Secretary Brown fires Cuyahoga Election Board over May 2 snafu
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown dismissed all four members of the Cuyahoga County Election Board after May 2 foulups kept polls open past midnight and caused precincts to miss voting. He telegrammed chair John J. Carney and members Anthony Garofoli, Robert Hughes, and Saul Stillman informing them of removals. A federal judge had ordered polls open and a Cleveland special election for those who did not vote.
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Tax Exempt Status Given to Atoms Atheist Library
Federal officials grant tax exempt status to Madalyn Murray O Hairs At heist Library and she drops her suit against the IRS. O Hair celebrates government recognition of atheism in America.
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Austin, Tex
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Madalyn Murray O’hair
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Kleindienst Vote Confirms Attorney General Amid Debates
Richard G. Kleindienst won Senate confirmation 64 to 19 as attorney general after extended hearings to clear allegations tied to ITT Sheraton’s 400000 offer to aid the 1972 GOP convention. He denied links to antitrust settlements and praised bipartisan support. Congress sent Nixon an antibusing bill authorizing 18.5 billion for education and desegregation costs over three years, with future tougher measures possible.
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Monkey escapes chase ends with deputies recapturing Gertie
Gertie the runaway monkey from Doggie Lodge near Norwalk sparked a 15 minute chase through a hayfield as deputies Sgt Hank Tappel and Sgt Lloyd Smith tracked her after the chain broke. With help from Ginger Dobbins and a salesman, the monkey was cornered and brought back to the lodge where she is kept.
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Norwalk
Ginger Dobbins
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Tappel
Cleveland man guilty of first degree manslaughter
Tyrone Howard, 21, of Cleveland, found guilty by a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court jury of first degree manslaughter for stabbing John Fitzpatrick, 36, of Euclid, during a dispute over Santa Claus line seating at Higbee's Department Store. Howard claimed self defense. The jury included three Black members.
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Cleveland
UPI
Tyrone Howard
Cuyahoga County
Norwalk Weather Turns Cooler With Showers Likely
Considerable cloudiness with showers or thundershowers likely and a cooler trend in the afternoon, highs near 80. Tonight cloudy and cooler with a small chance of showers, lows around 50s. Saturday partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 60s and a 10 percent rain chance. Wind shifts from southwest to north and northeast. Marriage licenses issued for several local couples. births and deaths recorded in Norwalk area.
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Norwalk
McGovern Meets Muskie in Bid for Endorsement
Senator George S. McGovern held a private Capitol Hill meeting with Senator Edmund S. Muskie to seek his endorsement for the Democratic presidential nomination. The outcome could solidify McGovern’s path to the nomination as Muskie’s backing would carry major political weight.
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Edmund S. Muskie
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Muskie
Capitol Hill
Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Dakota
Humphrey
National Press Club
Water Line Contract Awarded to McDaniel Co. of Amherst
McDaniel Construction Co. won the Norwalk water line improvement contract in the northeast section with a bid of 141 915, the lowest among ten bids. Engineers estimated the project at 167 000, and the board of control awarded the contract Thursday in Washington.
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Strike Perils Project Construction at Fisher-Titus
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital faces possible delays to the new addition as union carpenters strike persists into mid next week. Hospital administrator Richard Westhofen says mechanical and electrical work continues but carpenters will need to work with others later. Carpenters previously struck firms tied to the Ohio Contractors Association. no picket lines were set. Federal mediators will meet with union and OCA reps in Sandusky on Monday to seek a settlement.
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Sandusky
Gilligan Warns Welfare System Will Bankrupt Ohio
Governor John J. Gilligan says the welfare crisis in Ohio is out of control and demands federal action. He warns that without federal standards and matching funds, Ohio faces bankruptcy and would have to modify eligibility to avoid total collapse.
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