Norwalk Council Faces Exits in Wake of 1968 Turmoil
Norwalk's 1968 turmoil pushed four of seven council members to announce they will not seek reelection. The illness of Service Director Morley Price, a contentious charter debate, an aborted municipal income tax, and water rate disputes strained the council and shaped a year of upheaval before a wave of new faces arrives.
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Jack Brown
Norwalk
Morley Price
Price
Maplehurst
Bill Saladin
May
Saladin
Charter Commission
Allen Hakes
PTA
Council
Dick Becker
Tax Study Committees
Sickness strike ends as Warren police and fire return
After six days of a sick call strike most Warren police and fire personnel resume duty following an eight hour negotiating session. The agreement covers fringe benefits and a wage study as city officials and the union reach a settlement.
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Warren
UPI
Warren Policemen and Firemen’s Association
Redding Rites and Palach Funeral Mark Protests Across Europe
In Glendora California heavy rains trigger evacuations as floods worsen. A Prague crowd of about 100,000 mourners accompanies Jan Palach to a government controlled funeral amid warnings of provocations. Troops on alert, restrictions on eulogies, and a silent one minute tribute mark the ceremonies.
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Prague
UPI
Jan Palach
Palach
Czechoslovakia
Carolinum Hall
Liberal Arts College
Olsany
Vysehrad
Oldrich Stary
Charles University
Prague Radio
Low power beer approved at Bowling Green campus
Bowling Green State University trustees approved a trial sale of 3.2 beer at a campus snack bar next fall. President William Jerome III questioned the proposal but supported supervised use. Campus rules will strictly enforce public intoxication. United States servicemen on a hijacked jetliner said Cuban officials questioned them about the Vietnam War during their stay in Cuba.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
UPI
Bowling Green State University
Board of Trustees
William Jerome III
Miami
United States
Key West-to
Train derails in Laurel Mississippi rail yard explosion reports
A Southern Railway freight train carrying 26 butane gas cars derailed on the edge of Laurel Mississippi and several tank cars exploded sending fireballs over nearby homes. One person was injured, no fatalities reported.
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Laurel
Miss
UPI
Southern Railway
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Nixon Reintroduces White Tie Formal Wear at Inaugural Ball
President and Mrs. Nixon wore white tie and tails to the inaugural ball, signaling a return to formal White House fashion not seen since eight years ago. The style contrast with Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy eras suggests a shift in presidential attire for years to come.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Weather and marriages and death notice for Norwalk area
Mostly cloudy and cold with light snow flurries today. High in the upper teens and a zero to 5 degree low tonight. Sunday will be variable and cold with highs 17 to 23. Monday turns fair but cold with west winds 20 to 30 mph. Also lists Norwalk weather highs and lows for Friday and precipitation, plus marriage license applications for Robert P Perkins Iris Jean Mills and Donald E Buckner Marilyn M Duffey and death of Mrs Bessie Kellogg aged 87 of Willard.
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Norwalk
Robert P. Perkins
Iris Jean Mills
Donald E. Buckner
Lorain
Marilyn M. Duffey
New London
Seek Free Downtown Parking Petition Circulation Soon
A Downtown Steering Committee spokesman said petitions calling for free downtown parking will start circulating within 30 days. Temporary Chairman J W Hogan announced final details are being prepared. The plan requires signatures from owners representing 75 percent of land in the district and proposes four unmetered lots with removal of meters from existing lots.
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J.W
Bill) Hogan
Hogan
Rhodes Set For Firelands Campus Dedication
Final preparations for Sundays dedication of Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus in the East Building keep a 2 p.m. ceremony schedule. Governor Rhodes and university leaders speak as a 7 000 name tribute scroll is given to Firelands director Dr James McBride.
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Huron
Firelands
Bowling Green State University
James Rhodes
Board of Regents
John Millett
Bowling Green
William Jerome III
James
McBride
WLEC
Sandusky
WLKR
Norwalk
WRWR
Port Clinton
Ward Case Appeals Through Courts In Driver License Charge
Clarence Ward of Norwalk faces a driver license charge from Monroeville police. The case moved from Mayor's Court to County Court then back, with Ward seeking a jury trial. Ward alleges a police officer sprayed him with a disabling chemical during a stop.
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Monroeville
Mayor’s Court
Common Pleas Court
Clarence Ward
Norwalk
Robert Wiedemann
Ward
Wiedemann
Leonard Connors
Connors
Nixon Move Bases Funds For Houses
The Nixon administration raises FHA and VA mortgage insurance rate ceilings from 6 3 4 to 7 1 2 percent. The change boosts estimated monthly payments on a 20000 dollar, 30 year loan by about 10 dollars but aims to expand loan availability through FHA VA backing.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon Administration
Johnson Administration
Nixon
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Williams Files For Council In Fourth Ward Norwalk
Democrat Williams filed petitions Friday to run for Norwalk councilman in the fourth ward. Democrat Lynch has taken out petitions but not filed yet. Republican Cunningham has petitions for councilman at large. no Republican in fourth ward. Lebley seeks Lyme Township trustee. Woman from Naperville Carves Nixon apple likeness for congressman. Republican John
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Robert Williams
Norwalk
Williams
Robert Lynch
Fourth Ward
Richard Cunningham
Sylvester J. Lebley
Bellevue
Lyme Township
Nixon
John Carr
Naperville, Ill
John
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