Democrats Push Through Redistricting Plan in Ohio
The Apportionment Board voted 3-2 along party lines to approve Gov. Gilligan’s redistricting plan aimed at unseating several Republican senators and House members. Democrats claim equal representation while Republicans call the maps blatantly partisan and vow to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court after publication.
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Lee Leonard Columbus
UPI
State
General Assembly
John J. Gilligan
House
Ohio Supreme Court
Joseph T. Ferguson
Senate
Anthony O. Calabrese
Cleveland
Ted W. Brown
Robert A. Manning
Akron
Gilligan
Brown
Manning
Gilligan’s
Ohio
Oakley C. Collins
Lronton
Harry L. Armstrong
Rlogan
Ironton
Columbus
Marion
Robin T. Turner
Charles F. Kurfess
Bowling Green
Ambulance Crash Kills Driver Amid Bus Fire in Mansfield
An emergency squad ambulance collided with a loaded school bus near Mansfield Ohio and burst into flames. The ambulance driver Michael Moser was killed while 34 students were hospitalized eight with injuries and one admitted for observation. Five released.
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Mansfield, Ohio
UPI
Here
Mansfield General Hospital
Bellville
Michael Moser
Boiler Failure Leaves Norwalk Dim, Industries Shut
A main boiler breakdown at Norwalk municipal plant prompted an electricity emergency. Residents urged to conserve power and industries outside Ohio Edison supplies to halt production while backup units join in. The outage, blamed on slag buildup, could last 72 hours before repairs begin, with total output near 11 000 kilowatts and continued reliance on Ohio Edison support.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Edison Co
Don Davis
Davis
Ohio Edison Co
Northwest Section
Municipal Electric
Herbert Krogh
Ohio Education Association May Seek Court Suit On School Funding
The OEA executive committee urged a court challenge to the property tax base used to fund schools and asked for power to call a statewide teachers strike if the legislature fails to pass an acceptable education package. The move was presented at a special convention assessing the General Assembly's progress.
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UPI
Ohio Education Association
OEA
Ohio General Assembly
China Faces Power Struggle As Nation Marks Day
In Hong Kong observers link a Mongolia plane crash rally cancellation and missing editorial to a in flux Beijing leadership. Rumors hover about Liu Shao chi defecting or dying as China nears National Day amid a rare internal power struggle. The absence of the usual editorial is cited as the strongest new clue.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mongolia
Liu Shao-chi
Russia
China
Peking
Communist Party
Army
Weather Outlook for Norwalk and Nearby
Mostly sunny and warm today and Saturday with highs in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will be clear and cool with lows in the low to mid 60s. Precipitation chances are 10 percent today and tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Sunrise 7:21 a.m. Sunset 7:10 p.m. Moonrise 5:37 p.m. Moonset 3:50 a.m. Deaths include Joseph P. Mockler, 62, Wakeman.
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Norwalk
Reaction in Norwalk as plants close for electrical problems
Factory workers at Norwalk plants shrugged at closures due to power shortages. Norwalk Furniture, Janesville Cotton, Boxboard Packaging and Fair Publishing offered mixed reactions, while managers cooperated by cutting back usage. An auxiliary generator was planned for Norwalk Furniture to resume Saturday operations.
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Norwalk Furniture Corp
Janesville Cotton
Fair Publishing Co
Norwalk
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Edison Co
Ned Gerken
Norwalk Furniture
Edward Still
Power Failures in Norwalk Reach Thirteen Since 1970
A Norwalk emergency marks the 13th power outage in 21 months. Most outages stem from transmission issues rather than plant failures and affect only parts of the city. Notable outages include Sept 13 transformer failure at Norwalk Furniture and multiple incidents from June to Feb disrupting power in business districts and residential areas.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Furniture Corp
Woodlawn Avenue
Frank Slanezka Dies In Butler Road Crash
Frank Nick Slanezka 28 died when his car ran off Butler Road near the Erie Huron county line and struck a tree stump then rolled over. He was thrown from the vehicle and died at a Wakeman funeral home. Survived by wife Donna Helton and two sons Danny and Duane, plus parents and several siblings. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Butler Road
Robert Slanczka
Robert
U.S. 20
Jackie
State Highway Patrol
Frank Slanczka
Erie-Huron
Gerber Funeral Home
Wakeman
Frank
Nick) Slanczka
Lincoln Road
Donna Helton
Danny
Duane
Harshaw Chemical Co
Elyria
Clymer
William
Mary) Booth
Shirley
Patricia
Donald
Russell
Ronald
Fred
Mamie Kennedy
Louise Slanczka
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Greenwich
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Roberta
Joseph P. Mockler
Old State Road
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Nick) Slanezka
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