22 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
1
Specialist 5 Thomas H. Putten from Caledonia Michigan recounts 13 months in captivity with the Viet Cong. He arrived emaciated having lost 65 pounds and now enjoys a small gift set of sake cups from his rescue in Vietnam.
Columbus reports Wade Knight of the State liquor Control Department says teen alcohol law violations rose 155 percent in ten years. In 1968 1,365 permit holders were cited vs 535 in 1959, while 1,295 minors were arrested last year, up 797 from 1959.
Tricia Nixon will be crowned Queen of the Azalea Festival in Norfolk Virginia this week. Her royal escorts include Marine Maj. B Larkin Spivy Jr Captain Jayle A Lawrence and Army and Navy Lt. Richard M Murphy with Lt Robert D Nichol. The group arrives in Norfolk on Wednesday and the coronation is set for Saturday.
The County of Los Angeles has spent over $900000 on the Sirhan B. Sirhan trial with costs likely exceeding $1 million. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn calls it the most expensive in county history and notes Sirhan is the most protected prisoner in California. He hopes the trial avoids another Warren Commission.
Thirty one Brooklyn priests announced they are free to marry while remaining in their posts. They stated they have no intention of marrying now but oppose directives on celibacy, arguing the law is no longer binding on them.
Kent State University students from the SDS chapter vow to recruit more support after 1,500 students demand reinstatement of suspended members and to vote on a referendum. The rally urged choices among a class boycott teach-in or no action, amid campus tensions with President Robert White.
During a Washington swing Lady Bird Johnson, member of the National Parks Service advisory board, searched for a house for her daughter and son-in-law Marine Maj. and Mrs. Charles Robb. She attended a National Parks Service meeting and receptions for Interior Secretaries Hickel and Udall.
Michigan cannot enforce the DDT sale ban before mid June due to legal notification requirements for manufacturers and distributors. State Atty. Gen. Frank J. Kelley spoke after a meeting with Agriculture Department Director B. Dale Ball as the Agriculture Commission revoked all DDT registrations to stop pesticide buildup in Lake Michigan.
Variable cloudiness cool with scattered showers today and tonight. Highs near 50, lows around 40. Partly cloudy Wednesday bring few showers, highs near 50. Mostly sunny Thursday temperatures rise. winds shift from southwest to northwest. Marriage license: Gerald W. Houston Elyria and Pauletta M. Fish Norwalk seek license.
Vincent J. Defelice Jr., a Philadelphia PE teacher with 15 years in service, sues the board of education for 3 million alleging a transfer denial to George Washington High School was race based under Human Relations Commission guidelines. He seeks 1 million in damages and 2 million in punitive damages.
The Ohio AAA opposed a plan to raise the annual motor vehicle registration fee from 10 to 20 dollars. It called the proposal premature, noting existing revenue sources like a $5 permissive fee and a $500 million street and highway bond issue should be evaluated first.
Representatives of the United Auto Workers and Norwalk Superior Coach Co. are negotiating a new contract at the Norwalk plant. The company borrowed two voting machines from the Huron County Board of Elections for use at the plant. No election date has been set.
Ken Harrelson will fly to New York for an early afternoon meeting with Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and other principals to hash out the Boston Cleveland trade dispute. Gabe Paul Dick O Connell and Joe Cronin will attend as the case remains unresolved with Harrelson still intent on retirement.
Monroeville High School seniors will spend Monday in the Huron County Courthouse learning about county government. They will be assigned to various offices for the day and will sit in on court cases.
Huron County Sheriff John Borgia travels to Columbus on Wednesday night to oppose a bill allowing sheriffs mayors and chief executives to call out the Highway Patrol during riots or civil disorders. He testifies for the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association which seeks removal of mayor and CEO authorization.
Edwin J. Mullane of Newark testifies that Ford and other manufacturers cut prices for fleet buyers and cover costs by loading charges on general consumers. He cites rebates for fleet users, government subsidies that exceed 875 dollars per car, and promises of buybacks and free equipment to win large fleet contracts.
Fire crews responded at 6 03 AM to a semi trailer tire fire on Route 250 just south of Norwalk. The truck, owned by Associated Truck Lines Inc of Grand Rapids Michigan, was driven by William Randolph of Brook Park.
The First United Methodist Church in Norwalk authorized contracts for a two story education wing with 15 classrooms a chapel a lounge and kitchenette to be built north of the church. Studer Obringer of Tiro is general contractor Guenther Plumbing and Heating Ashland handles mechanical and Diamond S Electric Sandusky supplies electrical work Thomas Gene Zaugg and Associates Mansfield are the architects Construction should start in a month and finish in a year Ground breaking is set for May 11 after the worship service Sunday School classes will move from the nearby house to the new facility.
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