County Adopts Early Housing Code in Huron County
Huron County becomes one of Ohio’s first to adopt a housing code after the Board of Health approved it this morning. The code sets minimum standards for cities villages and townships and empowers the board to condemn unfit buildings and enforce required improvements. A dump petition in Monroeville was tabled amid disputes with local residents and operators as officials prepare landfill use regulations.
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Huron County
Ohio
Huron County Board of Health
Clarence Ellett
Bellevue
County Health Department
Alfred Smith
Monroeville
Lydia Meyer
Smith
Washington
Monroeville Police Chief Says No Comment on Alma Miller Case
Police Chief Jerrold Henery returned from a London meeting with BCI officials and refused to comment on new leads in the Alma Miller murder. Investigators examined the Miller home at 25 Baker St. and residents report a spike in gun sales amid nerves and rumors of obscene calls, which Henery rejected.
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Monroeville
Jerrold Henery
London
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Alma Miller
BCI
Miller
Baker St
Henery
Lack Of Jurors Delays Windau Breaking and Entering Trial
Jurors unavailable due to vacations and relocations delay the Windau breaking and entering case. By 11 a.m. the court and sheriff’s offices were crowded with people seeking juror service and the pool remained six short. Prospective jurors are urged to stand near the courthouse for notice, as solicitation by phone is not allowed.
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Robert Windau
Rural Norwalk Barn Leveled By Destructive Fire
A Swift blaze destroyed a 30 by 40 foot barn used by William Foland on Route 61 east. Firemen arrived at 6:39 p.m. as the family had just retrieved a pony. The barn held 100 bales of hay and stored four tires a two wheel trailer and an extension ladder. Officials provided no damage estimate.
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Willima Foland
Route 61
Sesqui Twin Bill Plans Completed for Sept 29 Niter
Final plans for a Sesquicentennial doubleheader football event were announced by Grant Walls of St. Pauls and Mike Ebert of Norwalk. The St. Pauls St. Wendelin game kicks off at 6 p.m. followed by Norwalk versus Tiffin Columbian at 8 p.m. Gate tickets are $2 and season tickets honored. Plans await approval from St. Wendelin’s and Tiffin Columbian.
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Grant Walls
Mike Ebert
St. Paul’s
Norwalk
St. Paul
St. Wendelin’s
Tiffin Columbian
Weather and notices from The Record
Weather shows variable clouds and cooler days with scattered afternoon and evening showers. Forecast includes midweek highs around 65 to 88 and nightly lows upper 50s to 60s. Marriage licenses issued for John Busam and Victoria Weisenberger. Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Arthur Wallrabenstein. Deaths listed for Billa Hatcher John King Walter Smith and Allen James Walter.
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Billa Hatcher
Woodland Ave
John Raymond King
Spring St
Walter E. Smith
Willard Allen James Walter
Monroeville
Johnson seeks 10 percent surtax on firms and individuals
President Johnson urged Congress to enact a temporary 10 percent surtax on corporations and individuals, raising his prior request by four points. The individual tax surcharge would begin October 1, and corporate tax surtax would be retroactive to July 1. He warned that without thenew taxes the 1968 federal deficit could balloon from 8.8 billion to about 23.6 billion.
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Washington
Aps
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Johnson Signals Tax Hike to Cover Vietnam War Costs
The president indicates a possible 9 to 10 percent surcharge amid rising war costs and a growing budget deficit. He also confirms authorization to increase U S forces by at least 45 000 in the current fiscal year, tying the move to expanded Vietnam engagement and higher defense spending.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Johnson ups Vietnam troop levels and taxes plan
President Johnson announced authorization of at least 45 000 more troops to Vietnam, with Westmoreland and McNamara advising. He ordered a review of defense spending and restraint on nonessential costs. He outlined tax and surtax adjustments aimed at funding the effort and cited possible 1968 budget overruns.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
McNamara
Early Morning Storm Drops 1.66 Inch Rain in Huron County
Lightning sparked rainfall of 1.66 inches in Huron County with Norwalk suffering a one hour power outage on East Main street. Work crews repaired minor blackouts from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. No major damage reported though limbs fell. An earlier outage affected Lorain Medina Ashland and New London, lasting 45 minutes to an hour due to a main transmission line issue.
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Huron County
Norwalk
East Main Street
Lorain
Medina
Ashland
New London
Teenagers Burn Windows at Sandusky Centers in Night Incidents
In Sandusky Ohio teens smashed windows and set small fires at two Perkins Avenue shopping centers late Wednesday causing minor damage. Witnesses reported 5 or 6 youths in a car. a storm may have disrupted plans. Authorities tied the incidents to earlier firebombings of Black homes.
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Sandusky, Ohio
UPI
Clarence Larry
Larry
Marks Pick
Perkins Two
Perkins Ave
Sandusky
New London Officials Told Of State's Water Appropriation
New London learned state funds for its groundwater reservoir are included in a $14 million plan for eight areas. Engineer Wayne Kuhn urged council to explore financing, suggesting a 40 year contract with annual payments around $11,000 plus interest, and cautioned about required surface water treatment and transmission.
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New London
Wayne Kuhn
Floyd G. Brown
Marion
Northwest Ohio
Kuhn
New Loden
Woman Dies In Turnpike Crash Near Norwalk
Mrs. Mary A. Hammond 26 of Groton Conn died when her heavily loaded car rolled over on the Ohio Turnpike four miles east of the Norwalk Sandusky interchange. Husband Grant 23 and daughter Leslie 20 months injured.
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Michigan
Ohio Turnpike
Here
Mary A. Hammond
Groton
Conn
Grant
Leslie
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Hammond
New London
Norwalk-Sandusky
Homer
Mich
Norwalk
Highway Patrol
Kubach-Smith Funeral
Norwalk- Sandusky
Turnpike
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Jack Gerken
John Victor Busam
Victoria Sue Weisenberger
Arthur Wallrabenstein
Boy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William C. Westmoreland
United States
West
Moreland
Firelands Electric
Ohio Edison Company
James McClure
Leary D. la Reister
City
Lake Erie
Toledo
N. London
New London Council
Squire, Sanders
Pike
Martha Hamer
Dennis Wilcox
Willard
North Fairfield
Martha
Robert Hamer
Dennis
Charles Wilcox
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