12 Year Old Sledder Hurt In Park Collision
A 12 year old Norwalk boy Gary Ringholz suffered a fractured skull when his saucer collided with a tree on the Edison Park coasting hill Sunday at about 5 30 pm. He is in serious condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He has not regained consciousness.
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Milan
Norwalk
Edison Park
Gary Ringholz
James Ringholz
Vandercook St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Walter Bick
Gary
Michael
Ed Gary
St. Paul
US posts record foreign trade deficit during November
The United States reported a record 906 million dollar deficit in November as exports fell 1 percent to 9.6 billion and imports rose 1 percent to 10.5 billion. Commerce Department economists said higher consumption of foreign goods could boost employment abroad and reflect strength in the domestic economy. In Las Vegas, unknown entrants on the show Let's Make A Deal stole prize items from storage at the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Commerce
Maynard Comiez
U.S
Comicz
Las Vegas
New
Las Vegas Hilton
Pickets Cleared at Fontainebleau as Union Threatens Spread
Pickets were removed from the Fontainebleau Hotel under a court order but workers did not return. Union president Herbert Schiffman warned the strike could spread to Miami's two largest hotels if no quick resolution is reached. The action has so far affected the beach and Coral Country Club.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Fontainebleau
Herbert Schiffman
Miami
Coral Country Club
Schiffman
Port Clinton teachers threaten strike. board to issue statement
Port Clinton board of education met in executive session Tuesday to discuss failed negotiations with 144 teachers whose contract expires Friday. Teachers have voted to strike the five schools serving about 2,000 students if no contract is reached. A Toledo meeting failed to produce an agreement. the board planned a morning statement on the session and a news blackout.
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Port Clinton
UPS
Weather Brief and Local Vital Records Summary for December 29 1976
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with a 30 percent snow flurry chance, then cold Thursday with 10 to 15 degree highs and 20 percent precipitation. Winds from west to northwest 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday temperatures 28 to 4 with humidity readings in the high 70s. Marriage license apps list four couples from Norwalk and surrounding areas. Birth announced for Allan and spouse in Willard area. Deaths include Joseph Weber 88 Toledo Eva Heyman 77 North Fairfield Ray Wallace 58 Berlin Township and Henry Mann 79 Greenwich.
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Joseph A. Weber
Toledo
Eva A. Heyman
North Fairfield
Ray Wallace
Berlin Township
Henry G. Mann
Greenwich
Evangelist Billy Graham teetotalism debate prompts readers
Tuesday's Opinion Line asks if readers agree with Billy Graham's Bible interpretation on teetotalism and if 1976 should be remembered as a good year. Readers are urged to vote yes at 668 8544 or no at 668 8345 by midnight.
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Billy Graham
Death of Edison star Jeff Spradlin mourned by Milan-Berlin Heights
More than 300 friends attended his funeral at Houston Gerber Funeral Home after a head on crash on Ohio 113 near Milan. Coach Mike Hershey and Rev Eugene Booker led tributes as Edison High School vows to honor his memory with a 100 percent effort. Spradlin, a team captain and 12 point third quarter scorer last game, was buried at Milan Cemetery.
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Susan Kimbler
Mike Hershey
Edison
Milan-Berlin Heights
Hershey
Jeff Spradlin
Jeff
Spradlin
Ohio 113
Milan
P.J. Spradlin
Eugene Booker
Lakeview United Methodist Church
Berlin Heights
Edison High School
Jesus
South Central
Firelands High School
Ken Ostheimer
Roe
Ostheimer
Norwalk News Snapshot 1976 Fires and Elections
Tragedy marked January with a fatal Milan Avenue crash that killed Mr and Mrs Russell Stower. Fires struck St Paul Parish House Salvation Army and churches, linked to arson. Huron County elections saw Heydinger, Hauser, and Cush compete for judgeship and prosecutor posts as city finances and tax issues dominated.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Russell Stower
Milan Avenue
St. Paul Episcopal
Huron County
Thomas Heydinger
Joseph Cash
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Scott Stewart
Donald R. Shantz
Corwin St
St Paul
Salvation Army
First United Methodist Church
First United Presbyterian Church
O Frank Storch
Republican Party
Willard
Joseph Cush
Thomas E. Heydinger
Heydinger
Michael Fegen
Richard Hauser Hauser
William W. Owens
Fegen
Hauser
Mondale Named Carter's Top Staffer With Broad Authority
President elect Jimmy Carter describes Walter Mondale as his top staff person and nearly a co equal in an unprecedented White House role. Carter said Mondale will advise closely and be ready to take over if needed while Mondale called his position historic.
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ST Simons Island
UPS
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
White House
Carter
Mondale
Jody Powell
Powell
Len Mondale
Gov. Carter
Swine Flu Shots Called for Pigs in Wisconsin
Professor Bernard C Easterday of the University of Wisconsin Madison urges vaccination for breeding stock and pigs shown at county fairs. He criticizes the Agriculture Department for not starting a pig vaccination program as Wisconsin reports two human swine flu cases linked to pig farms.
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Madison
Bilandic Becomes Chicago Mayor After Council Vote
Chicago acting mayor Michael Bilandic, a 53 year old bachelor from the South Side, won 45 to 2 over opposition aldermen to succeed Richard Daley. Black aldermen and Frost lamented the result as a deal influenced by power, while Frost secured Finance Committee chair and a leadership role.
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Robert MacKay
Chicago
UPI
Wilson Frost
Daley
Bilandic
Frost
Judas
Council
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John P Grosswiler, Jr
Luenda M DeForest
Lynn H. Olcott
Farmer
Cheryl Oates
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Allan Leidy
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Chuck Egle
Monroeville High School Eagles
Roy Palm
Thomas Carabin
John Elmlinger
Jay Thomas
Thomas
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Chicago City Council
Ross Lathrop
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