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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1969
Page
1
Cincinnati's Shillito's announces a plan to hire a black Santa Claus next Christmas following protests led by Rev. Otis Moss over the store's failure to employ a Negro Santa. Fred Lazarus III says the aim is to satisfy the entire community.
Police found Robert Gorek 32 Beverly 33 and their children Valerie 12 Caren 3 shot to death in a Country Club Section home. Lt. Ockunzzi recovered the bodies after a door break in a suspected triple murder suicide case. Five Cincinnati children perished in a Cumminsville tenement fire from asphyxiation with no burns. PFC Kenneth Greer learned of his wife’s murder in St. Louis as he prepared for a 30 day furlough from Germany.
Monroeville men David A. Bean and Ted F. Hamilton faced shoplifting and assault charges after a violent confrontation at the Norwalk Bargain Center on U S 250. Bean pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received six months in county jail. Hamilton pled guilty to larceny and got 90 days plus a $300 fine.
In Milan and Rome, twin bombings killed 14 and wounded over 100 in Italy s bloodiest peacetime attack in decades. Police cordon the city, 150 suspects are detained, and reinforcements flood in as authorities search for bombers amid a nationwide emergency.
Considerable sunshine this afternoon, clouds late, chance of snow tonight. Highs upper 30s to low 40s, lows mid to upper 20s. Sunday cloudy with possible snow flurries, highs near 40. Monday partly sunny and seasonable. Precipitation chances 20 tonight 40 tonight and 30 tomorrow. Norwalk high 31 low 21 trace snow. Births marriages licenses and local deaths listed for area towns.
WO Michael T. Petersen and Sgt Vernon C. Shepard say they would not want to fight their captors again while thanking the Viet Cong for caring for them. Both men were released after 38 days in jungle highlands near the Cambodian border and flown to U S hospitals.
Witness Harry Jacoby recounts a Madrid to Addis Ababa flight hijack where two hijackers are killed in a gunfight with Ethiopian security. A second confrontation in economy class leaves another dead man bound. Captain Tew, an American from Orlando, ensured a swift resolution as passengers toasted survival.
The 72 year old Mrs. Hendrena Bartlett of Sectionline Road New London was found dead in her home Friday night by a sheriff deputy and a distant relative. Mail had piled up since December 2 prompting the discovery. Coroner Dr William Holman cited possible natural causes and an estimated death around December 2. Funeral arrangements by Eastman Funeral Home.
Singer Dean Martin intends to marry Gail Renshaw the 22 year old Miss World U S A in Las Vegas. The arrangement follows a recent divorce filing by his wife Jeanne Bregger Martin and a publicized romance that has drawn attention to his Riviera Hotel anniversary events and private Dean Martin Night show.
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