Blind 24 Years He Sees Wife After Surgery in London
Nino Fettel, blinded 24 years by acid, returned from Rome with sight restored by Dr Bernadetto Strampelli. At Heathrow he first viewed Ena his wife of 20 years and sons Paul and Adrian. The couple met during his hospital stay and married five years later as she continued nursing.
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London
UPI
Nino Fettel
Fettel
Ena
Rome
Bernadetto Strampelli
Heathrow Airport
Paul
Adrian
Fetters
Strampelli
Carson quietly weds Joanna Holland after Tonight Show decade
Johnny Carson surprised guests at a reception celebrating ten years as Tonight Show host by announcing his marriage to Joanna Holland. The couple wed earlier that afternoon, marking Carson's third marriage after an uncontested last June divorce from Joanne Carson.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Johnny Carson
Joanna Holland
Carson
Miss Holland
New York
Joanne Carson
Wedding Was A Blast In Cleveland For Nicole Visconsi
Dominic Visconsi hosted his daughter's wedding at a shopping center reception in Cleveland weekend, costing about 100000. Chef Mike Morabito described it as the biggest extravaganza in 22 years with 2000 guests, 18000 hors d oeuvres, 20000 shrimp pieces, a seven tier white chocolate cake from Italy, and 50 cases of liquor.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dominic Visconsi
Nicole
Mike Morabito
Italy
McGovern Trails Nixon as Newsweek Poll Shows Narrow Path
Newsweek reports Senator George McGovern loses ground to President Richard Nixon in a view of the electoral map. Nixon holds 277 solid votes with 152 leaning, needing 270 to win, and leads in 44 states with a possible 50 state sweep.
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New York
UPI
Newsweek Magazine
George McGovern
Nixon
News Magazine
Abzug Wins Nomination in New York 20th District
Rep. Bella Abzug defeats widow of late Rep. William F. Ryan to win the Democratic nominating victory for New York's 20th District. Abzug, whose district was erased by reapportionment, secured the nomination by 200 votes at a committeemen meeting to choose Ryan's successor after his death from cancer.
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New York
UPI
Bella Abzug
William F. Ryan
Abzug
Ryan
Perk Proposes Pay Cuts and Court Move to End Cleveland Strike
Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk proposed city executives take pay cuts to fund a revised contract for striking workers and filed a motion to compel garbage collectors to return to work on safety grounds. The case was assigned to Common Pleas Judge George J. McMonagle.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ralph J. Perk
Perk
Common Pleas
George J. McMonagle
Norwalk Weather and Local Marriage License Notices
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and a 0 percent rain chance. Tonight clear and a bit cooler with lows in the 50s. Tuesday partly cloudy with a 30 percent shower chance and highs in the 70s. Also listing marriage license applications for several couples in Plymouth Norwalk Monroeville Collins and nearby residents.
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Norwalk
Abnormal landing shocks United 727 at SFO
United Airlines Boeing 727 returning to San Francisco veered off runway after a landing gear collapse following a hot cargo pit warning. Nine of 95 aboard were treated and released. 88 passengers and seven crew evacuated in 40 seconds as the airport closed for 90 minutes.
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San Francisco
UPI
United Airlines
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Connie Mayer
Kyras Stinson
United
POWs Return Home After Years in Vietnam Camps
Navy Lt. Markham L. Gartley said his North Vietnamese captors were humane though captivity was hard. He returned with Navy Lt. J.G. Norris A. Charles and Air Force Maj. Edward K. Elias, receiving medical checks at military facilities. Gartley, 28, noted no brainwashing and described prison as tough but not mistreated. He was greeted by three wives in Jacksonville after news of his campmates.
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Markham L. Gartley
Gartley
U.S
J.G. Norris A. Charles
Air Force
Edward K. Elias
St. Albans Naval Hospital
New York City
U.S. Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
North
Vietnam
Byron Fuller
Randolph Ford
Carl Crumpler
Fuller
Boy Injured By Car After Bicycle Collision on Lovers Lane
Mark T Hoffman 11 of Norwalk was hurt when a car hit his bicycle on Lovers Lane Road north of Norwalk. He had previously survived a near hanging on Aug 10 and was reported in critical condition days earlier. He remained in Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital with cuts and possible abdominal injuries. Charles E Thompson 11 escaped injury.
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Mark T. Hoffman
Lovers Lane Road
Norwalk
Mark
Hans Hoffman
Bouscau Ave
Charles E. Thompson
Washington St
State Highway Patrol
Robert H. Mantz
Jefferson St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Thompson Boy
Woman Finds Lost Money on Norwalk Street
Mrs. Richard Yingling of Norwalk found a cash wrapped packet on Whittlesey Avenue containing 125 dollars. She reported it to Norwalk Police. Larry Sandles, 26, of Milan, later claimed the money as the owner.
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Richard Yingling
Norwalk
Whittlesey Avenue
Yingling
Larry Sandles
Milan
Nader unveils Congress Project findings and plans
Ralph Nader releases a 225 page book Who Runs Congress and a broad probe of Congress with profiles of every member to follow. The study costs about 200000 funded by lectures and articles and faces mixed reactions from lawmakers including Goldwater Buckley and Griffin.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
U.S. Congress
Nader
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
House
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
James Buckley
R-N.y
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Man Arrested Here On A Drug Charge
Norwalk police arrested Randy Lyons 18 after a motel stay and warrant issued for him. Lyons and Michael D. Kiger 20 were stopped near Benedict Avenue following a 1 a.m. incident at Bonded Oil station. Officers found PCP capsules on Lyons and a marijuana smoking device on Kiger. Lyons faces possession of hallucinogen charges.
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Norwalk
Ptl
Michael G. Ruggles
Ruggles
Randy Lyons
Lyons
Michael D. Kiger
Benedict Avenue
Anderson
Ind
Kiger
Muncie
Huron County
League Street
Whittlesey Avenue
Nixon Tries To Bully Press Says McGovern
George McGovern accused the Nixon administration of a deliberate campaign to discredit newspapers and broadcasters and to replace the press corps with a cheering section. He claimed federal officers investigated reporters personal lives and that the government sought to punish publication of critical facts.
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McGovern
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