Pet N Pup Parade in Norwalk on Saturday
The 33rd Pet N Pup Parade will start at 9 30 a m on Main Street in Norwalk weather permitting. Phio Huss appears as Smokey the Clown with Fritz the Clown along with bands and prizes. Dogs cats rabbits and other pets and their owners are invited and a May 20 rain date is named. The event is sponsored by the Norwalk Park and Recreation Board the Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagles and local merchants.
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Postal Rate Commission backs 15 cent first class rate
The commission rejected President Carter's citizen's rate plan and urged a 15 cent first class rate, up 2 cents, to raise about 17.5 billion dollars annually. If the Postal Service Board of Governors approves, the increase could take effect within a month. Irving Berlin turns 90, celebrating at his upstate New York home with his wife as his songbook marks a nonagenarian milestone.
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William Brodhead
D-Mich
Congress
Congressman Took Bribe Says Rabbi
A Brooklyn rabbi testified that Rep. Daniel J. Flood took a $5,000 bribe to influence government contracts for a defunct summer lunch program. Flood denied the allegations as Pinter and an aide testified to prior payments and grand jury appearances unfold in Manhattan and Washington.
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UPI
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D-Penn
Brooklyn
Leib Pinter
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Pinter
U.S
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Washington
Bnai Torah Institute
Manhattan
D.C
Pennsylvania
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Labor Health, Education and Welfare
John Flannery
Stephen Elko
California
Elko
U.S. District Court
Los Angeles
Weather Tonight Through Saturday Showers and Wind
Showers or thundershowers with strong southerly winds 15 to 25 mph will hit tonight and Saturday with near 100 percent and 90 percent chances. Lows tonight in the mid 50s and cooler highs in the mid to upper 60s. Temperatures Thursday 76 and 51 with .03 inch precipitation. Marriage license for Richard M Barnes and Sheila L Mack. births Benita and Martin Ruiz a girl. death Mrs Ethel Ursprung. Odds of a golfer making a hole in one about ten times better than a bowler getting a perfect game.
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New London
Sheila L. Mack
Benita
Martin Ruiz
Plymouth
Willard Area Hospital
Norwalk Explorers Seek Members for Air Explorer Post 299
Norwalk based Air Explorer Post 299 invites youths to learn aircraft maintenance and flying. They plan to buy an airplane this summer as funds are raised through projects including a Saturday car wash at Reilly's Hilltop Gulf Station. Scouts work on a Cesna 150 and will tackle a 1941 Taylor Craft later. Advisors are Andy Overly and Bob Berger. photo shows eight scouts with engine removed from a Cesna 150 at Norwalk airport.
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Air Explorer
Reilly
Hilltop Gulf Station
Andy Overly
Bob Berger
Jeff Hosack
John Kiser
Bryant Lover
Dusty Hamilton
Bill Zoellner
Don Mayle
Tom Esker
Randy Coon
Paul Stafford
Pat Boone Faces FTC action over Acne-Statin ads
The FTC filed a complaint against Preventative Medical Products for acne claims about Acne-Statin. Pat Boone agreed to pay part of any restitution and must verify future endorsements. Endorsers must check claims with independent sources before ads air or print.
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UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Preventative Medical Products Inc
Beverly Hills
Calif
Boone
FTC
Charles E. Boone
Albert Kramer
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Mystery of River Balls Solved in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the mystery of river balls ended when Phil Myers of SportsFun Inc. identified a factory near Griffith Park as the source. Vandals breached grounds over the weekend and tossed imperfect balls into the river, with estimates of missing items and dozens pulled from the water by locals.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Steve Mac
Phil Myers
SportsFun Inc
Griffith Park Area
Walking Bomb Tragedy Ends in Double Fatalities in Cary NC
In Cary North Carolina Jerry Sowers a 32 year old ex Marine wore a six inch bomb into a lawyer office to demand a private talk with his wife Anne amid a separation. After hours of negotiation he was allowed an hour alone with his wife. He detonated the device killing both himself and Anne and injuring others. A crowd waited outside as glass and office supplies flew into the parking lot. The couple had separated two days earlier. Police and family offered little on the motive.
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Tom Earls
Anne
Sowers
Royal Hayward
Hayward
Earls
Grads Get Congrats But No Diplomas at CSU
Cleveland State University will not distribute diplomas during commencement to its 2,050 graduates. Instead, graduates will receive a letter of congratulations and instructions to pick up their diplomas about three weeks later. Officials cite past embarrassments from improperly awarded diplomas and late-notified graduates as the reason for the policy change.
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UPI
Cleveland State University
CSU
Cleveland Press
Norwalk Concerts Schedule At Local Venues
The Norwalk Elementary Instrumental Music Concert is set for 7 30 p.m. in the junior high school gym. Shenandoah will be performed at the Towne and Country Theater at 8 p.m.
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Norwalk
Towne and Country
FAA Seeks Ban On Unbuckled Travel In Flight
The FAA proposes outlawing unfastened seatbelts and roaming or standing during flights to improve safety. Only bathroom trips or crew authorization would allow unbuckling. The plan covers scheduled, charter, and club-operated aircraft, with an Aug. 11 comment deadline.
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