O Hair denies push to ban religious activities on space flight
Madalyn Murray O Hair says she never contemplated restricting religious activity during the U S Soviet space rendezvous. NASA officials report church groups opposing any limits amid mail and calls. Senator Church says the FBI has failed to answer Senate Intelligence Committee questions and threatens subpoenas if needed.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Madalyn Murray O’hair
O’hair
Washington
Frank Church
FBI
Senate Intelligence Committee
Idaho Democrat
Edward Levi
Clarence Kelley
Church
Don’t Expect Cheap Food Says FTC Economist
The FTC warned food prices will stay high with no return to past lows. Russell Parker told reporters the era of declining food costs is over. A special FTC report notes consumer food prices have risen 45 percent since 1972.
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Washington
UPI
FTC
Russell Parker
Weather And Family Notices From The Record
Partly cloudy today with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers and highs near 70. Clearing tonight with a low near 55. Partly cloudy Sunday with highs in the 70s. Births list three new babies in Norwalk and Willard. Deaths include four individuals across Huron Wakeman and New London.
Norwalk Annexation Question Probed Over 200 Acre Property
Friday's opinion column asks whether Norwalk should annex the 200 acre county home property. The piece discusses potential benefits and risks for city services, land use, and residents.
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Norwalk
Nader Seeks to Block Oil Decontrol Hearings Rally
In Washington a House energy subcommittee heard Ralph Nader and industry figures warn that ending domestic oil price controls could trigger higher prices, job losses, and economic trauma. Nader argued oil companies benefit from OPEC pricing and would resist price movements.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
House Energy Subcommittee
Nader
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Robert Yancey
Ashland Oil Co
John Dingell
D.mich
James Landry
Air Transport Association of America
Fire Heavily Damages Home on Fruen Street
A house at 32 Fruen St. heavily burned in an early morning fire. Eleven firefighters in two trucks battled the two hour blaze. No injuries reported. Owner Shirley James of LaPorte Indiana. occupant William Christian not home. Cause undetermined.
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Fruen St
William Christian
Shirley James
LaPorte
Ind
Norwalk Names Robert Bores Fireman Driver
Robert Bores a lifelong Norwalk resident was hired as a fireman driver by the Norwalk fire department. He led civil service scores among 14 applicants for the post as Captain Wilbur Spettel retired triggering the opening. Inspector Donald Hohler was promoted to lieutenant.
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Robert Bores
Norwalk
Wilbur Spettel
Donald Hohler
City officials tour Cardinal Homes modular factory in Columbus
Six Columbus city officials including Council President Richard Cunningham and Councilman Morgan Jones toured the Cardinal Homes factory Friday evening. The visit followed plans by a local development firm to place Cardinal built homes on a Landwest Co. development at the end of Executive Drive. Landwest officials could not be reached for details. Shipley said the group viewed completed homes during the tour.
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Columbus
Cardinal Homes
Landwest Co
Landwest
Richard Cunningham
Morgan Jones
Richard Sipple
Joseph Tengowski
Melvin Shipley
Jim Widman
Shipley
Cardinal
City to close two streets for sewer line and rail crossing repairs
The intersection of West Washington and North West Streets will close Monday for a sewer line lay by a construction crew per City Engineer Jim Widman. Benedict Avenue from Seminary Street to Summit Street also closes Monday and Tuesday for Norfolk and Western Railway crossing repairs.
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West Washington
North West Streets
Jim Widman
Benedict Avenue
Seminary Street
Summit Street
Norfolk and Western
Norwalk Council Schedules Alley Vacation Ordinance
The Norwalk City Council agenda for Tuesday night lists a single item a vacation of an alley off Homewood Avenue up for second reading. This action targets a small urban parcel and follows prior discussion.
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Norwalk City
Homewood Avenue
Ohio Senate backs age based wage discrimination ban
The Ohio Senate approved a bill barring wage discrimination by age and sent it to Gov. Rhodes. The move follows House approval last June with a companion age discrimination measure awaiting Senate action. Senator Celebrezze argued the fairness issue for elderly workers on pensions. A second bill expanding artificial limb provisions for industrial disabled workers also passed the Senate and goes to the governor.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Senate
James A. Rhodes
Senate
House
State Industrial Commission
Hundreds Trapped As Skyscraper Fire Strikes Manhattan
In the Squibb Building on West 57th Street hundreds of office workers were trapped on upper floors by dense smoke and heat from an electrical fire. Most escaped via stairs and elevators. about 60 injured, 13 hospitalized, all stable. Police helicopters floated overhead but evacuation by air was deemed too risky.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
West 57Th Street
Dennis Kent
Kent
Tax Collector in Illinois Kills Self After Irregularities Admitted
In Springfield Illinois Tax collector John H Haynes 57 based in East St. Louis met Revenue Director Robert Alphin and three investigators after admitting irregularities in his handling of a case He was told he would be suspended pending discharge and then shot himself in the right temple He asked Floerke to tell his wife he loved her and called himself a nice guy The department did not elaborate on the accusation In a separate incident James Dendinger 60 Marshall Street was admitted for observation after a fall at home at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
John H. Haynes
State Revenue
Robert Alphin
Illinois Department of Revenue
Haynes
Department
East St. Louis
Springfield
Floerke
James Dendinger
Marshall St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Dendinger
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