43 Perish As Jet Slams Into Chicago Homes
A United Air Lines Boeing 737 on approach to Midway crashed into houses on Chicago’s South Side killing 43 aboard and injuring 18. Rep George W Collins and others were among the dead. officials search for victims continues.
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George W. Collins
D-Nl
James Kruger
Omaha, Neb
Northern Natural Gas Co
Ralph Blodgett
CBS News
Michele Clark
Midway
Snowman Contest Offers Cash Prizes for Young Builders
The Reflector invites youngsters to enter a snowman contest with $50 total in prizes. Entries must be postmarked by December 31 and photographed by entrants as the newspaper will not provide pictures. Two divisions award $15 $10 and $5 for most unique snowman and best snowman photo. Open to residents in the Reflector's general circulation area.
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Reflector
Apollo 17 pilots report lander in good shape for moon descent
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt prepared for a Monday descent into a lunar valley. The crew noted the lander was in fine condition as they closed in on the moon and would enter lunar gravity tonight and brake into orbit Sunday.
Diller Separated From Husband Warde Donovan
Comedienne Phillis Diller announced in Las Vegas that she has separated from actor-husband Warde Donovan. They are living apart with custody of their own children. Diller, 55, has five children and Donovan, 56, has two. The pair wed in 1965.
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Nev
UPI
Comedienne
Phillis Diller
Warde Donovan
Miss Diller
Donovan
Texas to give welfare aid to 30 elderly nuns
The state will provide welfare assistance requested by 30 elderly Catholic nuns who spoke of their poverty and need for personal expenses and Medicaid. Sister Mary Louise, convent superior, said the nuns had struggled to avoid asking for help.
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Houston
UPI
of Texas
Mary Louise
Weather and life events roundup for Norwalk area
Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow tonight and Sunday. Highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s to 30s. Gusty northwest winds, then northeast tonight. Marriage licenses issued for Van Nauler and Boyce Lawrence. Births listed for Gerber Ellis Davidson. Deaths include Currier Enzor Schneider Ohly Ebinger Meyer.
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Norwalk
Margaret Currier
Berlin Heights
Mittie Blanche Enzor
Greenwich
Rose E. Schneider
Elmer William Ohly
Milan
William F. Ebinger
Willard Erick J. Meyer
Arthur Meyer
Norwalk Seeks Metro Housing as Local Need Grows
Housing remains the top issue for the Community Action Commission in Norwalk director Mrs. Leslie Harper says. The Bouscau Avenue apartments show 14 of 75 units leased under federal subsidized rent, while Norwalk has no metro housing yet despite a 3 year plan. HUD received a 100 unit application two weeks ago with 60 elderly and 40 low income family units, renting $45 to $75 monthly. Process time is estimated at three to six months.
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Community Action Commission
Norwalk
Leslie Harper
Bouscau Avenue
CAC
Huron County Metropolitan Housing Plan
Willard
New London
Mansfield
The
Reflector
Metro Housing
Federal Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Marjorie Harper
Benedict Avenue
Main Street
George Hayduk
Harper
Norwalk Poverty Office Quietly Probing Its Aims
Marjorie Harper, director of Norwalk's Community Action Commission, has led a low-profile program for two years. The office aids families with housing, jobs, and training, but most clients do not achieve lasting self sufficiency. The program works with welfare, Salvation Army, and churches, and funding remains uncertain.
Norwalk brief highlights local funds and road closure
Norwalk will receive 104162 in local government funds from Ohio for 1973 per Finance Director Douglas Colvin, notified Friday by County Auditor Kenneth Reed. North West Street will close at the Norfolk and Western crossing at 9 a.m. Monday for about a week to allow railroad repairs. The Mercer Motel on U.S. 250 north of Norwalk sold for 105000 to Bank House Inn of America. Burglars stole about 175 in coins from a rural New London home Friday. Ohio and local governments will share 70373249 in federal revenue sharing for a first six month installment.
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State of Ohio
Douglas Colvin
Kenneth Reed
North West Street
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Herbert Krogh
Krogh
Mercer
U.S. 250
Huron County Recorder’s
Margaret L. Mercer
Norwalk Township
Bank House Inn of America
RD 3
New London
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Fred Schmidt
Butler Road
Washington
UPI
Ohio
Pope Denounces Abortion and Distorts of Women's Liberation
Pope Paul VI condemned abortion as a crime against God and humanity during a meeting with Italian Catholic jurists. He defended the fetus as an independent person from conception and urged true feminine emancipation to center on motherhood and the mother child bond.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Women’s Liberation Movement
Santa at the Old Courthouse House Sees Slow Night
In a dry, cozy setup next to the courthouse Santa notes business is slow. He welcomes children each evening from 6 30 to 8 30 p m and reports girls request teenage dolls while boys seek trains for Christmas lists.
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Old St. Nick's
Santa
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Ruth Ann Lawrence
Carl Gerber
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Charles Davidson
Charlie Brown
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