Police Strike Not Ruled Out in Willard Labor Fight
Willard police refuse to rule out a strike over recognition of Pete Lowe as bargaining agent. AFSCME members walk picket lines at city hall while council rebuffs an election, saying all city employees must bargain through City Manager Capelle. Lowe claims illegal council action and vows further action in January.
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Willard
Pete Lowe
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Lowe
Wade Eden
George Gaich
Paul Capelle
Representive
William Brown
Ptl
Randy Hamilton
Gaich
Capelle
Afscme
Norwalk
Fire
Council
Gold Disappears From Treasury Vaults In New York
About 5 200 ounces of gold valued at 1 1 million vanished from the Treasury Department assay office in New York City. Government says the loss may be permanent. It is the second time the U S has lost track of part of its gold stockpile. The loss likely occurred between 1973 and 1977, with faultily managed accounting obscuring exact dates.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Departments
New York City
United States
Winter Solstice Marks 89 Days Of Long Nights
New York reports the winter solstice begins an 89 day span of long nights as the sun moves south of the equator before returning northward. The sun’s return ends with the spring equinox at 12:22 a.m. on March 21 when it sits above the Tropic of Cancer signaling spring.
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New York
UPI
Mansfield attorney named interim Richland County judge
Max K. Chilcote of Mansfield was appointed interim Richland County Common Pleas Court judge by Governor Rhodes to fill the vacancy created by Judge James J. Mayer. Mayer’s removal was upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court effective December 11, with Mayer’s term running through February 9.
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Columbus
UPI
Max K. Chilcote
Mansfield
Richland County
WEATHER AND local notices in The Record
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 20 and mostly cloudy Friday with possible snow in the afternoon. Precipitation chances 20 percent tonight and 40 percent Friday. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph. Marriage license, births, death notices listed for Collins, Bellevue, Milan, Berlin Heights, Willard. Christmas origins as Saturnalia and the sun’s return noted.
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Patrick A. Taft Jr
Collins
Tamie J. Cunningham
Kenneth and
Margaret Nickols
Fisher-Titus
Larry
Dinah Chumley
Bellevue
Fisher- Titus
Eric and
Joy Iness
Milan
Good Samaritan
David
Diane Neiding
Berlin Heights
Sandusky Memorial
Curby
Patricia Slone
Willard
Willard Area Hospital
Leon Burras
Board Accepts Tentative Teacher Pay Pact Amid Subbing Dispute
Norwalk board endorsed a tentative settlement with the Norwalk Teachers Association over high school substitute policies. The NTA paused a vote pending the transcript. pay for substitute teachers during conference or free periods rises from 4 to 7.2 dollars per class for new hires and about 15 dollars for top-rank teachers. The plan creates three volunteer lists for substitution with staggered calls and a monitored, paid first list, plus an emergency, unpaid monitor role if needed.
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Board of Education
Norwalk Teachers’ Association
NTA
Chambers of Common Pleas
Robert W. Smith
Christie Patton
Miss Patton
Freeman
Patton
Phil Brutsche
Sdeec
Associaton
Milan Area Tax Rates Set in County Budget Action
The Huron County Budget Commission approved 1978 property tax rates across districts. Milan in the Berlin Milan School District faces the highest rate at 59.80 per thousand, while Sherman Township in Seneca East is lowest at 38.70. City, village, and township rates for Norwalk, Willard, Bellevue, New London, and Monroeville fall between 48.70 and 55.45, with credits and a 10 percent rollback complicating final bills.
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Huron County Budget Commission
Milan
Berlin-Milan
Sherman Towslie
Seneca East
Norwalk City
Willard
Bellevue
New London
Monroeville
Ohio
Budget Commission
Richard Hauser
Kenneth Reed
John Arthur
Greenfield
S. Central
Greenwich
Greenwich Village
Hartland
W. Reserve
Lyme
New Haven
Plymouth Village
Norwalk
Pere Municipal
Norwich
Peru
Richmond
Buckeye Central
GTE Building Expansion Nears Norwalk Annexation
General Telephone Co seeks to annex Norwalk Township land between Townsend Avenue and Gibbs Road for two new buildings a maintenance facility and a regional service center. If approved by county commissioners and city council the project aims to start by March and complete by October creating potential local jobs. Mayor Goodsite supports the plan while one commissioner urges a full annexation package before action. In other business the commission favors a variance for Dr Michael Collins to build a doctor's office on Ohio 60 south of New London and discusses EPA sewer study funding for New London and Monroeville with specified local and EPA funds.
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General Telephone Co
Norwalk
Bill Simonis
Huron County Regional Planning Commission
Townsend Avenue
Gibbs Road
GTE
Simonis
Huron County Commissioners
Wayne Goodsite
Commission
Goodsite
Regional Planning Commission
Michael Collins
Ohio
New London
Collins
New London Township
Monroeville
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Norwalk Boy Delights in Free OSU Game Tickets
Derek Wright a Norwalk paperboy since November 1977 won two tickets to an Ohio State football game as a bonus from the Reflector carrier program. He delivers to 59 customers daily at 34 W Washington St and handles subscription money, a responsibility he values.
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Ohio State
Derek Wright
Norwalk
Derek
Willis Wright
Washington St
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All In the Family
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