Tricia Nixon Seen Wearing New Ring on Catalina Tour
Tricia Nixon, 24, was seen with a sapphire ring flanked by two diamonds on her engagement finger during a Catalina Island tour with her father. She avoided questions about engagement amid rumors with Harvard law student Edward Cox and declined to comment on the ring’s significance. Julie Eisenhower neither confirms nor denies the engagement.
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Tricia
Harvard
Edward Finch Cox
Catalina Island
Julie Eisenhower
Gilligan selects DeShetler for Insurance post. Chiaramonte to stay in patrol
Governor-elect John J. Gilligan naming Toledo Municipal Court Judge Kenneth E. DeShetler as Insurance Department director. DeShetler, 42, will leave mid term for 25000 dollar state post and Chiaramonte may be retained depending on the new Highway Safety Director Eugene O Grady.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Toledo
Kenneth E. DeShetler
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Ohio Highway Patrol
DeShetler
Gilligan
Eugene O’grady
Patrol
Chiaramonte
Patrolman Doughty Named Ohio Patrolman of the Year
Timothy B. Doughty of the Massillon Post is honored as Ohio State Highway Patrolman of the Year for an outstanding work record. Col. Robert M. Chiaramonte praises his conscientious duties and constant improvement. The 29 year old Columbus native joined the Patrol in 1965 and received a superintendent's merit citation in 1968.
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Columbus
UPI
Timothy B. Doughty
Massillon Post
Ohio State Highway
Doughty
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Bowling Green President postpones inaugural ceremony
Bowling Green State University President Hollis A. Moore asks trustees to forego a spring inauguration. Set for April 24, the event was canceled to dedicate April to each college’s activities highlighting the school's future. Moore says the ceremonial aspects are out of tune with these times.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
UPI
Bowling Green State University
Hollis A. Moore
Moore
Coroner’s jury: towel left during surgery did not kill patient
Wilfred English, 68, a retired customs inspector, died at Toronto General Hospital November 22 after emergency aneurysm surgery. An autopsy found an 18 by 20 inch surgical towel remained inside his body. jury urges prohibiting towels in surgeries.
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Toronto
UPI
Wilfred English
Toronto General Hospital
English
Newark Police Strike Shuts City with Mass Sick-Call
Mayor James Alexander declared a state of emergency in Newark Ohio after 57 of 66 police officers called in sick beginning Thursday over a denied pay raise. Captainssergeantsdetective and chief Spurgeon placed on 12 hour shifts as city labors to respond to crisis.
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Newark
Ohio
UPS
James Alexander
Alexander
Charles Spurgeon
QE2 Returns With 501 Survivors From Antilles Disaster
The Queen Elizabeth 2 docked at Bridgetown with 501 survivors after the French line Antilles ran aground and burned on a Caribbean reef. All 635 aboard were reported safe. 49 to Bequia and 85 aboard Sefron en route to Barbados. Oil spread as lifeboats and rafts ferried passengers ashore.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
UPI
French Lines
Antilles
Caribbean
Bequia
Grenadines
Sefron
Bill Warwick
QE2
Independent Rats Run for Norwalk City Council Seat
Joe Ratliff 38 Jefferson St. filed as an independent candidate for the Norwalk fourth ward council seat currently held by Democrat Robert Williams. Filing deadline is Feb 3. independents appear on the November general ballot only. Ratliff said he was urged to run and may join a slate of independents. He is 55, works for Johnson Corp. in Bellevue, and is the father of Norwalk police Sgt. Don V. Ratliff and Linda Butler of Cleveland.
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Norwalk
Joe Ratliff
Jefferson St
Ratliff
Fourth Ward
Robert Williams
Board of Elections
Johnson Corp
Bellevue
Don V. Ratliff
Thomas
Linda) Butler
Cleveland
Finch
Louis G. Frey
Joe E. Dudley
Eugene Mack
Finch to Skip Re Election as Norwalk Mayor
Norwalk mayor Harold Finch announced he will not seek another term citing family, health, and goal completion. The 51 year old Republican said the decision was made three years ago, surprising reporters during a chat at a fire station. He plans to hire a new service director and serve less than a year in his remaining term.
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Norwalk
Harold Finch
Finch
Reflector
Janet Conway
Brickner
Del Corso Sees Quieter Term Under Successor
Ohio Adjutant General S T Del Corso says the next three years were the most turbulent in state history and his successor Col Dana L Stewart will face a quieter period. He plans civilian work after 42 years service and expects Stewart to follow guidelines on crowd control including less lethal tools.
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Kay Christensen Columbus
UPI
S.T. del Corso
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
del Corso
Rhodes
John J. Gilligan
Col
Dana L. Stewart
107Th Armored Cavalry
Kent State University
Democrats Blame Nixon Over 6 Percent Jobless Rate
Democrats including potential 1972 candidates blame President Nixon for unemployment hitting 6 percent in December. Rep. Wright Patman calls it proof of a one term president, while Sen. George McGovern argues Nixon policies fail working people. Labor reports 4.6 million jobless, up from 2 million a year ago.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
George McGovern
D-S.c
Nixon Turns 58 in San Clemente Birthday Outlook
President Nixon marked his 58th birthday in San Clemente California with an optimistic view of the economy and a pledge to announce additional Vietnam troop withdrawals by mid April.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
South Vietnam
Official Fires Aide For Lying About Powell Body
Illinois Secretary of State John W. Lewis dismissed Nicholas Ciaccio, aide to the late Secretary Paul Powell, after Ciaccio admitted he lied about finding Powell's body in a Rochester Minnesota hotel room. The firing followed a hastily held press conference where Ciaccio gave contradictory statements.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
John W. Lewis
Nicholas Ciaccio
Paul Powell
Powell
Ciaccio
Margaret Hensey
Kohler Hotel
Rochester
Hensey
Richard B. Ogilvie
John S. Rendleman
Rendleman
Southern Illinois —_ University
Edwardsville
Springfield
Ogilvie
Norwalk Weather Report and Local Notices
Partly cloudy day with a high in the upper 20s to low 30s and a small chance of light rain or snow Sunday. Winds vary from southeast to west and a 10 to 30 percent precipitation forecast. Marriage licenses listed for Floyd F Fluke and Dorothy S Brown among others. births and deaths announced in Norwalk area records. A political note covers former mayor Finch reflecting on his years in office and future goals. A UPI photo shows Lady Jacqueline Rufus Isaacs skiing in Gstaad amid romance rumors.
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Norwalk
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