Norwalk United Fund Falls Short Amid Nationwide Gains
The Norwalk Area United Fund ended last Saturday $18,100 from its goal, raising $68,000 well below neighboring towns Tiffin Galion Bucyrus and Shelby. Per capita totals ranged from 7.60 to 12.70 with Norwalk at 5.10. directors meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Gas office to discuss factors and future targets.
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Rick Reiff
Norwalk
United Fund
Columbia Gas Office
W. Main
Tiffin
Galion
Bucyrus
Shelby
Harry Parke
Stan Wells
Norwalk Salvation Army
United Fund Money
Braves Acquire Dick Allen From White Sox in Cash Deal
The Atlanta Braves obtained former top hitter Dick Allen from the Chicago White Sox for an unspecified cash amount and a player to be named later. The pact mirrors the Hank Aaron trade where a future player was also involved. Roger Alexander was later designated by Milwaukee as that player.
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New Orleans
UPI
Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
Aaron
Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
Roger Alexander
Haldeman Says Nixon Ordered Taping System Not Disclosed
Former White House chief of staff H R Haldeman testified he did not disclose the White House taping system to the Watergate grand jury on Nixon orders. Assistant prosecutor Ben-Veniste pressed him about the tapes. Haldeman said he acted under presidential instructions and not personal hopes.
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Haldeman
United States
Power disputes and outages across Cleveland area
The Cleveland Press Guild votes 94 6 to seek separate bargaining talks amid strikes with publishers while simultaneous power outages affect Huron County areas. Ohio Edison crews use helicopter and bulldozer to repair lines near Norwalk and U S 250 Zenobia Road as Norwalk North Fairfield and New London report extended or brief outages due to transmission problems.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
the Plain Dealer
The
Press
Huron County
Norwalk
Tony Gorant
Bay Division
Ohio Edison
Gorant
U.S
Zenobia Road
Firelands Electrical Cooperative
New London
North Fairfield
General Telephone and Electronics
Wakeman
Newark Tonight and Cancelled Mental Health Meeting
Newark Tonight city council convenes in council chambers at 7 30 PM. The Huron County Board of Mental Health and Retardation meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled.
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City Council
Huron County Board of Mental Health and Retardation
Snowstorm Leaves 309000 Stranded Across States
A Midwest to East Coast blizzard stranded over 35 000. Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland faced isolation and deaths. National Guard mobilized, coal miners voting delayed, Detroit records halted as 18 inches fell and parks, schools, and businesses closed.
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United Press International
Midwest
Michigan
National Guard
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
American Red Cross
Detroit Daily News
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Frostburg
Allegany County
Keysers Ridge
Bill Clark
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ohio Farm Bureau chief urges restraint on farm equipment buying
Ohio Farm Bureau President Leonard Schnell told about 1,000 agricultural leaders at the OFB 56th annual meeting that farmers should reassess plans for additional equipment. He warned that productivity gains per man do not translate into strong returns when measured against labor costs.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau
Leonard Schnell
Ohio
Frontier Airlines jet lands at small field by mistake
A Frontier Airlines 737 with 102 aboard landed Monday night at Salt Lake Airport No. 2 a private field with a 5600 foot runway instead of Salt Lake International. The incident noted the main runways at both airports are numbered 34.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
Frontier Airlines
Salt Lake Airport No. 2
Salt Lake International
Sirica hints at written questions for Nixon in Watergate trial
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica suggested that if former President Richard M. Nixon remains too ill to testify orally, written questions could be submitted for his testimony in the Watergate cover-up trial.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Lancione to Step Down as Ohio House Speaker
House Speaker A G Lancione of Bellaire will step down next session. Vernal Riffe of New Boston will become speaker in return for favorable appointments. They announced the plan in a joint statement and will work together during the 11th General Assembly which convenes January 6.
Weather and Births and Deaths Notice
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows in the upper teens or lower 20s. Fair Wednesday with a high in the mid to upper 30s and small precipitation chances. Birth notices list Greenwich girl for Mr and Mrs James Kurtz and Willard boy for Mr and Mrs Franklin Ousley. Death notices for Jay R Gamble 92 Sandusky John W Clay 97 Attica Virginia Wray 53 New London Benjamin H Trescott 75 West Palm Beach KI a.
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James Kurtz
Greenwich
Willard Area
Franklin Ousley
Willard
Jay R. Gamble
Sandusky
John W. Clay
Attica
Virginia Wray
New London
Benjamin H. Trescott
West Palm Beach
Owens appeals decision in Robinson murder case
Prosecutor William W. Owens filed a notice of appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the Sixth District Court of Appeals reversal of Larry D. Robinson’s first degree murder conviction. The appeals court ordered a new trial citing 17 photographs deemed prejudicial. Robinson was convicted Aug 21 1973 for the murder of Alice White Womack, taxi business owner.
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William W. Owens
Larry D. Robinson
Ohio Supreme Court
Owens
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Robinson
Alice White Womack
Court of Appeals
Willard
Norwalk
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Water Plant Shutdown Hits Sandusky as Leaves Block Intake
Water pressure in Sandusky dropped to about half as Cedar Point leaves clogged the Lake Erie intake at New Departure Hyraulics plant forcing a noon school closure. City officials expect restoration this afternoon and plan a mechanical screen system to prevent repeats.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie
Hyatt
Harold Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Cedar Point Beach
NASA
Plum Brook
Actress Shirley MacLaine Denies Mills Supported Career
New York UPI report says Shirley MacLaine disputes Wilbur Mills claim he launched her show business career noting she did not meet him until late 1973. She jokes about his past involvement with Fanne Fox and calls for Mills to explain his methods and meaning.
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Wilbur Mills
New York
UPI
Shirley MacLaine
Mills
Spiro Agnew
Ways and Means Committee
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Boy Scouts, Health Services
Salvation Army
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Humane Society
Senior Center
Girl Scouts
Mental Health
Society For Crippled Children
Golden Agers
Wells
Heart Fund
Cancer Crusade
Herbert Lawrie
Norwalk Fund
Russell Stower
Old Plank Road
Diane More
Newark
Lancione
Wilbur
Miss MacLaine
Arkansas Democrat
Fanne
Fox
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