Presidents views on Reagan films and other brief items
Brief items from Saginaw to Washington cover President Ford's remark on Reagan's old movies, a plane crash in Illinois, a major Central Asia earthquake, and a life insurance study showing 60 percent of Americans favor women's liberation with strong masculine support and 75 percent backing birth control.
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Saginaw, Mich
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Moscow
Italy
Tass
Washington
Giscard d Estaing Starts Six Day U S Visit
French President Valery Giscard d Estaing begins a six day tour in the United States aimed at boosting France image and promoting policies. He flies this morning on a Concorde jet to Washington for talks with President Ford.
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Paris
UPI
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Washington
United States
Giscard
Ford
Beiruts Death Toll Surges as Cease-Fire Fails
Gunmen from Muslim and Christian factions fired rockets and mortars into Beirut, destroying homes shops and a hospital. The two day cease-fire collapsed Sunday leading to chaos with over 100 dead and 270 wounded as residents hid in basements and safe rooms.
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Beirut
Lebanon
API
Weather notes and life events from Fan The Record May 17 1976
Cloudy and cooler tonight and Tuesday with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. Lows in the mid 40s, highs in the low to mid 50s, northeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph. Marriages listed for Nortz Wagner Grose Kraft Franklin Carr. Death notices for Morrow Decker Fortney Heitz Rettig.
Opinion Line: Doubling City Income Tax Referendum Probe
A Blue Ribbon Committee member studied a plan to repay a $400000 general fund deficit using the electric plant fund. The proposal would require voter approval. The Saturday question asks readers whether they would support such a measure.
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Norwalk
Norwalk debates tax and wage issues in local reflections
Voter excerpts show 58.3 percent opposing a half percent income tax and 41.7 percent backing it with pensions on light plant funds. State Rep Gene Damschroder introduces a bill to remove minimum wage for under 19s arguing current laws raise youth unemployment. Call lines urge votes by midnight.
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Norwalk
Gene Damschroder
Fremont
Sonoma Officials Upset Over TV Ad Depicting Armpits
Sonoma California leaders protested a Ban Basic deodorant commercial filmed in town with residents paid up to 5000 dollars. They fear outside viewers may view Sonoma as the armpit of California and want scripts approved before permits. The mayor and chamber of commerce urged protections to keep the plaza from being exploited.
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Sonoma
Calif
UPI
Henry Riboni
California
Henry Maysonnave
Plaza
Maysonnave
Kit Carson
John Fremont
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Elaine Steffer
Riboni
New York
Texas
Norwalk Jaycees Host First Bed Race Event
The Norwalk Jaycees hosted the first annual bed race with a LeMans style start. Jamie Ebert piloted the winning single bed from Norwalk while Milan and Castalia tied for first in the double bed race. Norwalk scratched a entry due to a broken wheel.
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Norwalk Jaycees
Norwalk
Jamie Ebert
Milan
Castalia
Tim Hohman
Bedmobiles Bed Race Draws Norwalk Crowd
About 200 fans watched the First Annual Bed Race in the Norwalk Furniture Co. lot as teams from Norwalk Milan Castalia and Vermilion raced single and double bedmobiles on a half mile track. Milan and Castalia tied a photo finish while Norwalk won the single bed event. A Cleveland TV crew filmed the event and promised a return.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Furniture Co
Jaycees
Milan
Castalia
Vermilion
Jaycee
Roger Wilkinson
Cleveland
Wilkinson
Judges Tough Policy Targets Delinquent Estates
Probate Judge Thomas E. Heydinger launches a get tough crackdown to close old estates and guardianships. He mails citations to 100 fiduciaries and seeks attorneys willing to clean up the docket, citing lengthy delays and overdue accounts.
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Janet Conway
Thomas E. Heydinger
Thornton and Thornton
Willard
New London
Norwalk
Walter Hite
Heydinger
Thornton
Ohio Bar Association
Huron County
Ornton
Kenneth Thornton
Hite
Freeman & Freeman
Miller & Fegen
White & White
Dush & Eckstein
Young & Waugh
Carpenter & Paffenbarger
William W. Owens
Hiltz & Wiedemann
Robert McKown
Lee & Meyers
Walter Butz
Aigler & Aigler
Donald Akers
Warren W. Ruggles
Assessments For Sewers Announced In Norwalk
Norwalk City Council will hear four ordinances imposing special assessments for sanitary sewers on properties across Whittlesey Avenue Cleveland Road Old State Road West Main Street and North West Street. A typical 60 foot front would pay about 508.80 plus a 335 connection fee with variances for preexisting sewers. Construction finished about a year ago and many residents used septic tanks or open piping before. City Engineer James Widman notes older West Main Street parcels may receive lower charges due to prior sewer assessments. City Council 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Maplehurst School open house at 7:30 tonight.
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Norwalk
Whittlesey Avenue
Old West Main Street
Old State and
Cleveland
Washington and
North West Streets
James Widman
Lorain Street
Cleveland Road
Old State Road
Ohio 18
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New Lenox, Ill
Robert W. Harding
Dan McGarry
Olympia Fields
Asia
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Carpenter
Ruth A. Wagner
Terry Grose
Donna Kraft
Monroeville
Willis C. Franklin
Wakeman
Clara S. Carr
James E. Smith
Huron
Jack Harris
Leroy Long
Collins
Willard Area
Chanda M. Morrow
Frank H. Morrow
Dorothy M. Decker
Rose M. Fortney
Bellevue
Magdalena K. Heitz
Ethel M. Rettig
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North West Street
North West
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Sycamore Drive
National Guard Armory
City Hall
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