Norwalk Readers Spar Over Judy Blume Book Forever
Four Norwalk mothers and librarians challenge access to Judy Blume's Forever arguing for parental screening while others defend library censorship limits. The book, shelved in fiction, depicts explicit scenes and has a growing page 85 depiction of sexual arousal, fueling a local cultural clash on reader rights.
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Judy Blume
Jacqueline Susann
Norwalk
Mrs. Young
Katherine
Sandusky Mall
Walden's
Coles
American Library Association
Carol Partlow
Wakeman
OPEC to hold Geneva meeting on Iranian crisis profits
OPEC will meet in Geneva on March 26 to discuss Western oil firms earning from the Iranian crisis. UAE oil minister Maneh Said Al Otaiba cited market turmoil from Iran’s export cuts and actions toward developing nations. Iran executed four generals amid calls to repatriate U S advisers and experts for managing $70 billion in U S equipment. Ohio lawmakers push to place tax spending cap on November ballot seeking 500000 signatures by mid June.
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Maneh
al Otaiba
OPEC
Geneva
Emirates
WAM
Otaiba
Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
U.S
Mohammed Vali Qaraney
United States
Columbus
China and Vietnam Fronts and Ohio Killer Sentenced
Reports from Hanoi say heavy ground and air fighting along a 250 mile front with China continues as reinforcements arrive. In Ohio, Thaddeus Lewingdon, 42, is sentenced to three consecutive life terms for three counts of aggravated murder and related robberies and burglaries after a six hour trial.
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Hanoi
China
Soviet Union
He Ying
Vietnam
DPA
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Newark
Ohio
UPS
Thaddeus Charles Lewingdon
Licking County
Weather and local notices from February 20 1979
Cloudy with possible light snow or freezing rain tonight then rain on Wednesday. Low around 20s tonight, highs in the 40s Wednesday. Winds south 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures Monday in the 23 to 4 range, trace precipitation. Births death notices and marriage license notices follow with local names and addresses. Washington's birthday tradition notes that his farewell address was read in Congress though he never delivered it.
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George Washington
Congress
Washington
Merchants Back One Way Street Proposal for Norwalk
Norwalk merchants support a plan to convert several downtown streets to one way to add about 73 parking spaces, with Monroe and West Seminary cited. City leaders caution the proposal is in infancy and would require resident surveys, cost estimates up to 5,000 dollars, and possible traffic pattern changes including Main Street signal adjustments.
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Norwalk Retail Merchants Association
Ralph Jackson
Police Department
Monroe
West Seminary
Bill Rogers
Donald Daugherty
City Safety Service
Mel Shipley
Rogers
Main Street
Shipley
Monroe Street
Seminary
Linwood Avenue
The
Eagles Club
North Hester
Railroad
Prospect
Benedict
Whittlesey
Merchants Association
Bob Perkins
P&r Value
Perkins
Prospect Street
Daugherty
Monroe Streets
Seminary Street
al Mann
Holman Jewelers
Norwalk’s
Mann
Main
Ohio
Norwalk
Merchants and Strawberry Festival Committee
Lorraine Barnes
Barnes
Jaycees
Girl Scouts
Pohl
John Wickert
Gift Gallery
Wickert
Priest Halts Church Looting as Boys Escape
Two teenage boys were seen breaking into a church poor box at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Rev. Robert Thomas restrained the larger boy before they fled. A second similar theft last week links the suspects. Police search downtown youths as Thomas reviews Norwalk Junior High School yearbooks for identification. St. Paul's basketball hosts Lakeside at 6:30 p.m. tonight with parents' night. Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 7 p.m. in city hall.
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St. Paul's Catholic Church
Robert Thomas
Thomas
Norwalk
St. Paul's
Lakeside
Norwalk Junior High School
Board of Zoning Appeals
City Hall
Woman joins Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission
Joyce Meinke, a Benedict School third grade teacher, becomes the first woman on Norwalk’s Planning and Zoning Commission, replacing her husband Michael who resigns to attend university. Mayor Wayne Goodsite announced the appointment after interviewing her. Meinke, resident six years, cites lack of women on city committees as a reason to serve and anticipates the other members will support her. The Reflector first reported the news.
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Norwalk
Joyce Meinke
Michael
Planning and Zoning Commission
Meinke
Benedict School
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Reflector
Meinkes
Newark
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United Press International
James D. Salmons
Berlin Heights
Victoria L. Hemenway
Cleveland Brown
Willard
Wanda M. Delaney
New Haven
James
Sandra Springer
Fisher-Titus
Gary
Beverly Grosscup
New London
Lanny
Barbara Keyser
Greenwich
Willard Area Hospital
Jessie
Ocie Lewis
Alvin P. Wilkerson
Ashland
Anthony Kolar
Charles E. Webber
Horace Lester Barker
Paul
Kristi
Jody
Garcia Drive
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