Female Freedom Day Aims to Shake Up Aug 26
Washington NOW leader Darby Costello calls for a nationwide protest on the 50th anniversary of woman suffrage. The plan envisions housewives refusing chores, secretaries wearing slacks, and women bringing babies to the father's office for babysitting. Clerks would remain on duty as women boycott daily duties and dress policies.
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Washington
UPI
Darby Costello
National Organization For Women Now
Bomb Shatters Oakland Police HQ Windows in Lobb y
A bomb exploded in the Oakland police headquarters lobby injuring no one. It followed a separate Bay Area blast at a San Francisco armed services police station earlier in the week. Police did not identify a motive.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
San Francisco Bay Area
Armed Services
San Francisco
Israel Cabinet Accepts U S Peace Plan Amid Gahal Walkout
Israel's cabinet, despite a Gahal party walkout and coalition tensions, accepts the U S Middle East peace proposals. A ministerial committee will draft the official reply as Nasser and Jordan welcomed the plan while Syria and Iraq condemned it and hostilities continued around the Suez Canal and Jordan.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
U. S. Middle East
Gahal Party
National Unity Coalition
U.S
Weekend Forecast From Norwalk With Warm Humid Air
Variable cloudiness brings warm humid conditions through Saturday with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the mid 80s to low 90s, lows near 70, SW winds 10 to 15 mph today and Saturday and 5 to 10 tonight. Sunday little change. Births include a Collins boy and a Norwalk boy. marriage license filed by Larry Robinson and Diane Houghton. deaths listed for Joseph Calabria and Riley Brown.
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Norwalk
New York Faces Prolonged Smog Crisis Amid Traffic Tips
The city endures a 58th day of unhealthy air as air resources warn little relief. Mayor Linday urges mass transit and commuters to leave cars home while Washington prepares for possible full pollution alert.
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United Press International
New York City
City Department of Air Resources
John V. Linday
Lower Manhattan
Washington
Norwalk Board to Act on Annexation Transfer Plan
The Norwalk Board of Education will meet at 5 15 this afternoon to act on a resolution asking the State Department of Education to transfer the site of the new Norwalk Furniture Corp plant into the city school district. The Western Reserve Board of Education plans to contest the transfer. The 146 acre area between U S 20 and State Route 18 on the east side of Norwalk was annexed to the city earlier this year. The new factory under construction will increase land value for taxes and both districts seek the added revenue.
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Norwalk Board of Education
State Department of Education
Norwalk Furniture Corp
Western Reserve Board of Education
Norwalk
Power Plant Plans Include Cooling Tower
Toledo Edison and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co announced a multi million dollar nuclear plant at Port Clinton on Lake Erie with a $9 million closed cycle water cooling tower to prevent thermal pollution and avoid construction delays.
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Toledo, Ohio
UPI
Lake Erie
Toledo Edison
Cleveland Electrics Illuminating Co
Port Clinton
City Auditor Plans Ballot Petitions On Power Sale And Tax Repeal
City Auditor Charles Hipp said he will certify petitions to put the sale of the municipal power plant and the repeal of the city income tax on the ballot next week. He noted about half of the power plant petition names are checked with no invalids found. no check yet begun on the income tax petition which has about 700 signatures. James Zuber and Howard Turnley led the five member committee backing both petitions. Hipp mentioned no filing deadline, but names could be removed during the 10 day public inspection period if requested before presentation to him.
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Delaware
Ohio
UPI
Methodist Theological Seminary
Here
von Bogard Dunn
William Lavery
Dunn
Charles Hipp
Board of Elections
Hipp
James Zuber
Howard Turnley
Congress
Nixon Reassures Israel On Plan
President Nixon says Israel need not fear a Arab build up during the 90 day ceasefire at the heart of the U S Mideast peace plan. He insists the U S remains pledged to keeping Israel stronger than its neighbors while Meir’s cabinet weighs the accord. Nixon also urged desegregation efforts and warned on possible tax increases in 1972 if federal spending climbs beyond request.
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William P. Rogers
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Sweden
Israel
Rogers
Nixon
Los Angeles
UPI
U.S. Mideast
United States
Golda Meir
Suez Canal
Burglars Hit Bob's Grocery Twice and More
Two consecutive break ins at Bob's Grocery on State Route 61 North see theft of beer candy and cigarettes and a second entry this morning with similar losses. Gray's Auto Body Repair Garage on Hartland Center Road reports back door entry damage and stolen spark plugs. Norwalk Dragway on State Route 18 and 601 reports a concession stand burglary with hot dogs and sandwiches taken.
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Hartland Center Road
Norwalk Dragway
Walter Haas
Wayne Gray
Dragway
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