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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1965
Page
1
Near the site of a major U S victory two weeks earlier communist fighters overran and burned the An Hoa outpost 340 miles northeast of Saigon killing about 100. No American troops were present at the fort. Brig Gen Antonio Imbert Barreras junta resigns in Dominican Republic crisis likely paving provisional government.
President Johnson met with former President Eisenhower for 45 minutes to discuss Viet Nam and the steel negotiation deadlock. Governor Scranton forecast that splinter GOP groups tied to Goldwater’s Free Society Association will wither away as independents fade.
Republican National Chairman Ray C. Blass announced a truce with Barry M. Goldwater to unite the party’s resources for electing GOP candidates. The agreement aims to pool fundraising, volunteers, and organizational strength across the campaign.
Columbus report states about 40,000 more pupils will enter Ohio public schools next month, raising total enrollment to an estimated 2,270,108. Education officials, led by state public instruction superintendent E E Holt, noted the rise from the previous year.
Considerable cloudiness and warmth today with showers and thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Highs 77 to 83, lows 58 to 63, partial clearing and cooler by Wednesday. Also notes sunrise and sunset times and Monday temperatures. Births list four families with new children and locations. Deaths report three individuals with ages and towns.
In San Francisco UPI reports selective Service Director Hershey says married men aged 19 to 26 without children may face draft calls early next year. Boards will tighten deferments for students objectors medical exemptions and men who fail to provide a home. Johnson ordered boards to treat marriages after last Friday as single status.
In Huron County the draft deferment scene shifts as Johnson’s order cuts married men from the pool. Probate Court sees no marriage license filings since Aug 24, while officials warn single 19 to 26 year olds will be drafted first if schooling falters. The general notes possible post January calls for married men without children. Hershey urges students to keep grades up to stay deferred. Some support drafting conscientious objectors.
Helen Lippert, former Norwalk city auditor, received endorsement from the Huron County Republican Executive Committee to fill the Board of Elections seat. The endorsement was sent to Secretary of State Ted Brown for appointment. The current member, Mrs. France Carpenter of North Fairfield, resigned effective today. her unexpired term ends in 1968.
A Viet Cong grenade exploded inside a U S military housing compound in Saigon causing light casualties. The attack followed twin B52 raids by U S bombers from Guam targeting Viet Cong strongholds in southern Vietnam.
A fire at Janesville Cotton Mills on 56 St. Mary's Street briefly curtailed production. Harold Van Saun, general manager, said a part of the oven caught fire and one of two shifts could not work today, with production to resume by Wednesday. Firemen responded at 3:08 a.m. and damage is estimated under $1,000.
Boxboard Packaging Co. begins construction of a 75 by 95.6 foot warehouse at its St Marys Street plant. The permit cites an estimated cost of $25,000 and Roth Brothers as the builders.
Rescue operations near the Mattmark Dam were halted as helicopter pilot Hermann Geiger dropped 700 pounds of explosives on the Allalin Glacier to clear ice. The avalanche killed 69 people, with 59 Italians, 27 Swiss, and others among the dead or missing. Forty tourists survived as their bus was crushed.
U.S. Steel Corp and other major producers begin refiring blast furnaces and opening coke ovens after a tentative extension of the eight day labor contract. Shutdowns and restarts involve multiple days and complex banking, with detailed steps to cool and seal furnaces and hearths.
The birthplace of Thomas A Edison in Milan Ohio will be designated a national historic landmark in ceremonies on September 1. A night-time flood lighting system will illuminate the Edison Home and Museum as visitors approach. Charles Edison and Mrs Madeline Edison Sloane will accept the marker, with Norwalk Mayor Louis G Frey attending and a reception to follow at the Milan Inn.
Cleveland newsman Robert Manry arrived with his family aboard the Queen Mary after a seven day solo Atlantic crossing in the tiny boat Tinkerbelle. He prefers the small craft’s peace to the bustling reunion, and will be celebrated in Cleveland with governors and officials.
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