23 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1966
Page
1
Miss U S A pageant at Ohio State Fair will name a Miss Brooklyn and a Miss New York City along with Miss New York State for the Miss World event in London. A tally error omitted two contestants from the New York finals won by Sherry Armbruster, 18, Baldwinsville, N Y. HMS Eagle returns to port after 363 days at sea with 57 sailors planning marriages.
A House education sub committee under Rep. Adam Clayton Powell investigates whether schools using federal funds still portray Black people as happy cotton pickers. The move adds a new dimension to the debate over the $1.4 billion federal aid program for elementary and secondary education enacted last year.
Cleveland launches Utilitarian Floating Objects six inches wide with red tails in Lake Erie as a city funded test. A 50 cent reward per saucer aims to track current flow to guide sewerage and water pollution control planning for a master plan.
An undercover narcotics detective arrested a former Massachusetts high school teacher as he allegedly tried to sell $140,000 worth of LSD. Authorities call it the largest single haul of the drug ever confiscated.
MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Fred R Holmes Milan highway department employee Geraldine Boggs Norwalk factory worker Lynn W Fettrow Columbus student and Diane Sue Direnger Monroeville teacher Paul D Craft North Fairfield mechanic and Joan E Wenz New London practical nurse Michael D Eastman Milan farmer and Sally Ann Reddix Norwalk student BIRTHS Mr and Mrs Lewis Kovacs rural Norwalk son F T Mr and Mrs Virgil Osburn Monroeville son F T Mr and Mrs Robert Willman Attica DEATHS Tennes Jensen 71 102 W Main Kenneth Dale McPherson 67 North Fairfield
An explosion at a crowded church during a choir revival in Plainview Texas killed one woman and injured 41 others among more than 150 occupants. Investigators consider gas accumulation from a spark at an electric organ, but Fire Chief Leedy Maxey said the cause is not yet known.
Defense Secretary McNamara announces that 40,000 recruits will be brought into service in ten months and 100,000 annually thereafter under a poverty battle program. He cites intensive military education and medical care to rehabilitate rejects for productive military and societal roles.
Thomas Kittle, 22, of Breezewood Drive, involved in a one car crash one mile east of Norwalk on Ohio 61 at 5 15 am. He suffered chin and mouth cuts and was treated and released at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. The car had extensive damage. Kittle was westbound when the vehicle left the road struck two power poles causing lines to fall across the road and knock down mailboxes and 20 feet of guard rail. He was cited for speeding.
Attendance at Norwalk’s municipal pool stood at 25,144 with two weeks left in the season and may not reach 30,000. Manager Tom Heckelman cites competition from private pools at two parks and the Elks Club, predicting a leveling off around 20,000 to 30,000 annually. He notes the pool’s capacity is 400 but peak crowds hit 1,082, and revenue may barely break even this year, with capital improvements unlikely. The 0.3 mill park and recreation levy could aid funding if approved in November.
Kenneth Dale McPherson 67 of 209 West Main Street North Fairfield died Monday from injuries from an automobile crash near Coldwater Michigan. Rainy conditions contributed. Survived by daughter Ruth Oblender Norwalk son Lloyd North Fairfield four grandchildren three brothers and others. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at United Church of North Fairfield with burial in North Fairfield Cemetery.
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent rise in July driven by higher transportation fares, mortgages, and medical fees. The consumer price index through July is 113.3, up 2.8 percent from a year ago, meaning $11.33 buys what $10 did eight years earlier.
Huron man Louis P. Vargo 59 charged with involuntary manslaughter by his son Police Chief Louis Vargo inLorain County authorities say the death of Ethel Karchin 76 of Vermilion resulted from an August 8 crash when Vargo turned left in front of a car driven by her son.
Social Welfare Minister Tran Ngoc Lieng told the International Lions Club in Saigon that prostitution in Viet Nam has expanded, fueled by American influence, becoming a structured trade with companies, offices, and fleets of cars to shuttle clients to venues.
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