Firecracker Find Leads to Firework and Weapon Charges
In Norwalk at 1 14 a m two Huron County men face charges after 1 380 firecrackers 11 cherry bombs three Satellites and five snake boxes were found in a 1957 blue Chevrolet. Richard A Schafer 20 of Monroeville faces April 29 Mayor's Court for throwing fireworks James G Walcher 19 of North Fairfield is charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
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Huron County
Norwalk
Richard A. Schafer
Halfway Road
Monroeville
James G. Walcher
Fairfield
Donald E. Smith
W. Elm St
West Elm
James Borgia
Smith
Norwood Avenue
Kennedy Critic's Temperament Questioned on Nuclear Trigger
UPI reports Rep. Joseph Y. Resnick of New York says on a local radio show he would not want a man of Senator Robert Kennedy's temperament with his finger on the nuclear trigger. In Ohio, a Cloverleaf Speedway stock car crash injures 24 spectators. driver Bill Goodnight of East Lake claims throttle stuck at 75 mph and car leaped into the stands.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Y. Resnick
D-N.y
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Valley View, Ohio
Cloverleaf Speedway
Bill Goodnight
Eastlake
Goodnight
Park Won’t Send More Korean Troops to Vietnam
Seoul reports President Park Chung Hee will refuse further Korean troop deployments to South Vietnam even if requested by President Johnson. Johnson and Park plan a Honolulu meeting Thursday to discuss the Vietnam War, where 45,000 South Korean troops are currently stationed.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chung Hee
South Vietnam
Johnson
Kyunghyang Shinmun
Park
Honolulu
South Korea
FBI manhunt for MLK killer continues with silence
Federal agents pursue Eric Starvo Galt in the largest FBI chase, following a cold trail amid tight security. Jacksonville police say two hitchhikers held on vagrancy charges were not involved, despite a motorist's tipmatching an artist’s sketch of the suspected murderer.
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Atlanta
UPI
FBI
Martin Luther King, Jr
Eric Starvo Galt
Jacksonville
Fla
Record 143 U.S. Bombing Missions Over North Vietnam
Saigon reports American bombers flew a Sunday total of 143 missions against North Vietnam's southern panhandle. U.S. spokesmen provided the figures, indicating a peak effort in ongoing air war operations.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Norwalk Weather And Local Life Notes
Clear tonight with scattered frost and a 30s low. Sunday brings sun and warmer skies with a Norwalk high of 73 and low of 36. Humidity readings peak at 64 percent in the morning, dropping to 61 by 1 pm and 65 at 7 pm as precipitation remains none. Births deaths marriages and local entries follow in brief notices.
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Norwalk
Damon Runyon Jr. Dies in Park Bridge Fall
Damon Runyon Jr. son of the famed reporter died after leaping from the P Street Bridge into Rock Creek Park. The 48 year old Washington Examiner correspondent fell about 52 feet into a creek and was pronounced dead at Georgetown University Hospital. He wore his press card around his neck.
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Washington
UPI
Damon Runyon Jr
Park Bridge
Runyon
Georgetown University Hospital
P Street
Rock Creek Park
Washington Examiner
New York Herald Tribune
The
World Journal Tribune
International News Service
County Okays Site For County School
Huron County Commission agrees in principle to provide a site at 190 Benedict Ave for a proposed training center for mentally retarded students. The plan, sponsored by the Huron County Retarded Children's Council, envisions five classrooms a workshop a multipurpose room and therapy areas. A bond issue to fund site construction and equipment was defeated last November and likely to be reintroduced without site funding requests.
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Huron County Commission
Benedict Ave
T.J. Peabody
Norwalk
Huron County Retarded Children’s Council
Volunteer Joins Norwalk Fire Department
Dewey Varney, a Norwalk Fire Department volunteer, has been appointed as a full-time member to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jack McFadden. No eligibility list exists yet. Service Director Morley Price has asked the Civil Service Commission to schedule an examination to establish one.
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Dewey Varney
Norwalk Fire Department
Jack McFadden
Morley Price
Civil Service Commission
Ex-Cop Backs Marijuana Protest Puff-In in San Francisco
Police Sgt Richard R Bergess 36 suspended after joining 150 hippies for a marijuana puff on the Hall of Justice steps. Bergess wore a uniform with red socks and a ribbon while saying he seeks the right to religiously exercise his body and criticizing anti marijuana laws as absurd.
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San Francisco
UPI
Sunshine
Richard R. Bergess
Hall of Justice
Bergess
Thomas Cahill
Pope Neutrally Positioned as Possible Vietnam Mediation Figure
Pope Paul VI issued an Easter call for a ceasefire and fair negotiations in Vietnam and expressed impartiality toward peace efforts. The address, heard by over 200,000 in St Peter's Square, suggested willingness to serve as a mediator without naming himself specifically.
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UPI
Paul VI
Vietnam
St. Peter’s Square
Paul
Vatican
St. Peter’s
Kennedy Holds Edge In Democratic Presidential Race
Washington four months before the convention, a three way Democratic race shapes up with Kennedy leading Humphrey and McCarthy. Endorsements tilt to Kennedy from two governors and some senators while Humphrey commands Truman's backing and other governors. Heavily Democratic support centers on Kennedy and Humphrey as McCarthy lags.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Florida
Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
William L. Guy
North Dakota
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
McCarthy
Lausche Accused of Begging GOP Votes in Ohio Primary
Sen. Frank Lausche faced accusations from Sen. John Gilligan that Lausche openly urged Republicans to switch to the Democratic primary. Gilligan said he is drafting instructions for polling places to challenge every Republican crossover voter and require affidavits confirming voting for a majority of Democrats previously. Ohio secretary of state officials said the plan complies with state law, though affidavit truthfulness cannot be proven.
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Dayton
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Gilligan
Secretary of State
Columbus
Ohio
City GI Took Combat Photos In Khe Sanh
Sergeant Delbert C. Woods 25 a Norwalk native served as a combat photographer with Detachment 5 of the 600th Photo Squadron in Vietnam. He photographed airlift operations of C 123 Providers with the 315th Air Commando Wing at Khe Sanh after transferring from Newport Rhode Island and prior Navy service. He left for Vietnam in late July after visiting Norwalk last June and has six years as a professional photographer.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Norwalk
United States Air Force
Delbert C. Woods
Christine Woods
W. Willard Sr
600Th Photo Squadron
315Th Air Commando Wing
Woods
Navy
Newport R.I
Lake Champlain
Air Force
County Democrats defer endorsement in Ohio primary context
Huron County Democrats show division over presidential backing. The Young Democrats Club leans Kennedy while club officers voice personal supports, with official stance postponed until after the May 7 Ohio primary. A Firelands Democratic Women's Club meeting with the Central Executive Committee is scheduled to discuss local election candidates.
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Huron County
Young Democrats Club
County Central Executive Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Young Democrats
Carol Bloxson
County
Robert Kennedy
Jerome Ruffing
Heidelberg College
Hubert Humphrey
Ohio
Firelands Democratic Women’s Club
Women’s Club
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