POWs Whisked To Hospitals For Repatriation
Three prisoners of war released by North Vietnam were flown to the United States and rushed to military hospitals drawing antiwar protest. Airman Edward Elias, Lt Markham Gartley and Lt Norris Charles, wore new uniforms and were greeted by families. Activists accused Defense Department officials of coercing two men into immediate hospital care.
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New York
UPI
North Vietnam
United States
Cora Weiss
Pentagon
Air Force
Edward K. Elias
Valdosta
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Navy
Markham L. Gartley
Dunedin
U.S. Naval Hospital
St. Albans
New York City
Norris A. Charles
San Diego
Calif
John F. Kennedy
Balboa Naval Hospital
Copenhagen
Scandinavian Air System
SAS
Elias
Defense Department
Gartley
Charles
Dellinger
City workers strike in Cleveland over pay rise delay
Cleveland workers including garbage crews and street repairers walked out protesting a plan to delay raises until 1974. About 5,000 city employees joined the action as officials sought a court back-to-work order, denied earlier in the week. In Jerusalem a time bomb exploded at a crowded supermarket injuring two people including the Venezuelan diplomat’s wife. Police suspect Arab guerrillas and detained several Arabs for questioning.
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Cleveland
UPI
Jerusalem
Holy City
Canada Triumphs in Comeback Victory Over Soviet Union
In Moscow at V I Lenin Arena Canada beat the Soviet national team 6 5 after trailing, with Paul Henderson scoring the winning goal with 34 seconds left. The eight game series finished 4 3 1 in favor of Canada. Elsewhere in Shanghai Japan and China ended the state of war, establishing diplomatic relations and referencing Taiwan.
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Moscow
UPI
V.I. Lenin
Team Canada
Phil Esposito
Rod Gilbert
Paul Henderson
Shanghai
UPS
Japan
China
Chou En-lai
Chou
Kakuei Tanaka
Peking
Taiwan
Maryland Court Cuts Bremer Sentence on Wallace Shooting
A three judge Maryland court reduced Arthur H Bremer's total sentence by ten years for the May 15 shooting of Governor George C Wallace. The modification makes Bremer potentially eligible for parole in 13 years.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Dole Questions Kennedy 1976 Presidential Bid
Republican National Chairman Robert Dole suggested in Cambridge Ohio that Senator Edward Kennedy may be saving funds for a 1976 presidential run. He asked whether Kennedy supports the McGovern Shriver ticket or plans to save money for a future campaign.
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Cambridge
Ohio
UPI
Robert Dole
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
McGovern-Shriver
Dole
Blough Wins Pennsylvania Lottery Finals in Hoopla
Lee W. Blough 51, smiling with a pipe, claimed his lottery windfall after being chosen as thePennsylvania final winner. The selection followed two and a half hours of hoopla and suspense.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Lee W. Blough
Weather and Births and Marriages for Norwalk Area
Periods of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain today. Highs in the 70s, clearing tonight and cooler with lower 40s to mid 40s. Saturday partly cloudy and cool with highs in the 50s. Norwalk high 68 low 47. Births Mr and Mrs Donald Nardecchia Monroeville girl at Good Samaritan Hospital. Marriage license applications Loren White Mireya Reguena and Dean Gray Kathy Brooks.
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Norwalk
Mrs. Donald Nardecchia
Monroeville
Girl
Good Samaritan Hospital
Loren E. White
Bellevue
Mireya Reguena
Dean E. Gray
Clarksfield
Kathy A. Brooks
One wheel motorcycle hoax artfully built for laughs
Sue Steeves reports Scottie Swetek, 35, created a joking one wheel motorcycle in his garage at 3 Dudley Blvd. The unrideable machine, dubbed mnoguzzi, uses parts from various bikes and a Saab engine. Swetek calls it a prank yet plans a shop. he’s a locomotive fireman with 20 years riding bikes and 42 years building them.
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Scottie
Swetek
Dudley Blvd
California
Zundappa
Saab
N&w Railway
Downtown Norwalk to get 100 evergreen planters
The Huron County Commission was asked to fund about 300 dollars of a 5 000 project to install 100 evergreen planters in downtown Norwalk. Chamber leader Tom Thaxton said local banks and merchants would raise the rest and benches may follow for a more pleasant storefront area.
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Norwalk
Huron County Commissioners
Tom Thaxton
Holman Jewelers
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Robertson
Bernard Freeman
Thaxton
James Widman
Dawson’s
Patrick-Hiss Co
Main
Norwalk Sees Heavy Summer Rainfall Record
Norwalk endured an exceptionally rainy season with over 18 inches of rain from June to September surpassing last year. This month alone tallied more than six inches as Supt. Charles Sweet estimated last summer remained near average while the plant tracks weather data.
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Norwalk
Charles Sweet
Gilligan Attacks Income Tax Repeal Proposal
Gov. John J. Gilligan condemned the income tax repeal effort as a republican plot to force a flat tax into the Constitution. He warned repeal would devastate state government and public education, urging voters to know the consequences before November. The ballot question hinges on court rulings and signature petitions.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
a _ news
Gilligan
Man Decides He's Too Old To Drive
An 86-year-old Boston area man, R. Walter Taylor of Wellesley Hills, has surrendered his license after seventy years of accident-free driving. He cites health and vision as fine but worries about aging drivers and dangerous road conditions, noting a shift from politeness to craziness on today’s streets.
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Boston
UPI
R. Walter Taylor
Wellesley Hills
David J. Lucey
Taylor
Nixon Plan Rejected by House Democrats Call for Details
House Democratic leaders rejected President Nixon's request for authority to slash government spending. They propose a substitute bill to set a $250 billion ceiling with reductions tied to Nixon's prior announcements and congressional review. The clash signals a potential political test in November as Nixon aides warn of a veto and a public showdown.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Congress
Bill to make MLK Jr Birthday a national holiday approved
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to make January 15 Martin Luther King Jr birthday a national holiday. A Senate subcommittee already considered a similar bill but is not expected to act this session, so introduction will await the next Congress convening in January.
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Washington
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
House Judiciary
Senate
Lefty’s Son Robert Grove Dies at 50 in Indiana
Robert G. Grove 50, son of Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Grove, died Thursday at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Indiana after a heart attack he suffered Sept 16 He lived in Connorsville six years and worked as supervisor at Philco Ford Corp He served in World War II and is survived by daughter Lynn Horning Norwalk sister Doris Monnett Hagerstown Md and three granddaughters Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Eichhorn Funeral Home Lonaconing Md Burial Memorial Cemetery Frostburg Md
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Connorsville
Ind
Robert G. Grove
Robert ‘‘Lefty’’ Grove
Norwalk
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Lonaconing
Ethel Gardner Grove
Grove
Philco-Ford Corp
Masonic Lodge
First United Methodist Church
Terry
Lynn) Horning
Doris Monnett
Hagerstown
Lisa
Stacey
Tara
Eichhorn Funeral Home
Memorial Cemetery
Frostberg
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Maxwell Afb
Georgia
Bremer
Ted
By Sue Steeves
ED Swetek
Man
Miguel Martinez
Miguel
Lefty
Robert Grove
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