Couple Finds Lost Lottery Ticket After 40 Day Searc h
Lorraine Joswick found a $5,000 instant lottery ticket backing a mirror in her daughter's room after a 40 day frantic search that wrecked their suburban Detroit home. Lottery officials deemed the claim legitimate. she plans to use the money for her daughter's wedding and a Las Vegas trip.
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Royal Oak
Mich
UPI
Lorraine Joswick
Detroit
Gus Harrison
Harrison
Las Vegas
January Snow Buries Record in Norwalk
Snow in Norwalk for January totals thirty four inches, surpassing the prior January record of thirty three inches. Through winter, about fifty six inches have fallen, well below the 1909 10 seasonal peak of eighty two inches. Superintendant Charles Sweet notes the long term pattern and cites historical records from the wastewater plant.
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Norwalk
Charles Sweet
Sweet
72 year old Mary Northern loses appeals bid on amputation
In Nashville Tennessee United Press International reports 72 year old Mary Northern lost her appeal to stop amputation of her gangrenous feet. Her lawyer Carol McCory stated she may yet consent after doctors indicated she is reconsidering her stance.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Mary Northern
Miss Northern
Carol McCory
Massive Cutbacks Loom If Miners Rejection Shatters Pact
A state energy official warned Ohioans face extreme power cuts if the tentative coal contract is not ratified. A Bargaining Council member questioned approval, signaling possible derailment as the nationwide strike entered its 65th day with council withholding consent.
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State Department of Energy
Washington
UPS
United Mine Workers Bargaining Council
UMW
Forecaster ties heavy East snow to 1970s mild winters
Washington reports that record snow in the East may reflect a price paid for the milder winters of the early 1970s, according to Donald Gilman, chief of the National Weather Service long-range prediction group. He says the storms are not proof of a coming ice age or Earth's transformation into a greenhouse.
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Washington
UPI
Earth
Donald Gilman
National Weather Service
Weather and notices from Willard and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with near zero to five above lows and lower 20s high temps. 10 percent precip chance, north to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday temps 17 to 6, a year ago 20 to minus 8. Humidity readings rise through the day. Trace precipitation Tuesday. Sunrise 7:32, sunset 5:52. Sage license applications list several locals. births and deaths reported for Willard, Norwalk, Milan.
Crime Drops in Norwalk 1977 See Decline in Total Crimes
Norwalk records show a 12 percent drop in total crimes in 1977 from 1976, with violent offenses down from 35 to 31. Yet the number of solved cases fell 63 percent, leaving a 14 percent solution rate, while Chief Lawrence Hilson cites luck and rising CB radio thefts as key solving challenges.
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Norwalk
Lawrence Hilson
Hilson
FBI
Norwalk Charter Review Commission seeks public input
Charter Review members questioned how to engage residents and improve awareness of the Norwalk charter. They noted most residents likely know little of its contents and few have engaged with the commission. Copies are at city hall and meetings will stay open to the public under Sunshine Law. Next session on Tuesday will be at city hall with Mayor Goodsite and Council President Cunningham.
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Norwalk
Charter Review Commission
Ralph Bartow
Tom Lendrum
Bartow
Jack Fynes
Lendrum
City Hall
Ronald Freeman
Commission
Sunshine Law
Wayne Goodsite
Richard Cunningham
High School Cash in Hand Draws Attention
Norwalk High School students carry substantial cash, with reports of $40 to $50 common and some as high as $100. Teachers note rising part time work, cars, and outings, while a few students struggle to pay meals and bills. Parents often supply extra money, and students express a desire for more spending funds.
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Norwalk High School
Alan Pleasnick
Pleasnick
Frank McDonald
Busco
Denny Bergeman
Bergeman
Stratford-on-Avon
Ontario
Reflector
Northeast Sees Dozens Die As Blizzard Struggles Continue
The Northeast counts its blizzard dead by the dozens as federal troops begin arriving to aid recovery. A camouflaged C-130 landed in Warwick Rhode Island delivering troops and equipment. Snow crews worked under blue skies to clear runways in Boston and Hartford while up to 40 inches of snow buried the region and at least 62 people died nationwide in the storm aftermath.
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New England
Warwick
R.I
Carter
Boston
Hartford
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Willard
Julie C. Schaffer
New London
Robert R. Kopp
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Walters
Bayanet Bursley
William and
Ja Pfaff
Willard Area
Karl and
Barbar
Eaths
Melvin Means
Walter Petrie
Marjorie Lang
Milan
Piiloop
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AK O
William Conway
Conway
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Lloyd Castleman
Brookline
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Providence
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