Metzenbaum Defends Tax Dispute Amid Senate Seathrow Duel
Sen. Howard Metzenbaum accuses Sen. Carl Curtis of misunderstanding the facts in a tax dispute, while Curtis calls for Mansfield to push an investigation and potentially remove Metzenbaum from the Senate over his tax returns. The clash highlights a partisan confrontation over tax issues and seating.
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Washington
UPI
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Carl T. Curtis
Neb
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Curtis
Ohio House backs income tax and Veterans Day stance
In Columbus lawmakers support the state personal income tax and the traditional Veterans Day on the fourth Monday in October. Democrats blocked a GOP plan to restore a 1 percent cap while conservatives failed to shift the observance date. In Cleveland, Sohio reports 90 percent gasoline allocations and 100 percent monthly supply commitments are not feasible under new federal rules.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio House
Cleveland
Standard Oil of Ohio
Sohio
Proxmire predicts profits rise despite recession claim
At Cleveland State University Senator William Proxmire asserts a coming recession will still see profits increase mainly in the petroleum sector by 13 billion dollars. He criticizes higher prices for hurting the commuter and notes paying 57 cents a gallon in Washington. In Rome police arrest three linked to the J Paul Getty III kidnapping and recover part of a 2.9 million dollar ransom.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland State University
William D. Proxmire
Dwisc
Senate
Proxmire
Rome
J. Paul Getty III
Heating oil outlook depends on winter weather and thermostats
Federal energy officials say heating oil should suffice if winter is normal and thermostats are turned down. Deputy administrator John C. Sawhill warned a colder than normal season could trigger a shortage, but the general risk fades with milder temperatures.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
FEO
Crippled Girl Nears First Walk After Surgery
Rosalia Arevalo, a 12 year old Mexican girl found crippled in a chicken coop, underwent a second operation on her feet. Doctors hope she may walk by her 13th birthday in June and overcome emotional scars from her confinement. The girl was kept in a coop during the day by an adoptive family.
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San Francisco
UPI
Rosalia Arevalo
Barge Fleet Adrift Closes Downtown Bridge
A fleet of 100 barges broke from moorings and drifted down the Mississippi River, forcing the closure of the sole bridge to downtown New Orleans. Coast Guard said tugboats worked to corral the craft but heavy fog hindered rescue efforts.
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New Orleans
UPI
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Weather Outlook and Local Life Events
Partly cloudy today with a high near 45 to 50 and a low in the lower 30s. Thursday remains partly cloudy and mild with a high in the upper 40s. Norwalk highs 44 and lows 30 with no precipitation reported. Marriage license issued for Ernest H. Miller and Laura E. Barton of Bellevue. births noted for three families in Bellevue Monroeville and Providence. Deaths listed Alma G. Smith Floyd Sprankle Eunice I Sheldon aged 78 70 and 77 respectively.
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Norwalk
Alma G. Smith
Collins
Floyd Sprankle
Huron
Eunice I. Sheldon
Elyria
Small Town Editor Promotes Rebellion Over Gas Shortage
Humboldt Sun publisher Cal Sunderland advocates a nationwide one week vacation to protest the gasoline shortage. He urges readers to halt all work and communications, warns editors and officials, and suggests signaling Washington to demand real price changes. His column spurred reprints and subscription renewals as locals react.
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Russell Nielsen
Sunderland
Washington
Ex-Hughes Aide Seeks Senate Hearing On Nixon Link
John Meier a former Hughes aide says he will reveal ties among Howard Hughes Richard Nixon and Donald Nixon to the Senate Watergate committee. He cites Air West purchase and $250000 in campaign funds as core elements of the alleged relationship. Meier warns he may go public if hearings do not occur.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
Howard Hughes
Senate Watergate Committee
Donald
Hughes
John Meier
Tsawwassen
Meier
Air West Air Lines
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Don Nixon
Congress
Hughes Tool Co
Watergate
Panel Reports On Tape Erasure In Nixon Watergate Case
A federal technical panel reports the 18 minute buzz on a Nixon Watergate tape was caused by erasing the recording through starting and stopping a tape recorder several times. The experts could not answer whether the noise was accidental or deliberate after being blocked by White House lawyers in court.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
John J. Sirica
Mantle and Ford Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to Cooperstown Hall of Fame in their first year on 365 ballots 272 needed. Mantle 322 votes Ford 284 votes, joining Spahn Williams Musial Robinson Feller Koufax as first ballot picks after five-year retirement.
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NEW York
UPI
Mickey Mantle
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Mantle
Hall
Ford
Warren Spahn
Baseball Writers Association of America
Cooperstown
N.Y
Spahn
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Jackie Robinson
Bob Feller
Reflector Poll Reveals Mayor's Wife Totes City Garbage
Norwalk officials respond on who handles curbside trash since new collection began January 1. Mayor Wayne Goodsite's wife loads bags for curb drop off, while several council members report their households carry or hire help. A backyard option drew mixed interest among the officials.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Robert Markel
Richard Sipple
Morgan Jones
Richard Pflieger
Ron Freeman
Herbert Krogh
Douglas Colvin
Larry Bresson
William Ream
Council
Richard Cunningham
Cunningham
Jim Smith
Ray Harkness
Smith
Jones
Ream
GOP lawmakers cry foul over chaplain's prayer for Gilligan
Ohio House Republicans objected to acting chaplain Rev. Colby J. Grimes after he prayed that the man delivering the State of the State address may one day deliver the State of the Union. The remark was seen as promoting Gov. John J. Gilligan a Democrat noted as a potential national candidate.
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John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
General Assembly
Norwalk Police Solve 46 Percent of Burglaries in 1973
Norwalk Police reported a 46 percent burglary solution rate in 1973 with 19 arrests from 37 burglary cases and 17 convictions. Larceny cases were solved at 24 percent from 226 reports, aided by detectives Ratliff and Lau. Local losses totaled $27,635 with $11,344 recovered.
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Norwalk
L.C. Hilson
Don Ratliff
C. Fred Lau
Hilson
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