Goodsite Defends Strong Mayor System Before Charter Panel
Nor walk's Mayor Wayne C. Goodsite defended the strong mayor form before the Charter Review Commission. He argued the mayor should hire and discipline city employees, noted many department heads were elected before the charter, and favored moving fire and police chiefs from civil service. He contrasted the mayor council system with a city manager model and hesitated on extending a mayoral term from two to four years. Goodsite, elected to his fourth two year term, said councils should have no administrative role. Page 3.
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Wayne C. Goodsite
Norwalk
Goodsite
First Ward
Lawrence Bresson
Methyl parathion plant blast triggers mass evacuation
In Vicksburg Mississippi a methyl parathion production area exploded causing a whitish gas cloud over the Mississippi River. Terry Wash 23 described fleeing the plant as alarms sounded with no serious injuries reported among thousands evacuating nearby communities.
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Vicksburg, Miss
UPI
Terry Wash
Vicksburg Chemical Co
Wash
Mississippi River
Two Boards Clash Over Norwalk Mental Health Center
In Huron County, the 648 Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Huron County Mental Health Society spar over Norwalk center staff performance. The 648 Board may cut funding when the current contract ends June 30, possibly prompting a separate service setup in a new building.
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Huron County
County Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
The
Huron
648
Henry Young
Norwalk
Mental Health Society
648 Board
County Welfare Department
Society
James Grit
Grit
Socrates Delianides
Mayor Challenges Council Member To Run Against Him
MONROEVILLE Mayor Clayton C. Lord announced he will run again for mayor in 1979 and challenged council president Kathryn R. Myers to run against him. He questioned Kiwanis Club actions urging his resignation and said the motive could be to elevate Mrs. Myers to the mayor’s chair. Myers denied any intent to run or influence the effort, calling the charge unfounded.
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Monroeville
Kathryn R. Myers
Clayton C. Lord
Lorain Journal
Monroeville Kiwanis Club
Allen Nixon
John Gathergood
Lord
Kathryn Myers
Carter admin opens hearings on coal strike to back work order
United Press International reports the Carter administration begins mandatory fact finding as a step toward an injunction ordering miners to end the 93 day strike by 160,000 UMW workers. Prospects of enforcement look bleak as some miners demand seizure of mines and violence and booby traps are reported by some operators.
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United Press International
Carter
UMW
Schools to report child abuse rise in states survey
Washington reports that 36 states require educators to report suspected child abuse and neglect. The U.S. Children's Bureau survey says schools are finally taking a larger role in child protection programs, calling the move long overdue.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Children’s Bureau
Miami Woman Feeds Horde of Alley Rats
Dorothy Tyler, living alone in Miami, faces a daily influx of hundreds of gray rats moving in and out of her home. A sanitation worker and police officer observed large numbers of rats inside the house, yet she refused to cooperate, slamming the door while clutching a head of lettuce.
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Miami
UPI
Dorothy Tyler
Health Department
Wisconsin medical physicist warns X rays pose cancer risk
Madison reports that John R. Cameron warns X rays from dental and medical imaging carry cancer risk and urges awareness of how to reduce exposure while not deterring necessary imaging. Columbus senate votes on repealing motorcycle helmet law. bill would let riders with one year experience go helmetless after approval.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
John R. Cameron
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Terry M. Tranter
Cincinnati
Senate Rules Committee
House
Weather and life events for the region
Mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the low 20s and a 20 percent rain chance. Thursday remains mostly cloudy and not as cold with highs near 40. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday temperatures 29 to 3 with zero precipitation. Sunrise 6:51, sunset 6:26. Marriage licenses for Silas Whitaker and Willard with Zella Miller, both disabled. Birth: Geiger girl in Norwalk. Deaths: Mary Andress, 88, Berlin Heights. Rev. Albert J. Bishop, 84, Bellevue.
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Silas Whitaker
Willard
Zella Miller
James
Karen Geiger
Norwalk
Mary Andress
Berlin Heights
Albert J. Bishop
Bellevue
Soviet Women Celebrate National Women's Day Holiday
Soviet women in Moscow observed International Women's Day with a day off from work. The celebration included giving flowers and chocolates and plans for a party or evening out social events.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Flynt Calls Shooting Political Motivated Attack
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt says the assassination attempt was politically motivated and aims to pressure for free press. He spoke from his hospital bed via an interview with Andrew Jaffe, noting his willingness to die for the founding principle of free expression. Flynt and attorney Gene Reeves were shot during a lunch break in his obscenity trial. Flynt’s condition improved to serious but stable, Reeves in satisfactory condition.
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Norfolk, Va
UPI
Teddy Morris
Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
Lawrenceville
Morris
Norfolk
Georgia
John Crankleton
Lawrenceville, Ga
Flynt
Jaffe
Althea
Gene Reeves
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