County seeks foster homes for troubled youths
Huron County Juvenile Court Judge Robert Smith seeks foster families for youths ages 12 to 18 to provide loving homes while awaiting placement or probation with the Ohio Youth Commission. Ohio Youth Commission official Lillie Hendricks urges local recruitment, noting steps to support living expenses and clothing. call 244-4675 to express interest.
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Huron County Juvenile Court
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Ohio Youth Commission
Huron County
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Lillie Hendricks
Toledo
Youth Commission
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Security
Huron Street
Turn On Lights For Toys Tonight
The Jaycees collect toys for the Salvation Army with door to door pickups. They seek new or used toys in good condition and will pick up houses north of Main Street tonight and south of Main Street Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:30.
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Salvation Army
Jaycees
Main Street
Oldest profession faces energy shortage in Nevada
Beverly Harrel, operator of the Cottontail Ranch near Gildfield, Nev, says business is very bad due to gasoline shortages. She notes she does not plan layoffs despite the downturn, and many bordellos are located far from cities, relying on auto traffic.
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Lida Junction
Nev
UPI
Beverly Harrel Monday
Nevada
Sirica Enters Tapes Session as Nixon Briefs Leaders
Chief Judge Sirica began privately listening to the Watergate tapes while Nixon summoned eight Republican congressional leaders to review his personal finances. Sirica spent over four hours with the recordings and hopes to finish before Christmas, with no public disclosure planned.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Nixon
Sirica
Ford cuts 22033 hourly jobs due to Canada part shortage
Ford Motor Co says a strike in Canada has forced the layoff of 22033 hourly workers who will return when parts are available. The cuts accompany over 177000 industry layoffs this month and in January as weak car sales amid the energy crisis reduce production by more than 100000 cars, with most layoffs lasting under a week.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Canada
Ford
Cappelletti Wins Heisman Trophy After Solid Season
John Cappelletti of Penn State, a 6 foot 2 inch tailback and workhorse, won the Heisman Trophy with 229 votes from 1 057 voters. Ohio State's John Hicks finished second and Texas' Roosevelt Leaks third in the national vote.
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NEW York
UPI
Penn State
John Cappelletti
Cappelletti
John Hicks
Ohio State
Roosevelt Leaks
Texas
Weather and life events December 4 1973 Norwalk area
Showers with possible thundershowers and cooler spell tonight into tomorrow. High in the upper 40s to mid 50s Wednesday with a 40 percent rain chance. Marriage licenses issued for Hintz Stogner Hales Morman Stephens Lawrence. Birth announced for Krupp family in Wakeman and death for Robert James Higgins of Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Gary P. Hintz
Collins
Mary A. Stogner
Ronald E. Hales
New London
U. S. Navy
Linda L. Morman
Monroeville
Forest Stephens
Willard
Barbara A. Lawrence
Strike Looms Over Lower Speed Limits
More than 150 tractor trailer drivers blocked highways across four states to protest reduced speed limits and rising fuel costs. Additional blockades were threatened as organizers planned a nationwide truckers strike. police reported traffic backups and few arrests.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Los Angeles
Overdrive
Blakeslee
Pennsylvania
Jim Cox
Cambridge
Ohio
Monroeville
Connecticut
Michigan man powers home with selfbuilt dam
Michael Thomas, 70, bought a Lowell city dam for 20000 to power his house and machine shop near Belding. He ran his shop 10 hours daily turning out parts with water wheel energy from Flat River, saying he foresaw no energy crisis. He previously owned dams near Howard City and Podunk and sells tools through his Industrial Tool and Machine Co. in Ionia.
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George Harry Lowell
Mich
UPI
Michael Thomas
Thomas
Lowell
Howard City
Podunk
Ernest Thomas
Ionia
Belding
Flat River
Af Ionia
Fred
Charles
Admiral Rickover Promoted to Full Admiral Amid Bureaucracy Debate
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover received the Navy’s four stars in a White House ceremony as President Nixon praised his role in Polaris submarine development. Congress bypassed a White House nomination, citing Rickover’s direct responses to lawmakers and long opposition within the service. Rickover, a Polish-born immigrant, rose to the highest U S military rank, a status usually reserved for World War II commanders.
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Navy
Senate
Congress
White House
Rickover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Miners Ready To Bail U S Out Of Crisis
UMWA President Arnold Miller told 1,500 delegates at the 46th Constitutional Convention in Pittsburgh that miners will aid the nation in the 70s energy crisis but the coal industry must pay. He noted miners are now skilled industrial workers and the rank and file will vote on any new contract.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers of Amelia
UMWA
Miller
Coal Industry
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Milton Shapp
Catherine Fremgen
Bankers Trust Co
New York City
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Hyman
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