Ex-Cons Visit 300 Ohio High Schools In Prevention Effort
A speakers bureau named Operation Prevention, composed of former inmates, spoke at 300 Ohio high schools last year. George Denton of the Adult Parole Authority said the ex-convicts discuss drugs, prison life, and the personal impact of crime to deter students.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
George Denton
Adult Parole Authority
Denton
Medina Charged With Six Murders Over My Lai Massacre
Captain Ernest L. Medina, commander of the company on duty at My Lai, was charged with six counts of murder by the Army. He is among four men facing new charges linked to the March 16, 1968 incident in which scores of South Vietnamese civilians were killed.
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Washington
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
South Vietnam
Medina
Harvard-Dennison Bridge Closes After Unsafe Designation
Cleveland. The Harvard-Dennison Bridge over the Cuyahoga River will close at noon after county commissioners labeled the 2,781 foot span unsafe. A report by Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorff warned the structure could collapse under traffic and strong winds in March.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga River
Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff
Albert S. Porter
Suburban Officer Killing Verdict Won by Jury
Stanley Barton Hoss Jr. was convicted of first degree murder for the September shooting of a suburban policeman. A 12-member jury, nine women and three men, deliberated for 2 hours 45 minutes before delivering the verdict.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Stanley Barton Hoss Jr
Weather and local notices from Norwalk area
Variable cloudiness and cold tonight through Wednesday with lows in the teens and a high near 30. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 30 today, 20 tonight, 10 Wednesday. Norwalk high 32 low 21 with no precip. Marriage license for Danny R Woody and Peggy R Addison. Births listed for Thurston, Tester, Thornsberry, Bolen, Russell. Deaths: Donald Budd 54 and Angus McClain Barton 72.
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Norwalk
Donald Budd
N. Hester St
Angus McClain Barton
North Fairfield
Court Denies Probation For Don Norris
Common Pleas Judge Robert J. Vetter denied a motion for probation for Donald L. Norris 31 of 280 W Main St who pleaded guilty to grand larceny. He had been sentenced to one to seven years in the state penitentiary after a Dec 22 armed robbery charge was reduced. Mrs Norris testified to family hardship and lack of work.
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Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
Donald L. Norris
W. Main St
Norris
F. W. Woolworth Co
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio
Vetter
Holly
T.G.S. Whitney
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Ronald Freeman
Leo Maloney
Freeman
Riots and Explosion Threaten Rap Brown Trial in Bel Air
Defense attorney Kunstler calls Bel Air conditions "absolute madness" and seeks an adjournment as Gov Mandel and officials fear violence after a car bombing near the courthouse kills two, including SNCC leader Ralph Featherstone, while Brown's trial proceeds at 10 a.m. EST.
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Hartford County
Bel Air
UPI
William M. Kunstler
H.rap Brown
Marvin Mandel
National Guard
Court House
Kunstler
New York
U.S. Rve
Ralph Featherstone
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Featherstone
Ohio School Boards seek emergency funds to avert closings
The Ohio School Boards Association plans to press for emergency state aid in the current General Assembly session to prevent school closings next fall. Executive director Willard Fox declined to specify amounts or funding forms while Finance Director Howard L. Collier argues there is no surplus and notes falling sales tax revenues.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio School Boards Association
Ohio General Assembly
Willard Fox
Association
Fox
Howard L. Collier
Two Children Die In Hamilton Township House Fire
A fuel heater explosion sparked a blaze in a Hamilton Township home. A 4 year old boy Paul Blair and his 1 year old sister Tinna died. Neither Ironton nor nearby volunteers arrived due to jurisdiction and funding issues. A baby sitter and a 6 year old girl escaped.
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Ironton
Ohio
UPI
Hamilton
Lawrence County
Paul Blair
Tinna
Howell
Cynthia Blair
John Keaton
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
Keaton
Cynthia
Norwalk Teens Seek a Place to Go for Recreation
Norwalk residents say the city lacks adequate teen recreation with a small center open only on fringe hours plus a pool room and game area. Teens mingle at drive ins and two restaurants while a proposed community center remains distant. officials cite costs and limited space.
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Norwalk
Austin Shadle
Shadle
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