Ohio crime rate climbs beyond national average in 1970
Ohio residents faced a surge in serious crime in 1970 with about one in forty affected by murder rape burglary robbery or auto theft. The national crime rate rose 11 percent while Ohio climbed 13.4 percent as U S Attorney General John Mitchell noted the continuing rise in total crimes.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
U.S. Justice Department
FBI
U.S
John Mitchell
U.S. Transportation Department opposes big airline mergers
The department prepared a 23 page report outlining merger criteria and, after talks with the Justice Department, rejects any consolidation creating an airline larger than United Air Lines the nation's biggest carrier.
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Washington
UPI
Transportation Department
U.S
Department
Justice Department
United Air Lines
Alimony and Child Support Excluded From Wage Price Freeze
The Cost of Living Council ruled alimony and child support payments are not frozen during the 90 day standstill. It classified these expenses as transfer payments, not prices, allowing increases despite the wage-price-rent freeze.
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Washington
API
Cost of Living Council
Parochial Enrollment Drop Triggers Heavy Tax Shift in Ohio Diocese
In Youngstown six county diocese enrollment fell 15 percent as 5,309 students left parochial schools after a mid summer tuition increase of 100 dollars. The shift raises public district costs by about 4 million dollars.
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Youngstown
UPI
Youngstown Catholic
William A. Hughes
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Mahoning
Stark
Portage
Trumbull
Hughes
Box Buried in County Dump Holds $1000
Grace James 80 accidentally discarded a money box stored for expenses. A two day search by 20 volunteers failed to find the $1000 buried under about 300 tons of dirt at San Bernardino county dump No 5. Raymond Powers of the city refuse department called the hunt worse than finding a needle in a haystack.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Grace James
Norwalk Weather and Local Vital Records Update
Variable cloudiness and cooler today with highs in the mid and upper 70s. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a 20 percent rain chance. Norwalk highs near 86 and overnight 60 with morning humidity around 93 percent. Marriage licenses issued to five couples across Castalia Bellevue Norwalk Willard and Monroeville. births recorded for five families. deaths listed for five residents including Berlin Heights New London Hartland and Milan.
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Norwalk
Stanley Heitchler
Berlin Heights
Elizabeth V. Young
New London
Walter Cook
Jane Darling
Hartland
George C. Samaha
Milan
Community rally funds Teri Sue's trip to Miami Beach
Teri Sue Smith and her parents head Friday to Our Little Miss World in Miami Beach funded by local donations. A total of 448 dollars, mostly five and ten dollar gifts, came in after an appeal, with two businesses and James Wade driving much of the help. Gould Inc. and Norwalk Car Leasing aided the effort, as family finances strained by prior travel costs were eased by the community support.
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Teri Sue Smith
Teri Sue
Steve Smith
Smith
Reflector
Gould, Inc
John Q
James Wade
Benedict Avenue
Wade
Smiths
Ray Flanagan
Norwalk Car Leasing
Flanagan
Mexico
Teachers and Cooks Ready for First Day of School
Norwalk begins the new school year with teachers arranging classrooms and cooks cleaning kitchens at Pleasant Street School. First-year teachers explore hallways as custodians sweep up summer remnants while families consider how the coming term will unfold. Ohio officials discuss funding fairness and possible constitutional challenges tied to property tax based financing, with lawmakers and educators weighing equalization needs.
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Virginia Patton
Pleasant Street
Diane DeMaria
Janet Lewellen
Gordon Mann
Norwalk
Columbus
UPI
Martin Essex
Ohio
California Supreme Court
Buckeye
Essex
California
Cuyahoga Heights
Cuyahoga County
Huntington
Ross County
Stanley J. Aronoff
Cincinnati
Senate Education Committee
Aronoff
Legislative Service Commission
LRS
Norwalk School Buses Ready To Roll Wednesday
Building and Grounds Supt. Robert Kramer announces Norwalk buses are ready for Wednesday morning service. A complete time schedule and driver photos are published on Page 6.
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Norwalk
Robert Kramer
Four Penn Central Cars Derail Near New London
Four westbound Penn Central freight cars derailed early this morning on the east side of New London near the Hiles signal tower. The derailment, caused by a car failure, blocked tracks with coke breeze and soda ash. trains were rerouted via Toledo and Crestline, with service expected to resume by 1 p.m. No injuries were reported.
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New London
Penn-Central
L.A. Baggerly
Penn-Central Transportation Co
Columbus
Hiles
Akron, Canton, and
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Baggerly
Toledo
Crestline
London
City Council To Consider Power Bonds
Norwalk City Council holds a special 7:30 p m meeting to discuss issuing bonds for electrical distribution improvements. The plan aims to enable supplemental power from Ohio Edison Co as it shifts to a 69 000 volt system in November. Estimated cost about 200000 with exact figures after finance committee review.
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Norwalk
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio Edison
Charles Hipp
Hipp
Nine School Buses Destroyed In Pontiac Desegregation Effort
Nine buses intended for a court ordered desegregation program were destroyed and two damaged by explosives in Pontiac Michigan. Officials say security will be tightened as classes begin next Tuesday while the desegregation plan proceeds despite the loss.
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Pontiac
Mich
UPI
Dana Whitmer
Whitmer
Robert F. Jackson
U.S
Damon Keith
Keith
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Donald Davis, Jr
Two Boys Admit Causing Whitney Field Fire
Two brothers aged 6 and 8 confessed to starting a fire in a Whitney Field storage area. They said they were playing and set paper alight, then left as flames spread. Police referred the matter to juvenile court. Damage reached 1090 to bleachers and 640 in blocking dummies.
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Whitney Field
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John J. Johnson
Willard
Corraine Hamilton
Greenwich
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John Michaels
Wakeman
Gary Figley
Wellington
Charles Davis
Bernard Mesenburg
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Debbie
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Ohio Education Association
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