Agreement Reached To End Norwalk Printing Strike
Milanes nine hour talks broker a tentative settlement at Norwalk's Rotary Printing Co. for 64 workers from Local 343 AIW. Management reps Harold Curry and Tom Gross met with the union negotiating team in a cordial session. The package goes to workers for ratification next week with details undisclosed. The strike began November 28 as 64 production workers walked off the Whittlesey Avenue plant.
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Norwalk
Rotary Printing Co
Ins Gabe Workers
AIW
Harold Curry
Tom Gross
Whittlesey Avenue
Auto safety limits show drop in fatalities in four states
UPI reports Senator Eagleton citing a national survey that Iowa Massachusetts Vermont and Washington saw a 30 percent drop in auto deaths after 50 mph limits for over 26 days The story also notes doctors debating genetic factors in heart disease and Ford plans 450000 additional small cars in 1974 amid gas concerns Henry Ford II predicts half of 1974 auto sales will be small cars
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UPI
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Detroit
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Henry Ford II
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Ambush Kills U S Officer in Vietnam Near Saigon
Communist forces ambushed a helicopter 12 miles from Saigon killing an American officer who stood unarmed. He becomes the first U S casualty since the Viet Nam truce. Court blocks Social Security widow benefits biased by gender.
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Saigon
API
Vietnam
Metzenbaum to Be Appointed to Saxbe Seat in Ohio
Gov. John Gilligan plans to name Cleveland industrialist Howard M. Metzenbaum to fill the unexpired Senate term of William B. Saxbe. The decision was made Thursday night at the Governor's Mansion in Columbus with Gilligan and aides.
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UPI
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William B. Saxbe
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Columbus
Gilligan
Senate approves aluminum penny bill with copper price trigger
With three members present, the Senate passed a bill enabling the Treasury to mint pennies from aluminum when copper prices rise above face value. The secretary would decide timing and composition, setting at least 96 percent aluminum with the rest from Treasury chosen metals.
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UPI
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Weather Forecast and Death Notices for Norwalk and Nearby
Snow likely today and tonight with 1 to 3 inches accumulation and 70 percent precipitation. Highs in the 20s, lows in the teens, winds northeast. Sunday partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow and highs in the 20s. Death notices include Mrs. Anna E. Schamp 81 Norwalk Mrs Ona Wood 99 New London and Kenneth R. Pierce 58 Bell Meade NJ.
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New London
Kenneth R. Pierce
Bell Meade
N.J
New Woes For Britons Electricity Cuts Threaten Homes
Britain faces a severe energy crisis with possible home electricity cuts up to 40 hours weekly as Heath calls for strict economy. Harold Wilson warns the nation faces its gravest crisis since the war amid coal, train and oil shortages and looming crisis taxes.
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Ronald Richardson
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Edward Heath
Wilson
Contry
Hays sue for 4.1 million in major Erie County suit
Norwalk family files a $4.1 million personal injury suit in Erie County Common Pleas Court seeking damages for their son Michael H Hay paralyzed after a fiery five vehicle crash on U S 224 in Seneca County. The driver Elmer Blakely Jr and Ace Doran Hauling are named defendants.
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Michael H. Hay
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Seneca County
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Gary Draxler
Michael Fenwick
Pratt
Kansas
Elmer Blakely Jr
Ace Doran
Seneca County Sheriff's Department
Blakely
Fostoria
John Bender
Toys Dominating Holiday Demand Says Merchants
Local merchants report top sellers from network TV advertising include Baby Alive doll that eats real food Evil Kneivel motorcycle kit a Gillette hot comb Miracle Broom and a new Polaroid camera Mrs Grace Shumer notes high demand for the Evil Kneivel set with supply tight across Norwalk retailers.
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Norwalk
Gillette Co
Grace Shumer
Merchants reflect holiday shopping amid mild season
Traders cite strong TV sold items like the Miracle Broom and home goods, with hot combs and Terraria planters selling quickly. Retailers note mixed seasonal mood, slower evening hours, fuel and delivery hiccups, and a return to traditional Christmas colors as shoppers anticipate peak season near Christmas.
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Shumer
Norwalk Three Schools Swap Christmas Festivities Sunday
St. Paul High School presents The Sounds of Christmas at 2 p.m. in St. Paul Social Hall. Norwalk High School Music Department hosts its annual Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. at the high school. St Marys Elementary School offers Happiness Is at 3 p.m. All programs are free and open to the public.
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St. Paul High School
St. Paul
Paul Getty III Freed After Five Months Captivity
In Lagonegro near Naples the 17 year old Paul Getty III, missing an ear, was released by kidnappers and escorted to Rome for police questioning. He recalled five months of travel and separation, and his mother welcomed him with tears as authorities investigated Calabrian links.
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UPI
J. Paul Getty III
Lagonegro
Naples
Fernando Masone
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Young Getty
Piazza Farnese
Gail Harris
Masone
Lagonegro Barracks
Paul
Paul Getty
Railway Refuses Gate Two Die At Toledo Crossing
Two Toledo youths James Barnett and Larry Keil both 16 were killed when their car was struck by a Penn Central train at a crossing lacking a gate. The city long sought a crossing gate after a prior fatal crash at Wends Road. Despite state and federal funding approvals in 1972 the railroad cited financial issues and manpower limits delaying improvements.
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UPI
James Barnett
Larry Keil
Toledo
Penn Central
Wends Road
Ohio Highway Department
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