Resignation of Norwalk Service Director Stuns City Officials
Mount’s departure shocks Norwalk as Mayor Finch begins a rapid search for a competent successor. Council members praise Mount’s handling of crises and warn replacement must match his caliber, while local businessmen lament the loss of a respected figure and anticipate a challenging hunt for a new service director.
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Mount
William V. Mount
Reflector
Norwalk
Harold Finch
Richard Cunningham
Cunningham
Finch
Morley Price
Bill
George F. Linn, Jr
Linn
First Ward
Morgan Jones
Jones
Domenic Coletta
City Hall
James Zuber
Zuber
Something Else Is Missing My Car Missing
Roy H. Palmer reported a burglary at 13 E. League St. with his wallet and change purse taken. He later found his 1970 Hornet four door sedan missing, license XM 330, after a pry‑bar entry near the back door. A neighbor heard noises between 1:30 and 2 Sunday morning. police will investigate.
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Roy H. Palmer
E. League St
Palmer
Robert E. Gilson
E. League
Palmer House
Police battles dynamite attack claim life and injuries
Omaha police say one officer died and seven were hurt when a dynamite blast lured them to a vacant house in the Near North Side. Earlier, three officers were injured and five people arrested after a disturbance in the same area. In Minneapolis a Federal Building blast shattered windows and injured a security guard as 8 to 10 sticks of dynamite were found under the east steps, with authorities unsure of the method.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Minneapolis
Elks Leader Urges Parents to Bring Demonstrating Youth Home
Glenn L. Miller grand exalted ruler of the Elks told the Ohio Elks Association’s fall conference that unruly student demonstrators reflect parental failure to exercise control. He urged parents to bring their children home and tell them to go to work to curb disruptions on campuses.
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Columbus
UPI
Glenn L. Miller
the Elks
Miller
Ohio Elks Association
WWII Liberty ship carries nerve gas for Atlantic burial
The Lebaron Russell Briggs departed Sunny Point North Carolina with 67 tons of potentially deadly gas. The operation, halted by prior opposition, resumed with two private tugs towing the ship while the Navy destroyer Hartley and Coast Guard Mendota escorted toward a burial in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Washington
UPI
Atlantic Ocean
Lebaron Russell Briggs
Navy
Cape Fear River
Sunny Point
N.C
Atlantic
Hartley
Coast Guard
Mendota
Pleasant Norwalk Weather With Light Winds And Mild Temps
Sunny and less humid today with highs around 80 and a cool clear night. Tuesday will be mostly fair and warmer with mid 80s, then partly cloudy and warm on Wednesday with a small shower chance. Northwesterly winds 8 to 15 mph today, easing tonight and Tuesday. Norwalk high 88 and low 59 recorded. humidity readings rise to 74 percent by 7 p.m. Deaths listed for Clarence Charles, 69, Norwalk and Arthur J Wooldridge, 80, Orlando. Harry H Stocking, 84, New London. Marriage license filed for Harmon A Linder and Joann L Bollenbacher of Norwalk. births: a son to Mr and Mrs Paul Bowles of Milan. Sunrise 6:38 a.m., sunset 8:24 p.m., moonrise 8:54 p.m. Moonset 7:13 a.m. Precip near zero today and tonight, 10 percent Tuesday.
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Norwalk
Clarence Charles
Arthur J. Wooldridge
Orlando
Florida
Harry H. Stocking
New London
Lawyer Plans Appeal Over GI Court System
In Cleveland an attorney for Pfc. Samuel G. Green Jr. 19, convicted by a general court martial of 15 counts of unpremeditated murder in Vietnam, said he would appeal to the U S Supreme Court and challenge the military justice system. The board ruled Saturday after the killings of 15 Vietnamese civilians.
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Coletta
Mount
Cleveland
UPS
USS. Supreme Court
Pfc
Samuel G. Green Jr
da Nang
Vietnam
Green
James A. Chiara
Supreme Court
Chiara
Michael Krichton
Samuel G. Green
America
Agnew Attacks End War Plan Over Vietnam Policy
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the Hatfield McGovern amendment to end the Vietnam war as a blueprint for defeat and chaos in Southeast Asia. He warns the measure would jeopardize servicemen’s gains and peace prospects, calling it a dangerous Senate proposal tied to a broader procurement debate.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Southeast Asia
Agnew
American Congress
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fountainbleau Hotel
Congress
Hatfield-McGovern
United States
South Vietnam
House
Vietnam
County Fair Opens Tuesday in Huron County
The Huron County Fairgrounds prepare for a three week earlier fair opening with a new supervisory team led by George Deering as president and George Ryerson as secretary. Exhibits livestock and junior fair activities intensify Tuesday with a 4 p.m. gate start and 6 p.m. exhibit in place deadline. Grandstand events kick off Tuesday at 8 p.m. with the King Brothers Rodeo and continue through the week with music shows and a demolition derby.
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Janet Conway
Huron County Fairgrounds
George Deering
George Ryerson
Huron County
Norwood Avenue
P.J. Garcia
Norwalk
Disposable paper sleeping bags for music festivals
A British manufacturing firm introduces disposable paper sleeping bags for rock festival use. Each two by six foot bag costs 96 cents, is padded with polystyrene, and features pink and blue flowers with the slogan Never mind the weather.
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London
UPI
Fair Schedule Highlights Weekly Events
The listing outlines a multi day fair lineup with events across Tuesday to Sunday. Highlights include King Brothers Rodeo and North Central Ohio Guernsey Show along with Junior Fair Night At The Grandstand and various judging contests, shows, races, and a demolition derby.
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King Brothers
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Mark Beeman
J.C. Penney
Elk Ruler
Harmon A. Linder
Joann L. Bollenbacher
Paul Bowles
Milan
Boy
Deering and Ryerson
NEW Fair Chiefs
Grand Ole Opry
Auto
Loretta Collins
Gail
Ann Arbor
Mich
John Collins
Collins
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