Brandt seeks improved West Berlin deal with Moscow
Chancellor Willy Brandt told UPI he expects the Soviet Union to guarantee better access to West Berlin and grant freer movement. He credited breaking with predecessors by signing a nine month old nonaggression pact with Moscow and spoke ahead of a U S visit and talks with President Nixon.
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Bonn
UPI
Willy Brandt
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Brandt
Moscow
United Press International
United States
Nixon
Liquor Chief Defends State Control Department
State Liquor Control Director Richard Guggenheim defends the department against criticism from Rep. Alan Norris. He says serving the public and turning a profit are part of the job as he reiterates not relaxing liquor sale controls. Norris accused innovations like decorator bottles and home delivery of promoting sales.
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Columbus
UPI
Richard Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Alan Norris
Rwesterville
Norris
Lockheed chief warns Congress of bankruptcy risk
Daniel J. Haughton, chairman of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., told the Senate Banking Committee that the company could go bankrupt without government aid. He stressed the need is for national impact, not personal. In Columbus, Ohio, the state Board of Education will discuss vocational funding and teacher prep plus student jobs at Monday's meeting and consider district boundary transfers among Miamisburg, West Carrollton, Kettering, and Norwalk.
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Columbus
UPS
State Board of Education
Miamisburg
West Carrollton
Kettering
Western Reserve
Norwalk City
Lima State Hospital plans release of untried patients
Two patients at Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane were ordered released to civil institutions Thursday. Hospital authorities began procedures to release more patients confined for years without trial or conviction.
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Lima, Ohio
UPI
Lima State Hospital
Poison Threat Puts Shawnee Lake Water Supplies At Risk
A self made poison cocktail dumped into Shawnee Lake near Portsmouth destroyed all 3,400 fish and threatens Ohio River towns. Scioto County officials disclosed the kill and that precautions to prevent human contact are in place as state and federal authorities involve themselves in the probe.
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Portsmouth, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Scioto County
John Knauff
Court upholds campus law limits in off campus riots
In Columbus Ohio the ruling voids applying the state's campus disruption law to events outside university grounds. UPI reports attorney Thomas E Palmer dismissing charges against Ohio State University Black Studies Director Charles Ross who faced job jeopardy after being arrested during high school disorder.
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Columbus
UPI
Thomas E. Palmer
Ohio State University
Charles Ross
Thirteen Americans detained in Cuba face revolutionary tribunal
Thirteen Americans are detained by the Cuban government for alleged illegal entry. Eight of them must confront a revolutionary tribunal to determine their fate. Radio Havana reported the arrests and linked them to the conviction of four Cuban fishermen in Key West for fishing within 12 miles of the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Radio Havana
Key West
Gulf of Mexico
Soldier sentenced in Vietnam club scandal
M. Sgt. William E. Higdon was dishonorably discharged and fined $25,000 by a military jury for accepting kickbacks and misappropriating funds at an enlisted men's club in Vietnam. He still faces a federal trial in Los Angeles amid a congressional probe into military club corruption.
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Huntsville
Ala
UPI
William E. Higdon
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Weather snapshot and local life events for Norwalk
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs in the lower 80s and a 0 to 30 percent rain chance through tonight and Saturday. Norwalk temperatures reach 75 and 48 for highs and lows with humidity around 60 percent in the morning and 44 percent at 1 PM. Marriage license issued to David M Baker and Sharon Kay Marshall. birth announced for Metcalf baby. death reported for Nancy Kinney.
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Norwalk
David M. Baker
North Fairfield
Sharon Kay Marshall
David Metcalf
Benedict Ave
Nixon Pledges Support Of Housing Laws
President Nixon said the government will vigorously enforce housing discrimination laws but oppose imposing federally assisted housing on affluent suburbs. He distinguished racial from economic bias, backing equal housing opportunities while letting local control prevail on where poor housing may be placed.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Riots in Mexico City Leave Dozens Dead and Hundreds Wounded
Police clash with an estimated 20 000 university students during a protest in Mexico City. At least two killed and over 200 injured including 35 shot by firearms. Red Cross cites two dead and 25 seriously hurt. Reporters assaulted. mayor denies plainclothes firing.
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Mexico City
UPI
Tony Halik
Red Cross
United Press International
Alfonso Martinez
Bellevue Postmaster Appointed After 34 Announcements
R Hollis Matherly named postmaster of Bellevue in a batch of 34 regional appointments announced by Clarence B. Geis. Matherly, who previously served seven years as acting postmaster, owned Lee's Auto Parts with Bellevue and Clyde stores. He is a Harrisburg Ky native who moved to Bellevue 35 years ago and has led civic groups including the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. He serves on local boards and is vice chairman of the Huron County Democratic Executive Committee.
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Bellevue
Hollis Matherly
Clarence B. Geis
Cincinnati
Matherly
Lee’s Auto Parts
Clyde
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Bellevue Library Board
Firelands
Bowling Green State University
Huron County Democratic Executive Committee
Locked Wheel Blamed with Rail Victim Dies
An Amtrak City of New Orleans derailment near Tonti Illinois at 90 mph left 100 injured and 11 dead including Clara McKinney 38 of Philadelphia. Officials cite a locked rear wheel on the lead engine creating a false flange and a rollover. River locals and witnesses describe a chaotic scene with trapped passengers and burning engines.
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Tonti
Ill
UPI
New Orleans
Clara McKinney
Philadelphia
Good Samaritan
Mount Vernon
Amtrak
Illinois Central Railroad
James Law
Illinois
Law
Henry Haney
Dick Gordon
Salem
Barbara’ Bennington
Melvin Maxie
Gail Miller
U.S
Norwalk Councilmen Push City Manager System at Charter Hearing
Jones Shipley and Cunningham urged a city manager council form of government at the Norwalk Charter Commission meeting. Mayor Harold Finch favored a strong mayor-council setup with a full time mayor. City Solicitor Frederick Waugh warned of future local candidates and suggested appointing a solicitor or city legal advisor without residency requirements.
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Morgan Jones
Melvin Shipley
Richard Cunningham
Norwalk
Shipley
Jones
Cunningham
Charter Commission
Commission
Steven Mullenix
Allen Hakes
Herbert Krogh
Mullenix
Council
Earthquake Collapses Buildings in Santo Domingo Center
A strong prolonged quake hit Santo Domingo causing multiple building collapses in the city center. The tremor was also felt in nearby Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
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