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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1977
Page
3
A Willard man reported a theft from his van on Norwood Avenue at Elm Street in Norwalk Tuesday. A gray toolbox containing about $200 worth of tools was stolen. The victim identified Harry Roberts as the person who spoke to police.
James Polachek 26 of Willard was arrested January 8 by Willard Police at the junction of Tiffin Street and Ohio 99. He faces driving while intoxicated resisting arrest and possession of marijuana charges and is held in the Huron County Jail.
Norwalk attorney Thomas Freeman plans to move to San Rio later this month to work in a music store owned by a friend. Freeman, 29, linked with Freeman and Freeman Attorneys, earned a law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1975 and hopes to take the California bar exam to practice there.
Mario Ramos age 18 of 6 Adams St pleaded guilty to escaping a Norwalk police car last summer. He received a suspended six month to five year sentence in Mansfield but will serve 90 days in the Toledo workhouse and be on two years probation. Registration for adult education closed with only Private/Commercial Pilot Ground School forming. class starts Monday Jan 17 at Norwalk High School Room 104 at 7 p.m.
New London Emergency Assistance Group volunteers, all CB radio owners, earned praise from Capt. Emmett Mobberly for directing traffic at main intersections and helping line up autos for visiting officers at Sgt. Timothy Budd funeral. Schools in Willard, New London, South Central and Western Reserve remained closed for a third day due to slick roads while Norwalk and Berlin Milan counties resumed classes.
Ohio legalizing self-service on January 1 has not sparked a rush in Norwalk. A survey shows one station fully self-serve with others planning. Some outlets reject self-serve citing cold weather or policy, while a few prepare a transition to pumps and lower priced fuel on self-serve islands.
Sheriff John Borgia said Huron County Courthouse will remain open Saturdays unless gas for heating is cut. Columbia Gas of Ohio notified a 10 percent immediate curtailment with potential future cuts up to 30 percent. Officials may revisit hours, but current schedule stays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
In New London the shooting death of Sgt. Timothy Budd will be presented to a Grand Jury on Thursday. Prosecutor Richard Hauser says Ptl. Robert Skillicorn plans to testify before the Grand Jury, with the case linked to a fast draw contest prior to the fatal shooting. Hauser notes a weekly Grand Jury limits sessions to an hour or two and avoids preliminary hearings.
Dr William B Holman was re elected president of the Norwalk Board of Education at Tuesday night session. Michael Myers was re elected vice president. Clerk Dorothy Brooks salary rises to 10964 from 8964 annually and board approved Four year contract after 45 minute executive session. Board meets 8 pm second Tuesday each month at the board office.
A public meeting by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency at 7 30 p m on January 26 will be held in the Huron County Office Building 180 Milan Ave. The session aims to acquaint citizens with Water Quality Planning activities and invite participation on local committees to identify problems and develop solutions.
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