Floods surge through Minnesota as Mississippi tops flood stage
The Mississippi River flood, fed by melting snow and ice jams, rose toward a crest 13 feet above flood stage in Saint Paul and affected neighboring states Iowa Illinois Wisconsin North Dakota and Montana. The Red Cross estimates over 31,000 people fled their homes and damages reach into millions of dollars.
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ST. Paul
Minn
UPI
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Montana
Red Cross
Jets raid North Viet Nam radar and highways
American jet bombers attacked radar installations and military highway traffic in North Viet Nam while planes dropped 3 million leaflets over Communist areas. An Air Force spokesman called both missions successful and all aircraft returned safely. In Cincinnati, a judge condemned cross burning as hatred and ordered four youths held on related charges after a home burning in Oakley.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Hon Matt Island
Cua Lua
Cincinnati
UPI
Benjamin Schwartz
Hamilton County
Oakley
Weather Outlook and Local Life Events Summary
Increasing cloudiness and warmth with a chance of showers in extreme west this evening. Tonight mostly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers and some thundershowers mainly west, low 42 to 50. Thursday cloudy with showers and thundershowers, warmer, highs 55 to 65 depending on area. Marriage licenses issued for Ivan A. Davis and Jo Anne Walker, and Jerry J. Hohman and Ruthann C. Daniel. Birth of a boy to M and Mrs Arthuro Zapata. Deaths: Joseph Hoenigman age 63 and Esker Ward Allen, listed as rural Milan.
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Ivan A. Davis
Canfield
Jo Anne Walker
Norwalk
Jerry J. Hohman
Carey
Ruthann C. Daniel
Willard
Norwalk Stores to Close for Good Friday Observance
Norwalk retail stores and banks will shut from 12 to 3 p.m. Friday to allow employees to attend Good Friday services urged by the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce. City offices close at noon and five churches plus the Salvation Army join a community service from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church with speakers from local churches.
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Norwalk
Sored
Norwalk Miisterial Association
First Baptist Church
Johnson tours tornado wrecks promising aid in Midwest
President Johnson walked through Indiana debris after Palm Sunday tornadoes that killed 236 nationwide and left thousands homeless. In South Bend he pledged government aid and met with Congressman Mosher as the tour moved to Minnesota Missouri Ohio and Illinois locations for flood and wind damage inspections.
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Elkhart
Ind
UPI
Johnson
Indiana
Awful
Washington
Midwest
South Bend
Charles A. Mosher
White House
Torna
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Toledo
Ohio
Goshen
Minneapolis
Tonsillectomies Up During Spring Break at Fisher-litus
At Fisher-litus Memorial Hospital Administrator William Slabodnick reports the tonsillectomy season with nineteen operations either completed or planned this week. Six children had surgery Monday six Tuesday one today. six Thursday and one Friday. Patients arrive the night before and leave the same day, and he notes there may be more procedures this week.
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Norwalk
Fisher-‘litus Memorial Hospital
William Slabodnick
Slabodnick
Four-Acre Fire Sweeps Southern Huron and Northern Ashland
A wind driven brush fire burned over 400 acres across Townline Roads 187 and 79 and Euclid Road near New London Township in Huron County, with 75 acres on the Whittington farm and five to six on Nellie Richards’ plot. Four fire departments and 100 plus responders fought the blaze using brooms and hand tools as trucks proved impractical in wet fields. Firefighters blamed hot embers from a passing New York Central diesel engine for starting the fires.
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New London
Huron County
Ashland County
New London Township
Townline Road
Ashland Country
Townline Roads
Euclid Road
William P. Whittington
Whittington
Nellie Richards
Walter Payne
Norwalk CB Radio Network Organizes Aid for Tornado Victim
Norwalk radio hobbyists mobilized after Wayne Biller of Route 1 Republic lost his home in a Sunday tornado. Ernest Partners group collected clothing, appliances, furniture, and beds, with more donations promised. Local dealer offered a car and apartments for Republic residents while they rebuild.
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Norwalk
Seneca County
Wayne Biller
Route 1
Republic
Area
Ernest Partners
Republic Area
Discrimination In Norwalk Examined In Survey Findings
An editor notes a survey of Norwalk Negro families to gauge discrimination. Subtle, location based segregation exists with limited jobs and social life. leadership is fragmented and few firms openly employ Negroes. The piece foreshadows tomorrow's focus on employment.
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Norwalk
June Gladfelter
Main St
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C. O. Adelman
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Adelman
Pittsfield
Seoui
South Korea
Seoul
Japan
Selma
Ala
Dallas County Grand Jury
Lansing
Kan
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Kansas State Prison
Hickock
Arthuro Zapata
Joseph Hoenigman
Milan
Esker Ward Allen
The
First Methodist Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Christian and Missionary Alliance
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Floyd Buckland
Charles Pearce
Carl Asmus
Dennis Blanchard
William Brown
John McDivitt
Haldon Robarge
Christ
Howard Wiant
Direc
Lour
Mosher
Sandusky
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