Youth Guilty Of Using False ID At Norwalk Bar
A 17-year-old Willard boy was found delinquent in Huron County Juvenile Court after using a false ID to try to buy beer at Friendly Corners in Norwalk. Judge Russell T. Antrim deferred final disposition for a probation report. the youth remains in his parents' custody. Witnesses included bartender Jerome Leto and Norwalk patrolmen William Meese and Johnie Short who described the license bearing the name David Adams claiming the youth was 21.
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Norwalk
Huron County Juvenile Court
Russell T. Antrim
Jerome Leto
Friendly Corners
William Meese
Johnie L. Short
Leto
Adams
David Adams
Antrim
Explosion at Indiana Army ammunition plant injures many
A huge blast at the Indiana Army ammunition plant near Charlestown injures many and rocks the area with shattered windows miles away. The storage area held large gunpowder quantities in igloo bunkers underground.
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Charlestown, Ind
UPI
Indiana Army Ammunition Plant
Ohio River Valley
Erie Floods 50 Mile Coast In Ohio Michigan
Strong winds drive Lake Erie waters across a 50 mile stretch from Sandusky to Detroit area causing evacuations of over 1,000 homes. Waves 10 to 12 feet battered shorelines while four feet of floodwater inland isolated communities and required Navy rescue help.
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Toledo, Ohio
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Ohio
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Rye Beach
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Cleveland
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Mexico University siege as students vow to die for autonomy
Communists lead student barricades at Mexico City campus using stolen buses as platforms while coeds guard with bicycle chains. Police and troops awaited possible action, raising questions about university autonomy amid tense standoff. Meanwhile in Washington, the U S reaffirms no sanctuary in Vietnam war with potential hot pursuit of Chinese planes discussed but not publicly elaborated.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico University
Washington
United States
China
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
City to install two illuminated No Left Turn signs
The city orders two illuminated box type signs reading No Left Turn at the Monroe Whittlesey intersection to supplement existing signals. The No Left Turn rule went into effect last week and new signs are expected to arrive early next week.
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Monroe- Whittlesey
Weather and marriage license notices in brief
Cloudy and windy with light rain today and tonight. High around 44 to 50, low near 36. Thursday expect more clouds and scattered showers. Sunrise 5:30 a.m. Sunset 7:20 p.m. Tuesday highs near 64, lows around 36. Marriage license applications list Joseph M. Bickdel and Evelyn M. Smith, Shirly R. Hawkins and Mary J. Ackerman.
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Joseph M. Bickdel
Birmingham
Evelyn M. Smith
Collins
Shirly R, Hawkins
Norwalk
Mary J. Ackerman
Norwalk Linemen Seek Higher Wages This Summer
The Norwalk City Council and the Light Committee will hold a special meeting tonight to consider a wage increase request from seven linemen in the electrical distribution department. The demand follows a Board of Control meeting led by Mayor Harold Finch and Service Director Morley Price, with Ted Heller present. Linemen will face 13 100 volt work with the new power loop, up from 4 160 volts, while current pay remains 2 85 dollars per hour plus fringe benefits. The requested increase amount is not disclosed, and private sector linemen with high voltages earn more.
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Electrical Distribution Department
Board of Control
Harold Finch
Morley Price
Ted Heller
Electrical Rate Drops At Milan
Milan mayor announces Ohio Power Commission approval of lower rates for Milan and Monroeville residents effective Oct 1 with retroactive rebates. Rate cuts stem from a formal complaint by Cuyahoga Falls against Ohio Edison and ongoing negotiations with the Power Commission.
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Milan
Glenn Rockwell
Ohio Power Commission
Ohio Edison
State Commission
Monroeville
Cuyahoga Falls
Federal Power Commission
The
Power Commission
Mann Buys Uhlmans Building On Main Street Corner
A.B. Mann purchased the northeast corner building at Main Street and Whittlesey Avenue, home to Uhlmans Norwalk Inc. He plans interior and exterior remodeling and to move Holmans Jewelry Store into the site once complete. Deeds recorded Tuesday with former owners listed. Tabers historically operated the corner.
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Whittlesey Avenue
Uhlman’s Norwalk, Inc
A.B. Mann
Taber
Mann
Holman’s
Uhlman’s
Uhlman
Bowling Green
Norwalk
Wayne Ward
Mary T. Dudley
Frances T. Fangboner
Addie T. Gardner
Thomas C. Taber
Benjamin C. Tab
Milan Approves Emergency Well Drilling Gamble
Milan Village Council approves an emergency ordinance authorizing the Board of Public Affairs to drill a water well near the Clevite Corp Harris Division. The 350 foot well carries a cost cap of 7500 dollars with a 3000 dollar fallback if no water is found.
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Milan
Board of Public Affairs
Clevite Corp.-Harris
Frank Bagley
Memer
Board of Public
Bagley
Harry Leveritt
MacDonald Named Acting Defiance Postmaster
Roger B. MacDonald aged 45, formerly of Norwalk, has been named acting postmaster in Defiance. The Defiance High School graduate owns MacDonald Mower Sales and Service and MacDonald Brake Service, with the appointment coming on the recommendation of Senators Lausche and Young. He was born in Norwalk and moved to Defiance in 1939.
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Roger B. MacDonald
Norwalk
Defiance
R.B. MacDonald
McDonald
Defiance High School
MacDonald
Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
MacDonald Mower Sales
MacDonald Brake
Death ruled in Berlin Township fire case
Erie County coroner Dr. Joseph Butler ruled the death of John Wermuth by his own action. The 57 year old was found burned on the kitchen floor at Frailey Road after a relative failed to rescue him. An oil-soaked scene and empty cans were found in the home.
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Joseph Butler
Erie County
Berlin Township
John Wermuth
Frailey Road
Wermuth
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