Westmoreland Orders Village Demolition Halted in 1968
A high ranking U.S. source says General Westmoreland ordered the U S 9th Infantry Division to level a Mekong Delta village suspected of aiding the Viet Cong during 1968 but a field commander persuaded him to delay. The village was later pacified and placed under South Vietnamese control.
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Saigon
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Army
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong Delta
Speculation Rises on Pope Paul VI Abdication
Vatican rumors grow that Pope Paul VI may abdicate and enter a Benedictine monastery amid widespread press and magazine speculation. The Vatican gives no comment, fueling further talk across major outlets.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
la Stampa
Turin
Vatican
Sabotage Suspected After Tremendous Humble Oil Blast
Linden New Jersey police say two phone threats claiming credit for a million dollar refinery explosion indicate sabotage. The blast at Humble Oil Refinery injured 29 and shattered windows within miles as investigators pursue leads including a claimed terrorist group and a light aircraft sighting.
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Linden
FBI
Washington
Humble
New York
Elizabeth
Staten Island
WINS
New York City
United Socialist Revolutionary Front
Bobby Seale
Ford and UAW bargain to avert Detroit strike deadline
Ford Motor Co and United Auto Workers negotiators met into Sunday night and into Monday morning as they sought a tentative three year national contract. Optimism remained high they would avert a midnight strike deadline despite missing the 9 a.m. EST Ford Council meeting time.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford Council
Teen Recipient Says She Is Tailed by Agents
Debra Sweet, 19, a Nixon service award recipient, says federal agents have tailed her since she told the President she doubted his sincerity in Vietnam War conduct.
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Chicago
UPS
Debra Sweet
Nixon
Weather, births and notices for Norwalk area
Partly cloudy and cool today with highs in the mid to upper 20s and a low tonight in the lower 20s. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid to lower 40s. Chance of showers tonight and Tuesday 10 to 20 percent. Norwalk highs 28 and low 19. Births include a Norwalk girl to Mr and Mrs Robert Dilger. Marriage license applications list several couples in Norwalk Willard and surrounding towns. Deaths: Mrs Ethel G Steele 87 Plymouth and Mrs Arthur White 76 Willard. Humidity readings and sunrise sunset times provided.
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Norwalk
Ethel G. Steele
Plymouth
Arthur White
Willard
Summerlin Loses Carryout Permits Over Obscene Book Conviction
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control refused to renew carryout permits for Robert D. Summerlin of Bob's Grocery and News Stand and denied transferring them to his wife Elizabeth. The action stems from Summerlin's February conviction in Common Pleas Court for selling an obscene book, with a sentence of one to seven years and an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. The department cited misstatements on the renewal and noted the continuing interest in the business by Summerlin as reasons to deny. Summerlin criticized the decision as harming his business while vowing to fight the conviction.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Robert D. Summerlin
Bob
E. Main St
DLC
Summerlin
Elizabeth
Betty
Liquor Department
Common Pleas Court
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio Supreme Court
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Overcrowded Huron County Jail Adds Mattresses to Floor
Sheriff John Borgia reports a burst capacity crowd at the Huron County Jail with 33 prisoners one day, exceeding the 32 capacity. By morning the population fell to 27 as the overflow was cleared. Contractors Barman and Seitz received a permit to tear down the old P J McGuckin property at 40 Corwin St for a multi family apartment project with demolition expected in about a week.
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Huron County
John Borgia
Barman and Seitz
P.J. McGuckin
Corwin St
James Seitz
Snowmobile explorer Shiflet plans pole to pole Antarctic trek
Norwalk native Shiflet eyes a 1800 mile crossing from McMardle Bay to the South Pole in two Massey- Ferguson snowmobiles. He departs Jan 18 from Sydney with a four man crew, no ground or air support, six week mission. He left Alsport due to funding limits and serves as safety and design consultant for Massey- Ferguson.
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Tom Shiflet
Norwalk
Antartica
South Pole
Shiflet
Massey- Ferguson, Inc
Alsport, Inc
Alsport
Point Barrow
Alaska
Seattle
Mt. Fujiyama
Shifler
United States
Sydney
Australia
McMardle Bay
Massey- Ferguson
Des Moines
Westwood Mobile Estates
Mull Social Security Tax Hike
The Senate Finance Committee will decide in days how to raise Social Security taxes by 5 billion to fund benefit increases. Current 10.4 percent tax applies to the first 7,800 of earnings, sparking debate over widening the base or increasing the rate to cover more income.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Prisoner Charged After Fire In Jail
An 18 year old inmate Eric W Thorley was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after he tied toilet paper around fellow prisoner Larry Lentz leg and set it on fire in the Huron County Jail. Lentz suffered burns to his leg and the incident led to Thorley appearing in Common Pleas Court with a not guilty plea and a 3000 dollar cash bond.
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Huron County
Sheriff's Department
Eric W. Thorley
Hester St
Larry Lentz
Findlay
Thorley
Lentz
Robert J. Vetter
Common Pleas Court
State Reformatory
Demolition bids for Benedict Ave buildings in flood area
Two bids for demolishing Lieber's Meat and Grocery Market at 62 Benedict Ave and South Side Bait and Used Merchandise at 58 Benedict Ave were opened. Don Buchs bid 5950 from Lorain and Leon Riley Excavating Co. bid 12321 from Norwalk. Fleet liability insurance bids were also opened: Bache Furey and Myers 2899 and Paul Sommers 3432 for one year.
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Benedict Avenue
Don Buchs
Lorain
Leon Riley
Paul Sommers
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