No Conflict Consultants Pay Delayed in Norwalk Electric Bids
City Solicitor Ronald Freeman finds no conflict of interest in payments to Wallace Duncan and Richard Popham for work on Yankee Dixie Power bids. Payment remained on hold pending the inquiry, with summaries sent to Councilman Robert Williams. Mayor Goodsite orders auditor to proceed with payments. Duncan and Popham have prior Yankee Dixie work and were dismissed by the mayor on Jan 1.
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Yankee-Dixie Power, Inc
Finch
Ronald Freeman
Wallace Duncan
Washington, D.C
Richard Popham
New York
Freeman
Duncan
Popham
Yankee Dixie
Norwalk
Robert Williams
Wayne Goodsite
Douglas Colvin
Goodsite
McCarthy slams Nixon plan as mere repetition with frills
In Ohio, Eugene McCarthy denounces President Nixon’s Vietnam withdrawal proposal as a repeat of past policies with minor changes. He spoke at Bowling Green State University before leaving the state. In Mansfield, a Richland County judge tossed a suit by Ontario High School seniors Ellison and Sunnucks, ruling athletics are a privilege, not a right, after suspensions for drinking.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Mansfield
Ohio
UPI
Richland County Common Pleas
Ontario High School
Richard B. Ellison
Marc D. Sunnucks
Ontario
David Milligan
Springfield Board of Education
Ellison
Sunnucks
Paris
Nixon
Hanoi
Cincinnati Star Greg Cook Retires From Football
Cincinnati quarterback Greg Cook, sidelined all of 1971 with a bad arm, announces retirement from football and says he has no plans to join the Bengals at Wilmington College camp next summer. He may throw a few lobs to test a possible medical miracle but expects no return.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Greg Cook
Cook
Bengals
Wilmington
Killer storms cripple Great Lakes states and New York area
United Press International reports killer storms bring near blizzard snows and savage winds across the Great Lakes states and western Washington. At least three lives were claimed in the New York City area as gale force winds hurled debris from construction sites and high rises.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
Washington State
New York City
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
N.Y
Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries And Cold
Variable clouds keep conditions cold with a 30 percent chance of precipitation today, rising to 50 percent tonight and Thursday. Highs near 20 with lows near zero to 10 above. Winds west to northwest 10 to 20 mph, shifting to easterly and under 10 mph tonight. Sunrise 7 45 a.m. Sunset 5 34 p.m. Marriage license filed for Larry A. Green and Bonnie L. Miller. Births announced for Wakeman, New Washington, and Plymouth residents.
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Norwalk
Freight train derails near Clarksfield halting Norfolk and Western tracks
About 500 feet of track was torn up when a 160 car freight train derailed at a Vermilion River trestle near Clarksfield. Trains rerouted through Marion until service resumed Monday night. A tank car believed to contain hydrochloric acid remains at the scene with pumping planned to remove the derailed car. No river contamination detected. leakage thought absorbed by ground.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Clarksfield
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Vermilion River
Marion
City Plans 10 Cent Parking At New Lot
The city considers a 71 space parking lot at West Main and South Hester Streets with land costs 76 000 and construction 29 965. Net annual revenue projected 12 215 50 to cover 15 year bonds at six percent. Plans include street changes and a one way South Hester with bid bonds.
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Norwalk
West Main
South Hester Streets
George Cunitz
Cunitz
John F. Ernsthausen
Ernsthausen
Hester Street
Seminary Street
Norwalk bookseller defies obscenity ruling amid public sympathy
In Norwalk Bob Summerlin, 42, faces potential jail over selling a $3 book deemed obscene. Supporters blame the court, while Summerlin rejects guilt and warns probation would force him to pull controversial stock. He pursues further appeals with sovereign News backing, amid ongoing legal fights dating to 1969.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Bob Summerlin
Summerlin
Ohio
Betty
Ronald H. Freeman
John Borgia
Standard
Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Sovereign News
Cleveland
East Main Street
Linda Wilde
Sheriff's Department
Borgia
Kidney Transplant Seems Successful in Cleveland
Harry Greiner, 20, of 64 North Foster Street received a kidney from his uncle Lester Greiner of Seaman Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic. The operation by Dr. Ralph Straffen lasted over three hours. Harry’s kidney function began immediately and he remains in intensive care with recovery expected in 24 to 48 hours.
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Cleveland
Harry
John Ruggles
Harry Greiner
Reflector
N. Foster St
Lester Greiner
Seaman, O
Cleveland Clinic
Les
Ralph Straffen
Athletic Chiefs Plan Meeting After Buckeye Gopher Brawl
Ohio State and Minnesota athletic directors Ed Weaver and Paul Geil will meet with Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke and supervisor Herman Rohrig to discuss the melee that erupted after Ohio State holder Luke Witte was fouled at the end of the Buckeyes 50 44 victory over Minnesota.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Ed Weaver
Ohio State
Paul Geil
Minnesota
Big Ten
Wayne Duke
Herman Rohrig
Buckeye
Police Patrolman Ross Resigns Ending Suspension
Norwalk patrolman Gerald Ross 25 who was suspended last Saturday for conduct unbecoming an officer resigned this morning. His letter dated today claims the resignation is effective as of 8:30 a.m. last Saturday, the suspension start time.
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Gerald Ross
Norwalk
Ross
L.C. Hilson
Paul Miller
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Larry A. Green
Bellevue
Farmer
Bonnie L. Miller
New London
Jerry Pickett
Wakeman
Perry McKescie
New Washington
Kenneth Barnett
Plymouth
N. Viet
William J. Porter
Kissinger
Vietnam
Green Nursing Home
Lincoln Heights
Safety Service
Herbert Krogh
Krogh
Miller
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