Prosecutor Ridicules ACLU Call for New Glenville Probe
Cuyahoga County prosecutor John T. Corrigan called the American Civil Liberties Union unamerican and said he will not launch another inquiry into police brutality claims from last summer’s Glenville violence. Corrigan dismissed the union’s request as unfounded and silly.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
John T. Corrigan
American Civil Liberties Union
Unamerican
Glenville
Corrigan
Ohio Senator calls for U.S. troop withdrawal from West Germany
Sen Stephen Young urged removing at least four U S divisions from West Germany saying keeping six combat divisions is wasteful. In Cleveland a shoe store and Conte Bookkeeping Service were firebombed, causing thousands in damage with four suspects seen fleeing.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Stephen Young
Ohio
United States
Germany
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Germany
Young
Senate
Cleveland
Nunn- Bush
Conte
U S Steel to Combine Lorain and Cuyahoga Plants
UPI reports United States Steel Corp will merge its Lorain Works and Cuyahoga Works in Cuyahoga Heights into a single operation effective July 1. Lorain is the main pipe producer and supplies semi finished steel to Cuyahoga. Cuyahoga rolls billets into rods and wires.
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Cleveland
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
Ohio
Lorain Works
Cuyahoga Works
Cuyahoga Heights
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Idaho drunk driving law lacks penalty after signing
Idaho lawmakers created a new standard to determine intoxication and set penalties of 30 days to five years and fines of 100 to 300 dollars. The governor signed the bill, but the penalty section was reportedly dropped before printing. Meanwhile diplomatic sources said the Soviet Union would back a peace process if Nixon commits to rapid troop withdrawal.
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Boise
Idaho
UPI
Don Samuelson
Indianapolis
London
Weather Outlook and Local Notices
Mostly sunny and hot today with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Fair tonight then sunny Friday with possible afternoon thundershowers and highs in the 90s. Saturday stays hot with chances of storms. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph today and tonight, 15 to 20 mph Friday. Norwalk temps around 85/63, humidity varies, no precipitation. Marriage license applications list entries for Monroeville and Norwalk. Birth notices include several area families. One death reported: Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews of Bellevue.
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Norwalk
Bailey Profiles Overworked Air Traffic Controller
F Lee Bailey testifies to a Senate aviation subcommittee on a $5 billion ten year program for airports and airways. He portrays controllers as stressed top executives facing deadly pressure, needing more staff, pay, and training to prevent delays and safety risks.
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Washington
UPI
F. Lee Bailey
Professional Air Traffic Controls
U. S
Mitchell urges nationwide ban on literacy tests in voting
Atty Gen John Mitchell told a House subcommittee that the Nixon administration seeks a federal prohibition on literacy tests in all states and to end state residency requirements for presidential ballots. The plan also seeks federal voting observers, a freeze on discriminatory laws, and creation of a National Voting Advisory Commission as part of extending the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Congress
Mitchell
House Judiciary
Nixon
National Voting Advisory Commission
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
South
Surtax Vote Faces House Action Monday
Nixon's 9.2 billion income tax surcharge bill gains new life after GOP support optimism. House leaders plan a Monday vote to extend the 10 percent surtax for six months and 5 percent for six months, with repeal of the investment tax credit and tax relief for 12 million low income taxpayers.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Charges Must Be Outlined Under Truth in Lending Law
Columbus UPI reports attorney John M. Tobin explained that starting July 1 the Truth in Lending Law requires notifying customers of all credit charges within two days. Finance charge, total cost, and annual percentage rate must be disclosed. Kahler notes large stores are prepared while many small merchants ignore the law, risking enforcement and harm.
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Columbus
UPI
John M. Tobin
Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants
Karl M. Kahler
Kahler
House Conferees Back Repeal Of Welfare Freeze
House conferees agreed to repeal a Senate passed bill ending the freeze on child welfare payments to states and cities. The freeze, voted two years ago, never took effect and was scheduled to start Tuesday. Action is expected to wrap up Friday, with the limit having been suspended for 12 months.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Short gowns spark Naples crowd chase
In Naples two young actresses Josephine Weber from Strasbourg and Daniele Vottet from Hollywood wore micromini dresses that disrupted traffic on a Wednesday night. Police placed them in protective custody as the crowd dispersed.
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Naples
Italy
UPI
Josephine Weber
Strasbourg
France
Daniele Vottet
Hollywood
Mrs. Lawrence Sentenced to 120 Years for Manslaughter
Patricia Lawrence was formally sentenced to 120 years in the Marysville Reformatory for Women in Huron County Common Pleas Court. She pleaded guilty to reduced charges tied to the April 1, 1967, basement slaying of her daughter Sharon.
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Patricia Lawrence
Marysville Reformatory For
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Pardon and Parole Board
Lawrence
Sharon
Jack
Mail Run From London to New York Sets Record
Bruce Tulloh a 33 year old biology teacher from England finished a coast to coast jog to deliver a letter from Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty to New York Mayor John Lindsay. He completed the 2860 mile trek in 64 days 21 hours and 50 minutes beating the 1964 record by Don Shepherd. Tulloh was joined by his wife Sue and their 7 year old son Clive who traveled by car trailer.
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New York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Bruce Tulloh
England
Tulloh
City Hall
Don Shepherd
Tullohh
Sue
Clive
Protests Hit Buenos Aires Stores During Rockefeller Visit
Terrorists bombed 10 Minimax supermarkets in Buenos Aires amid protests against Governor Rockefeller and Argentina's military regime. Police linked the attacks to Rockefeller's Latin America mission and broader anti government sentiment. Mrs Colvin remains in fair condition after a Friday beating. Sheriff Hess plans further interview.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Argentina
Nixon
Leon Colvin
Milan
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Erie County
al Hess
Hess
Mrs. Colvin
Krogh Named To Airport Authority
Herbert Krogh 58 of Stoutenberg Dr is appointed to the Huron County Airport Authority to fill the vacancy from T L Paffenbarger who resigned after a dispute over possible conflict of interest linked to legal work for Erie Air Service Inc. Krogh joined Norwalk in 1964 after transferring from the Lima plant of Superior Coach Co.
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Herbert Krogh
Stoutenberg Dr
Huron County Airport Authority
Krogh
Norwalk
Superior Coach Co
T.L. Paffenbarger
Paffenbarger
Bernard Freeman
Erie Air Service Inc
Erie Air
Lima
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