Controversy Ripples West Salem Village Life
West Salem, a Wayne County town of 1 058 residents, is shown as calm on the surface yet divided by conflict. A 29 year old school executive turned mayor, Gary N Yoder, leads a faction armed with a critical auditor report and support from some villagers while others oppose him. The town faces unpaid bills, sporadic council meetings, and a decimated weekly paper as tensions mount and petitions call for ousting officials. The Chronicle Telegram begins a four part series by veteran reporter Eurel Netkirk with this first installment focused on the town’s unsettled mood and power struggles.
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West Salem
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Eurel Netkirk
West
Salem
Wayne County
West Salen
Gary N. Yoder
Yoder
Sue
Cloverleaf Junior High
Medina County
Munich Olympic Hostage Crisis Remembered In 1972 Shootout
The Munich attack left eleven Israeli athletes dead after Palestinian fighters seized the Olympic Village. West German sharpshooters tried to locate the gunmen amid the village rooftops as the hostage crisis ended with a gun battle.
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Munich
Germany
Associated Press
Olympic Village
Welfare reform called necessary to control complex system
Washington hearings on Welfare a Administrative Nightmare report led by Rep Martha Griffiths cite chaotic rules that invite errors and fraud. The study notes as many as 27 forms for Atlanta applicants and 40 plus for Detroit food stamps, with recertification every six months hindered by staff shortages. The panel urges comprehensive reform to curb inefficiency and prevent abuses.
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Washington
Congressional
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Nixon
House
Senate
Sharon Galm
Subcommittee
Griffiths
Atlanta
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Social Security hikes reshape tax base and benefits
The 1972 bill raises the payroll tax rate for workers and employers, expands the tax base toward $14,000 by 1977, and increases maximum payments for higher earners. It introduces automatic benefit increases tied to the price index and incentives for early or extended retirement, with specific figures for 1973 and beyond.
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Congress
Ray Kempner
Lorain
Hanoi Haiphong bombing ends. costly for both sides
The largest Vietnam war airstrike campaign ends as Nixon halts raids above the 20th parallel ahead of New Year cease fires. The U S reports at least 27 aircraft downed and 93 airmen missing or killed, with heavy damage around Hanoi and Haiphong. Cease-fire timing and peace talks resume in Paris.
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Hanoi-Haiphong
Nixon
Saigon
White House
State Department
Renry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
Russia
China
North Vietnam
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U.S. Command
United States
U.S
Union seeks emergency ban on cancer-causing chemicals
The Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and Health Research Group backed by Ralph Nader asked the Labor Department for an emergency action to bar workers from exposure to carcinogenic chemicals. The petition cites substances used in fibers, textiles, and insecticides, naming benzidine and several related compounds. Britain and Pennsylvania have already restricted their use.
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Washington
of, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Ralph Nader-backed
Health Research Group
Labor Department
Department
Britain
Pennsylvania
Petzoldt Leads Grand Teton Winter Climb Group
Mountaineer Paul Petzoldt and 25 climbers reached 11,300 feet on Grand Teton and prepare snow caves for a multi day stay. They plan a final ascent as weather at 11,000 feet remains harsh with winds up to 60 mph and temperatures near 20 below.
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Grand Teton Park
Wyo
UPI
Paul Petzoldt
Grand Teton
Middle Teton Glacier
Robert Hellyer
Hellyer
Tony Bevinetto
Petzaldi
Petzoldt
Bevinetto
National Outdoor Leadership
Teton Peak
Petauldt
Weather: showers and cool turn with frost risk
Considerable cloudiness and cooler today with a chance of showers and highs from the mid 40s to mid 50s. Variable skies tonight and Monday will be colder with lows Sunday night in the upper 20s and low 20s. Highs Monday near the lower 40s.
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By Barel Neikirk
Gers
Businessmen’s Association
David Matteson
Nooster
Ake
Port
South Vietnam
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