Striking Fanny Farmer Workers Picket Norwalk Plant
About 336 Teamsters Local 20 members and mainly women at the Fanny Farmer Candy plant on U.S. 20 east of Norwalk strike from June 1. Pickets joke about suntans while facing wage demands, with 50 cent raises first year and 40 cent raises thereafter sought, and talks yet to resume.
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David Rau
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Inc
Teamsters Local 20
Robert W. Paul
Bellevue
Paul
U.S. 20
Norwalk
Vadis Oney
Collins
Sue Rew
Willard
Miss Rew
Martha Nace
Whittlesey Ave
Huron County Department of Welfare
L.C. Trotta
Trotta
Don Ogle
Weather and Notices From The Region
Weather mainly cloudy and cool through Tuesday with a 40 percent rain chance. Highs in the low to mid 70s. tonight 55 to 60 with northeast winds. Also marriage license applicants listed, births and deaths including notable locals.
Ohio 18 age liquor question on Options Line
Saturday's poll asks if the 18 year old sales age should apply to all liquor. The question notes Ohio laws currently cap strength at 3.2 percent and invites reader opinion.
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Ohio
Poll shows split on underage drinking and youth baseball
A survey presents 69.3 percent support for higher alcohol access and 30.7 percent oppose it with quotes from respondents. It also notes criticism of Little League pressure and asks readers to vote on organized baseball for elementary students, with call-in numbers provided.
Rubber Strike Hurting Akron Economy Stalls Talks
Akron faces a stalled three month strike by the United Rubber Workers against the big four tiremakers. Don Gill reports a 40 percent drop in his home service business as rubber workers seek extra income painting and repairs. Taverns lose customers. banks note rising delinquencies while 3500 UAW families receive food stamps. Cleveland talks yield little progress.
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United Rubber Workers
Gill
UAW
Summit County
Frank Birkel
Cleveland
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Tenants Chosen for Norwalk Elderly Apartments
Fifty eight of the 65 units at the Spring Street Rose Avenue complex near Norwalk will be filled this week from a waiting list with remaining apartments by next week. Rents are 209 dollars monthly including utilities with federal support covering most costs. Jack A Morrison Building Co. of Lexington is the landlord after a three month delay due to HUD paperwork.
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Norwalk
Spring Street
Rose Avenue
Jack A Morrison Building Co
Lexington
Jack Morrison
Morrison
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Kidnap Drama At Two Churches In Ohio
Four month old Mark Allen Heath was kidnapped from a church nursery at First Church of Christ in Painesville Township while his parents attended services. A woman about 25 to 30 years old, 5 foot 2, blond, wearing a red and white dress, identified herself as the mother and left with the infant. Police connected a similar inquiry at nearby Painesville United Methodist Church but could not confirm a link.
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Painesville, Ohio
UPI
Gregory Heath
Painsville Township
First Church of Christ
Painesville United Methodist Church
Mark Allen Heath
Aerosol Can Explosion Hurts Townsends Child
An eight year old boy was struck by shrapnel from an aerosol can that exploded at the John Youngless home in Townsend Township. Deputies said Philip Regal and his parents were visiting. he was taken to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital ER and released after treatment.
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John Youngless
Townsend Township
Huron County Ceriff’s Department
Philip Regal
Seitz Wins Narrow Primary Nomination After Recount
In Huron County the final tally shows James Seitz winning the Democratic nomination for county commissioner by 11 votes over Jane Adelman after resolving a 16 vote error and a misread digit. Adelman may seek a free recount with the margin under 0.5 percent.
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Seitz
James Seitz
Jane Adelman
Huron County Board of Elections
Mrs. Adelman
Madge Earl
Jackie Hohler
Adelman
Board of Elections Office
Seitz-Adelman
Huron County
Lorain County
Ohio
Marie Tansey
Vermilion
Richard Rench
Norwalk
Rench
Tansey
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Fanny Farmer
Pat Nickles
Robert Paul
Mary Beth Linley
Monroeville
Timothy W. Gilmore
Sandra S. Ackermen
New Haven
Michael R. Joseph
Newark
Pauline M. Costein
Daniel L. Swigert
Maineville
Joan B. Kraft
Arthur J. Walker
Faye M. Franck
Milan
Steven Goodsite
Randall Garner, Jr
North Fairfield
John Tyler
Steven Weaver
Willard Area
Karl Stein
William H. Noble
Shiloh
John Paul Boznango
Wakeman
Clayton Field Walker
Stevensville
Ont
Arches
Akron
Rubber City
Don Gill
Pleasant Street Hill
Indy
Stacey Smith
John
Barron
Jenny Smith
Connie Eberly
Chris
Stoddard
Mike Smith
Tim Hohman
Board of Elections
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