Durable Mat Co faces state meeting over waste disposal
William Gilbert of Durable Mat Co Norwalk won permission from the Huron County Board of Health to meet with state officials about dumping waste. The company is not packing or covering refuse and vented that dirt supply is an issue. The board barred further dumping until state talks occur. In a separate action, a derelict diner on U S 20 near Wakeman was ordered condemned and to be burned. The diner sits on land leased from a Ft Wayne family since 1954.
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William Gilbert
Durable Mat Co
Norwalk
Huron County Board of Health
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Chrysler to Lay Off 40000 White Collar Workers
Chrysler Corp announces plans to cut about 40 000 white collar jobs over four to eight weeks, with 25 000 in the Detroit area. The move targets nonessential programs while hourly workers are spared, as profits lag and July hiring moratorium and plant project curbs continue.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Purse and Wallet Taken at Local Plant
Two Boxboard Packaging Co employees report thefts at work. Marilyn Ferrell says her brown purse containing a diamond ring, bank books, and credit cards was stolen between 7:30 and 10 p.m. Robert Pack’s wallet with driver’s license and small cash was taken from a shirt hanging near the door. A third employee, Nick Holtz, saw two unknown men in trench coats around 8 p.m.
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Boxboard Packaging Co
St. Mary’s St
Marilyn Ferrell
W. League St
Norwalk
Robert Pack
Christie St
Nick Holtz
E. Main St
Plan for low cost elderly housing discussed by Mayor’s Committee
The Mayor's Committee on Human Relations debated elderly housing needs on Thursday. Chairman James Hertenstein cited social security limits and rising rents as retirees’ barriers. The group considered annexing adjacent property for housing and invited Metro housing director Ronald Ashley to meet. A counseling service where stronger students tutor others was proposed, while reports from subcommittees were not submitted. Discrimination an incident under investigation will be reported at the November meeting.
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Committee On Human Relations
James Hertenstein
Hertenstein
Norwalk
Huron County
Jack Gerken
Ronald Ashley
Metro
William Bodart
Bodart
Driver Crashes During Test in Monroeville
Judith Pelham 28 of 58 East League St failed her driving test on US 20 turning onto Broad Street, colliding with Carl Mitchell 44 of Lebanon. Dorma Brown 60 of 21 Cedar St charged with failing to yield at US 250 and Old State Road after crossing 250 and hitting Sharon Cutcher 24 of New London. Passenger Hazel Caton 80 suffered injuries but was not treated.
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Judith Pelham
East League St
Monroeville
Broad Street
US 20
Carl Mitchell
Lebanon
O. Dorma Brown
Cedar St
State Highway Patrol
U.S. 250
Old State Road
Brown
Sharon Cutcher
New London
Hazel Caton
Youth Wrecks A Stolen Auto In Norwalk
A 17 year old escapee from Elgin State Hospital was arrested in Norwalk after stealing a car from Bob Meyer Chevrolet and crashing near North Side Gulf at 6 40 am. He intended to reach his uncle in Tennessee and was taken to Tiffin State Hospital for return to Illinois.
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Illinois
Norwalk
Bob Meyer
Milan Ave
Elgin State Hospital
Elgin
Ill
Tennessee
North Side Gulf
Milan Avenue
Cline Street
Meyer
Stephanie Smith
Norwood Ave
Tiffin State Hospital
Improper Turn Cited After East Main Collision
North Fairfield driver Donald L. Stoneham, 51, received a traffic ticket after turning left from South Foster onto East Main Street and clipping a curb lane car. The other driver, Harry L. Wilson Jr., 20, of 107 State Street, had just turned onto East Main from North Foster. his car sustained deep left side denting while Stoneham’s incurred no noticeable damage.
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Donald L. Stoneham
East Main Street
South Foster Street
Norwalk
Harry L. Wilson, Jr
State St
East Main
North Foster Street
Stoneham
Wilson
Gotaas Re-elected Leader as Six Directors Chosen
The Huron County Mental Health Society re elected six directors at its annual meeting. Dr. Albion V. Gotaas and three others were re elected to the board with two new three year terms filled by Dr. Charles Piller and Mrs. Joseph Starbuck. The board kept current officers for 1969 1970 with Gotaas as president and Mrs Augusta Schwenn as secretary.
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Huron County Mental Health Society
Albion V. Gotaas
Dudley A. White, Jr
James St
Walter A. Drury
Willard
Kenneth Kehres
St. Paul Catholic Church
Charles Piller
Joseph Starbuck
John E. Wise
Gotaas
Augusta Schwenn
Ralph Bache
Bache, Furey, Meyers
Dudley and Sons Insurance
Bache
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Athens
Williams
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Citizens National
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Southside
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Northside
Cline St
F.D.I.C
Federal Reserve System
North Fairfield
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Huron County Mental Health
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Psychological Corporation
Schwenn
Camp Pendleton
Calif
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Cincinnati
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RT. 250 North
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