Fire, meetings, and crimes in Norwalk area brief
Firemen battled a car fire on East Main Street caused by wiring shorting. Norwalk area hospital trustees election and annual meeting set for Monday at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital auditorium. Deputies charged a Milan youth with trespassing after a beer theft attempt, and a 17 year old Willard youth faces robbery and assault charges near Delphi. Norwalk man cited for failure to control after demolishing his car in a Christie Avenue crash.
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New London
Leo Litchfield
East Main Street
al Walters
Norwalk City Hospital Association
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Jack Kullman
Robert F. Chapin
Norwalk Area United Fund
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Milan
Avery Country
U.S. 250
Mason Road
Willard
U.S. 224
Delphi
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Norwalk
Christie Avenue
Daniel J. Loyer
Collins
Loyer
Fire Chief testifies on spark arresters bill in Columbus
Norwalk Fire Chief Elmer McGuckin urged Ohio lawmakers to require railroads to install and maintain spark arresters on locomotives. He appeared at the request of Rep. Fred H. Deering, a co sponsor of House Bill 1077. Colleague Larry Gregory supported the measure and other candidates filed for county commissioner including Dale Stearns, Marian C Filip, and Dale Immel in rural Norwalk and Willard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Elmer McGuckin
Ohio House of Representatives
McGuckin
Columbus
Fred H. Deering
Llevue
Larry Gregory
Dale Stearns
Willard
Huron
Stearns
Marian C. Filip
Dale Immel
Maurice Smith
Frank V. Smith
Roy F. Palm
Fairfield
Weather and Flood Watch With Rain Today
A weather page notes a flash flood watch and periods of rain today with a chance of thunderstorms and heavy showers. Highs near 50, lows around 30s, then a cooler, partly cloudy Sunday with highs in the 30s and 20% rain outlook. Easterly to northwest winds and humidity readings are listed along with precipitation totals and sunrise sunset times. Marriage license applications list couples Boyd R. Kelly and Clarabelle Wilhelm, Beckham Turner Jr. and Linda Powers. Deaths include Gladys B. Jenny, Don H. Young, and Cleo Boetcher Jennings.
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Boyd R. Kelly
Bellevue
Clarabelle N. Wilhelm
North Fairfield
Beckham Turner, Jr
Collins
Foreman
Linda J. Powers
Norwalk
Gladys B. Jenny
Wakeman
Don H. Young
Cleo Boetcher Jennings
Willard
Votes On Men Liberation Sparks Male Rights Call
A fragmented ballot item shows quotes about male liberation with voters urged to call numbers 668-8544 to vote yes and 668-8345 to vote no by midnight. Controversial lines claim men should be liberated and reference traditional gender roles.
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Jesus Christ
Yesteryear
Hearst testifies on birthday as SLA bombing threats come to light
Patricia Hearst, on her 22nd birthday, ends a week on the stand and describes fear-driven actions after kidnapping. Prosecutor Browning presses questions on why she didn’t notify authorities, and reveals the San Simeon bombing and life threats to Randolph Hearst. Defense signals possible further questions.
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Donald B. Thackrey
San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
San Simeon
Randolph Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
James L. Browning Jr
Bailey
SLA
FBI
Browning
Wendy Yoshimura
William
Emily Harris
Los Angeles
Harrises
Emily Harris Defense Fund
Hearst
Nixon Returns to Peking Four Years After Historic Visit
Former President Richard Nixon arrived in Peking late tonight to mark the fourth anniversary of his 1972 trip. He was greeted by acting premier Hua Kuo-feng and a crowd of about 350 at Beijing Capital Airport. The Nixons will spend five days in Peking before traveling to Kweilin, Guangxi.
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Peking
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Hua Kuo-feng
China
Ixon
California
United States
Chiao Kuan-hua
Ere
Nixons
Chou En-lai
Shanghai
Peoples Republic of China
Los Angeles
Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
Ford
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Three Klansmen Held in 1957 Montgomery Slaying
Alabama Attorney General Baxley announced arrests of Sonny Livingston James York and Henry Alexander all of Montgomery for the 1957 murder of Willie Edwards Jr. Edwards disappeared January 23 1957 and his body was found April 23 1957. Baxley called the case a civil rights execution and said autopsy found drowning as the cause.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Alabama
William J. Baxley
Poe
Birmingham
Baxley
Sonny Kyle Livingston
James York
Henry Alexander
Ontgomery
Willie Edwards Jr
Edwards
Malone College group to perform at Norwalk meeting
Norwalk The Beanerges from Malone College Canton will perform at the Teens For Christ meeting at Norwalk High School at 7 30 tonight. Tadpole Players extend Jack and the Beanstalk at Towne and Country Regional Arts Center with a 3 p m Sunday show.
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Beanerges
Malone College
Canton
Will Sform
Eens For Christ
Norwalk High School
Jack and the Beanstalk
Towne and Country
Tadpole Players
Norwalk Teachers Vote Three Hours Pay For Makeup Days
The Norwalk board approved three hours pay for each of the two bomb scare makeup days totaling about $6,500 for 161 teachers. The plan uses five minute end of day meetings to justify supplemental contracts while noting most staff worked only a few hours during the scares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Board of Education
Michael Myers
Robert Gullett
Norwalk Teachers Association
Myers
Gullett
Columbia To Fight $1 A Month Gas Surcharge
Columbia Gas of Ohio says it will take legal steps to overturn a temporary restraining order forbidding charges for emergency gas bought for industrial and commercial use. Attorney General William J Brown secured the injunction in Franklin County Court as the company defends its actions in good faith to reduce curtailment and protect jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
William J Brown
Columbia
Franklin County
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Jochon Line
Pam Reer
Crimson Flashes
Lynn Albright
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Buckeye State
Rush Kuri
Hazel Raymond
Harper's Acres
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Granite State
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