Halloween party chaos at Norwalk high school auditorium
More than a thousand children crowded Norwalk High School for a Halloween gala meant for 800. Rain halted a street dance, the sound system failed, prizes were handed out after long waits, and parents vented on WLKR while kids exited with cider, doughnuts, and bags of treats.
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Norwalk
Jaycee
Charles Furey
WLKR
Wayne Goodsite
Furey
Main Street
Norwalk High School
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Plan for nationwide broadcast system seen as Orwellian blueprint
Rep. Moorhead said a 300 page White House study by Edward E. David Jr. proposed an administratively confidential national system using electronic communications and computers for education health care and law enforcement.
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Washington
UPI
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
George Orwell
Moorhead
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
Edward E. David Jr
White House
Office of Science and Technology
North Vietnam Warns US on Peace Accord Text
North Vietnam warned that any US attempt to alter the peace accord text would end the cease-fire. It attacked President Thieu as an enemy of peace and criticized the Nixon administration for delaying signing as Kissinger awaited Hanoi signals for a final negotiation round on a stalled cease-fire. Kissinger noted six or seven points in the draft agreement.
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United Press International
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
White House
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Thieu
South Vietnam
Kissinger
Nixon funds disclosure deal delays trial in court
The Nixon re election finance committee agreed to disclose some contributors to a secret 10 million dollar campaign fund as a federal lawsuit by Common Cause to force full disclosure heads to trial. Olympic gold medalist Dave Wottle will stay at Bowling Green State University for another season and keep options open for the 1976 Montreal Games after turning down a pro track offer.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Common Cause
Bowling Green, Ohio
Dave Wottle
Bowling Green State University
Montreal
Wottle
Bowling Green Sentinel
Indochina Battles Rage Ahead of Ceasefire
Bitter fighting erupts across Indochina as Communist forces push to seize maximum territory before the expected cease-fire. United Press International reports widespread clashes involving multiple factions and regions.
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Saigon
UPI
Indochina
Norwalk Weather and Local Life Notices
Cloudy with possible rain and mild temperatures across Norwalk today and tonight. Births list two Norwalk couples with newborn boys. marriage license applications from rural North Fairfield and Lorain. deaths noted for Leona Cullen and Marion Stuckey.
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Dean L. Kennath
North Fairfield
Lynne D. Sowards
Thomas L. Finch
Norwalk
Diane L. Mac
Lorain
Leona M. Cullen
Monroeville
Marion D. Stuckey
Greenwich
McGovern crowds rally amid polls and fear of truth
George McGovern accuses polls of misreading public sentiment as he rallies 25 000 to 35 000 across Syracuse New Brunswick and Manhattan. He cites fear of FBI informants silencing voters and predicts a red faced pollster outcome on election day. Meanwhile Monroeville boosts electric rates by 20 percent, raising annual village costs by about 35000 dollars after wholesale price hikes from Ohio Edison.
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New York
UPI
George McGovern
Syracuse
N.Y
New Brunswick
N.J
McGovern
Manhattan
Eleanor
Minnesota
Illinois
FBI
Nixon
Monroeville
Ohio Edison Co
Alvin Adelman
Board of Public Affairs
Ohio Edison
Adelman
Norwalk sells municipal electric system to Ohio Edison for 6.39 million
Ohio Edison purchases Norwalk's electric system for 6,393,406. City pays off 3,851,944 in debt, leaves 2,541,461 for investment. Colvin says funds to be placed in bonds and CDs to cover about 85,000 annual electric expenses. Workers mostly switch to Ohio Edison payroll.
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Norwalk
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio Edison
L.C. McLaughlin
Douglas Colvin
Ohio Citizens Trust Co
Toledo
Cleveland Trust Co
Colvin
Anthony Gorant
Bay Division
Wayne Goodsite
Ohio’ Edison
Garant
Goodsite
Herbert Krogh
Ted
Norwalk mayoral contender Robinson drives campaign hard
The Norwalk and Willard native Mel Robinson runs for mayor with rapid actions, a loyal staff, and a platform pledging more parks, a Norwalk Creek park, downtown development aid, expanded use of school buildings for community activities, and a city hall master calendar. He opposes a proposed building code and has backing among young Republicans. He and his wife Tere live at 15 West Chestnut Street with three children.
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Mel Robinson
Jaycees
Archie Bunker
Robinson
Willard
Norwalk
Charter Commission
Charter
Thomas Dewey
Truman
Young Republicans
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Norwalk Creek
Pleasant Street
City Hall
Milan
Tere
West Chestnut St
Two Indicted On Drug Charge In Huron County Case
Beverly A. Jones and Norman C. Phillips, both 19, of Newton Terrace Apartments, were indicted by the Huron County Grand Jury on possession of marijuana. Police found slabs of marijuana valued at about $2,000 along with pills and drug paraphernalia after a Oct 4 raid.
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Norwalk
Huron County Grand Jury
Beverly A. Jones
Norman C. Phillips
Newton
Terrace Apartments
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Thomas Kern
F-T Hospital
John Comyns
Tony Gorant
Municipal Electric
Gorant
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