Veteran actor Chester Morris found dead in motel room
Chester Morris, 69, famed as Boston Blackie, was found dead in a New Hope motel room. County Corner Samuel B. Willard said the death was from barbiturate overdose and no autopsy was ordered. Morris was appearing at Bucks County Playhouse in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.
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New Hope
UPI
Chester Morris
Boston
Morris
Bucks County Playhouse
County Corner
Samuel B. Willard
Lombardi Estate Valued Over 1 Million in New York
The late coach Vincent T. Lombardi left an estate estimated at more than $1 million, with probate sought in New York after his death from cancer on September 3. His widow Marie A. Lombardi intends to relocate to the state, arguing it serves public interests for New York surrogate court to take jurisdiction.
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New York
UPI
Vincent T. Lombardi
Marie A. Lombardi
Lombardi
Potomac Falls
New Yorker
Norwalk High opening game draws 2,500 at Whitney Field
Attendance at Whitney Field exceeded 2,500 for Norwalk High School's opener vs Huron, with 2,400 paid. Traffic and entry bottlenecks frustrated fans as gates opened early but filled slowly, prompting calls for better parking and a second ticket gate.
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Norwalk High School
Mike Wilde
Trucker
Whitney Field
Huron Wildcats
Huron
Howard Hershey
Hershey
Erie Street
Norwalk
Kent State victim Kahler says he is not angry
Dean Kahler 20 East Canton later said he bears no anger after being shot at Kent State University on May 4 1970. He told Cleveland Press interview he forgives the shooters and believes violence is no answer while detailing his paralytic injury and the four students killed during the demonstration.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dean Kahler
East Canton
Kahler
Taylor Hall
Kent State University
National Guard
Dick Feagler
Cleveland Press
Sailors Dead and 10 Hurt as Gun Mount Explodes Aboard Destroyer
Three U. S. sailors were killed and 10 injured when a five inch gun mount aboard the destroyer USS Lloyd Thomas exploded while shelling a Communist position off Phuoc Tuy province near Saigon. The accident occurred Friday afternoon during support of Australian forces in operation Massey Harris. The ship was in the South China Sea about 66 miles east southeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
Lloyd Thomas
South Vietnam
Navy
Crop blight cited as serious but not crisis in corn outlook
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin said crops damaged by corn blight are serious but not a crisis. He noted 1970 corn harvest prospects fell 6 percent in August due to drought and leaf blight, with weather a factor but blight the major cause.
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Versailles
Ohio
Weather and births and deaths in Norwalk area
Sunny and warmer today with mid to upper 70s highs. Tonight partly cloudy cool. Sunday variable clouds with showers possible. Monday partly cloudy cool. Norwalk highs 73, low 43. Births: Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nicill Norwalk, a boy. Deaths: Patricia Cole Overhuls Bahrain Island, Dewey James Ritchie infant, Lowell B Butler 77 101 Cline St.
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Norwalk
Kenneth Nicill
Boy
Patricia Cole Overhuls
Bahrain Island
Arabian Gulf
Dewey James Ritchie
Walter Ritchie, Jr
Lowell B. Butler
Cline St
Secret gun carrying guards added to US flights
President Nixon ordered guards aboard commercial flights to deter hijackings. An unknown number of the roughly 14 730 domestic and 125 transatlantic flights would carry armed guards drawn from agencies like the Secret Service and FAA. Up to 1000 military personnel may join but without bulky weapons. Congress may fund the program via a small tax increase.
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Washington
UPS
United States
Nixon
Secret Service
Federal Aviation Administration
Pentagon
National Guard
Congress
Greenwich Councilman Pleads Innocent in Assault Case
Greenwich Councilman George Fetter pleaded not guilty to assault and battery in Huron County Common Pleas Court. A complaint filed Aug. 31 by Greenwich Police Chief Loren Welch stems from a scuffle at the Huron County Fairgrounds during the fair's demolition derby. Fetter is free on bond set at 1000 dollars cash or 2000 dollars property. jury trial expected within weeks.
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Greenwich
George Fetter
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Fetter
Loren Welch
Huron County Fairgrounds
Robert J. Vetter
Vetter
Norwalk
Michael Fagan
Miller, Miller and Miller
Twosharp Earthquakes Jolted Los Angeles Area
Two strong earthquakes struck the Los Angeles region causing building sway and power outages in parts of the city and surrounding areas. Local officials assess damage as residents report aftershocks and utility crews work to restore services.
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Los Angeles
UPI
19-Year-Old Arrested On LSD Charge
A 19-year-old Norwalk man, James A. Obermiller of 41 Parsons, was arrested Friday afternoon on possession of LSD. He was taken to the county jail at 1 30 p m and released hours later after posting a $2000 bond. Obermiller pleaded not guilty at a court hearing. Norwalk police, who led the investigation, declined further comment.
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Norwalk
James A. Obermiller
Parsons
Sheriff's Department
Huron County
Obermiller
Huron County Common Pleas Court
City to vote on ambulance purchase from Heuston Hill
City Council will vote Tuesday night on an ordinance to buy one used ambulance from Heuston Hill Funeral Home for up to $5,000. The bid covers a 1965 Cadillac ambulance and related equipment excluding a two way radio.
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Heuston Hill Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Rebozo Sued Over IBM Stock Sale Linked to Loan
A New York Insurance Co. sues C. G. Rebozo for 284,850 alleging he sold IBM stock pledged as collateral for a 195,000 loan from a Key Biscayne bank to Atlanta businessman Charles L. Lewis. The suit, filed May 1, names Rebozo and notes he learned the stock was stolen from E F Hutton. A pretrial conference is set for Oct. 12.
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UPI
New York
C. G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
Nixon
IBM
Rebozo
Biscayne Bank
Atlanta
Charles L. Lewis
Lewis’ Loan
Fidelity and Casualty Co
E.F. Hutton & Co
Lewis
Donald Nixon
Newport Beach
Calif
Don Nixon
FBI
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