
Erie-Huron County
Parents Without Partners
First United Presbyterian Church
Bicycles Missing Across Norwalk Weekend Report
Over the weekend Norwalk police logged five bicycles stolen from various locations including a municipal swimming pool Pleasant Street Park and home porches. Victims include Frederick Reynolds 11 Cheryl Copsey 10 and Elizabeth Cooper 14 along with three other incidents.
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Norwalk
Pleasant Street Park
Wilson Black
Reed St
Frederick C. Reynolds
Southgate Dr
Cheryl Copsey
Lee Ave
Robert Geer
Maple St
Clifford Irving Sentenced to 242 Years in Federal Prison
Clifford Irving begins a 242 year federal sentence in Lewisburg Pennsylvania for masterminding the Howard Hughes hoax. He faces parole eligibility after 10 months as debts and a troubled literary career shadow him.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Clifford Irving
Irving
Howard Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Federal Penitentiary
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Star View Drive
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Walt Disney Productions
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Kurt Russell
Cesar Romero Et
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the Wild Country
Steve Forrest
Jr. High
Fireblands Kitchen Co
Featuring
Firelands Kitchen Company
Anderson
Start
Jinelands Kitchen Co
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Shriver Snub
Aflcio
Sandusky Drive
Sandusky, Ohio
Palomar Pictures International, Inc Presents
Jack and Jill
20Th Century-Fox Films
Palomar Pictures International, Inc
Rosalie
City Loan Company
City Loan & Savings Co
Larry Silcox
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Ohio State University
Ohio Drug Studies Institute
John Borgin
Farm Bureau
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