Charter Commission nears decision on Norwalk government
The Norwalk Charter Commission will decide next month whether to propose a city manager government. Chair Domenic Coletta plans four to five March meetings to finalize the charter system after two weeks of investigation. Edwin Haywood and other speakers urged a manager system as officials debated home rule and election mechanics.
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Norwalk
Charter Commission
Domenic Coletta
Coletta
Edwin G. Haywood
Elyria
Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey
Cleveland
William P. Irwin
Western Reserve University
Bowling Green
Enrollment rush for EHOVE Vocational School in Milan
With two days left to enroll for September classes, 512 students have registered at EHOVE Vocational School. Enrollment exceeds the initial 500 to 600 projection, with high interest in cosmetology, secretarial, and distributive education. Vacancies persist in printing, appliance repair, drafting, and agricultural business, and a cooperative program remains open after the deadline.
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Milan
Ehove Vocational School
EHOVE
Paul Eckler
Eckler
New Boom In Housing
George A. Christie of the F. W. Dodge Co. told the Ohio Lumber and Building Product Dealers Association in Columbus that the construction industry has recovered from a two year slump and is setting new records. He sees solid gains in housing and modest advances in industrial and commercial building.
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Columbus
UPI
New York City
George A. Christie
F. W. Dodge Co
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Ohio Lumber and Building Product Dealers Association
Ohio House considers year round schooling option
Ohio lawmakers debated a measure carried over from last summer to let public school districts run on trimesters or quarters. The bill, approved by the Senate, would permit year round operation of public schools. In England, a 22 year old English girl who lived three weeks in a top secret nuclear bomber base barracks drew comments from airmen and prompted an Air Force inquiry.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio House
Senate
Lakenheath
England
UPI
U. S. Air Force
Air Force Brass
Gaffney Kidnapping Targeted 15-Year-Old Opel Buckson
In Gaffney South Carolina authorities fear a dangerous, sick kidnapper has taken Opel Dianne Buckson a 15 year old honor student as she waited for a school bus. The man is described as a brown haired white male 25 to 35. Police linked the suspect to two earlier similar abductions and the editor received a telephone tip revealing where the ravished bodies were found.
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Gaffney
S. C
UPI
Opel Dianne Buckson
Weather Update and Obituary Notices
Mostly sunny and warmer with mid to upper 20s highs and little night to Thursday change. Low around 8 to 15 degrees above. Also listed are two obituaries Milton W. Henry 77 of Malabar Florida and Willis Bill Hayes 77 of 114 Benedict Ave.
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Milton W. Henry
Malabar
Florida
Willis
Bill) Hayes
Benedict Ave
Westmoreland Seen for Joint Chiefs as Criticism Grows
UPI reports rising congressional doubt over General Westmoreland in Vietnam. Some lawmakers urge changes and potential appointment to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with July seen as a possible window if Army Chief Harold Johnson retires.
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Margaret M. Heckler
R-Mass
Boston
Westmoreland
Congress
Washington
Vietnam
Johnson
Pentagon
Glenn R. Davis
R-Wis
Advis
White House
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Pleads Innocent In Stabbing Case In Bellevue Yard
Russell Jennings Jr., 42, charged with stabbing with intent to wound pleaded innocent in Huron County Common Pleas Court. He is bound over to the May Grand Jury. Bond set at 2000 cash or 4000 property. Deputies arrested him after a Norfolk and Western Railway yard worker was slashed in a crew car Monday night.
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Russell Jennings, Jr
Huron County Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
Jennings
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bellevue
Downtown Plan Action Delayed by Quorum Shortage
Norwalk's Planning and Zoning Commission failed to muster a quorum, delaying the Downtown Plan presentation for a week. Mayor Harold Finch set a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday with Finch, Walls, Benedict, and Moskowitz present, while Westerhold and Zuber were noted for resignations or attendance issues.
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Norwalk
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harvey Moskowitz
Chamber
Richard Mutz
Harold Finch
Commission
Finch
Grant Walls
Don Benedict
James Westerhold
James Zuber
Ford Motor Co
$1 A Year Board Members Nearly Missed 1967 Pay
Norwalk City Board of Education members paid $1 yearly nearly missed their 1967 salaries due to an oversight. An appropriation for 1967 salaries was not included in 1968 funds, prompting a transfer of $5 from special services to personal services to issue the back pay. Board member Paul Miller quipped the error might have boosted tax brackets.
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Norwalk City
Cora Cox
Special Services
Cate
Gory
Paul Miller
Monroeville Reconsiders Ecumenical Junior High Sports Policy
Monroeville boards study Ohio High School Athletic Association rule requiring all junior high athletes to be under one administrator. Parochial students risk ineligibility for varsity or reserve teams in their freshman year if they remain on mixed-junior high squads. Enforcement starts September. coaches to be consulted at March meeting.
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Monroeville
Monroeville Board of Education
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Holb
Norwalk Soldier Dies in Vietnam Action
A 20 year old Norwalk man Specialist Fourth Class Lauren Joseph Heydinger died Friday in Vietnam from a gunshot wound. He was a 1965 St Paul High School graduate and operated the Modern Barber Shop in Norwalk. He leaves parents, three brothers, two sisters, and several relatives. Burial plans and funeral arrangements are announced by Kubach Smith Funeral Home.
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Norwalk
Vietnam
Lauren Joseph
Joe) Heydinger
E. Main St
Frank O. Heydinger
Heydinger
St. Paul High School
Sandusky
Bowling Green State University
Army
Tam Ky- Chou Lai
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
The
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Council of Young Adults
William
Betty) Meese
Mary Alice
Michael
Richard
Andrew
Carl Parsons
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
ReAppointments and Purchases Highlight Milan Village Meeting
Lewis Milan was re-appointed building and zoning inspector by emergency ordinance at the village council. Dick Meyers was elected alternate on the Erie County Advisory Committee. Charles McNeal demonstrated a $600 used photo copy machine, with council delaying the purchase.
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Milan
Marshall Lewis
Dick Meyers
Board of Public Affairs
Erie County
Elyria Blue Print Co
Charles McNeal
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