Willard Airman Cited for Meritorious Service Medal
Major Richard L. Van Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W M Van Allen of Willard, received the Meritorious Service Medal at Hill Air Force Base Utah for outstanding duty with the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group in Thailand. He commands Detachment 10 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron under the Military Airlift Command. A 1953 Willard High School graduate, he earned a B S in chemistry from Otterbein College in 1957.
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Ogden
Utah
USS
Air Force
Richard L. van Allen
W.M. van Allen
Willard
Hill Afb
van Allen
3Rd Aerospace Rescue
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Hill
37Th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
Military Airlift Command
Willard High School
Otterbein College
Westerville
White House Bicentennial concert with Fitzgerald and Wynette
President and Mrs. Ford host a white tie Bicentennial event at the White House next Tuesday night featuring Ella Fitzgerald and Tammy Wynette performing for Washington dignitaries. The White House calls it a major Bicentennial celebration highlight.
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Washington
UPI
Ella Fitzgerald
Tammy Wynette
White House
Ford
Norwalk Theft Report and Local Levy Renewals
A 15 year old Norwalk boy reports his yellow Schwinn Sting Ray bicycle stolen from his front porch after 11 p.m. Thursday. Phyllis Skinn reports a car radio theft from her vehicle. Two vandalism incidents spark minor damage at a gas station and Wilcox Machine Co. A local candidate reports spending for a 1994 Democratic primary bid. Two levies seek renewal in Huron County: Hartland fire protection half mill and North Fairfield operating levy 1.4 mills.
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Norwalk
Christopher Simons
Phillis J. Skinn
Milan Ave
Skinn
Northside Gulf
Wilcox Machine Co
Cleveland Road
Huron County Board of Elections
Hartland
North Fairfield
Ridgefield residents charged in illegal junkyard crackdown
Two Ridgefield Township residents Edward Glassner and Ruth Thurston were charged in Huron County Common Pleas Court by Prosecutor Richard Hauser at the request of Ridgefield Township Trustees. The complaints mark the latest actions in a county wide drive against illegal junkyard operations.
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Ridgefield Township
Edward Glassner
Ruth Thurston
Huron County
Bicentennial plans for Fitchville Township announced
New London reports plans for a Fitchville Township Bicentennial program at Fitchville School on July 29 at 8 p.m. General chairman Mrs. Herman Crecelius says the program features music readings of an early settler’s history and tableaus with residents urged to wear period costumes.
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New London
Fitchville Township
Fitchville School
Herman Crecelius
Several area residents jailed for driving while intoxicated
Norwalk Municipal Court sentenced multiple local residents for driving while intoxicated. Samuel E. Boyd Mario Ramos Eugene Case Robert A. Strader David A. Stoll Agostin Gonzales Jr. and Robert Timman received $200 fines, costs, three days in jail, and one month license suspensions. Sandra L. Gonzalez was fined $10 and one year license suspension.
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Norwalk
Samuel E. Boyd
Adams St
Mario Ramos
Eugene Case
New London
Robert A. Strader
Water St
David A. Stoll
Agostin Gonzales Jr
Willard
Robert Timman
Sandra L
Township Hall Site Selected for Huron County Fairgrounds
The 1870 hall moved from Old State and Dublin Roads to the Huron County Fairgrounds. Harold Hammersmith donated the hall as a memorial to his father Edward Hammersmith, with James Seitz offering to move it free of charge to the fairgrounds. The hall, once a school and later a township office, will be available to historical societies and other groups.
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Huron County Fairgrounds
Bronson Township
Huron County Commissioners
Huron County Bicentennial
Harold Hammersmith
Edward Hammersmith
Norwalk
James Seitz
Old State and
Dublin Roads
Fairgrounds
Seitz
Glenn Glennon Glenn Jr. faces Carter pick at Democratic National Convention
Senator John Glenn Jr. reacts to Carter naming Walter Mondale as running mate while joking about mowing his lawn. He criticizes “ridiculous speculation” by national media and says the decision relieves him though he would have welcomed a higher role.
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Lee Leonard
New York
UPI
John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
Rubye G. Brown
Youngstown
Glenn
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
D.minn
United States
Mondale
Gertrude W. Donahey
Louis Stokes
Cleveland
New York Sheraton Hotel
Annie
Lyn
David
Karen Glenn
Paul Tipps
Michael V. DiSalle
Stokes
Donahey
New London Adopts A Deficit Budget For 1977
Village Council approves a general fund deficit of about 13000 for 1977. Clerk Joyce Marsh cites 7 percent higher expenditures due to material and wage costs. Anticipated 1977 receipts total 113973, up from 109535 in 1976, while reserves remain 60000 in CDs.
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New London
J.W. Stewart
Tom Funk
Robert Blackman
Marion Paramore
Dan Gessner
Joyce Marsh
Abandoned puppy found near Zenobia Road and US 250
A small black and tan German Shepherd mix puppy was found Thursday morning near Zenobia Road and US 250. A passerby delivered the animal to the Huron County Humane Society on Benedict Avenue. the shelter is open until 9 p.m. today.
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Zenobia Road
U.S. 250
Huron County Humane Society Animal Shelter
Benedict Avenue
Wife Knockout Sparks Assault Claim in Norwalk Bar Fight
A 33 year old Norwalk man said his wife struck him outside a downtown Norwalk bar during a divorce dispute. He reported the blow rendered him unconscious and friends drove him to Fisher-litus Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Norwalk
Fisher-litus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk Sought Return of Law Library Funds
Norwalk Finance Director Douglas Colvin asked Huron County Law Library treasurer Michael Fegen for a budget based remittance from Municipal Court fines. Forty five percent of patrol case fines goes to the city with half of that pass to the law library totaling 21915 so far this year. Colvin urged annual budgeting to clarify Norwalk’s remittance and requested a clear plan.
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Norwalk
Douglas Colvin
Huron County Law Library
Colvin
Michael Fegen
The
Law Library Association
Law Library
Fegen
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Fitchville
Sandusky Drive-In Theatre
Cleveland Rd
Sandusky
Wagon Wheel
Wakeman
Colonel Sanders
North
Maria Filatova
Olympic Forum
Maria
Olga Korbut
Ludmila Tourischeva
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