Boy Survives Rabies After First Known Recovery
Matthew Winkler six from Wiltshire Ohio becomes first person in history to survive rabies after bat bite on October 10. Doctors credit aggressive offensive treatment and rapid ICU care as his condition steadily improves after initial paralysis stiffness and breathing difficulties.
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Lima
Ohio
UPI
St. Rita’s Hospital
Matthew Winkler
Nicholas Winkler
Wiltshire
Ohio Department of Health
U.S. Public Health Service
United States
Matthew
Childs wins AFC punt pass and kick event
Mike Childs of Yellow Springs won in the AFC punt pass and kick championships for boys, representing the Cincinnati Bengals. Winners face NFC champions in the Pro Bowl in Los Angeles on Jan. 24.
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San Diego
UPI
Mike Childs
Yellow Springs
Kansas City
KSU students disciplined for on campus underground papers
Kent State University officials disciplined two students for selling underground newspapers on campus without a permit. Proceeds were to fund the legal defense of 25 persons indicted in May disorders at Kent.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Kent State University
Hungarian Fencer Kalmar Defects to West via Vienna
Former Hungarian fencing champion Dr. Janos Kalmar who won silver in 1969 defected to the West after going to Vienna on December 3 to referee an international event. Informed sources say he then traveled to Munich, West Germany, with the choice to defect confirmed by family and returning Hungarian travelers.
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Budapest
UPI
Janos Kalmar
Vienna
West
Munich
West Germany
Weather and Public Notices for Norwalk December 21 1970
Cloudy with light snow likely this afternoon and tonight, turning milder. Highs in the 30s, lows around 30. Tuesday and Wednesday show more rain or snow with 70 percent then 50 percent chances. Marriage licenses listed for four couples. births and several deaths including Isele Ommert Whitney May Dossin Sharfenberg and Poths. Sunrise 7:50 am Sunset 5:01 pm Moon phases noted.
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Norwalk
Frederick W. Isele
Kent
William H. Ommert
Wooster St
Floyd E. Whitney
Milan
Ira G. May
Mansfield
Albert G. Dossin
Olive St
Charles E. Sharfenberg
Virginia Beach
Clarence C. Poths
Monroeville
Poland names Gierek new Communist leader amid unrest
Edward Gierek, 57, named head of Poland's Communist party replacing Wladyslaw Gomulka after riots over a 20 percent food price rise and economic policy. Gierek vowed order and reform, acknowledging past errors and promising solutions to housing and labor concerns while the price rise remains.
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New York
UPI
Housing and Development Administration
Internatonal Brotherhood of Teamsters
Warsaw
Edward Gierek
Poland
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gierek
France
Gomulka
Szczecin
Stettin
Poznan
Supreme Court Allows 18 year olds to vote in national elections
The Supreme Court ruled that 18 year olds may vote in federal elections for president and Congress but state voting age laws govern state and local contests. The decision bars literacy tests and residency rules for federal races, with a split among justices on extending the 18 as voting age to state elections. Georgia Alaska and Kentucky already permit 18 year olds to vote.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Congress
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
Georgia
Alaska
Kentucky
Oversize Tires Fool Speedometers Leads to Ticket
Ben R. Ellis a suburban school assistant principal near Cincinnati received a speeding ticket for 70 mph in a 60 mph zone. He said new snow tires changed the speedometer reading and a judge reduced the fine to court costs. Rep. William H. Harsha asked for warnings about tire size fooling speedometers citing safety concerns.
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Cincinnati
UPS
William H. Harsha
Ohio
Ben R. Ellis
Anderson Junior High School
Here
Ellis
Harsha
National Highway Safety Bureau
McCormack and Johnson Endorsed Written Succession Plan
Retiring House Speaker John W. McCormack says he and President Lyndon B. Johnson drafted a written agreement naming McCormack as President if Johnson became disabled. He disclosed the plan publicly, dating from about December 1963, after Kennedy's assassination. The document, McCormack notes, would be turned over to Boston University.
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Washington
UPI
House
John W. McCormack
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
McCormack
Congress
Boston University
Sleepy Santa, Norwalk Family Share Christmas Joy
In Norwalk, Ray and Ruth Harkness fill Christmas with family tradition and generous gifts. They recall leaner times, celebrate with five children, bake pies, and hide toys in clever places while their eldest joins in church programs. If the kids are happy, they are happy.
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Norwalk Area
Jack Brown
Bayfield Harkness
Glover Ave
Santa Claus
Ruth
Santa
Mrs. Harkness
Harkness
Chris
Tinker Toys
Ray
Ruth Harkness
Georgia
Harknesses
Alabama
Norwalk
Dennis
Herbie
Shirley
Tara
Gould, Inc
Clevite
Milan
Hark
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Bellevue
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Belgium
Rayfield Harkness
Tami Haas
Maplehurst
Jimmie Schaechterle
Benedict
Laurie Ryerson
Ronnie Miller
Pleasant Street
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