Suspect Arson In NL Barn Fire Reports Inconsistencies
NEW LONDON An arsonist may have set a fire that destroyed a large two story barn and its contents owned by Melvin Riedy on Chenango Road south of Ohio 162 East. A car was seen parked near the barn before the blaze and then drove away. Dave Riedy saw the fire minutes after passing the area on his way to the main building. Firemen from New London fought the blaze for two hours as investigators from the state fire marshal’s office join the probe into a second barn fire in the same area that injured a local man. In other news, Lisa Schroeder a Shelby senior at Pioneer Joint Vocational School and her instructor Tom Klading of Norwalk attend the National Leadership Conference in Detroit with Schroeder placing third in a computer science state contest last month and aiming for nationals. The week also marks Exceptional Children’s Week in Ohio with districts in Erie and Huron counties displaying programs for exceptional children at the Sandusky Mall through Wednesday showing materials, student work and services.
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Lisa Schroeder
Shelby
Pioneer Joint Vocational School
Tom Klading
Norwalk
Detroit
National Leadership
New London
Melvin Riedy
Chenango Road
Ohio 162
Riedys
al Walters
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Ohio
Erie
Huron Counties
Sandusky Mall
Banker Admits Theft from Michigan Banks
Kenneth R. Snyder, a Cassopolis bank branch manager, pleaded guilty to embezzling about 400000 dollars over 11 years, diverting funds to personal use and charities. U.S. District Judge Noel P. Fox sentenced him to five years pending psychiatric evaluation. over 300000 dollars remains unaccounted for.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPI
Kenneth R. Snyder
Robin Hood
U.S
Noel P. Fox
Snyder
Michigan National Bank of Michiana
Cassopolis
Three Rivers
Fox
Class Honors Its Employers at Ehove Dinner
The Ehove Joint Vocational School occupational work experience class at Norwalk High School honored their employers with a Maple Tree Restaurant dinner. Rick Back welcomed guests and Ted Mason gave the invocation. Walter Stutsman presented certificates to Fisher-Titus Hospital labs and dietary, Berry's, Pizza Post, K&H Drug Store, Schoenegge Trucking, A.J. Riley Construction, plus special recognition for Mark Hinckley who was accepted into the Diesel Mechanics Program for 1978-79.
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Ehove Joint Vocational School
Norwalk High School
Maple Tree
Rick Back
South Central
Ted Mason
Norwalk
Walter Stutsman
James Mutchler
Mr Stutsman
Fisher-Titus Hospital Laboratory
Berry's Restaurant
Pizza Post
K&h Drug Store
Schoenegge Trucking
A.J. Riley Construction
Mark Hinckley
Western Reserve
Ehove
Kefauver Took Bribes and a Dallas Deal Claim
Baker says late Senator Estes Kefauver took money and sexual favors in exchange for influence and that a $25,000 bribe helped buy a Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise. He asserts the effort faced opposition from George Preston Marshall and ties the episode to Kefauver’s subcommittee actions while Baker served under Lyndon Johnson.
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Chicago
UPI
Bobby Baker
Lyndon B Johnson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Playboy Magazine
Larry L. King
Baker
Kefauver
Dallas Cowboy
Wheeling and Dealing
Adlai Stevenson
Dallas
Washington Redskins
George Preston Marshall
Johnson
Senate
Marshall
Redskin
Bobby
Texas
Courier
Police arrest man after knife threat at home
Police responded to a wife’s call and found a drunken man on a couch with a butcher knife beneath a coffee table and two pints of whiskey. He was jailed overnight and faces Municipal Court for threatening harm while intoxicated. A 1977 Ford Rio Grande pickup at Norwalk Motor Sales was stolen overnight, keys absent, description noting dark brown color with black side designs and custom features.
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Norwalk
Jack Orth
Milan Avenue
Cline Street
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UT EU Discount
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Kodel
DuPont
Queen
Regu
Walter Stutzman
Marian Chapp
The
Fisher-Titus Dietary Department
Mid-Ohio Securities Corp
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc
Lorain
Elyria
Spitzer Park Plaza
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