France puts Maginot Line up for sale at auction
A sale auction failed to attract buyers for the Maginot Line, the 1930s French fortress along the German border. Only one bidder, Geoffroy, 38, offered $1,700 to acquire a one room unit with thick walls, near Alsace Lorraine, with plans to build a weekend chalet.
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Saxbe heads to India to seek India Pakistan peace
Senator William Saxbe and his wife Dolly fly from Lockbourne AFB to New Delhi after securing a visa to enter Pakistan. He aims to pursue peace between India and Pakistan with a personal mission assisted by a U S diplomatic channel.
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Four Republicans to name members of new conference committee
In Columbus GOP leaders prepare to appoint four members to a conference committee guiding tax and budget talks. A final package may reach the House and Senate floors late this month as leaders shape the next bill.
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Weather Outlook and Local Births and Deaths
Light fog dissipates this morning then partly cloudy and mild today and tonight with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s and lows around 40s. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies with highs in the 60s and a 10 20 percent precipitation chance. Norwalk temps show a high of 55 and a low of 34 with morning humidity around 89 percent. Births report a boy for Mr and Mrs Weary Crouch London New Fla DEATHS Mr Russell Kearney Clearwater Mr Harry W Kuhl 82 Milan Mr John Costein 79 Willard.
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Gilligan Veto May Cause Election Chaos in Ohio
Secretary of State Ted Brown warned Gov. Gilligan’s veto of the Omnibus Election Reform Bill would plunge Ohio into election chaos Affected rules cover party formation candidate signatures and voter residence questions while Gilligan defended the veto as protecting constitutional limits Voting rights and future presidential delegate elections loom in 1972 without new guidance
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Agnew Ridicules Democrats in Los Angeles Remarks
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew mocked Democratic contenders Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Edward Kennedy and George McGovern as football players citing their poor passing and risky strategies. He also joked about Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty announcing his bid locally while spending more time in New York.
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Minnesota
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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South Dakota
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New York
Nixon speech writer says job is frustrating
Dr. Lee Huebner, a special assistant and one of Nixon's eight speech writers, told a Wittenberg University audience that working with the president is frustrating because Nixon prefers to write his own speeches or speak impromptu. He noted the president rarely accepts formal text unless for major formal functions.
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Ohio
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Wittenberg University
Norwalk High Students Poll City on Community Center
Forty students in Alonzo Allen's senior government class will survey 400 Norwalk homes Thursday to gauge resident opinions on the Milan Avenue community center plan. The poll asks about need location and financing with a proposed tax of 1/4 percent or 25 dollars per taxpayer per year.
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Sheriff cool to idea of mental health training for cops
At the Huron County Mental Health Center Board meeting acting director Claudio Rabello proposed mental health classes for officers. Sheriff John Borgia doubted the need and acceptance, suggesting in-house or state training links and delaying a firm decision until agencies are consulted.
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