Eisenhower Leaves Walter Reed for Christmas at Home
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 75, recovering from two heart attacks, leaves Walter Reed Army Hospital with wife Mamie for Christmas at Gettysburg farm. He suffered the first heart attack on Nov. 9 during a golfing vacation at Augusta, Georgia.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mamie
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Augusta
Chrysler workers return after UAW dispute at Twinsburg plant
Production resumed at Chrysler Twinsburg stamping plant after a union steward dispute led to 1,900 employees being sent home. UAW Local 122 and Chrysler officials reached agreement late Friday, allowing the 11 p.m. shift to return to work.
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Cleveland
UPI
Chrysler Corporation
Twinsburg
United Auto Workers Union Local 122
Chrysler
Astronaut Claim Lands Man in Jail After Laundry Run In
A 24 year old man jailed in San Antonio after police said he slept in a clothes dryer at a laundromat. He told officers from his capsule he was an astronaut while drunk.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
L Aundromat
Weather and notices in Sandusky area
Mostly cloudy with light snow flurries and little temperature change through Sunday. Highs near 32 to 37, lows around 27 to 33. Marriage license issued for James C Luck and Patricia Lawton. Death: William G Gibbs, 78, Amherst.
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James C. Luck
Sandusky
Patricia Lawton
Monroeville
Britain to force Rhodesia oil rationing amid embargo
London reports say Britain’s oil embargo on Rhodesia, aimed at toppling Ian Smith’s regime, will force rationing. US advised firms to cooperate. Beira unloading halted. Zambia airlift planned. Rhodesia’s annual oil use about 280000 tons. Officials say reserves last about one month, not six to twelve.
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UPI
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Gemini 7 Splashdown Brings Space Duo Home For Christmas
Space champions Frank Borman and James Lovell returned aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp after 13 days 18 hours 36 minutes in Gemini 7. The splashdown occurred at 9:06 a.m. EST and the pair disembarked at 9:37 a.m. EST smiling and exhausted. They spoke to officers and headed to the sick bay for checks as live TV beamed the moment nationwide.
Superior Employees Vote To Unionize in Norwalk Division
Norwalk Division employees of Superior CoachCo voted 44 to 22 Tuesday for representation by the United Auto Workers. The election, overseen by NLRB field examiner Donald E. Howard of the Cleveland office, recorded 44 yes votes and 22 no votes with one challenged ballot. Bart Dederman served as the UAW representative.
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Donald E. Howard
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Tie for First in FT's Window Painting Contest
Susan DeBolt Robb Hurst and Peggy Freeman tied for first with Cathy Churchill in Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital window painting contest judged Friday morning by Julius Mihali Mrs E S Rubinow and Mrs George Linn Sr Linda Schaffer tied for second with Jan Mann Cande Carvey and Cathy Fair Honorable mentions went to Gretchen Hill Nancy Lehan Betty Beier and Sally Grell The windows were painted by 40 students from Norwalk High School art classes of Mrs James Hammond.
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Peggy Freeman
Cathy Churchill
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Julius Mihali
E. S. Rubinow
George Linn
Linda Schaffer
Jan Mann
Cande Carvey
Cathy Fair
Gretchen Hill
Nancy Lehan
Betty Beier
Sally Grell
Norwalk High School
James Hammond
Two Candidates Miss Finance Statements in County Race
Two candidates on the November 2 general ballot failed to file required finance statements with the Huron County Board of Elections by Friday's 4 p.m. deadline. Walter L. Hardy of New London School Board and James E. Wiles of Greenwich Council did not file, making them ineligible to run for any office for five years.
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Huron County Board of Elections
Walter L. Hardy
New London School Board
James E. Wiles
Greenwich Council
27 Deaths Predicted Over Yale Weekend
Ohio State Highway Safety Director Warren C. Nelson predicted 27 fatalities on Ohio highways during the 78 hour Christmas weekend starting 6 p.m. Thursday and ending at midnight Sunday. He also forecast 27 deaths for the New Year’s weekend and about 1,500 injuries during Christmas. Nelson urged motorists to make safety a driving companion throughout the holidays.
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UPI
Warren C. Nelson
Ohio
Nelson
McKeeby Hearing Examines Rights Denial Claim
A Marion Correctional Institute inmate argues he was not informed of his right to court appointed counsel at arraignment on September 26 1958 in Huron County for assault with intent to rob. William McKeeby’s case history is reviewed as attorney Walter L. Hite presents the pleadings.
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Marion Correctional Institute
William McKeeby
Huron County
Walter L. Hite
Viet Cong Attack Burns Saigon Amid Turmoil
Viet Cong terrorists threw a grenade from a moving car in Saigon injuring a Vietnamese policeman, four civilians, a taxi driver, a cyclist, and a pedestrian. No Americans were hurt. two American MPs pursued the fleeing attackers. The violence coincides with Montagnard uprisings in four highland provinces and U S bombers striking the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
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National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
U.S
Guam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Wilson Talks Ended
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson finished his Washington visit after backing the U.S. embargo on oil to Rhodesia. He planned a Philadelphia stay then Ottawa talks with Lester Pearson, aiming to return to London. Wilson pledged renewed effort for Vietnam peace as Geneva chair and urged Rhodesia's return to constitutional rule to avert broader conflict.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
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Lester Pearson
London
Britain
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Burglars Take Beer From Maple City Ice
Police report a break in at Maple City Ice Company on Benedict Avenue between 11 p.m. Friday and morning. A carton of six one gallon beer cans was taken from the cooler. the carton was found west of the building with four cans intact and two broken open, some spilled.
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Maple City Ice Company
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