Busboy Hero Bolsters Club Fire Call at Beverly Hills
Walter Bailey an 18 year old busboy at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Alexandria Ky. brave the crowd with a microphone shouting a fire as smoke and panic swept the Cabaret Room. He helped pull patrons to exits while others stayed seated or laughed. Survivors credited entertainer Jim Teeter and Jim McDonald with keeping people calm. Bailey said a locked exit and crowded seating worsened the disaster which claimed 160 lives. He received offers of college funds and jobs after the tragedy.
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Alexandria
UPI
Walter Bailey
Beverly Hills
Bailey
John Davidson
Jim Teetzer
Jim McDonald
Davidson
Teeter
McDonald
Oane
Las Vegas
Prisoner Sets Fire To County Jail in Huron County
Johnny D. Craft, 24, jailed on a DUI charge, started a fire in the Huron County Jail’s blue room on the second floor. The $300 damage was contained to a cell. no injuries were reported as Norwalk firefighters contained the blaze.
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Mansfield
Huron County
Johnny D. Craft
John Borgia
Two New Deputies and a Captain Promoted in Sheriff’s Department
Dennis Hartley aged 22 from 19 W League St joins as a dispatcher under the CETA program replacing John Nichols who was promoted. Brian L Funk 18 from rural Monroeville also becomes a CETA dispatcher and cadet background. Sheriff John Borgia promotes volunteer deputy Thomas Carabin to captain, noting over three years of service and 50 hours monthly, while he serves as a Huron County Commissioner and donor to the department.
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Sherriff’s
Dennis Hartley
Brian L. Funk
Hartley
W. League St
John Nichols
Elden Hartley
Norwalk
Western Reserve High School
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Funk
Monroeville
CETA
Willard High School
Isecca
Terraechnical College
Willard Police Department
Virgil Funk, Sr
Sherriff John Borgia
Thomas Carabin
Carabin
Shoestring Players revive The Odd Couple at Milan Town Hall
The Shoestring Players staged Neil Simon's The Odd Couple under Rick Hills to mark a comeback after financial and membership struggles. Springstead as Oscar and Crumrine as Felix delivered strong, nuanced performances with sharp timing and convincing character work, aided by strong set and lighting.
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Neil Simon
Milan Town Hall
Rick Hills
Simon
Oscar
Felix J
Avid Springstead
Mr Springstead
Marc Crumrine
Felix
Crumrine
Harold Kirkpatrick
Gordon Harrod
Oman
Ick Hills
Gary Samarin
Renee Beatty
Karen Denes
Hospital adopts split lunch hours at Fisher-Titus Memorial
Starting June 1 Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital will restrict 11:00 am to 12:30 pm to employees only, with the cafeteria open to visitors from 12:30 pm until closing. Administrator Richard C. Westhofen cites crowding as the reason for the change and limited employee lunch time.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Richard C. Westhofen
Huron County Tax Notices Mail June 1 and July 5 Deadline
Real estate tax statements for late first half 1976 will be mailed June 1 per Treasurer John M. Arthur. Final payment without penalty is due July 5. Norwalk bids for two dump trucks were opened May 2 with Mead Motor Sales lowest at 16762 including a 1500 trade in. Don Tester Ford at 17376 and Bob Meyer Chevrolet at 18093. The Board delayed award to study bids. A $125 drum was stolen from Oak Harbor Galaxie Baton and Drum Corps member Nancy Taylor.
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John M. Arthur
Huron County
Norwalk
Norwalk Board of Control
Wayne Goodsite
Mead Motor Sales
Don Tester
Ford
Bob Meyer
Chevrolet
Board of Control
Oak Harbor
Indian from Montana Arrested at Strawberry Festival
A Montana Indian from the Silver Springs reservation was arrested for disorderly conduct on the Strawberry Festival midway. Alvin Williams of Silver Springs was jailed for knocking things over and creating a nuisance while intoxicated. Openmund awaits a hearing in Norwalk Municipal Court.
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Montana
Alvin Williams
Silver Springs
Mont
Openmund
Norwalk
Dial All Seven Digits In Greenwich Exchange
Greenwich telephone users must dial all seven digits for local calls starting Wednesday as General Telephone Co. of Ohio expands its Greenwich exchange. Norwalk’s Charles T. Winn says five-digit dialing will not be possible due to new call-switching equipment. The upgrade adds 200 new lines and 200 numbers to accommodate growth through early 1980.
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Greenwich
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Charles T. Winn
Norwalk
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Borgia
Hollywood
Charlie
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
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Charlie's Angels
Kris Munroe
Flickinger Insurance Agency
Flickinger
Citizens Bank
Sandusky
Cleveland RD
Starview Drive
Rt. 20
West Norwalk
Telly Savalas
Sheriff's Department
Brian Funk
Odd Couple
Stringer
Gene Widman
Case Ave
Huron
Bellevue
Willard
The
East Perkins Ave
Norwalk Police Dept
Safety Town
Police Dept
Sgt, Short
Citizens National Bank Home Savings & Loan
Huron County Bank
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