Fischer Passes Up Flight to Iceland for Spassky Match
American chess master Bobby Fischer skipped a flight to Reykjavik where his world title match with Boris Spassky is set for Sunday. An IcelandAir spokesperson said seats were held for him but Fischer again refused to travel on the Sabbath observed by his Church of God, delaying plans amid ongoing preparations.
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New York
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Reykjavik
John F. Kennedy International
Airlines
Fishcer
Church of God
Morton warns parks overuse at Blue Ridge Parkway event
Interior Secretary Morton urged new park usage standards at the Blue Ridge Parkway 36th anniversary in Doughton Park North Carolina warning against crowding and resource depletion.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
Blue Ridge Parkway
Doughton Park
North Carolina
Corona pleads innocence as trial date set for mass murder case
Juan V. Corona, held for over 13 months on mass murder charges, declared his innocence and expressed relief after a judge ordered his trial to start September 5 in Fairfield. He said he aims to work for his wife and children once freed.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Fairfield
San Francisco
Sacramento
Ohio extends homestead exemption filing deadline
Gov. Gilligan signed a law extending the filing deadline for elderly Ohioans seeking homestead exemptions to Sept 1 and easing how exemption amounts are calculated. Applicants may use only their own income for eligibility, potentially increasing the number of eligible homeowners. In Huron County, 1,320 taxpayers have filed for the exemption.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Huron County Auditor’s Office
Weather and notices from Norwalk area
Mostly sunny and warm today with a high in the lower 80s and a 10 percent rain chance. Tonight is mostly clear with a low in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Sunday partly cloudy with a high in the 80s and a 30 percent shower chance. Births and death notices include Mr and Mrs Take Weaver of Monroeville with a boy, and Mary Slota age 68 of Milan. Marriage license applications list four couples in Elyria Wakeman Bellevue and Willard areas.
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Norwalk
Trace
Take Weaver
Monroeville
Boy
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Congress votes for Social Security hike and debt rise
Congress approves a 20 percent Social Security benefit increase tied to a four month extension of the debt limit to 450 billion dollars. President Nixon may veto, while disaster relief and emergency funding are also approved for flood victims and Agencies. The Senate 82 to 4 and House 302 to 35 pass the measure amid partisan contention.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
East
South Dakota
Treasury
Nixon
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
State Department
US S. Information Agency
Treasury Department
Postal Service
Senate
Plane Crashes On Area Farm Injuring Avon Lake Family
A single engine Cessna crashed after takeoff from Ortner Airport striking trees and resting on a farm fence. Avon Lake family residents were injured but not seriously, with authorities noting the damage valued at about $10,000.
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Wakeman
George Dalton
Lincoln Road
Avon Lake
Dalton
Ortner Airport
Here
Dalton Farm
Earl Sopers
Photographer Jailed in Greece Over Onassis Photos
A Patras court jailed photographer Dimitrios Koulouris for 70 days for endangering airplane security by attempting to photograph Mrs. Aristotle Onassis on Skorpios. The incident occurred as the former First Lady’s amphibious aircraft and speedboat reportedly suffered a loss and left the pilot and his family with minor injuries. The accident happened while the Onassis party traveled toward Indiana for July 4.
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Patras
Dimitrios Koulouris
Skorpios
Onassis
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Gerber
Indiana
Flood Insurance Bill Is Revived On Capitol Hill
In Harrisburg and Rapid City flood damage shows few homes with flood insurance. Rep Forsythe and Rep Garmatz push House Banking and Currency Committee to expedite hearings on a FHA VA mortgage flood insurance requirement.
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Washington
UPI
Harrisburg
Rapid City
S.C
Capitol Hill
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Edwin B. Forsythe
R-N.j
Edward A. Garmatz
D-Md
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Wright Patman
Norwalk Businessman Plans Quiet Elopement at Chapel
John F. Ernsthausen and Fern L. Marett, longtime household staff, plan a small private wedding next week in the Ernsthausen Chapel at the First United Methodist Church. No honeymoon is planned as he quips about turning eighty four, with a license just obtained in the county courthouse. The couple says the ceremony will be simple with close friends standing up and a local minister officiating.
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John F. Ernsthausen
Fern L. Marett
Ernsthausen
Florida
Doris Hasselkius
Elmore
Ohio
Norwalk Truck Lines
Huron County Banking Co
Baldwin-Wallace College
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
William Fisher
Body By
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Jere Beasley
OSU
Ohio State University
OSU College of Medicine
Homer F. Kline
Elyria
Melva Stalnaker
Doyle E. Missler
Bellevue
Butcher
Lois Holcomb
Dale H. Scott
Willard
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Corena Lewis
Mary Slota
Milan
Philadelphia
Kenneth Skinner
Athens
Aristotle Onassis
Greece
Schuylkill River
United States
Agnes
Pennsylvania
Coast Guard
Berks Associates
Douglassville
Black Rock
Phoenixville
Peter Clapper
S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Norwalk
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Norwalk Produce Co
Seminary Street
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