Huron County Highway Program Faces Austerity Measures
Huron County Commissioners declared an austerity plan for the highway department after an $86 790 red balance at April's end. Loss of Norwalk Truck Line revenue and flood and fire damages drive deficits since 1969. Township subsidies drop to $3 000 each from permissive tax, with limited summer help and delayed road projects.
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Huron County
Highway Department
Huron County Commissioners
Norwalk
Peru Township
Clemens Smith
Delbert Patrick
Townsend
Judge tests rodeo strap in court in Cleveland
Federal Judge William K. Thomas wore a sheepskin-lined flank strap in his courtroom to test its effect on rodeo horses. The experiment ended without injury and led to an injunction preventing police arrests of anyone using the device at the Longhorn Championship rodeo in progress.
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Cleveland
UPS
William K. Thomas
Williams
Market Slump Follows Recession Fears On Wall Street
New York stocks fell sharply on Friday as recession fears and uncertainty over the White House impact drew selling. The Dow dropped 16.55 to 895.17, closing under 900 for 15 months amid higher volume. A Wall Street Journal report cited Geoffrey H. Moore signaling recession indicators.
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New York
UPS
White House
Dow Jones
Wall Street Journal
Geoffrey H. Moore
Nixon veto blocks OMB budget director confirmation
President Nixon vetoed a bill requiring Senate confirmation for the OMB director and deputy. He argued the measure would force by unconstitutional procedure the removal of Roy Ash as director and his deputy Frederic V. Malek.
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Washington
Massaro Resigns Over Bribery Probe And Polygraph Choice
COLUMBUS UPI reports Terry Massaro, manager in the Department of Highway Safety data processing division, resigned rather than take a lie detector test. He faced bribery charges tied to three fired Bureau of Motor Vehicles workers, with Deputy Director Frederick Vierow presenting the choice to resign or take the test.
Weather and vital notices from Norwalk area
Considerable cloudiness with a mild day and night and Sunday. Showers and possible thundershower today and tonight with a chance Sunday. Highs upper 60s to lower 70s. tonight lows in 40s. Norwalk highs 65, lows 40, humidity around 82% at 7 am, 54% at 1 pm, 49% at 7 pm. Births Mr and Mrs John L Morrow rural Greenwich a boy. Deaths Everett H Dawley 76 Columbus.
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Norwalk
Cox Named Watergate Special Prosecutor Amid Independence Questions
Attorney General designate Elliott Richardson selects Archibald Cox, Harvard law professor, as Watergate special prosecutor. Senate members praise him but seek assurances on independence and reporting lines. Cox says he will have sufficient autonomy, may take up to 18 months, and plans an office outside the Justice Department with $38,000 annual pay. He will testify with Richardson before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Senate
Cox
Richardson
Harvard
Archie Cox
Samuel Cash
Watergate
Cash
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pentagon
Boston
Justice Department
Pet N Pup Parade Crowns 1973 King and Queen in Norwalk
Norwalk Park and Recreation held the annual Pet N Pup Parade on Main Street with youngsters and their pets. A key moment came when a young girl and her dog led the crowd briefly before sideline coaching from a mother. The event concluded at the VFW Hall with the crowning of the Pet N Pup King and Queen.
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Norwalk
Main Street
Park and Recreation Department
VFW
Caulfield Ready to Tell His Side in Watergate Hearings
Washington UPI Former White House aide John Caulfield, 44, plans to testify Tuesday at the Senate Watergate hearings, saying he will relate his version of events about alleged offers of clemency and money to silence James W. McCord. Caulfield warned he could face charges if he swears to obstruct justice, while McCord testified he rejected such entreaties amid the Watergate probe.
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Washington
UPI
White House
John Caulfield
James W. McCord
Caulfield
New York City
Treasury Department
Senate
McCord
Potomac
Watergate
Democratic National Committee
Teapot Dome
Congressional Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Democratic
John W. Dean III
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Guerrillas hijack Venezuelan plane demanding prisoner release
A Venezuelan Avensa Convair 580 with 37 aboard was seized by four armed leftist guerrillas over the Andes. They threatened to blow up the craft and insisted 79 political prisoners be freed, later landing in Mexico City at 8 37 a.m. The hijackers warned they would force the plane to Cuba if authorities approached.
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Mexico City
UPI
Merida
Yucatan
Andes
Venezuela
Cuba
Jackson Orders Grain Sale Probe
Senator Henry M. Jackson announced a top to bottom probe into last year’s billion dollar U S grain sale to Russia. He will scrutinize use of advance information and secrecy amid claims the Agriculture Department failed to disseminate crucial details. Hearings are expected to begin next month with key witnesses from government and industry.
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
U.S
Russia
Jackson
Agriculture Department
Howard J. Feldman
Subcommittee
Deadly Ernest brings stage laughter to Norwalk high
St Paul senior class play Deadly Ernest hits the high school gym at 8 tonight. After the show, Fraternal Order of Police hosts a ball at the National Guard Armory from 9 to 1. Scout-O-Rama runs 2 to 8 at Huron County Fairgrounds. Sunday music features St Paul choir and glee clubs at 3 in the cafeteria and Norwalk High’s An Hour of Music at 3 in the auditorium.
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Norwalk
St. Paul's
Ernest
Order of Police
National Guard
Huron County Fairgrounds
St. Paul High School
Norwalk High School
NASA Dumps Gases From Skylab Cabin
NASA vented the Skylab cabin to remove poisonous gases after extreme heat raised cabin temperatures. Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz prepare for a Friday launch to fix overheating and power issues, with planned rendezvous and live TV from 271 miles above Earth.
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NASA
Skylab
Houston
UPS
Skylab Space Station
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad
Joseph P Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Cape Kennedy
Earth
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Commerce Department
Maine
Orlando, Fla
Augusta
Georgia
Eugene Kerr
Nicholson
John L. Morrow
Greenwich
Everett H. Dawley
Columbus
Avensa Airlines
Venzeula
Nowaak
Huntsville
Ala
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