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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1968
Page
1
London reports Peter Sellers posted a Times personal ad promising not to write letters this year and sending Christmas and New Year wishes to friends relatives and creditors. The ad urged callers to contact them rather than the other way around.
Governor Reagan and the state college board reject outside mediation as six weeks of violence disrupts San Francisco State College. The board, led by Theodore Meriam, says campus problems must be solved without outsider intrusion.
A Boston University study finds marijuana to be a relatively mild intoxicant with short lived effects. Nine male cigarette smokers with no marijuana use and eight chronic users aged 21 to 26 from the Boston area participated in last spring’s experiment.
United Press International reports a major blizzard hit the northern plains with warnings from the eastern Dakotas to Minnesota and northern Iowa. Early snowfall ranged from five to eight inches in northern Minnesota with 35 to 45 mph winds, while North Dakota and South Dakota saw one to five inches in places.
Premier Mariano Rumor forms a left center government with a foreign secretary seen as sympathetic to the Viet Cong. The cabinet aims to relieve six months of Italy's economic social and political strife as it takes office.
Washington based figures show Columbus expanding by nearly 14 percent from 1960 to a total of 859,600, the fastest among Ohio’s major cities. Cleveland, Cincinnati and Akron trails, while Canton Toledo and Youngstown-Warren grow more slowly.
Cloudy and windy with showers ending then cooler this afternoon. Highs in the 40s to 50s, tonight dipping to 20s. Tomorrow cooler with scattered snow flurries. Marriage licenses issued to Marion Sheppard and Lillie B Marshall. Deaths include Mrs Sarah L Nebergall 82 and baby James Mann.
A Pan Am 707 bound from New York to Caracas crashed into the sea near Marquetia International Airport. Rescue boats found 13 bodies and parts of the aircraft. sharks swarmed the area. National Transportation Safety Board said Venezuelan authorities would lead the investigation. Flight 217 carried 51 aboard.
UPI reports about 700 deaths from flu and pneumonia in the United States as authorities warn of a looming national epidemic from the Hong Kong influenza strain. NCDC says the western mountain states show epidemic activity, with 33 states affected and mid January seen as the peak.
Police investigated Thursday night break ins at New London sites including Dr. H A Erlenbach 8 a m report with $1 missing. Dr Otto Lanka East Main Street open pried. The New London Record accessed via boarded door with $15 cash box taken. Johnson Brothers 34 Clinton Street entry by rooftop window. further losses not yet known. A separate report notes a jet airliner broke windows at Youngstown Municipal Airport injuring three stewardesses.
The State Department said Hanoi will accept Christmas parcels for American prisoners this year after North Vietnam communicated the move in Paris. Officials noted no prisoner list or Red Cross inspections have been allowed and U S military families were asked to prepare small packages. As of November 23 1968 there were 879 missing servicemen and 336 prisoners in Vietnam.
The Reflector plans six Christmas stories titled The Gift Remember Best inviting readers to share a favorite memory of a Christmas gift. Call or write the news staff to contribute memorable gifts for potential feature stories.
Santa Claus and Happy the Clown join a morning children's show at Norwalk Theater. Admission is a can of food or a good new or used toy to benefit the Salvation Army. Nine cartoons a Three Stooges film and a featurette play. Doors open 9 30 a.m. showing starts 10 a.m.
Anthony G. Meyer of North Fairfield was re-elected president of the Huron County Fair Board at a meeting of the Huron County Agricultural Society. George Ryerson of Willard was re-elected vice president and Kathleen M. Harris of North Fairfield was re-elected secretary treasurer.
Richard Nixon met with his incoming cabinet for eight hours at the Shoreham Hotel to discuss national affairs, Vietnam, and inauguration plans. He urged candor and a free flow of information as the transition proceeds with William Scranton reviewing the Middle East situation.
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