Pauling Agrees to Testify Against Nuclear Plant Near Port Clinton
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling has agreed to testify for opponents of a nuclear power plant planned near Port Clinton, Ohio. The facility is to be built by Toledo Edison and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. LIFE head Dr. Irwin I. Oster said Pauling will appear when hearings resume Monday.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
UPI
Linus Pauling
Toledo Edison
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Irwin I. Oster
LIFE
Pauling
Nixon to unveil boldest domestic program in State of the Union
President Nixon will outline what he calls the boldest and most comprehensive domestic program in American history in a 9 p.m. EST address to Congress. The plan aims to set the tone for his first term and influence a potential second term. The speech comes as the nation awaits policy reforms across the economy and social programs.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Houses of Congress
Fallout remote cause ruled in Utah sheep deaths
A team from the Atomic Energy Commission joined experts to investigate the deaths of over 1,250 sheep in a desert near the Utah Nevada border. Gov. Rampton said radiation from underground tests near the Nevada site could not be ruled out entirely, though unlikely.
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Antelope Valley, Utah
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Utah- Nevada
Nevada
AEC
James F. Schoenfeld
Calvin L. Rampton
Draft board sees 6 percent file for conscientious objector status
Washington reports that over 6 percent of men eligible for the draft have filed claims for conscientious objector status after induction notices. The figure was provided to the Supreme Court as it heard an appeal by William Ward Eghlert, convicted in federal court at San Francisco for failure to submit to induction.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William Ward Eghlert
San Francisco
Cigarette Firms Deny Plans to Sell Marijuana Cigarettes
The six major U.S. cigarette companies and their trade association stated they have no plans or intentions to produce or market products containing marijuana. This response followed rumors that firms might consider marijuana cigarettes if legalization occurred.
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Washington
UPI
Weather and notices from Norwalk region
Increasing cloudiness with light snow possible by evening. Highs in mid 30s. tonight snow flurries then colder Saturday. Lows tonight in upper 20s to low 30s. highs Saturday in 30s. 30 percent today, 50 tonight, 30 Saturday. Winds SW today, NW to N tonight and Saturday. Norwalk highs 34 lows 21. Births Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ballantine North Fairfield a boy. Deaths Estella Kessler 82 Clyde Eva Mae Saladin 72 31 Gray St May B Huff 83 24 Marshall St Hans J Bauman 83 111 Milan Ave Florence M Myers 75 102 St Marys St Glenn R Reynolds 83 Oberlin.
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Norwalk
Estella Kessler
Clyde
Eva Mae Saladin
Gray St
May B. Huff
Marshall St
Hans J. Bauman
Milan Ave
Florence M. Myers
St. Mary’s St
Glenn R. Reynolds
Oberlin
Byrd Wins Democratic Whip After Russell's Deathbed Vote
West Virginia’s Robert C. Byrd secured the Senate majority whip post with a 31 to 24 secret ballot win, aided by Richard B. Russell’s proxy vote cast hours before his death. Byrd counted solid pledges, while Ted Kennedy faced a crushing defeat in the caucus.
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Steve Gerstel Washington
UPI
Richard B. Russell
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Russell
Herman Talmadge
Byrd
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Cambodian Air Force Loses Major Blow in Phnom Penh Attack
Communist forces struck Phnom Penh around 2 a.m. destroying a large portion of the Cambodian air force and damaging bases. The assault triggered a citywide alert as refugees fled the airport and troops moved toward the capital. Casualties were reported on civilians and military personnel, with tension rising as Western embassies considered evacuations while U.S. and South Vietnamese air forces targeted positions on the city outskirts.
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UPI
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Saigon
Ton Son Nhut
U. S
Robert Sullivan
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Sullivan
Royal Air Force
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Lon Nol
U. . Army Command
Group backs uniform tax rate for Ohio schools
A Finneytown School District citizen group urged a standard statewide property tax to decide state aid. Spokesman Harry Hannah told Gov. Gilligan’s tax reform task force that an equalization formula using 43 percent valuation and a uniform 30 mill rate could, with a per pupil norm of 750 dollars, shift deficient revenue to districts that fall short.
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Columbus
UPI
Finneytown
Hamilton County
Ohio
Harry Hannah
John J. Gilligan
Hannah
Cars Are Home For Chicagoan
Frank Brown, 41, lives in his 1959 Dodge and 1956 Cadillac on a Near South Side street to save about 600 dollars yearly. He keeps cars mobile to avoid complaints, uses car cookers and hydrants for water, and says he has not been broke since arriving in Chicago. The piece also notes state funding tied to district taxes and a 30 mill minimum tax required for aid.
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Chicago
UPI
Frank Brown
Windy City
Seattle
Texas
Detroit
Brown
Dodge
Ferguson Moves Against GOP Staff In Ohio Audit Office
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson orders many Republican holdovers in his office to resign or face charges of incompetency or political activity for former State Auditor Roger Cloud. The move echoes past dismissals by James A. Rhodes, with Ferguson calling the staff “incompetent” and a dozen examiners urged to sign resignations.
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Columbus
UPI
Joseph T. Ferguson
Roger Cloud
Scripps-Howard
Ferguson
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Cloud
Pat Lahey
Tiffin
Bureau of Inspection
Ream Joins GOP Candidacy For Norwalk Council Seats
Bill Ream 29 Marion Drive took out petitions Thursday for Norwalk councilman-at-large as a Republican. Other Republican contenders include Morgan Jones and Dr. Russell Fisher. Democrat Robert Burr filed petitions. independent James Zuber also seeks at large seats. Bronson Township trustee David L. Hester filed for re‑election.
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Norwalk
L. William Ream
Marion Drive
Ream
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Morgan Jones
Russell Fisher
Jones
First Ward
Fisher
Robert Burr
Board of Elections
James Zuber
Bronson Township
David L. Hester
Wakeman Car Crash Injures Local Administrator
Sewell Cameron, 57, administrator of Christie Lane School, was injured when a van struck his rear in Wakeman Thursday. He was admitted to Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital with possible back injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition. Police are investigating. eight other one car accidents were reported on county roads due to wet snow.
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U.S
Wakeman
County Line Road
Eugene J. Bartish
Fred R. Slanczka
Sandra Dillon
Allen Memorial Hospital
John Sarchioto
Ridgeview
Ill
Sewell Cameron
Stoutenburg Dr
Cameron
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
John W. Martin, Jr
Collins
State Highway Patrol
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