Watergate figure warns of death risk if Mitchell jailed
John Dean said Mitchell could face a death sentence if sent to prison after Judge Sirica sentenced Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell to 30 months to eight years. Dean called imprisonment a potential life end for Mitchell, highlighting political fallout from the Nixon era.
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Millersville, Pa
UPI
John Dean
John N. Mitchell
John Mitchell
Dean
U.S
John J. Sirica
Nixon
Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Governor Rhodes aide John McElroy resigns February end
Columbus UPI John McElroy 66 chief of staff for Gov. James A. Rhodes says he will resign February 28 citing a demanding seven day work week and no policy disputes. Washington UPI Former Attorney General John Mitchell comments after receiving up to eight years in prison for Watergate and notes legal separation from Martha Mitchell with support payments.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
John McElroy
McElroy
Rhodes
Washington
John Mitchell
Martha Mitchell
Mitchells
City Awarded 131 000 For Housing Plan
Norwalk will receive 131000 in federal rent subsidy to fund a housing rehabilitation program. The fund, allocated by HUD and awarded by Huron County Metropolitan Authority, targets 45 rental units including 25 elderly occupied, five large families, and 15 smaller families. Owners will borrow renovation funds from banks to modernize properties.
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Norwalk
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Huron County
Norwalk Names Melvin Shipley Safety Service Director
Melvin Shipley, 57, will become Norwalk safety-service director and building inspector on March 3, earning 16 500 annually, with city engineer Jim Widman assisting. He succeeds Herbert Krogh who leaves for teaching at Terra Technical College after vacation. Krogh disputes a dismissal report and plans two weeks’ vacation then further study.
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Melvin Shipley
Norwalk
Herbert Krogh
Terra Technical College
Fremont
Shipley
Krogh
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Jim Widman
Bill Mount
City Hall
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Superior Coach Corp
Sheller Globe
Superior Coach
Harold Finch
Finch
Douglas Colvin
Ronald Freeman
Weather outlook and brief notices
Occasional rain likely tonight and Sunday with 60 percent chance this afternoon. Lows in the 30s tonight and highs in the 40s Sunday. Marriage license for Gregory L Hill Norwalk and Deborah Ann Kublic Sandusky. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Joseph Moon Norwalk a boy.
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Gregory L. Hill
Norwalk
Sales
Deborah Ann Kublic
Sandusky
Mrs
Joseph Moon
Boy
Norwalk Voters Split On Mayor Salary And Wives Police Program
A 1970s Norwalk poll asks if the mayor’s $15,000 salary should rise while the charter bars extra jobs. Responses show 62.4 percent opposing higher pay and 37.6 percent supporting a raise or charter change. Sheriff Borgia plans wives of deputies patrol classes to better understand duties.
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Norwalk
Yee
John Borgia
Finch files petitions to run for Norwalk mayor
Harold Heinie Finch 56, longtime former part time mayor from 1966 to 1972, filed petitions to run for mayor of Norwalk. A Republican, Finch lives at 29 Newton Street and may face incumbent Wayne Goodsite in a June Republican primary if Goodsite seeks re election.
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Harold
Heinie) Finch
Norwalk
Finch
Wayne Goodsite
Amherst
Newton St
Former Mississippi Governor Protests Civil Rights Movie
Former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett condemned CBS for airing Attack on Terror about the 1964 killings of civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi. Ministers say the film accurately portrays events though Barnett urged cancellation of the final segment.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
UPI
Ross Barnett
CBS Television Network
Philadelphia
Miss
Barnett
CBS
Arthur Taylor
America
South
James Chaney
Mickey Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
Neshoba County
FBI
Norwalk Library Founded Through Carnegie Gift and Local Efforts
A Norwalk library open for over 70 years began with B F Stewart securing a $15 000 Carnegie grant after nerve and letters to Andrew Carnegie. African settlement in Africa near Norwalk dates to 1830s with Underground Railroad activity and Warren Chapel serving the community.
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Norwalk
Andrew Carnegie
B.F. Stewart
Firelands Historical Society
Whittlesey Academy of Arts and Science
Young Men’s Library and Reading Room
Carnegie
Stewart
Library
Sandusky
Africa
Canada
Greenwich
Milan
Boston
Reed
Lemuel Sherman
Warren Chapel
Firelands
Easley Brothers
Ephraim and
Madison
Kentucky
Ephraim Easley
Ruth Easley Jordan
Wellington
Milan Ave
Cline Street
League Street
Warren Chapel Society
Little Country Church
Berlin Heights
Benjamin Morgan
George Stevens
Benjamin Marion
James Smith
Fred Revels
LaFord Young
Stanley Taylor
St. Paul Catholic Church
Christian Family Movement
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Gwen Gowen
New York City
Congress
Gwen
Marymount School
Mel Shipley
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Towne and Country Regional Art Center
Norwalk Junior High School
Citizen’s
Reflector
Clay Lee
First Methodist Church of
Lee
Brookhaven
United Methodist Church
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