Enrollment in Ohio Non-Public Schools Falls 23 Percent
State Superintendent Martin W. Essex reports Ohio non-public elementary and secondary enrollment declined 23 percent over five years, with 291 703 students this year versus 334 420 the previous year and 377 422 in 1967 68. Public school enrollment remains around 2.4 million as non-public buildings shrink from 866 to 788. Catholic schools lead with 276 911 students a drop from 360 544 in 1967 68. private and religious school enrollments show varied declines and small gains.
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Ohio
Martin W. Essex
Essex
Council To Hear Power Consultant On Yankee-Dixie Ties
Wallace Duncan the city consultant for the Norwalk electric sale will address the council about his ties to Yankee-Dixie Power Inc He says he and city engineer Richard Popham did work for five states in the Yankee-Dixie Central Region and both served on Yankee-Dixie's legal committee He notes no conflict of interest since no payment was received The Yankee-Dixie bid was identified as highest and best amid bids of 6.2 million from Yankee-Dixie and 6.1 million from Ohio Edison Co
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Wallace Duncan
Finch Administration
Norwalk
Yankee- Dixie Power, Inc
Herbert Krogh
Duncan
Richard Popham
Yankee-Dixie
Popham
Yankee- Dixie
Ohio Edison Co
Duncan and Popham
Norwalk Newspaper Subscription Rates Listed
Terms of subscription by carrier or mail for Norwalk and surrounding towns are 55 per week, 24 per year in Huron and Erie Counties, and 31.50 per year elsewhere in the U. S. Mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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Norwalk
Milan
Monroeville
Wakeman
North Fairfield
London
Willard
Huron
Erie
U.S
Seoul Hotel Fire Toll Up With No Outdoor Exits Noted
Korean engineer cites lack of outside fire escapes and nonfunctional emergency lighting as core causes of the Taeyongak hotel blaze death toll. At least 157 dead including one American and 69 injured after Christmas Day fire in Seoul.
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Seoul
UPI
Taeyongak
Chi Young-dae
Chi
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
G.W. Goodwin
Sacramento
Calif
U.S. Osan Air Force Base
City Gas Tax Receipts Reported by State Auditor
Columbus Norwalk received 10023 in the December gas tax distribution as part of Ohio’s 8 million plus total to cities villages and townships. Huron County cities Bellevue and Willard got 2888 and 3114 while county totals reached 20700 with Greenwich Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth and Wakeman also listed. Milan split 969 Erie County and 81 Huron County with Berlin Heights at 515. County shares reflect 1 per motor vehicle and each county and township receiving fixed sums.
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Columbus
Norwalk
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
Huron County
Bellevue
Willard
Greenwich
Monroeville
New Londonn
North Fairfield
Plymouth
Wakeman
Milan
Erie County
Berlin Heights
Gas Company Says Early Winter Is Warmer Than Last Year
Huron County residents have had lower fuel costs so far as mid-December shows seven percent fewer degree days than last year and 14 percent below normal. Columbia Gas Co managers note about 25 percent of the heating season has passed with forecasts predicting continued mildness. Degree days measure how cold a day is, with each degree below 65 adding to the total. Northwest Ohio and Huron County average 6 493 degree days annually, while 1 622 had occurred by December 16, a seven percent drop from the prior year.
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Huron County
Columbia Gas Co
Charles Sneddon
Sneddon
Ohio
Driver Cited As Car Hits Guardrail
Four minor accidents were reported to the State Highway Patrol during the three day Christmas weekend. Harold L. Davidson 38 of Willard was charged with drunken driving after running a stop sign at River Road and Ohio 162. His car struck a guardrail and did not stop. David Leibold 16 of rural Monroeville skidded into a ditch on Peru Center Road north of Monroeville and was treated for a chin cut. Thomas Bartow 17 of Benedict Avenue failed to stop at River Road and drove into a field on Webb Settlement Road. An unidentified semi trailer truck struck a utility pole guywire on U.S. 250 south of Milan and left the scene.
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State
Harold L. Davidson
Willard
River Road
Davidson
Ohio 162
Peru Center Road
Monroeville
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Thomas Bartow
Benedict Ave
Webb Settlement Road
U.S. 250
Milan
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