Charter Commissioners Eye Norwalk Council Seat
Two Norwalk Charter Commission members seek the third ward council vacancy created by George Linn Jr. Linn resigns to pursue a doctorate in Maryland. If appointed, Robinson or Flanagan must resign the charter post due to a state incompatibility ruling. Council has 30 days to fill, else the mayor decides. Both men live in Norwalk. Robinson at 15 W Chestnut St. and Flanagan at 33 Hawthorne Dr.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Freeman
Linn
J. T. Lendrum
Carl Walek
Louis Copsey Sr
Robinson
Republican Party
Flanagan
Norwalk Car Leasing
Hawthorne Drive
Cleveland Mayor Deflects Blame For Water Pollution
Mayor Carl Stokes told ABCs Dick Cavett Show that Cleveland cleans up its polluted water but blames suburbs for the problem. He spoke with EPA administrator William Ruckelshaus on national television about the Greater Cleveland water pollution issue.
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New York
UPS
Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Greater
Stokes
ABC
Dick Cavett
William D. Ruckelshaus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Gilligan Visits Ohio National Guard Engineers on Bridge Tour
Gov. John J. Gilligan visited Caldwell Ohio and the 16th Engineer Brigade of the Ohio National Guard. He rode a 17 ton bulldozer across Gilligan's Bridge built by the engineers and learned of roads bridges an observation tower and a fishing pond at the camp during a three hour visit.
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Caldwell
Ohio
UPI
John J. Gilligan
16Th Engineer Brigade
Ohio National Guard
Gilligan
Ohio abortion bills forecast to be killed in committee
Rep. John A. Galbraith of Maumee, sponsor of a repeal bill ending Ohio’s 134 year old abortion law, predicts the House Judiciary Committee will kill both abortion liberalization proposals next week. The bills seek to permit abortions under broader conditions.
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Columbus
API
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
John A. Gailbraith
R-Maumee
Earthquake Rattles Northern Italy Touching Broad Arc
A brief seismic shock rocked northern Italy early today, felt across 25 000 square miles from Genoa to Venice and Milan to Florence. One death was reported in Guastalla and Parma saw a scramble as residents fled.
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Parma
Italy
UPI
Genoa
Venice
Milan
Florence
Rome
Turin
Guastalla
Corn Blight Reappears Across 58 Ohio Counties
Ohio State University extension plant pathologist C Wayne Ellett reports corn leaf blight shows up in 58 counties as of last Monday. Most cases are on samples sent to the plant disease clinic with limited overall impact though several fields in southern Ohio show moderate to severe effects.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
C. Wayne Ellett
Ohio State University
Ellett
Autopsy Ordered in J Paul Getty Jr Wife Death
Doctors conducted an autopsy on Mrs J Paul Getty Jr wife Talith Poll to determine if her death from barbiturate poisoning was accident or self-inflicted after a London visit to discuss marital issues with her husband.
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Rome
Weather and Births Report for Norwalk and Greenwich
Sunny this morning then partly cloudy this afternoon with a 30 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Friday. Highs upper 70s to low 80s, Norwalk 81. lows mid 50s. BIRTHS Greenwich couple Alfred Campbell announces a boy.
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Norwalk
Ohio Supreme Court upholds mayor's courts in state ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled mayor's courts constitutional in the Ward case from Norwalk, saying revenue and dual mayoral duties do not prevent judicial impartiality. Truck driver Clarence Ward challenged the monroeville court, arguing bias and conflict of interest, but the court backed the local system. Ward's attorney plans to seek U.S. Supreme Court review.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Supreme Court
Clarence E. Ward
Norwalk
Monroeville
Ward
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Courts of Common Pleas
General Assembly
Leonard Connors
Kenneth Salisbury
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Frank Eckstein
Eckstein
Salisbury
Schwartz
Overdrive Roadmasters
House OKs Income Tax after fragile tax package vote
The Ohio House, split between Republicans and Democrats, approved a 1.4 billion tax package that includes the state's first personal income tax by a 54-42 vote. The measure, enacted after hours of debate, moves to the Senate.
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Lee Leonard
UPI
Statehouse
Columbus
House
Senate
Ohio House Ends Tax Deadlock With New Income Plan
A bill to levy a state personal income tax in Ohio would tax all earned income at rates from 1 to 4 percent, with $500 per dependent exemptions up to $3,000. Revenue totals exceed $1 billion for individuals and $354 million from corporate taxes to fund a $7.8 billion general appropriation. The plan, backed by Rep. Ethel Swanbeck and others, would return funds to schools and local government.
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House
Senate
Ethel Swanbeck
Huron and
Erie
Ohio
Bedford Heights Mayor Cancels Testimony Before Charter Commission
Mrs. Lucille Reed, Bedford Heights mayor, canceled her planned appearance to testify before the Norwalk Charter Commission. Reed phoned chairman Steve Mullenix to say she would not have time to testify in support of a mayoral system. Mullenix invited municipal department superintendents and chiefs to meet with the commission at 7 30 tonight, with city employees and other citizens welcome.
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Bedford Heights
Norwalk
Hughes Declines 1960 Democratic Presidential Bid
Senator Harold E. Hughes of Iowa announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination next year. He said he will not endorse any candidate yet and will support the one most forthright on issues and best able to carry them out as national leader.
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Washington
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Northside Water Line Proposal Aims to Improve City Supply
Service Director Herbert Krogh seeks city council approval for a new 12 inch main feed water line to relieve bottlenecks in the northeast. The $180,000 project runs from Corwin and East Main to Garden Street and Ontario, intended to boost flow and pressure and may negate the need for an elevated water tower. Krogh targets next spring to start engineering after summer planning.
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Herbert Krogh
Krogh
St. Mary's Street
Corwin
East Main Streets
Chatham
Erie Street
Garden Street
Harkness
Board of Education
Garden
Ontario Street
Gallup
Norwalk High School Car Stolen From Teacher
A Norwalk man reported his light tan 1963 Chrysler two door hardtop stolen from Norwalk High School at 9 a.m. today. James Carstensen, a music teacher at the school, left the keys in the unlocked car due to a faulty ignition, and police have a lead on a juvenile suspect.
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Norwalk
Norwalk High School
James Carstensen
Minard Place
Sleeping sickness hits humans in Texas horse disease spread
In the Rio Grande Valley 34 people were hospitalized with Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis three confirmed cases. authorities report horses dying across South Texas and warn on mosquito transmission. Texas and local officials impose quarantines and restrict horse movement. several events are canceled and a Dallas circus is detained.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Third Ward
Bernard Freeman
Huron County Republican Executive Committee
Alfred Campbell
Greenwich
F- T
JoAnn Novey
Pacific Telephone
Sacramento
Ma Bell
UPI Telephoto
Bedford Hts
Northside
Carstensen
P.R. Henry
Ringling Brothers and Barman & Bailey Circus
Dallas
Phoenix
Ariz
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