Bank shares eyed as Northwest Ohio Bancshares bids 95 a share
Northwest Ohio Bancshares Inc parent of Toledo Trust Co offers 95 per share for Willard United Bank stock. Bid hinges on 57,600 of 72,000 shares tendered by Oct 15 and regulatory approvals plus June 30 1978 net worth of at least 4.587 million.
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Janet Conway
Willard
Northwest Ohio Bancshares Inc
Toledo Trust Co
Willard United Bank
John A. Wallace
Frank L. Chapman
eThat
North Fairfield
Greenwich
Vorster resigns as South African prime minister in shock move
Johannesburg reports Prime Minister John Vorster will resign after 12 years of iron rule and seek the state presidency. A new premier to be chosen in eight days amid a crowded succession race as Nicolaas Diederichs death opens the presidency post.
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Pretoria
South Africa
UPI
John Vorster
Nicolaas Diederichs
Louisiana teacher questions substitute pay in note
A teacher new to Louisiana from Texas asked The Daily Advertiser why the school board pays substitute teachers only 25 dollars per day. The newspaper noted the one paragraph letter contained seven errors in grammar and spelling, including two misspellings of substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
UPI
Louisiana
Texas
Daily Advertiser
Weather Outlook and Local Notices on Tuesday
Warm humid conditions with a 30 percent chance of rain Wednesday and 50 percent Thursday. Highs in the mid 70s on Thursday, lower 70s Wednesday night. Tuesday temperatures 85 to 65 with zero precipitation. Marriage license to Robert E. Clouse and Virginia A. Clouse. Births in the area include Herchel and Ruth Honeycutt, William and Shirley Gates, and David and Margaret Kramb. Deaths listed for Mildred F. Miller, Clifford Brinzley, Timothy Rice, and Donald Cooksey. A Willard stabbing victim, Ellis Barnett, 23, improved after transfer from Willard Area Hospital to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. Police investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herchel and
Ruth Honeycutt
North Fairfield
Fisher-Titus
William and
Shirley Gates
Willard
Willard Area Hospital
David and
Margaret Kramb
Milan
Good Samaritan
Sandusky Man Indicted in Grand Theft Tapestry Heist
A Huron County grand jury indicted Walter L. Irby, 21, of Sandusky for grand theft second offense over the weekend theft of two tapestries from Clark Station on Benedict Avenue. Irby is jailed on $5,000 bond. A Sandusky teen was also arrested and released to his brother’s custody. The panel also issued one secret indictment.
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Huron County
Sandusky
Clark Station
Benedict Avenue
Walter L. Irby
Carter hints at wage price guidelines to curb inflation
President Carter told United Steelworkers at Atlantic City he will soon unveil inflation fighting measures, likely wage price guidelines. He pledged fairness and shared sacrifice, urging cooperation from business and labor to restrain costs, with proposed caps around 7 percent for wages and 5.5 percent for prices.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Carter
United Steelworkers
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Steelworkers Convention
Steelworkers
United Steelworkers of America
American Labor Movement
New Jersey
Federal Aviation
Oil Leases Signed in Western Huron County for Gas Probing
A Pittsburgh firm Cyclops Corp has signed 69 landowner leases covering 10 959 acres in Peru Sherman Richmond Norwich Ridgefield Greenfield and Lyme townships to probe for natural gas. The leases guarantee one eighth of produced gas to landowners with a one year option free if no well is started. The recorder notes this as the first lease avalanche since last spring and warns that payoff chances are remote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County
Cyclops Corp
Peru
Sherman
Richmond
Norwich
Ridgefield
Greenfield
Lyme
Recorder
Cyclops
John A. Elmlinger
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Empire-Detroit Steel Division
Mansfield
Elmlinger
Council: Spray Firms Deny Fault Over Damaged Vehicles
Law Director Ronald Freeman told council that residents damaged by Diprom mosquito spray must seek damages through their own insurers. He said Heck Flying Service and Chevron Chemical Corp deny negligence, while 350 vehicles are reportedly damaged. The city, immune from proprietary conduct, used an independent contractor for spraying. Freeman warned insurers may sue all parties, while containment of liability remains uncertain.
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Law
Ronald Freeman
Freeman
Heck Flying Service
Willard
Chevron Chemical Corp.Orthro Division
New Jersey
Melvin Shipley
Flying Service
Chemical Company
City councilmen push helmet law repeal letter plan
Norwalk officials plan to urge the state legislature to restore the old motorcycle helmet rule. Councilmen Ream and Fritz, safety panel members, accuse lax enforcement as motorists ride without helmets or eye protection. They will draft a letter, distribute copies to neighboring councils, and consider ballot options if needed.
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William Ream
Richard Fritz
Safety Committee
William Markel
Council
Highway Patrol
Robert Williams
Norwalk
Fritz
Knifing Suit Settled in Plymouth Case
A 105225 dollar lawsuit by James Kilgore against Chester Collins and Stephen Fox over a 1976 throat slashing was settled out of court Tuesday in Norwalk. Kilgore, who was attacked at the Sportsman's bar, received medical care and hospitalization for injuries including a cut trachea and neck veins. Collins, serving 4 to 15 years for felonious assault, traveled from the Ohio State Penitentiary for the hearing. terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Plymouth
Chester A. Collins
James Kilgore
Norwalk
Ohio State Penitentiary
Marion
Eric Akers
Kilgore
Collins
Stephen Fox
Sportsman's
Fox
Henry Young
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Huron County Banking Co
National City Corp
Northwest Ohio
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Wakeman Banking Co
Union Bank of
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First National Bank of
Cleveland
Garfield Heights
James Hopkins
Edward Laskey
Beachwood
Laskey
Elmer Giuliani
Illinois
Blue Cross
API
Donald R. Riordan
Ohio Department of Insurance
Robert E. Clouse
Virginia A. Clouse
Wakeman
Mildred F. Miller
Clifford
Tip) Brinzley
Timothy A. Rice
Donald J. Cooksey
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Ellis Barnett
Harold Tackett
Barnett
Jack Fynes
Fynes
Clark Hunter
League Street
Hank Mead
Hank
Paul Stafford
St. Paul Booster Club
Benedict-Bronson Pto
Benedict School
Cathy Hubler
Reflector
Heck
Chevron
Diprom
Ream
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