Merchants Rally Against City Water Annexation Push
Downtown Norwalk businessmen form a committee to oppose extending water utilities beyond city lines without annexation. Ed Prack notes past water service without annexation, argues growth hinges on policy, and cites tax impacts. Mayors and developers dispute tactics as Royce Shopping Center and Mr Wiggs sites face potential service.
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Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Royce
Ed Prack
K-H Drug Co
Goodsite
East Main Street
Prack
Ohio
Columbus
Bud”’ Berezin
Fashion
Mark Beeman
J.C. Penney Co
Pitchess eyed as next FBI director amid political shifts
Reports from Ottumwa grant Rep. John Kyl word that Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter Pitchess could be named permanent FBI director after the November election. If bypassed, Rep. Samuel L. Devine is described as a possible alternative.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
UPI
John Kyl
Los Angeles Calif
Peter J. Pitchess
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon
Pitchess
FBI
Samuel L. Devine
Ohio
Truman plans quiet 88th birthday at home as crowd gathers nearby
Independence and Kansas City observers mark Harry S Truman's 88th birthday with a private at home celebration noted as needed by doctors. About 300 Truman cronies and admirers planned a public party near his homestead, though he did not intend to attend.
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Independence
Humphrey Leads McGovern In Ohio Delegates Amid Close Split
Ohio continued to show Humphrey ahead 74 to 66 in delegates to the national convention. Toledo unofficial returns split Ninth District with McGovern taking four and Humphrey two. In statewide balloting McGovern won the district by 11 votes in 36000 cast, while Humphrey carried 38 at large delegates by 18,700 votes.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Toledo
Lucas County
McGovern
Humphrey
Weather and notices from Norwalk region
Cloudy cool with rain today and showers tonight, high 50s. A 90 percent today, 70 tonight, 30 Tuesday for precipitation. Norwalk high 53 low 42. Marriage licenses for several local couples. Births record two newborns at F T Hospital. Deaths listed for four local residents.
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Norwalk
Kane More Wins Miss Firelands at Norwalk High
Kane More an 18 year old senior at Norwalk High School won the Miss Firelands title at the Norwalk High School auditorium Saturday night after competing with seven others Nine contestants included three from Norwalk First runner up Michele Muns of Bellevue second runner up Francene Ackerman of Sandusky Norwalk entrants included Julia Emmons and Pamela Suchar Reigning Miss Firelands 1971 Janet Wieringa of Willard gave a farewell speech urging support for beauty pageants noting the negative attitude toward the title and that beauty contests also require energy poise and personality
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Kane More
Norwalk High School
Firelands
Norwalk
Huron
Mary Cosgrove
Bellevue
Michele Muns
Francene Ackerman
Sandusky
Julia Emmons
Pamela Suchar
Barbara Butler
Milan
Cheryl Krueger
Beverly Koch
Hanoi claims U S bombing targets Red River Delta dikes
Hanoi Radio charged that U S planes began bombing irrigation dikes in the Red River Delta near Hanoi. The report cites potential vast effects on North Vietnam’s food supply and accuses U S forces of harming civilians and economic and cultural facilities.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
Red River Delta
North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Air Force
Pentagon
United States
Nixon summons NSC on Vietnam crisis after Europe trip
President Nixon rushed Secretary of State Rogers home from Europe and called an Emergency NSC meeting to plot policy amid the Vietnam crisis. The report cites Hanoi’s claims of dambusting raids aimed at the Ha Nam Ha Tinh region, risking floods and hardship.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Europe
National Security Council
Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Hanoi
North Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi Radio
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ha Tinh
Phu Ly
Ha Nam
Boy Confesses Cheating Phone Company for Banana Split Prize
Mike Carpenter received praise from Ohio Bell after a Marietta boy confessed an attempted pay phone cheating. Ken Sprengel printed the letter in Hello, the company publication. Mike and his family were pictured by UPI.
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Mike Carpenter
Marietta
Mike
Ohio Bell
Ken Sprengel
Sprengel
Hello
Sue Marvin
John Heaps
UPI Telephoto
Long Hair Strike Shuts Norwalk Fanny Farmer Plant
About a dozen workers at Fanny Farmer walk out claiming pay and hair policy grievances. They block the plant’s delivery drive while a Teamsters Local 20 representative travels from Toledo to mediate.
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Fanny Farmer
Edward Still
Teamsters Union
Norwalk
Toledo
Utility Department
Packaging Department
Teamsters Local 20
California Group Endorses Ashbrook for Nixon Challenge
Rep. John Ashbrook won a key endorsement from United Republicans of California, whose 519 to 60 vote backed his bid for the GOP nomination. Ashbrook, in San Jose, criticized Henry Kissinger and said he would not support Nixon if nominated, though he might vote for him in November.
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Raleigh
N.C
UPI
George Wallace
Alabama
California
Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Maryland
Michigan
Dallas
UPS
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
John B. Connally
Johnson
Treasury
Conally
Ben Barnes
Barbara Jordan
Houston
U.S. House
South
San Jose
Calif
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
United Republicans of California
UROC
Ashbrook
Saturday Night
California Republican Assembly
Henry Kissinger
Spiro Agnew
Ahsbrook
Cabin Cruiser Sinks Off Lake Erie Killing Four
Three of four aboard a 25 foot cabin cruiser drowned eight miles north of Huron Ohio on Lake Erie while transporting a newly purchased boat from Sandusky to Cleveland. The victims are Linda Welch Willoughby Hills David MacMasters Euclid and Rizalino Jao Cleveland. Only survivor is Ronald Perralt Euclid 29. Coast Guard rescued Perralt from choppy water. Perralt said boat sprang a leak during the trip.
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Huron
Ohio
UPS
Lake Erie
Here
Sandusky
Cleveland
Linda Welch
Willoughby
Ronald Perralt
Euclid
U.S. Coast Guard
George Hays Jr
Shaker Heights
Vermilion
Perralt
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Jerry Chumley
Clyde
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Lee Zeigler, Jr
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