25 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1969
Page
1
Jan Polasek aged 19 died Sunday in a Brno military hospital after pouring gasoline on himself and setting himself on fire in Svoboda Square during anti-Soviet demonstrations. The death followed his self immolation last Thursday and was not reported by the official Czechoslovak press.
An Australian military court found Captain John P. Stevenson not guilty in the 1969 collision between the aircraft carrier Melbourne and the U S S Evans that killed 74 sailors. The judge advocate general ordered an honorably acquitted verdict on charges of failing to give proper direction and failing to take measures to avoid the collision.
The 116th Ohio State Fair drew 223000 visitors in 80 degree heat as Gov. and Mrs. Rhodes mingled with attendees. Officials expect attendance to reach two million by the fair's close on September 1, surpassing last year’s first four days.
A Senate aging committee staff study cautions the income gap sending many elderly toward poverty will grow by retirement and threatens middle aged workers as well. The report, prepared for Sen. Harrison Williams Jr. notes urgency for policy changes to ease long term poverty.
At least 30 people were killed in Ohio highway accidents over the weekend, a joint report by the Ohio Highway Patrol and United Press International shows. Two high fatality crashes contributed to a tally that ties for the third highest of the year.
British soldiers occupied positions in three additional Northern Ireland cities to assist local authorities in reconciling Roman Catholic and Protestant communities amid tensions and unrest.
More than 160 fully equipped house trailers were brought in by the federal government Sunday to shelter homeless families on the hurricane struck Gulf Coast. Survivors held memorial services amid ruins for Camille’s dead as Father Francis Patrick O’Malley spoke of sorrow and relief.
Clear and mild tonight with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. High near 87 in Norwalk and 61 low. marriage licenses issued to Snell Partin Bealer Wosicki Montonaro Wyandt Gravenhurst Hay Myers.Western Ohio deaths listed for Seibel Scheid Hindley Jenner with ages given.
Victor Jackson of East Lansing crossed Lake Michigan in a yellow pontooned iron bathtub with a two horsepower motor, arriving at Manitowoc after about 75 miles. His voyage faced navigational issues and a Coast Guard search before his reunion at a celebration led by Mayor John Krey.
A Lorain County Juvenile Court complaint alleges injuries to a boy at Operation Breakaway hosted by Camp Firelands on August 15.
City residents faced nearly three hours without power after carbon buildup on a new generator’s brushes caused arcing and a short. Superintendent Donald Davis said a bearing burned out in a fan during shutdown and parts are on order for repairs.
Family and sheriff report Terry Smith a 16 year old from Norwalk missing after his car left a ditch near 3 30 pm last Monday. He was last seen talking with a friend before the wreck and had 20 to 30 dollars on him. A sighting at East Harbor State Park Sunday was not him. He planned to visit a Bellevue girl Pamela Jean Paul who remains missing.
Exhausted rescue workers searched mud covered highways for more bodies after Virginia's worst flood in over a century. Officials reported 75 known dead and 89 missing with Nelson County hardest hit and estimates of 150 casualties likely. Flags flew at half staff as Gov. Mills E. Godwin urged a national tribute.
Police warn residents after two men offering tar work swindle Mrs. Underhill and Mrs. Hollister. In the first case they demanded 140 dollars for a 30 minute job and damaged painted surfaces. In the second case a purse was stolen as the men demanded payment and fled in a red and white pickup. Police urge checks with the Chamber of Commerce before signing.
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