Becker To Step Down From City Council After Eight Years
Becker, a Republican Third Ward councilman, said he will not seek another term. He is the fourth incumbent to resign, with Nardecchia, Saladin, and Cunningham also exiting or seeking seats. Cunningham filed for at large after Saladin’s anticipated vacate, leaving the Fourth Ward without a Republican candidate as Democrats Lynch and Williams enter.
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Richard Becker
Becker
Louis Nardecchia
William C. Saladin Jr
Russell Cunningham
Richard Cunningham
Fourth Ward
Cunningham
Saladin
Robert Lynch
Robert Williams
Pearl 204 Grain Auction Sets 37000 Record In New York
A 204 grain pearl sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries for 37000 in New York with buyer and seller unnamed. The gem identified as La Peregrina The Wanderer has a history among Tudors Hapsburgs Bourbons and Bonapartes since its discovery in the Gulf of Panama.
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New York
UPI
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc
Gulf of Panama
Wildlife Struggles as Deep Snow Threatens North Central Game
Thousands of deer pheasants and other game birds face starvation in snow covered woods and prairies across the North Central United States as harsh winter conditions persist.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Browns star Ernie Green may have played his last game
Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier said Ernie Green may have to quit football due to knee injuries. Green, a Louisville alum, played limited action last season amid ongoing knee problems. In a separate note, Kent State University raised room and board by 75 dollars, setting costs at 903 to 1089 for the term.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Kent State University Board of Trustees
Cold wave grips Norwalk with snow flurries and freezing risk
Weather report warns of a colder spell with cloudy skies and strong winds from today through Saturday. Intermittent light snow today, scattered flurries tonight and Saturday, possible freezing drizzle early morning. Temperatures fall to the low 20s by late afternoon and near 5 to 12 tonight. Highs near the upper teens Saturday. Sunday remains cold with partial clouds. West winds 20 to 30 mph today, northwest tonight. Norwalk forecast: Thursday high 59, low 43. Precipitation trace. humidity readings provided. Births, marriages, deaths listed for local residents.
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Norwalk
Computer Falls In Love With Warship Pearl Harbor
UPI reports Navy Lt Cmdr Bob Baril stages a comic romance with an onboard computer during a Vietnam era transfer from USS Walker to USS Haverfield off the coast. Baril correspondence with the shipboard computer Big Red leads to playful exchanges about ships and a mock dating scene aboard the destroyer.
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Pearl Harbor
UPI
Navy
Bob Baril
Baril
Walker
Haverfield
Vietnam
Fort Worth National Bank
Texas
Fort Worth
Footprints Studied In Steele Slaying in Euclid Ohio
Police focus on footprints found in snow outside Municipal Judge Robert Steele's home in Euclid after the murder of his wife Marlene. Casts indicate a size nine male shoe, with a path from garage to rear window then across a creek and railroad tracks before a run. Steele, 37, resigned from the bench after a misconduct hearing related to a relationship with a court clerk.
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Euclid, Ohio
UPS
Robert Steele
Steele
Cleveland
Marlene
Cleveland Bar Association
Norwalk Infantryman Wins Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
A 20-year-old Norwalk native Leo Schlotterer receives the Bronze Star with V for valor for drawing enemy fire to himself and shielding a wounded buddy on Route 13 in Vietnam. A 1967 St Pauls High School graduate, he is with the First Infantry Division and was hospitalized after a shrapnel injury. His father and family note he enlisted June 19.
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Norwalk
Vietnam
Leo Schlotterer
George Schlotterer
Rosedale Blvd
Schlotterer
St. Paul’s High School
Route 13
R.R. Donnelley
Willard
Europe
Reward Offered For Portraits Of Deceased Daughter
G W Zeedyk of Joliet Illinois offers a $2000 reward for the return of two portraits of his 2 year old daughter who died of leukemia. The framed pieces were left on a lunch counter at a store he managed and were stolen. One portrait is an oil painting by his wife who died last summer and the other a photograph taken when the girl was three months old. Zeedyk says he wants the pictures back as the only memories he has left.
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Washington
UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Nixon
Hickel
Earl Warren
White House
Alaska
Senate
Zeedyk
Nixon Eyes State of the Union as Planning Gains Pace
President Nixon weighs issuing a State of the Union message to advance his domestic program. He appointed Dr. Arthur Burns as top White House adviser to coordinate policy and guide it through the legislative process. Burns, Eisenhower era economist and Columbia professor, will head a small planning group. Four township trustees in Huron County have filed nominating petitions: Didion, Nolan, Voger, and Ryerson.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Eisenhower
Congress
Arthur F. Burns
White House
Burns
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Huron County Board of Elections
Joseph Didion
Bellevue
Sherman Township
Patrick J. Nolan
Wakeman
Wakeman Township
Paul Voger
Fairfield
Fairfield Township
George M. Ryerson
Willard
Pueblo captain details mental torture before signing confession
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testified at a five admiral court of inquiry in Coronado describing how North Korean captors used threats and simulated executions to force him to sign a false confession that the USS Pueblo was a spy ship. He said he feared for his men as they were threatened with being shot one by one.
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Coronado
Calif
UPI
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
Japan
Johnson
Super C
Park Board Backs Motors On Norwalk Reservoir
The Park and Recreation Board endorsed a petition by four residents to allow electric boat motors on Norwalk reservoir, limiting to 112 horsepower and five mph. They argue electric motors reduce noise, algae buildup, and weed problems while aiding recreation. Local council will hear the request next.
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Park Board
the Park and Recreation Board
City Council
Norwalk Reservoir
Lawrence Ware
Christie Ave
Robert Burr
Summit St
David Hunter
W. Chestnut St
Karl Plue
Milan Ave
Council
Ware
Plue
Park and Recreation
Austin Shadle
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Big Red
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