Norwalk Architect Thurman J. Peabody Dies at 93
Norwalk architect Thurman J. Peabody died this morning at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was 93 and founded Thurman J. Peabody and Associates in 1953. His firm worked statewide including a million-dollar Medina building for what is now General Telephone Co. and the Huron company building. He supervised additions at Fisher-Titus and contributed to many churches schools and civic buildings in the area. He served in the 106th Division earning a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. Survived by wife Patricia Kohl Peabody and three sons, funeral plans to be announced by Heuston-Gerber.
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Professional Colony
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St. Paul Catholic Church
St. Joseph Parochial School
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West Point Military Academy
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Hussein warns war probable if peace efforts fail
Jordan King Hussein says failing Middle East peace initiatives could trigger a fifth Arab Israeli war and regional upheavals. He cites U S involvement as key and backs President Carters Palestinian homeland proposal as essential to any settlement. Begin signals partial withdrawals from Sinai and Golan but not West Bank or Gaza.
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Mansfield prisoner escapes from reformatory yard
Police search for George Owens a 27 year old convicted robber who fled Mansfield Reformatory during a 1 30 p m escape from the honor dormitory He had been at the prison since February and was to be escorted back for disciplinary actions after a Sunday incident where inmates attacked a fellow inmate The corrections department spokesman said several inmates were to be moved for discipline
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Fairbanks Man Arrested in Trans Alaska Pipeline Bombings
State troopers arrested 26 year old Larry D Wertz outside his Fairbanks area home on the Elliott Highway as a suspect in a series of blasts that damaged insulation and dented supports on the transAlaska pipeline. Wertz was taken into custody while walking from the woods with a 30-30 rifle and a pistol. He offered no resistance, troopers said.
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Vatican Allows Hand Communion In U S Bishops Move
Pope Paul VI approved a U S bishops request making communion by hand an option for recipients. Two thirds of U S bishops at a recent conference supported the change. Priests may still place the host on mouths but hand reception is now allowed as an alternative.
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Weather outlook and notices for Randolph family and Grace Boone
Clear tonight with lows in the 50s and sunny breezy warmth Thursday highs 80 to 85. Tuesday temps 72 to 46 with humidity rising to 61 percent at 8 am and 44 percent at 2 pm. Births announce Randolph and Brenda Philbrick of Willard welcome a girl. Death reports Mrs Grace Boone, 70, of Dawsonville Georgia.
Merchants Scrap Town Design Plan for Norwalk Downtown
City merchants in Norwalk decided against hiring a community design firm to draft a downtown facelift. Howard Sawyer of the Chamber of Commerce cited insufficient merchant interest. The note marks the third failed unified plan in 10 years after earlier efforts in the 1960s.
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Paper Route Helps Joel Learn Money Skills and Dependability
Joel Mersereau 10, Bronson Elementary student, has delivered papers for 14 months. He saves earnings for a bike and uses some money for clothes. He enjoys coin collecting and baseball and lives with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mersereau at 16 Southwood Dr.
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Norwalk High names new principal with Three year contract
The Norwalk Board of Education hired Frank M. McDonald as principal of Norwalk High School starting August 1 on a three year contract worth twenty three thousand twenty eight dollars. He said he is privileged to be here and praised by Supt Rubright. The board also set administrative salaries within a 2.54 percent increase and approved ten new teachers and other staff hires for 1977 78.
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New York Bids For 1984 Summer Olympics
Mayor Abraham Beame announced New York City will apply this week to host the 1984 Summer Games with a projected 225 million gap to be covered by federal state and private funding. Beame will submit the application Friday to the U S Olympic Committee. Governor Hugh Carey supported the bid saying resources are capable of handling the project.
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Bethlehem Toilets Flooded With Torn Hundred Dollar Bills
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania authorities investigate how torn hundred dollar bills ended up in toilets. A plumber found over $3,000 in pipes at a service station, a cleaner found more at a restaurant, and the sewage plant recovered four complete and nine torn bills. About $4,400 total has been recovered. banks will accept bills with complete serial numbers. A FBI agent recalls a similar incident in Tower City two years ago.
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DUI Costs and Courtroom Choices in Norwalk
Drunk driving carries fines up to 1000 with suspensions and possible jail. Legal help costs 250 to 1000, with higher BAC raising insurance and liability risks. Experts cite breath tests, plea options, and the DUI versus reckless operation penalties affecting license points.
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