Dredge Spoil Used To Expand Gordon Park In Cleveland
Ohio Department of Natural Resources proposes using dredge spoil from Cleveland Harbor to create more than 150 acres of park land at Gordon Park along Lake Erie at an estimated cost of 67 million dollars. The plan would move soil by the Army Corps of Engineers for boat ramps fishing and picnicking.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Cleveland Harbor
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Gordon Park
Natural Resources
William Nye
Nye
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
American Motors freezes cost of living raises for 7500 salaried workers
American Motors said it will keep cost of living lump-sum payments at December levels for about 7,500 nonunion salaried employees. The move also delays a salaried dental plan and halts merit pay increases until further notice. In Britain, the Home Office reports an 8 percent pay raise for prisoners, boosting average weekly earnings to $1.59 with top earnings up to $4.48.
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UPI
American Motors Corp
London
Britain
Home Office
Reno schools miss 4000 students amid ski slope search
Reno Nevada officials report about 4,000 of 31,000 students are absent after Christmas vacation. Elementary attendance down around eight percent and high school 18 percent, with officials suspecting many students are on ski slopes rather than ill. Superintendent Marvin Picollo says attendance checks focus on obvious places.
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Marvin Picollo
Watergate verdicts and public opinion on Nixon
Public poll shows 69.9 percent call for pardoning Nixon and hangings debated, while 30.1 percent support jail for Nixon and others. Separate item urges parents to check school files. readers invited to vote by midnight. Washington reports FPC urges mandatory natural gas conservation and end use allocation to prioritize residential, small business, and essential industries.
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UPI
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Bureau of Natural Gas
Bureau
United States
Frank C. Allen
Kissinger Reflects Ford View on Use of Force
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he reflected President Ford's views when noting the possibility of using military force to prevent fuel strangulation by oil nations. The White House would not confirm Ford's agreement, saying the statement was a highly qualified hypothetical.
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UPI
John Glenn
Ohio
U.S
Glenn
Henry Kissinger
Business Week
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
White House
Kissinger
Ron Nelsen
Norwalk Doctor Ben Finkelstein Dies at 64
Dr. Ben A. Finkelstein, a Norwalk psychiatrist and neurologist and former director of the Huron County Mental Health Center, died at Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. He was 64 and had joined the center in 1969, later resigning to practice privately. He is survived by his wife, sister, and stepson, with services at Heuston Funeral Home.
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Norwalk
Huron County Mental Health
Cener
Cleveland Clinic
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Huron County Mental Health Center
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Lexington
University of Zurich
American Medical Association
Ohio Medical Association
Huron County Medical Society
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American Psychiatric Association
Ohio Psychiatric Association
International Psychiatric Association
AT&T Seeks 7.2 Percent Hike in Long-Distance Rates
AT&T requests a 7.2 percent rise for interstate long distance calls starting March 4 to offset inflation. The company filed about 8,000 pages with the FCC. Long distance chief Richard Hough says the motive is inflation.
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UPI
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
Richard Hough
Ohio PUC Orders Greyhound to Halt New Schedule
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ordered Greyhound Bus lines to stop its new operating times after a string of complaints about the schedule.
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Columbus
UPI
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Greyhound Bus Lines
Weather and celestial timings plus local life events
Mostly cloudy and cold with light snow flurries possible today. Highs near 38 to 39 with wind NW to SW. Tonight lows 18 to 22 and Sunday highs in the 30s. Marriage license shows Rayme L Peterson and Rebecca Ann Edwards of Norwalk. Death notice for Frederick H Clary Jr age 54 of San Gabriel California.
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Rayme L. Peterson
Norwalk
Rebecca Ann Edwards
Not Much For Ceremony Judge Smith Takes Oath
Judge Robert Smith, named to the General Division of Common Pleas Court by Gov. John J. Gilligan, took a low key oath administered by Irene Smith and returned to work. He remains acting judge of Probate and Juvenile Division until a successor is named.
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John J. Gilligan
General Division of Common Pleas Court
Irene Smith
Bureau of Support
Smith
Common Pleas Court
Gilligan
Sally Thomison
Norwalk Booklet Sales Hit 806. Funds Benefit Whitney Field
The Norwalk community sold 806 copies of Year Of The Trucker on Friday, with proceeds near covering printing costs. If all 5,000 copies sell, total revenue would reach 10,000, after a printing expense of 1612 dollars at Ebert's Inc. Remaining funds support Whitney Field improvements. The 28 page booklet covers Norwalk High School's march to the state title and costs two dollars per copy at local outlets.
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Ebert’s, Inc
Whitney Field
Norwalk High School
Pressure Mounts on Ford for Tax Cut Amid Unemployment Rise
The text notes a sudden unemployment spike to 6.5 million and rising recession fears. Senators Proxmire and Humphrey push a $10 billion tax cut to boost spending, while Ford slows on a quick stimulus plan fearing inflationary expectations.
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UPI
Ford
Ron Nessen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Sinbad Double Feature Shown At Towne and Country
Nowalk presents The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at Towne and Country Regional Art Center with showings today at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m. The screenings offer a classic fantasy adventure for matinee and evening audiences.
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Towne and Country Regional Art Center
Motorist Tries to Enter White House Grounds Again
A motorist tried to drive a van into West Executive Avenue near the White House, failing to enter and provoking a brief commotion. Police restrained him, and Secret Service sent him to St. Elizabeths Hospital for psychiatric evaluation and offenses cited.
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UPI
White House
West Executive Avenue
Executive Office
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