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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1965
Page
1
The Atomic Energy Commission grants a full term ten year operating license to NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility. Announcement made by H. Brock Barkley Jr. Chief of Plum Brook Reactor Division. Reactor previously ran under provisional license.
Ernest Czeczek and Lawrence Allen Green both of Bellevue pleaded guilty in Huron County Common Pleas Court to carrying concealed weapons. They received two years probation, six months in jail with five days suspended, and bans from attending dances in Norwalk for two years. Police arrested them at a Sunday dance at the Norwalk Armory where Czeczek allegedly carried a switchblade and Green a folding knife. Prosecutor Bernard Freeman filed the bill of information the following Monday.
Partly cloudy today then clear tonight with a high of 44 to 50 and a low of 28 to 32. Wednesday brings more clouds and warmer temperatures with evening showers. Sunrise 5 51 am sunset 7 05 pm. Births report a boy for Mr and Mrs John Davies Plymouth and a boy for Mr and Mrs Robert Young New Washington. Deaths note Frank Sliker 85 and Anna B Farmer 85.
A Lorain County town named Pittsfield was obliterated by a Sunday night tornado. The community, 150 years old, left behind wrecked homes and damaged cars while broken furniture and gaping foundations mark where it stood. Pictures and full story on page three.
Governor Rhodes held emergency session to coordinate relief for Ohio tornado victims. He visited Ashville and ordered Insurance Department aid to Cuyahoga Lorain Allen Lucas and Hancock counties for rapid insurance settlements. Rhodes described scenes of devastation and vowed swift rebuilding efforts amid nationwide disaster response.
Two hundred five pints were donated at a Bloodmobile event on VISIC, a countywide effort aided by the North Fairfield Lions Club. Donors from Norwalk, Monroeville, and New London contributed, with 241 volunteers and 61 walk-ins. Notable donors reached multiple gallon milestones, including Herbert Schriner and Thomas McIntyre from Norwalk.
ARC and National Red Cross leaders urge larger contributions to the Huron County chapter fund drive now under way in townships outside the United Fund. Less than $1,000 of the $5,000 goal has been received to date with reports from Peru Lyme North Fairfield and Fairfield and partial reports from Ridgefield and Monroeville.
A Weather Bureau spokesman says several tornadoes may have crossed Huron County and neighboring areas including Norwalk and Pittsfield. Debris such as boards, siding, and a quilt were found in yards and trees across multiple streets, with the Republic area in Seneca County cited as a debris source.
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