The Closing Of Shady Lane Nursing Home
The county board chose to close Shady Lane in Norwalk arguing fiscal logic while raising concerns about compassion. The piece recalls 82 year old Waldo Schock and his wife, noting private care costs rise by about 100 dollars monthly after the shuttering, with Medicaid fears looming for residents.
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Jack Brown
Shady Lane Nursing Home
Norwalk
County Board of Commissioners
Huron County
Waldo Schock
Chestnut St
Schock
Hazel
Shady Lane
Schocks
Parachute Accident Kills Cincinnati Instructor in Ohio
Jerry Messer, 25, of Cincinnati, an instructor at the Green County Sport Parachute Center, died after his parachute failed to deploy properly during a jump from 7,200 feet. He fell to 2,500 feet before the main chute partially opened and the reserve became entangled. He was dead at the scene.
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Xenia
Ohio
UPI
Jerry Messer
Cincinnati
Green County
Here
Messer
Mills Returns to Capitol Hill After Long Hospital Stay
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas returns to his Capitol Hill office for the first time since hospitalization five months ago. His aides say he looks good. Mills, once a leading power broker and former Ways and Means chair, admitted to exhaustion and later alcoholism after a December 3 Bethesda Naval Hospital admission. He then remained in a Florida hospital.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur Mills
Capitol Hill
Mills
Florida
Helen Kluding Crowned Queen of First Poppy Festival
Helen Kluding named queen of Norwalk's inaugural Poppy Festival after selection from 12 contestants. First runner up Debbie Pisko and second runner up Leslie Lee joined her as festivities featured local performances and a name-contest prize.
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Helen Kluding Queen of First
Kevin Tanzillo
Helen Kluding
Norwalk
Miss Kluding
Debbie Pisko
Leslie Lee
Kluding
Norwalk High School
Vernon Kluding
Washington St
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Nick Borders
Borders
Cambodia Executions Report Upsets Ford and Kissinger
UPI reports a radio transmission claims 80 to 90 Cambodian officers and their wives were killed by the Khmer Rouge since Phnom Penh fell. Ford is deeply bothered by the executions, with Kissinger linking them to U.S. hesitation to recognize the new Cambodian regime. Time and Newsweek echo the claim, noting broad killings among former Lon Nol officers and other alleged executions, including monks and wealthy figures.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Phnom Penh
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Ford
Lon Nol
Henry A. Kissinger
NBC
Cambodia
Time
Newsweek
Times
Economists expect 6 to 7 percent inflation this year
Washington observers project inflation easing to 6 7 percent in 1975 from 12.4 percent in 1974. Yet no firm sign of stable growth emerges as mixed indicators suggest the economy may have stopped shrinking but remains uncertain.
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Washington
UPI
Ky assigns Thieu sole blame for Saigon fall
Former South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky absolves the United States of responsibility for Saigon's collapse and pins the blame on ex President Nguyen Van Thieu. He warns he would take physical action if they met on the street. He commends the American people for their support.
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Agana
Guam
Upi
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Weather and local life brief for May 5 1975
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 40s and highs near 70. 20 percent precipitation chance through Tuesday. NW to variable winds 5 to 10 mph. Humidity low 55 percent today. morning 97 percent, afternoon 96, evening 93. Birth notices include three local births at Good Samaritan and F T. Death notices list five individuals: Anna Williams 76 Kipton Harold Geist 66 Monroeville Mirma Bogard 76 Willard Pauline Paulin 65 Willard Fred Sauer 66 rural New London.
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Anna Williams
Monroeville
Harold W. Geist
Kipton
Mirma O. Bogard
Willard
Pauline F. Paulin
Fred M. Sauer
New London
Ohio expands crime victim aid question on Saturday
A poll asks if Ohio should provide aid to crime victims. Responses show 68.6 percent support with reservations, 31.4 percent oppose citing cost. Norwalk weighs a ban on door to door magazine sales with nonprofits only, inviting public opinion.
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Ohio
Norwalk
Attention Level Analyzer Aids Pilots And Drivers
University of Maryland professor Dr. Karel Montor develops a compact brain wave analyzer that beeps when concentration slips and whistles during extended drift. The device, about the size of two cigarette packs and under a pound, could aid pilots in critical moments and may fit in cars within a decade. It costs around 250 dollars and uses headgear electrodes to monitor brain activity.
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Annapolis
UPI
Pacific
Karel Montor
Montor
United States Naval Academy
St Paul High Senior Named Fire Chief for a Day
Debora Stogner opposes the idea of a girl firefighter while Lisa Hug, a St Paul High senior, is chosen as fire chief for a day. She will learn from Fire Chief Elmer McGuckin, as part of Student Government Day with 18 other Norwalk and St Paul High students named honorary city officials.
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Elmer McGuckin
Debora Stogner
Morley
St. Paul High
Lisa Hug
McGuckin
Miss Hug
Norwalk
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Jean Rogers
Miss Klading
Cathy Reineck
Diane Camp
Sheila Brown
Bernadette Bick
Reen Bronder
Nancy Orth
Cindy Ott
Carrie Simon
Dee Dee Wilson
Kissinger
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Richard Gatton
William Schueler
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Diane Cutnan
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