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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1978
Page
3
Shareholders will consider a two for one stock split at the annual meeting at 2 30 p.m. February 8. The plan would raise capital from 1.2 million to 2.4 million via a 1.2 million stock dividend of 120 000 shares to record holders of February 8. Approval by two thirds of shares and OCC consent are required before the plan can proceed.
Reese M. Wineman will leave Huron County Prosecutor's staff to join Miller and Fegen in Norwalk. John D. Baird, longtime Miller and Fegen associate since 1975, will practice solo at 6 W. Main St. on Monday. Wineman, 29, plans resignation to Prosecutor Richard Hauser after finishing ongoing cases. Michael Fegen says Wineman will start Feb 13. Wineman, an associate prosecutor since July 1976, earned degrees at the University of Toledo. he and his family live in Norwalk. Baird, 30, a Kenyon and University of Tulsa graduate, also holds a Tulsa Law School degree and lives at 10 Oak St.
Tom Lendrum elected chairman Melvin Robinson named vice chairman William Conway secretary. The commission will meet Tuesdays at 7 30 p m in city hall conference room with a schedule of charter change hearings from Feb 7 through April 18 including meetings with officials and public ward hearings. Columbus State Rep Gene Damschroder seeks re election to a fourth term heading a petition drive to place three constitutional amendments on the Ohio ballot to curb inflation and bills limiting legislators pay raises.
Monroeville village utilities superintendent Joseph Gravenhorst reported few outages. Four homes lost power for about 48 hours while about 22 more homes in four areas were without power for roughly eight hours.
Castalia workers walked to a substation to restore power to two thirds of the town. In Huron and nearby townships crews followed a payloader and police car all night to restore electricity. A substation at Flat Rock was heavily damaged and rebuilt with Ohio National Guard helicopters. Crews say most repairs were temporary to restore heat, with permanent fixes now underway. Local police firemen guardsmen farmers and heavy equipment operators aided the effort while drivers stranded near Port Clinton thanked the linemen by warming up in the line shop and cleaning it.
Four area districts Plymouth Monroeville Ehove and Pioneer remain closed as blizzard damage and snowbound rural roads disrupt classes. Heating systems failed after power outages causing thousands in damage at Pioneer and extended absences across New London Western Reserve South Central and Norwalk areas with plans to recoup time through calendar edits and potential legislative relief.
The city’s liability insurance for police officers jumped 283 percent this year after Flickinger Insurance won a $5,636 contract as the sole bid. Last year’s cost was $1,471, equating to $82.50 per officer, up from $17.50. Finance Director Vernis George cites national lawsuit awards for constitutional rights as a driver, noting fewer companies offer such coverage and the prior insurer no longer provides it.
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