New Civil Rights Bill Moves Toward Law After King's Death
President Johnson awaits signature on a landmark civil rights bill prohibiting housing discrimination. The House approved 250 to 171 amid King assassination violence, with leaders like Abernathy and Evers warning of limited gains and lack of enforcement. The measure targets 80 percent of housing by 1970 with key exemptions for owner-occupied homes and small multiunit rentals.
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Ann Wood Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
White House
Martin Luther King Jr
Capitol Hill
America
Ralph D. Abernathy
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
New York
Mississippi
Charles Evers
NAACP
Kennedy
Drivers cited for long accident free records in Ohio
Delmer Smith of Norwalk received 30 years of accident free driving recognition from Columbia Gas of Ohio at the annual safety breakfast at Elks Country Club. The agency honored Norwalk and Willard drivers for 10 to 20 years and over 20 years, with many names listed. Also noted, the FCC approved FM station WKIT in Wilmington, Ohio, for David Joseph Kittel.
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Delmer Smith
Norwalk
Columbia Gas Company
Ohio
Elks Country Club
D.E. Barr
S.A. Nippell
Robert Linder
Harold Miller
Willard
C.A. Lieber
Collins
Harry McRae
Wilbur Deisher
W.N. Betschman
LeRoy Axx
Jim Johnson
D.R. Blosser
Carl Hohman
R. Koehnle
Walter Marshall
Robbie Pack
Francis Olson
Robert Markel
Richard Mitiska
Washington
UPI
David Joseph Kittel
WKIT
Wilmington
Federal Communications Commission
Youths In Two Vehicle Crash At Wakeman Junction
Two Wakeman youths were in a two car collision at Route 20 and Fitchville River Road west of Wakeman on Wednesday. Richard Wolfe, 16, and Eugene Hopkins, 18, were eastbound when Wolfe slowed to turn left and Hopkins failed to stop, colliding with Wolfe. Hopkins was cited for passing at an intersection. A separate crash near Route 113 west of Route 250 involved Elmo Buch, 57, who slowed to turn left and was rear ended by Nelson Sheppard, 53.
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Wakeman
Fitchville River Road
Richard Wolfe
St. John’s Road
Eugene Hopkins
W. River Road
Wolfe
Hopkins
Sandusky
Highway Patrol
Norwalk
Elmo C. Buch
Jefferson St
Nelson Sheppard
Park Ave
Bellevue
Fewer Accidents Reported in Norwalk in March
Norwalk police report 38 accidents in March this year down from 49 the previous year. Six were hit and run incidents with three solved. The breakdown shows 33 drivers 14 passengers and one pedestrian involved 6 injuries. The most common violation was failure to yield followed by following too closely.
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Norwalk
Two Norwalk Firms File Incorporation Papers
Articles of incorporation filed with Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announce two new Norwalk businesses. Stieber Implement Sales Inc. lists Adolph J. Stieber Ronald E. Steiber and Richard J. Stieber as incorporators and operates on Schaffer Road as a major state implement dealer. Missler Gibson Contracting Corporation names Wilbur Missler Fred Gibson and Charles J. Hipp as incorporators and identifies as a heavy construction firm.
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Norwalk
Ted W. Brown
Akron grant funds summer job program coordination
The Economic Development Administration approved a $20,000 grant for Akron Ohio to coordinate summer job programs. The money aims to prevent gaps and duplication of effort in the city's summer initiatives.
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Washington
UPI
Akron
Ohio
Economic Development Administration
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Harry Ludewig
Clyde Hughes
Nick Saviola
H.B. Woodward
Jack Irwin
O.W. Rothel
R.S. Allen
Edward Ondak
William Cooke
Art Holmer
Franklin Sohl
Dean Colvin
A.D. Wilson
Robert Lasch
Santo Criscione
Mitchell Gowrylok
E.E. April
Clifford Fink
R.P. Winchester
Ray Myers
W. P. Stoldt
Robert Dickman
Richard Nestor
Roger Wilson
Herman Hay
Judy Foust
Neil Robinson
Richard Walker
Josef Klaus
Austria
Norwalk Township
Virginia
Lake Erie
Idaho
Kudro’s
Norwood Ave. Grocery
Norwalk Pure Milk, Inc
Norwood Ave
Wickess
H.P. Mower
H.P
Wickes
CSA
Columbus
OPI
Kaiser Jeep
Toledo
Fred P. Neuenschwander
Baby Chick
Sat.-Sun
Certified Oil CO
W. Main
Norwalk Rt
Pearl At Woodbine
ZEBCO
P.H. Fulstow CO
Cor
Linwood & SeMinary
Marion Stark and Sons
Daisyfield
Sugardale
Whittlesey Ave
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