California voters defeat broad environmental controls initiative
With 69 percent of votes counted the clean environment measure failed 2.6 million to 1.3 million. Governor Reagan opposed it as hysterical and industry funded the campaign with over 1.2 million dollars. The People’s Lobby backed the ballot push. George W. Romney and Senator Margaret Chase Smith were to give commencement addresses in Ohio.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Golden State
Ronald Reagan
People’s Lobby Inc
George W. Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Ohio
Romney
Bowling Green State University
Senator Smith
Otterbein College
Memorial Stadium
Angela Davis Offered Teaching Post at Chicago College
Malcolm X College President Charles G. Hurst said he offered Angela Davis a Chicago teaching post to lecture on philosophy logic and institutional racism. He noted a favorable response from Davis's parents and stressed the offer was sincere and non exploitative.
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Chicago
UPI
Angela Davis
Charles G. Hurst
Malcolm X College
Angela
Millionaire Farenthold dies tied to anchor in Gulf
Randy Farenthold, 32, heir to Frances Fronthold’s fortune, was found washed ashore near Port Aransas after being clubbed and drowned with a concrete anchor fixed to his neck. Police say he linked with underworld figures and had just lost the Texas governor nomination in a runoff.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Frances Fronthold
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Randy Farenthold
Port Aransas
Farenthold
Sunny Norwalk Area Weather and Local Life Brief
Weather summary notes sunny skies with highs in the 70s and a few cool reads tonight. Norwalk highs 76 and lows 45 with light winds and very low rain chances. Births in Norwalk and nearby towns, marriage license applications in Willard and Plymouth, and obituaries for residents including Louis Dorr and Ruby Moore.
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Lake Erie
Norwalk
Summerlin Wins In U S Court Overturned Obscene Book Conviction
Bob Summerlin and his wife Betty celebrate after a federal judge in Toledo overturns the 1969 conviction for selling an obscene book. The court declared the book not obscene and the prosecution unconstitutional, ordering the conviction stricken and Summerlin released. The couple, business owners, endure 30 months of legal and emotional hardship as they plan to resume normal life and regain licenses.
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Bob Summerlin
Betty
Toledo
Virginia Patton
Summerlin
Summerlins
Nicholas Walinski
Betty Summerlin
Bob
E. Main Street
Parsons Street
Ted Iorio
Walinski
U.S. Supreme Court
Cleveland
Grace
Tip) Powell
Terri Lynn
Bob Junior
McGovern wins California and bursts ahead in Democratic race
George S. McGovern captured California with 46 percent and swept four primaries, boosting his delegate lead to 926.75 as Humphrey trails with 311.35. Wallace ran a close second in New Mexico while Nixon clinched the nomination with four wins.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
McGovern
New Jersey
South Dakota
New Mexico
Humphrey
White House
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Skein
Orange
Yorty
Muskie
Jackson
Chisholm
Lindsay
McCarthy
Wallace
Robert F. Kennedy
Man Talks Down From 200-Foot West End Bridge
Joseph Wilke, 29, perched 200 feet above the Ohio River on the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh for 45 minutes while police and onlookers watched. His mother Laura spoke to him until he descended to awaiting officers, marking a tense rescue scene captured by UPI Telephotos.
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Joseph Wilke
Ohio River
West End
Pittsburgh
Wilke
Laura
UPI
Derailed coal car blocks Ohio 60 near New London
A coal car for Jennings Ready Mix and a tools boxcar derailed across Ohio 60 at 3 a.m. today. Miles Finley of the Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad said an emergency hand brake failed as cars were dropped from the main train. Traffic was rerouted via a Shell station driveway. Expect reopening by noon with no injuries or property damage reported.
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New London
Jennings
Ohio
Miles Finley
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad
Finley
Norwalk Council reverses on trailer park and water sale
Norwalk City Council on Tuesday night voted 4 3 to allow Tedech Inc to develop a trailer park and reversed its stance on selling water to a nearby shopping center. The changes follow a prior 4 3 defeat last May and amid debate over mobile home regulations and state law.
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Norwalk
Tedech, Inc
Robert Williams
Williams
Tedech
Columbus
Strike Could Delay Hospital Wing Completion
A carpenters strike in the Lake Erie District could delay the Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital expansion. Carpenters, part of the Lake Erie District Council, began walking out Tuesday. other trades continue work. The Ohio Contractors Association seeks a contract extension through April 30 1973 and a total wage increase of 1.36 dollars to 10.66 per hour for carpenters.
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Columbus
UPI
John Cashman
Cashman
Ohio
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
John Churella
Jennings & Charella Construction Co
New London
Lake Erie
Robinson Seeks City Council Under New Charter
Paul W. Robinson, Democrat and former charter commission member, filed a petition to run for one of four councilman-at-large seats in the first election under the new city manager charter. He previously ran for mayor last November, losing to Wayne C. Goodsite, and narrowly lost a council race two years ago. He resides at 80 Eastwood.
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Paul W. Robinson
City Charter Commission
Robinson
Charter Commission
Wayne C. Goodsite
Nee
Eastwood
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Monroeville
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Michael Murray
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Willard
Barbara M. Grama
Michael A. Dorion
Plymouth
Cynthia K. Doan
Ruby L. Moore
Orlando
Fla
Louis H. Dorr
Milan
U.S
Hollywood
Muriel
Miami
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Richard Cunningham
William Ream
Melvin Shipley
Clifton Cross
Russell Fisher
Morgan Jones
Richard Sipple
Bob Meyer
William Smith, Jr
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