New Plant Brings Big Tax Hike to Old Fort Schools
A $35 million Columbia Gas reforming plant planned southwest of Green Springs will add about $14 million to the district’s tax base, with 84.6 percent of new taxes slated for Old Fort Local Schools. Superintendent John Ecos notes the district could see major changes in tax rates by 1973 as enrollment remains around 650 to 700, with peaks during migrant seasons. The rezoning hearing is set for June 28 at Pleasant Township Hall, with landowners listed.
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Tiffin
Old Fort
Columbia Gas System, Inc
Green Springs
Seneca County
Wendall Main
John Ecos
Santa Claus
Cloud Nine
Supt. Ecos
Auditor Main
Main
Ecos
Ohio Department of Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Board of Education
Pleasant Township
Edward G. Molyet
Norbert L. Molyet
Clifton L. Cleveland
Clifton B. Cleveland
Nine Die as Farm Contractor Arrested in California Mass Murder
Juan V. Corona, 37, a farm labor contractor, was arrested at his home in Yuba City on nine counts of homicide after bodies of nine men were found buried near the Feather River. The case marks a mass murder investigation unfolding in California.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather River
Juan V. Corona
Nixon Praises Southern Desegregation Gains and Walls Visit
President Nixon drew cheers from about 150000 in Alabama as he praised the South for a peaceful desegregation shift and criticized Northern double standards. He cited 38 percent of Black children in the South in white schools versus 28 percent in the North, and spoke at Birmingham after dedicating the Alabama Tombigbee Waterway project.
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Washington
UPI
Alabama
Nixon
South
Mobile
Birmingham
George C. Wallace
North
Alabama Tombigbee Waterway
mid-South
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Main Street
NSC warns Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths may top five hundred
The National Safety Council estimates 470 to 550 people could be killed and 22,000 to 26,000 injured in traffic accidents during the three day Memorial Day weekend. NSC VP John D. Lawlor calls the forecast bad news.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
John D. Lawlor
NSC
Weather Outlook Norwalk Cool with Showers Likely
Mostly cloudy and cool with a 30 percent chance of rain through Thursday. Highs in the 50s, lows in the 40s, and southwest to west winds 10 to 25 mph. Norwalk highs near 61 and lows near 49 with humidity around 65 percent in the afternoon. Marriage license filings include Terence Emerick and Carol Sanders of New London and others. Birth notice records a Norwalk baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bowers.
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Norwalk
Terence Emerick
New London
Carol J. Sanders
Daniel L. Young
Tiffin
Elaine M. Phillips
Willard
Bank Teller
David F. Paullin
Carrie A. Pflieger
Beautician
Candy LSD Misleads Miss Teen Nebraska Entrant
Marilyn Cleveland, 17, Miss Teen Nebraska 1970, ate a candy she suspects was laced with LSD or a hallucinogen on May 11. She experienced disorienting vision, memory gaps, and fear before awakening in Clarkson Hospital and later returning to school with lingering effects.
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Patricia Koza
Omaha
Marilyn Cleveland
Marilyn
Nebraska
Glen Cleveland
Clarkson
Qantas Pays $560000 to Hoaxer in Bomb Hoax
A hoaxer extracted 560000 from Qantas International by claiming a bomb was aboard an in flight jet with 128 people. The caller promised to reveal bomb location and deactivation details after payment. The aircraft circled for hours before the hoaxer called to say no bomb existed.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Qantas International Airlines
Norwalk High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 1971
Rebecca S. Schild valedictorian and Patricia J. Wetzel salutatorian of Norwalk High School Class of 1971 will speak at the commencement on Monday June 7 at 8 p.m. at Norwalk Junior High. Rev. Paul Bailey will deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday June 6 with Rev. Kenneth Kehres presiding. Dr. Lawrence Hall will be commencement speaker introduced by Patricia Arlin.
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Rebecca S. Schild
Norwalk
Patricia J. Wetzel
Norwalk Junior High School
Rebecca
Roy L. Schild
Patricia
Jackson E. Wetzel
Benedict Ave
Paul Bailey
First United Methodist Church
Kenneth Kehres
St. Paul Catholic Church
Jimmie Mougey
Lawrence Hall
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Cleveland
Hall
England
New York City
Cincinnati
Perrysburg
Paint firm buys Wilkinsons paint business in Norwalk
White Roofing and Lumber Co. purchases W R Wilkinson’s paint operation at 26 Benedict Ave. The sale completes Tuesday and moves stock to 30 Benedict Ave by July 1. Wilkinson remains in the paint department as the Jewel Colorizer and Dupont finishes expand the line.
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White Roofing and Lumber Co
W.R. Wilkinson
Benedict Ave
Robert Smetzer
White Roofing
Wilkinson
Benedict
Smetzer
Jewel
Dupont
Glidden Line
White
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbia Gas System
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Kenneth Lykens
Akron
Summit County
Lori Crowe
Lorna Ritz
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Winfield Dunn
National Guard
Robert K. Walker
Rebecca Schild
Patricia Wetzel
Seale
New Haven
Larry Bowers
Candy Lsd
Qantas
Patricia E. Arlin
George B. Perry
William B. Holman
Laurence Hall
Norwalk Furniture Corp
Upholsterers International Union
Ben Schauss
Schauss
Jack Gerken
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Manahan
Minard
Jefferson Street Crossing
Herbert Krogh
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