07 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
1
Brigitte Bardot arrives Friday at a Paris theatre wearing flapper era clothes and a monkey skin coat for the premiere of her latest film Shalako. Upi wirephoto confirms the event and location.
UPI reports San Francisco leaders say baseball moves fast as it selects a new direction following the ousting of Commissioner William D. Eckert. Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer predicts a new high plateau of fan interest as pro football challenges baseball for national prominence.
Washington UPI reports an Army plan will release most of the 38,000 reservists and National Guardsmen activated after the Pueblo seizure. By Dec. 15, 1969 the 20,000 soldiers in April tours will be out of uniform, with Vietnam veterans among first to be released. Nixon to address GOP governors at Palm Springs with aim to renew national spirit amid crisis.
Jim Gallion and his wife Lorraine celebrate the birth of healthy quadruplets at San Fernando Valley Hospital with transfer to County-USC Medical Center where they are reported doing well. In Cairo William Scranton says talks with President Nasser left him more encouraged about a peaceful Middle East settlement.
World bantamweight champion Lionel Rose defeats Jesus Castillo by split decision at the Forum in Los Angeles securing a $75 000 guarantee amid a rowdy postfight mob. Police protected the ring exit as tequila bottles were hurled and a Latin American style uproar erupted.
Huron County Sheriff John Borgia said the two women who allegedly refused to yield a party line for a fire call were identified and will not be prosecuted. The Wednesday fire at Theodore Dunn’s Route 18 home disrupted lines and delayed the fire response.
President elect Nixon's staff search chief Richard Flemming sent letters to 53,424 prominent figures asking for recommendations for roughly 1,700 middle management posts. He aims to flood applications, with 110,000 letters planned, but filters out unqualified candidates such as cooks or an 11 year old Cheyenne boy.
ISTANBUL UPI Two US guided missile destroyers Dyess and Turner head toward the Bosporus to enter the Black Sea for routine operations within Montreux limits despite Soviet protests. Moscow accuses the move of provocative aims as NATO watches closely. Meanwhile in Milan two Norwalk women suffered injuries when their car rolled over on Route 250 near Lockwood Road. June Ann Caskey 25 and Carol Rumell 27 were treated and released from Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. The accident remains under investigation.
Mayor Harold Finch stated he has not spoken with Morley Price since Friday when reports emerged that Price may take another, less demanding role within the administration due to ill health. Finch noted no council criticism or replacement push, and said informal talks about an assistant to Price have not progressed.
UPI reports 27 years since Pearl Harbor, with a brief USS Arizona Memorial ceremony for state legislators to honor the 2409 Americans killed on Dec 7 1941. Navy notes no formal observance ordinarily, while oil seeps from the sunken battleship and many crew remain entombed.
Britain's only cardinal, Cardinal John Carmel Heenan, says artificial birth control should be decided by conscience within marriage. Vatican sources criticize his stance as overly simplistic and not aligned with Pope Paul VI’s ban. Heenan, speaking on television, argues couples may follow conscience and still receive sacraments.
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