Norwalk City Cancels Water and Light Penalties
Norwalk service director Morley Price confirms penalties were canceled for several large and small water and power customers who paid after deadlines for valid reasons. He reports corrective steps, meter issues at Rotary Printing and the fairgrounds, and notes the city may meter dual usage with extra costs.
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Norwalk
Morley Price
Price
Howard R. Turnley
North West St
Turnley
Stokely van Camp
Council
Rotary Printing Co
Fairgrounds
Rotary Printing
Water Department
Richard Cunningham
County Board of Commissioners
France passes austerity to save the franc
Parliaments in Paris gave final approval to De Gaulle’s austerity plan and the government acted by prohibiting money from leaving France. The Senate could have delayed but did not. In Mannington West Virginia officials decided to drill two more holes to check for breathable air for 78 trapped miners nine days after a major blast.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Senate
Mannington
W. Va
Mannington No. 9
Llewellyn Portal
Mahan Portal
Weekend Through Wednesday Weather Outlook Shows Mild Trend
Temperatures Saturday through Wednesday run above normal with highs 45 to 50 and lows 30 to 35. The pattern warms Saturday into early next week then turns colder by Wednesday. Snow flurries are possible in the northeast Saturday and a rain period Tuesday into Wednesday could yield about two to four tenths of an inch liquid.
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United Press International
West German Court Convicts Seven Ex SS Men in Babi Yar Massacre
A West German court convicts seven former SS members for the Babi Yar massacre killing 33,771 Jews in 1941. The 13 month trial ends with sentences to hard labor up to 15 years each.
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Darmstadt
Germany
UPI
Babi- Yar Ravine
Youngstown schools extend Thanksgiving break to Christmas
In Youngstown Ohio 28000 public school students will have a 35 day vacation through Christmas and New Year after a financial crisis forced extended time off. The district operates 45 schools with funds shifted from December to November.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Weather outlook with wind, snow flurries and cold temperatures
Cloudy windy conditions turn colder with light morning rain and scattered snow flurries. Temperatures dip to the upper 30s by afternoon, then a partly cloudy, cold night with a low in the 20s. Saturday looks fair and even colder with no major precipitation expected. Thursday highs near 61 and lows around 37 in Norwalk. Births and deaths listed for local residents.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Study Committee Expected to Back Tax Plan
A ten member blue ribbon citizens committee plans to recommend a municipal income tax at a public meeting Monday night at 8 in City Council Chambers. The group has met twice weekly since September to study city financing and may outline spending guidance and disclose anticipated revenue effects.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Crash Splits Car On Route 250 Hurts Five
Reather Ward, 44, of 69 Parsons Street, was in fair condition at Sandusky Memorial Hospital with a broken nose and possible shoulder fracture after his car split in two on Route 250 near Norwalk Bargain Center. Five others from Zion Illinois were injured and treated at Fisher-Titus and Providence Hospitals. Ward cited for failure to yield.
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Illinois
Norwalk
Route 250
Norwalk Bargain Center
Sarah Taber
Ross Taber
Todd Taver
Troy Taber
Zion
Highway Patrol
Taber
Huron County
Robert Moffit
North Fairfield
Chenango Road
New London
Harold E. Wall, Jr
Wellington
Moffit
Wall
Mary Bonner
Collins
Jericho Road
Hartland
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Robert J. Geer
Maple St
Ridge Road
Raymond Ross
Jefferson St
Milan
Scott D. Crager
Reed St
Greenwich
Three Hurt In Turnpike Crash Near Norwalk Area
Three people were injured on the Ohio Turnpike nineteen miles west of the Norwalk interchange. Paul Challgren, 20, of Tonawanda New York, struck the rear of Owen Ostrander, 42, of Troy Michigan as cars waited for a minor accident to clear. Treated at Fisher Titus were Dave Kindu 19 Tonawanda New York John Cantrall 20 Hilton New York and Lois Whigtman 18 Rochester New York.
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Norwalk
Paul Challgren
Tonawanda
N.Y
Owen Ostrander
Troy
Mich
Fisher-Titus
Dave Kindu
John Cantrall
Hilton
Lois Whigtman
Rochester
Nixon to Send Scranton on Middle East Peace Mission
President elect Richard Nixon plans to dispatch former Pennsylvania governor William Scranton to the Middle East next week to explore possibilities for peace between Arabs and Jews, per a Cairo newspaper report. Local traffic accidents in Huron County involve several injuries and vehicle rollovers, including cases on Chenango Road and Ridge Road, with multiple drivers cited for drunken driving and improper driving.
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United Press International
Richard M. Nixon
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Middle East
Cairo
Norwalk Creek Pollution Faces Longstanding Challenge
The Norwalk Creek pollution problem stretches back decades with officials like Clarence Ellett and Dr. W W Lawrence highlighting the need to walk the creek to assess contamination. Local businessman James Seitz has invested in drainage reclamation while authorities, including the Ohio Department of Health, ordered corrective action after a state inspection last fall.
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Clarence Ellett
Huron County Health Department
Norwalk Creek
W.W. Lawrence
Ellett
Norwalk
George F. Linn
Pleasant Street Park
James Seitz
Benedict Avenue
Seitz
City Hall
County Health Department
Ohio Department of Health
State Health Department
Health Department
Lake Erie
Roger Dixon
Parade Marks Santa's Arrival Here Tonight
Santa arrives in Norwalk at 7 p.m. by pony sled to start Christmas orders. Mayor Harold Finch, Jaycee President Richard Powel, Chamber president elect Edward Still, and Norwalk bands join the parade from Norwalk High School along Foster Main Church Seminary and Hester to Santa’s castle. Santa stays until 9 p.m. nightly through December 23 except Sundays.
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Santa
Norwalk
Harold Finch
Jaycee
Richard Powel
Chamber of Commerce
Edward Still
Norwalk High School
Foster
Main
Church Street
Church
Seminary
Hester
North Pole
Romania Allows Soviet Military Maneuvers Next Year
Under heavy Soviet pressure Romania agreed to permit Russian forces to hold maneuvers on its soil next year. Diplomatic sources say Marshal Ivan Yakubovsky, Warsaw Pact commander, arranged the accord in Bucharest after Kremlin pressure. President Nicolae Ceausescu had resisted but yielded to Moscow.
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London
UPI
Romania
Ivan Yakubovsky
Kremlin
Nikolae Ceausescu
Moscow
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Seneca County
Bloomville
Ohio Medical Board
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