Counties would gain seven commissioners and new powers in Ohio
Ohio's Commission on Local Government Services calls for seven county commissioners with authority to create departments for health public works water and sewers detention and correction finance personnel and law. Elected coroners engineers and treasurers to be eliminated with treasurer duties shifted to county auditors.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Ohio Commission On
John J. Gilligan
Commission
Cabin Cruiser Explodes on Lake Erie Near Huron
A 27 foot cabin cruiser valued at 14000 exploded and sank in Lake Erie Sunday night near Huron Ohio. Owner Charles E Matheny 35 Elyria escaped uninjured after jumping into the water with a life jacket and being rescued by a passing boat. He had been returning to Vermilion from Cedar Point when the engine stalled and flames erupted from the engine compartment.
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Huron Ohio
UPI
Lake Erie
Charles E. Matheny
Elyria
Matheny
Vermilion
Cedar Point
Woodyard Wins Jaycee of the Year Honor in Norwalk
Tom Woodyard, 35, of the Norwalk Jaycees, earns the John F. Ernsthausen memorial Jaycee of the Year award. He recently moved from Mansfield with his wife to 109 Norwood Ave and serves as accounting supervisor for Columbia Gas of Ohio.
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Tom Woodyard
Norwalk Jaycees
John F. Ernsthausen
Norwalk Truck Line
Woodyard
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Mansfield
Norwood Ave
Jaycee
Sandusky
Northern Ohio Telephone merges into General Telephone Ohio
Northern Ohio Telephone Co merges into General Telephone Co of Ohio after a securities exchange completed in Stamford. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted merger authority March 29. The enlarged Ohio operation serves 724,421 phones in 88 counties with 5,407 employees and operates as Ohio’s largest independent telephone company with state headquarters in Marion.
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Marion
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
General Telephone Co. of Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Exchange of Securities
Stamford
Conn
General Telephone & Electronics Corp
GTE
Northern
Northern Division
Bellevue
Ohio
Bell
Norwalk Mayor's Court Dispositions List
Edward L. Hersha found not guilty on causing physical harm and fined $10 plus costs for contempt of court for failure to appear. Donald M. Zimmerman forfeited $22 bond for speeding. Bradford R. Bennison fined $10 plus costs for excessive noise. Geraldine Crisp fined $10 plus costs for improper backing. James Braden fined $25 plus costs for peeling tires. James Sayre forfeited $17 bond for speeding. Ernest Ebel waived $27 for speeding. Henry A. Adams waived $27 for failure to drive on right half of road.
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Norwalk
Edward L. Hersha
Norwood Ave
Donald M. Zimmerman
Bradford R. Bennison
W. Seminary St
Geraldine Crisp
Parsons St
James Braden
State St
James Sayre
Bank St
Ernest Ebel
Henry A. Adams
Mansfield
Gilligan Declines 1976 Senate Bid and National Run
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan said he will not seek a Senate seat in 1976 and has no plan to join the Democratic national ticket if re-elected. He left open a potential future consideration if offered a ticket spot but called the chance highly unlikely. He noted governors typically do not run for president and dismissed rumors about replacing the party chairman after November.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Senate
Gilligan
Democratic Party
William A. Lavelle
Three-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing in Sycamore Hills
Tracey Gatton, age three, wandered from her home on Carriage Court to the Bluffs area near Sycamore Hills Saturday morning. Father Richard Gatton alerted police at 12:50 p.m. after she went missing at 11:30 a.m. Authorities notified the Sycamore Hills Golf Club Mason’s Discount Department Store and the Ohio State Patrol. A golfer near the apartments saw a girl about 1:30 p.m. and a police car returned her home.
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Carriage Court
Bluffs
Sycamore Hills
Richard Gatton
Carriage Ct
Tracey
Golf Club
No Signs On Right Of Way Advisory From Sheriff
Sheriff John Borgia issued a notice banning political and other signs within highway right of way and on poles. Deputies will remove illegally posted signs as election year approaches.
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John Borgia
Borgia
Reporter Lunches With Miss America Rebecca Ann King
A New York reporter visits NBC headquarters for a private lunch with Miss America Rebecca Ann King. Guards join the party as they dine, and King discusses her post reign plans to study law and perhaps start her own firm.
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Frank S. Sweatlow
New York
UPI
National Broadcasting Co
Miss America
Bert Parks
NBC
Rebecca Ann King
Miss King
Irene
Miss America Co
Corporation
Stolen Bicycles Reported In Norwalk
Two 10 speed bikes are reported stolen. Mark Ware of 1 Key Dr. says his bike was taken from Jo and Ed's Carryout at 155 Whittlesey Ave. Scott Wagner of 21 E. Washington St. says his bike was taken from his garage Saturday night.
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Mark Ware
Norwalk
Jo and
Whittlesey Ave
Scott Wagner
E. Washington St
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Roger Wilkinson
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Robert Westcott
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Comfort
Lexington Springmill RD
AM Richland Mall
Mayor’s Court
Navy
Ed Lamb
E. Main St
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Sandusky Drive-In
Sandusky, Ohio
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