Local Candidates File Financial Disclosures
Area candidates report sources of income and debts under the Ohio Ethics Commission law. Ethel Swanbeck lists salary, spousal income, rental revenue, and trust funds. Richard Rench shows multiple Rench Diversified ventures and real estate. Jack Jewell, Donald Pease, Donnie Barden, Robert Corts, and Maurice Smith also file disclosures with varying investments and debts.
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Janet Conway
Ohio Ethics Commission
Huron
Union Commerce Bank
Cleveland
Public
PERS
Richard Rench
Rench Diversified
Rench Diversified Real Estate Co
Rench Diversified Firearms Co
Richard E. Rench
Norwalk Considers Sidewalk Ordinance After Defeat
Norwalk City Council plans a reconsideration of the sidewalk ordinance defeated April 16. The measure sought 40 000 feet of new city sidewalk and needs five votes to pass. Council members Morgan Jones William Ream and James Smith voted against it.
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Norwalk
Richard Cunningham
Planning Commission
Morgan Jones
William Ream
James Smith
Nixon Watergate transcripts become best sellers
United Press International reports the Nixon Watergate tape transcripts priced at 12.95 drawing brisk sales. Government Printing Office sold 99 copies in an hour and 706 copies were gone by 11 15 a m with 1 000 more planned as rivals like the Chicago Tribune undercut price with a 50 cent version.
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United Press International
Nixon
White House
Government Printing Office
Committee On the Judiciary
House of Representatives
Richard M. Nixon
GPO
Kennedy
The
Chicago Tribune
Trib
Capitol
Washington
Oak Harbor Eyes St. Paul Coach as New Football Leader
Oak Harbor High School in the Suburban Lakes League considers St. Paul High School coach Bill Hubans as one of five finalists for the head football job. The district received over 50 applications and the school board will likely decide at the May 21 meeting.
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Bill Hubans
St. Paul High School
Oak Harbor High School
Oak Harbor
Walter Joseph
Hubans
City Ordinance Allows Bicyclists 14 and Up in Streets
Mayor Wayne Goodsite urged riders to confirm liability coverage with insurers. The new rule effective Thursday permits street riding for ages 14 and older. The mayor warned a bicyclist blamed for an accident could be held liable for damages.
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Wayne Goodsite
Weather outlook for Norwalk with a cool weekend forecast
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with upper 30s to 40s. Saturday: sunny and cool with highs in the 50s. Precipitation chances 30 today 20 tonight, near zero Saturday. Winds SW to W 5 to 12 mph today, NW 15 to 25 mph later. High 65 low 42. Birth: Mr and Mrs Frederick Linder Norwalk announce a son.
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Norwalk
Coffin Story Wins State News Award
The Reflector reporter Carol Buescher won second place in the feature story category at the Ohio Press Women contest for "'Family Keeps A Coffin In House"'. The piece, published March 1973, told how Norwalk girl Mrs. Michael Huss made a coffin in shop class and a for sale ad led to the feature.
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Reflector
Carol Buescher
Norwalk
Michael Huss
Otto Perry
Cleveland
Buescher
Wittenberg University
the Reflector
Ohio State University
Jackie Onassis Endorses John Glenn for Senate
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis taped an endorsement for John Glenn in Ohio's May 7 primary. She praised Glenn's leadership and said she has an obligation to support him. Glenn faces Sen. Howard Metzenbaum in the race.
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John Glenn
Glenn
Ohio
Sen
Howard Metzenbaum
Two Newsmen Vie For Ohio Senate Seat In Democratic Primary
Donald Pease of Oberlin and Donald Barden of Lorain, both well known in journalism, lead the Democratic bid for the state senate seat held by Republican Robert Corts. Pease, 42, is a three term Ohio House member and editor of the Oberlin News Tribune. Barden, 30, is a Lorain City Council member, TV newscaster for WUAB, and president of Diversified Communications Services Corp. Both avoid Huron County but campaign in Lorain. Pease cites legislative experience. Barden calls for reform of the Public Utilities Commission and accountability in pricing. The winner faces Corts in November.
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Jack Jewell
Vermilion
Ford Motor Co
Donald J. Pease
Oberlin
Ohio
Florida
Donnie H. Barden
Lorain
Pease
Diversified Communication Services Corp
Wuab-Tv
Donald
State Senate
Donald Pease
Donald Barden
Ohio House of Representatives
Barden
Robert Corts
Elyria
Corts
Huron County
J . Pease
Public Utilities Commission
Channel 43
Milan Melon Festival Funds Tied Up In Dispute
Money for Milan Melon Festival remains blocked due to a quarrel between the former treasurer Edward Leveritt and the festival committee. Certificates of deposit under Leveritt and the Milan Melon Festival, Inc. cannot be accessed without his signature, following an election he contests as invalid. Emory Lewis is the newly elected treasurer, and attorneys handle the matter.
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Milan
Ohio
Leveritt
Leveritts
North Star Council of Governments
Lorain Journal
Oil Marketers Sue Metzenbaum for Libel in Ohio
The Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association filed an 11 million dollar libel suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum. Par-Mar Oil Co. of Marietta joined as plaintiff. The suit accuses Metzenbaum of false statements alleging oil companies manipulated prices. It seeks 1 million dollars in compensatory damages and 10 million in punitive damages.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association Today
U.S
Howard Metzenbaum
Bob Host
Host
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Metzenbaum
Par-Mar Oil Co
Marietta
Association
James L. Graham
Graham
Par-Mar
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Ethics Commission
Ethel G. Swanbeck
Rench
Erie
Hancock
Colonial Realty Co
Airwalk, Inc
Diversified Communication
Telex Corp
Lorain National Bank
Central Security National Bank of
Robert J. Corts
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Les Drage Realty Co
Randy Payne Auto Sales
East River St
Northern Savings and Loan Co
Maurice B. Smith
Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority
HMHA
HMA Board of Directors
Willard
Mike Rice
Huron County Highway Dept
Maureen Geoghan
Norwalk High School
Geoghan
Joseph Geoghan
Christie Ave
Norwalk High
George Perry
Brooke Benjamin
Michael Oberdakcer
Pittsburgh
Brooke
Don Pease
Don Barden
Frederick Linder
Coffin Story
Atwood Lodge
Dover
Ohio Press Women
National Federation of Press Women, Inc
Jackie Onassis
Senate
Oil Assn
Sues Metzenbaum
Corvair
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