Norwalk Charter Commission Opens With Public Meetings
Norwalk's charter commission held its first open meeting to plan a workable charter. Officials elected Stephen Mullenix as chair and James Londot as secretary treasurer while Fred Stein became temporary chairman and over 15 members attended. The panel aims for a November vote but will not rush quality for an August deadline.
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Norwalk
Charter Commission
City Council
Harold Finch
Commission
Finch
Fred Stein
Stephen Mullenix
Mullenix
Stein
James Londot
Turkish authorities reveal Ayhan Yalin as abductors’ suspect
Government says Ayhan Yalin of the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army is the identified abductor of Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom. No further capture details are provided.
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Istanbul
API
Ephraim Elrom
Ayhan Yalin
Turkish Peoples’ Liberation Army
Merchants Alarmed By Store Vandalism on Main Street
Norwalk businessmen fear a vandalism wave after paint was dumped on Sam Spinello's Shoe Shop at 72 E Main Street. Incidents in the block include a broken door at Spinello's and damage to George Manyak Ford. police say incidents rise with school breaks, but not overall. Community leaders and shop owners, including Spinello, Heiser, Manyak, and Walter Wagner, discuss prevention and potential parent involvement.
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Main Street
Norwalk
Sam Spinello
E. Main Street
E. Main St
George Manyak
Spinello
Herbert Heiser
Heiser
Walter Wagner
Walt
Frederick Waugh
Manyak
James Ewell
James Mathers
Party Center
Mathers
L. C. Hilson
Hilson
Auditors Probe Financial Mess In Martins Ferry
State auditors reviewed Martins Ferry records from Feb 1968 to May 1970 and found money misdeposited overdrafts unauthorized spending and questionable expenses. They noted the city sold its light plant to Ohio Power Co for 4 825 000 but had not been paid by audit end and criticized payroll handling and unapproved expenditures.
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Columbus
UPI
Martins Ferry
Ohio Power Co
Joseph T. Ferguson
Mullenix Pushes Sell of New Norwalk Charter
Norwalk charter panel chair Stephen Mullenix cites civil service opposition and party politics in last charter defeat. He vows three goals: satisfy city workers, residents, and Republicans, and says a workable form is needed while he learns what to propose. Mullenix, 56, is a retired police captain and VP of Kuhlman Instrument Co.
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Janet Conway
Stephen Mullenix
Norwalk
New Charter Commission
Civil Service
Mullenix
Commission
Kuhlman Instrument Co
Army Demotes Gen Koster Over My Lai Investigation
The Army demotes Maj. Gen. Samuel Koster to brigadier general for unprofessional conduct in the My Lai investigation and strips him of his distinguished service medal. Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. also loses his distinguished service medal.
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Washington
Coxes Rent $180 Monthly Near Harvard Square
Edward Finch Cox and his bride Tricia Nixon will reside in a Cambridge third floor walkup near Harvard Square paying 180 dollars monthly. The four story brick apartment includes a living room two bedrooms reception hall bath kitchenette and a small back porch.
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Boston
UPI
Edward Finch Cox
Tricia Nixon
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Boston Herald Traveler
Cox
Massachusetts Avenue
Weather Outlook Norwalk Highs In Mid Eighties Tonight Warmer Lows
Partly cloudy by afternoon with a chance of thundershowers by evening. Continued warm with highs around the mid 80s and lows in the upper 50s to 60s. Cloudy Thursday with a 20 to 50 percent precipitation chance and cooler highs in the 70s. Winds from the south to southwest 15 to 25 mph. Also reports Norwalk highs 86 and low 63 with humidity readings and sun and moon details. Births deaths and marriages included for local residents.
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Norwalk
Five Norwalk businessmen back sale ballot drive
Richard Reach identifies five Norwalk businessmen supporting his bid to bring the municipal power plant sale back to a November vote. The group includes Kevin F. Doyle of Fair Publishing House Harlon K. Jennings of Jennings Ready-Mix Arnold L. Missler of Arnie's Cycle and Lawn Mower Shop Edward M. Prack of K H Drug Co and Edward J. Still of Fanny Farmer Candy Shops. Reach, a local builder, plans to circulate petitions to obtain 1500 to 2000 signatures starting Thursday after voters rejected the sale last November.
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Richard Reach
Norwalk
Kevin F. Doyle
Fair Publishing House
Harlon K. Jennings
Jennings Ready-Mix
Arnold L. Missler
Arnie’s Cycle and Lawn Mower Shop
Edward M. Prack
K-H Drug Co
Edward J. Still
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc
Reach
Huron
Bikes Must Stay On Walks County Officials Warn
County officials warn motorists to watch for children on bicycles and remind cyclists bikes belong on sidewalks. Service Director Krogh says cooperation expected this summer to keep bikes safe and off streets. Cyclists riding in the street face two week impoundment. Bicycles can be brought to the fire station for safety inspections and two year licenses are available there.
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Service
Herbert Krogh
Krogh
$35 Million Reforming Gas Plant Planned Near Green Springs
Columbia Gas System announced a $35 million reforming plant near Green Springs to meet rising gas demand. Daily output 250 million cubic feet using LNG feed from Canada and U S. operation expected by 1973 with 35 to 40 jobs. Site selection remains, water supply key, testing ongoing.
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Columbia Gas System Today
Green Springs
Charles Sneddon
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Chaddock
U.S
Sneddon
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Hollis A. Moore
ROTC
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Texas
Steve Mullenix
Coxes
Thomas D. Dieffenderfer
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