Fourth of July Parade Draws 170 Units In City Area
James Anderson announced 170 units will join the annual parade. formations on Whittlesey Avenue drive through Benedict and Norwood to the fairgrounds, 9 am assembly and 10 am start. Special trophies to decorated bicycles. Scouts meet at Huron County Bank Drive In on Monroe Street. Post parade drill team contest and antique car show at the fairgrounds. Fire damages home on Moriah Road totaling 100 dollars. Crossings at Newton and Jefferson close until next Wednesday. Three of four men charged with grand larceny plead innocent, bond set at 2000 cash or 4000 property. Remaining suspect released. Hospitalized persons include Jacquelyn Slanczka in critical condition and David Rollins in satisfactory condition.
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Whittlesey Avenue
Anderson
Benedict
Norwood Avenues
Fairgrounds
Huron County Bank
Monroe Street
Common Pleas
Larry Sexton
Shiloh
Edward Wicker
Willard
Jeffrey Thompson
Innocent Pleas
Gary Mosley
Jacquelyn Slanczka
East Main St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Slanczka
Oberlin
David Rollins
Wooster St
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Rollins
Schaffer Road
Fisher- Titus
Leon Colvin
Milan
Erie County Sheriff’s Department
Hit-skip injures 62 year old in Norwalk
Ronald Albright of 37 Old State Rd. was treated and released at Fisher-Titus Hospital after a hit-skip crash at Milan Avenue and East Main Street around 9 30 p.m. No other details were available from Norwalk.
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Ronald Albright
Old State Rd
Fisher- Titus Hospital
Milan Avenue
East Main Street
Norwalk
Weather and life events for Norwalk area
Sunny hot humid day with 90s highs and late thundershowers possible. Tonight 70s, cooler Saturday morning 80s and 70s. Winds SW to W 15-20 mph. Norwalk temps 92/76 humidity 77% 1 pm 56% 7 pm. Local births marriages and deaths listed for New London Milan Norwalk Brook Park.
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Norwalk
Deadlock in Vietnam peace talks as 23rd session ends
Allied and Communist negotiators announced total deadlock in the Vietnam peace talks after the 23rd session yielded no progress. A North Vietnamese spokesman warned time is running out for America, citing President Nixon’s stated aim to withdraw over 100 000 troops by year’s end.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
America
Nixon
U.S
Nixon to mark St. Lawrence Seaway anniversary at border
President Nixon travels to the U S Canadian border to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The system spans about 2 400 miles of locks and dams connecting the Midwest to ocean shipping in a major infrastructure project.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
St. Lawrence Seaway
America
Midwest
Prince Charles Seeks Commoner Bride for Heir to Throne
In London Prince Charles, 20, says he would marry a commoner rather than a foreign princess. He notes the difficulty of choosing a future queen and discusses shyness, his father’s discipline, and his warm view of Queen Elizabeth II.
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William F. Wright
London
UPI
Prince Charles
London Daily Mirror
Knowles Drops Bid for HEW Post after Controversy
HEW Secretary Finch withdraws Dr. John H. Knowles from nomination to assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs. Finch cites protracted discussions and opposition led by Dirksen and the AMA. He regrets depriving the department of Knowles and plans to urge Nixon to nominate another candidate.
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Washington
UPI
HEW
Robert H. Finch
John H. Knowles
Boston
Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Knowles
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
American Medical Association
John Knowles
EHOVE Building Phase Two Nears Completion
EHOVE Superintendent J Creighton Christ says the second phase of the EHOVE Joint Vocational School will finish within two weeks, making all five original buildings usable. A small agricultural building will start in two weeks and cap within 90 days, with site work continuing through summer. The district’s plan to create a technical school district was rejected by the Ohio Board of Regents last week.
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Ehove Joint Vocational School
EHOVE
J. Creighton Christ
Christ
Ohio Board of Regents
Ben Het Gets Supplies As Siege Drags On
U S cargo planes dropped 40 tons of supplies to the 650 man Ben Het camp near Kontum while North Vietnamese siege endured for 52 days. A commander labeled the siege stupid and said the attackers achieved nothing. At least 75 rounds hit the post and five men were wounded in a 127 round barrage. Monsoon weather eased allowing Caribou planes to deliver bundles by parachute.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Green Beret
Ben Het
Kontum
UPI
David Lamb
Highlands
HMHA Approves Four Builders for First Low Income Units
The Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority in New London approves H & G Home Improvement Center for 28 units and 75 units in Willard with two other local builders. First 12 Gearhart units to be finished within 120 days. rents start at 115 dollars for one bedroom, with water and sewer included and some utilities paid by tenants in Gearhart projects.
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New London
Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority
HMHA
Willard
H. & G Home Improvement Center, Inc
Shelby
Harl Gearhart
H&g
Gearhart
Authority
Birch Park Drive
Fairhome Street
London
Richard Reach
Norwalk
Monroe
Cassidy
Hubbard
Plan For Norwalk Calls For 200 Housing Units
HMHA authorized a program to provide 200 housing units for low income persons in Norwalk. Ronald Ashley was told to develop the plan so it is ready when the state housing board approves expansion of HMHA boundaries to include Norwalk. State officials said authorization paperwork is being completed in Columbus.
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HMHA
Norwalk
State Housing Board
Columbus
Johnson Breaks 2 Month Silence on Democratic unity
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson ends five months of public silence with a letter urging unity at a Democratic congressional fund raising dinner. He predicts the party will move mountains again, citing past gains and progress while acknowledging lingering scars from dissension.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
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