Millions of Ohioans Cheat on State Taxes via Mail Order Sales
Ohio faces losses from use tax on out of state mail order purchases. Norman Schmitt of the Taxation Department says enforcement is limited to large orders, leaving many small buyers unpursued. He estimates only 4,800 sellers and 11,700 buyers comply with use tax rules.
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Jay Gibian
Columbus
UPI
Schmitt
U.S. Faces Second Century Trade Deficit in 1972
UPI reports the United States imported 415 million more in goods than it exported last month and officials say the 1972 trade deficit will be larger than 1971's. October's gap brings this year’s shortfall to 5.275 billion. Assistant Commerce Secretary Passer calls the trend clear. In Michigan, Pontiac police identify a 16 year old as a suspect in a campus shooting at Pontiac Central High School after yearbook photos aided witness ID.
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Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
Harold C. Passer
Pontiac
Mich
Pontiac Central High School
Ray E. Meggitt
Weather prospects and local notable life events
Cloudy and cold with a 30 percent chance of snow flurries today tonight and Wednesday. Norwalk highs in the 30s with lows in the 20s and wind from SW to WNW. Births include a girl born to Mr and Mrs Gonzalo Alvarez in Berlin Heights at Sandusky Memorial Hospital. Deaths list Mrs Mabel Ringle Tucker 81 rural Milan Mrs Fannie Protzman 86 Norwalk Maria Felix infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Juan Felix Norwalk.
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Gonzalo Alvarez
Berlin Heights
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Milan
Fannie Protzman
Maria Felix
Juan Felix
Norwalk United Fund Drive Lags as Firms Slow to Respond
Norwalk industries are slow to respond to the United Fund drive. Director Harry Parke says eight firms have yet to report while $63,116 of the $75,391 goal has been raised over nearly two months. He notes solicitors from general businesses are not returning envelopes this year.
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Parke
Corps Eyes Spraying Treated Sewage in Huron County Area
The Army Corps of Engineers proposes 12 plans to dispose wastewaters from Cleveland and Akron by land spraying on farms in western counties, including Huron. Officials discuss feasibility, standards, land needs, and potential farming changes while signaling no final decisions yet and noting local concerns.
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Cuyahoga
Army Corps of Engineers
Cleveland
Akron
Huron County
Corps of Engineers
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Cuyahoga River
Huron
Seneca
Crawford
Robert L. Moore
Buffalo
Regional Planning Commission
Norwalk
Maurice Smith
Smith
Moore
Seneca County
Crawford County
Lorain County
Arthur Herner
County Hikes Landfill Rates At Huron County
Huron County commissioners approved higher landfill charges effective January 2 for disposal per ton rising from 2.50 to 3.00. The minimum car charge stays 50 cents while new load tiers cap at 675 pounds for 1.00. A 16 cent per hundredweight rate applies from 675 pounds to a ton, replacing 12.2 cents per hundredweight.
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Huron County
Huron County Commissioners
Ohio Gov moves to declare all 88 counties disaster areas
Columbus Ohio Gov John J Gilligan has ordered the machinery to declare all 88 Ohio counties as disaster areas to make farmers eligible for emergency federal relief and loan funds.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Norwalk Considers Hunting at Memorial Lake Reservoir
Norwalk City Council moves to approve an emergency amendment to the firearm ordinance to permit duck hunting at Memorial Lake Park and Upper Reservoir during specified hours with free permits for residents and new rules on fishing at two reservoirs while banning fishing at other sites.
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Memorial Lake Park
Goodsite
Memorial Lake
Park and Recreation Office
Bob Meyer
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