City Hall Opens New Parking Lot With Meters
City installs meters in the new West Main South Hester lot. Meters charge five cents per half hour with a two hour limit. Mayor Wayne Goodsite says enforcement will check the limit. Traffic signal at Gallup Road Milan Avenue adjusted to ease green time. Widman says stopping at Stop Here On Red sign ensures smooth crossing.
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New City
West Main
South Hester Streets
Wayne Goodsite
Gallup Road
Milan Avenue
James Widman
Gallup Avenue
Widman
Norwalk Flows and Finance Plans Highlight City Actions
Memorial Lake water level will be kept six to eight inches below the top to prevent flooding along Norwalk Creek after floods last night. Flood gates opened at the reservoir Wednesday. Finance Director Douglas Colvin will travel to Cleveland to meet Federal Reserve Bank officials about investing proceeds from the municipal electric plant sale, aiming for accessible funds and flexible terms. Former treasurer L C McLaughlin may join the trip to provide materials from his prior duties as responsibilities shift to the finance director under the new city charter.
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Memorial Lake
Herbert Krogh
Norwalk Creek
Douglas Colvin
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank
Colvin
L.C. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
City Meter Man Edward Meacer Stricken at Police Station
Edward Meacer a city parking meter reader and repairman fell ill at the police station this morning and was rushed by ambulance to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. He has a history of a heart attack and his condition is not yet specified.
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Edward Meacer
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Apollo 17 Surges to Moon Ahead of Schedule After Delay
Apollo 17 rockets through space after a 2 hour 40 minute electronic circuit delay. Astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt aim for a Sunday moon encounter with a Monday landing and three days of exploration to follow.
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Edward K. Delong
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
America
Cape Kennedy
Cape
Alabama
Earth
Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H
Jack’’ Schmitt
Cernan
Schmitt
Lunar
Woman Is New CAC Director In Sandusky
The Erie Huron County Community Action Commission promoted from within to name Mary A. Rather as executive director. She has served as acting director since Oct. 20 and was chosen on her 53rd birthday.
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Sandusky
Erie-Huron County Community Action Commission
Mary A. Rather
William Lewis, Jr
Mothers Federation
Nixon to name Claude Brinegar as transportation secretary
President Nixon will nominate Claude Brinegar an oil executive with a doctorate in economics to succeed John A. Volpe as transportation secretary. Volpe will become ambassador to Italy, completing the cabinet reshuffle for Nixon's second term, according to administration sources.
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Camp David, Md
UPI
Nixon
Claude Brinegar
John A. Volpe
Italy
Brinegar
Paris reports conflicting Vietnam talks signals
Vietnamese Communists said negotiations are deadlocked while the United States acknowledged ongoing problems. French press claimed Kissinger and Le Duc Tho may have reached an agreement. Kissinger met with French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann shortly before another round of talks at an undisclosed site.
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Paris
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Maurice Schumann
Schumann
NATO
Brussels
Weather and civil notices from Norwalk area
Mostly cloudy and cold today with light snow flurries. Highs in the lower 20s with a cold night and increasing clouds. Friday cloudy and warmer with a mix of snow sleet possibly changing to rain and highs in the 30s. Marriage licenses issued for Wise Grant Hale Byrne. Birth announced for Crawford girl in Milan at FT Hospital.
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Norwalk
Truman Rally Follows Critical Health Update
Former President Harry S Truman, 88, remained in critical condition at Research Hospital Kansas City after a volatile night. Doctors reported improved heart and lung function but noted rapid heart rate and low blood pressure as the situation shifted from serious to critical.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry S Truman
Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
Graham
John Dreves
Steering Committee Formed Over Low-Cost FHA Housing in Huron
A county meeting of the Huron County Board of Health sparked the creation of a steering committee to work with the Farmers Home Administration on low-cost housing standards. FHA officials discussed site development costs, inspections, and local code needs, noting loans totaling $500,000 since July. Volunteers for the committee included Barbara Whitney, Fred Monroe, Harold Hammersmith, Bronson Township trustee, contractors Richard Opper and Jerry Leto, and health board member Ralph Walcher.
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Huron County
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
County Board of Health
George F. Linn
Maynard McFadden
Richard Opper
McFadden
Regional Planning Commission
Ned Place
Norwalk
Barbara Whitney
Community Action Commission
Fred Monroe
Health Department
Harold Hammersmith
Bronson Township
Jerry Leto
Health Board
Ralph Walcher
Husband of Lottery Winner Among Auto Parts Theft Ring
Helene Sullivan's husband, Charles D. Sullivan of Brockton, among seven charged in a scheme stealing auto parts worth over 100000 from a Westwood GM warehouse. Parts ranged from ignition points to engines and were sold to distributors. Sullivan, a warehouse worker, had planned to keep his 185 weekly wage.
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Dedham
Mass
UPI
Norfolk County
George Burke
General Motors
Westwood
Charles D. Sullivan
Brockton
Helene
Burning Ban Here To Stay in Ohio
Dr. Ira Whitman Ohio EPA director told the Ohio House Local Government Committee that a bill to end the state's burning ban would trigger federal intervention. He warned the federal EPA would cut air pollution funds and not authorize state clean air programs, shifting burning bans to federal control.
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Columbus
UPI
Ira Whitman
Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Whitman
Ohio House
EPA
Weather shifts to rain sleet and snow in Ohio
United Press International reports cold start in Ohio with a warming trend by Friday. Temperatures drop from 62 to 26 in eight hours, with readings from Toledo six above Findlay ten above and Mansfield thirteen above. Forecast calls for clear cold nights, cloudy warmer days, rain possible by Friday, with snow or sleet likely in places.
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United Press International
Ohio
Toledo
Findlay
Mansfield
National Weather Service
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Mrs. Mary Rather
CAC
New Transportation Secretary
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Mary E. Grant
Timothy Hale
Linda K. Byrne
New London
Theodore Crawford
Milan
Girl
FT Hospital
Independence
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Hubby
Sullivan
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