09 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
1
The Reflector releases a 34 page Yule edition featuring news features and gift ideas. Norwalk merchants present gift suggestions in two advertising sections distributed across Huron County. This is one of two annual shopping specials, the other tied to the May festival.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Judge Brominski said he will decide Wednesday at 9 30 a m whether to permit an exhumation and autopsy of Mary Jo Kopechne the victim in the Kennedy era car crash. The ruling follows a 24 hour advance notice promise for the decision. In Ohio Earl Barch 46 of Delaware died after a 25 foot fall at a new airport hangar during construction and surgery at Union County Memorial Hospital.
Washington UPI report states Capt James B White brother of astronaut Edward H White II is missing in Southeast Asia after reportedly being shot down over Laos. The note recalls Edward White’s 1967 death in the Apollo capsule fire with Grissom and Chaffee.
Dayton police and federal agents nabbed 10 people and indicted 16 in a coordinated anti narcotics sweep spanning Dayton and Cincinnati. The probe, begun 65 days ago, filed 56 charges including possession for sale and conspiracy to sell heroin.
President Nixon said at a Monday news conference he will not try to name the No 1 college football team again. He noted youth did not agree with him yet listened, and cited Penn State and Texas after Texas beat Arkansas 15 14 to claim top ranking. It was his first news conference since September and second since June.
The raid on a Black Panthers headquarters near Watts ended in a five hour battle with up to 300 officers. Eleven Panthers surrendered after exchanges left three officers wounded and 11 suspects injured or treated. Police Chief Houghton questioned if the early morning tactic was best. Two other Panther offices were raided with minor incidents and 14 more arrests followed.
Gov. James A. Rhodes and Ohio delegates pitched for the merged Norfolk & Western Chesapeake & Ohio Railways headquarters, to be located in the city chosen next year. Roanoke, Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit, and St. Louis compete for the prize amid the planned railroad merger.
Ole Singstad a renowned tunnel engineer best known for underwater links between Manhattan and Long Island and New Jersey died Monday night at 87 Born in Norway he helped design and build most New York City auto tunnels and similar projects in England Belgium and Holland plus an international tube between Michigan and Canada
Space Agency weighs Apollo 12 findings to set a launch date of March 12 and pick Fra Mauro as the moon landing area. The decision hinges on recent reports from the Apollo 12 explorers and official NASA guidance.
December 9 1969 forecast notes increasing cloudiness and cool nights with lows 25 to 30. Wednesday rain likely with highs in the low 40s. Births list two Plymouth parents and two Willard families, a Norwalk son, and a Willard daughter. Deaths note Mrs Beryl Wheldon, 77.
A severe downdraft during a thunderstorm likely caused Olympic Airways DC6 to crash into Mt Paneion near Athens killing 90 aboard. The disaster, the worst in Greek aviation history, prompted a national day of mourning as rescue workers recovered charred bodies among burned olive trees.
State Treasurer John Herbert campaigned in Norwalk and Milan as he seeks the Republican nomination for attorney general. He called for flexible penalties for drug users to allow access to medical assistance and outlined a role for the AG's office in crime control, riots, and organized crime.
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