Plymouth Nabs Holdup Suspect
An 18 year old Mansfield man Charles Conner is charged with armed robbery for allegedly robbing a woman of 20.04 dollars in a Plymouth supermarket parking lot. Conner admitted robberies in Willard Ashley and Delaware and a total of 217 dollars was taken at Harvey's Market in Willard. He was picked up by Galion police an hour after the Plymouth incident.
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Mansfield
Plymouth
Huron County Prosecutor’s
Charles Conner
Bowman St
Robert Meiser
Conner
Huron County
Willard, Ashley
Delaware
Harvey’s Market
Willard
Marie Moorman
Mack’s Foodland
Galion
Meiser
Wooster
Terrorist Attacks Kill 154 in South Vietnam
U S officials report 154 civilians killed across South Vietnam as Communists conduct 218 terrorism incidents. A train and a U S cargo ship were damaged near Saigon while U S forces enter War Zone D north of the capital. In total 285 civilians wounded and 625 kidnapped.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
U.S
Five Day Outlook Temperatures in Ohio Rise Then Fall
United Press International reports Ohio temperatures will run above normal for five days from Saturday to Wednesday with highs in the 40s and lows around 30s. Readings ease Sunday then dip Monday or Tuesday before warming again midweek. Precipitation totals from a quarter to three quarters of an inch with snow flurries Saturday and light rain or snow on other days.
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United Press International
Ohio
River traffic resumes near Silver Bridge collapse site
River traffic began through a 250 foot channel carved by Army engineers one week after the Silver Bridge collapsed. Divers and cranes worked on both sides as 40 towboats with 10 barges waited. traffic would run on a trial basis and be halted if recovery work was hindered.
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Point Pleasant
W. VA
UPI
Silver Bridge
Ohio
William D. Falck
Memphis Transit Ends Free Drunk Rides Program
The Memphis Transit Authority says it stopped offering free bus rides to intoxicated riders after three straight idle nights with no call for service. Transit President Frank Ragsdale cited 23 drivers idle while no passengers sought the benefit, though one employee noted a potential caller who was too drunk to specify a location.
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United Press International
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Memphis Transit Authority
Transit
Frank Ragsdale
Cold wave ushers in snow flurries and deepening cold
A cold wave moves in with cloudy skies and windy conditions. Temperatures fall to the teens in the afternoon and 8 to 13 above tonight, with more snow flurries likely Saturday. precipitation in the past 24 hours totaled .68 inch and humidity is high earlier today. Births note two new sons, to Harold McClaflin of 12 Reed and Paul Hipp of 4 Jackson.
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Harold McClaflin
Reed
Paul Hipp
Jackson
Norwalk bridge to be rechecked after Va disaster
City officials will have the Linwood bridge inspected again by T C Biebesheimer Engineering Co after the Point Pleasant tragedy. The 1900 era structure, last reviewed in 1963, could require sand blasting paint and deck replacement with an estimated 127 750 cost and a 45 to 60 day closure if repairs are needed. City officials expect a formal authorization at the January 2 meeting.
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Norwalk
Linwood Bridge
Morley Price
Harold Finch
City Council
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Price
Biebesheimer
Okay Food Stamps For Huron County Okay
The Ohio Department of Welfare authorized Huron County to participate in the federal food stamp program. The county welfare department will authorize residents to join, expanding beyond typically urban counties to assist families on welfare and with marginal incomes.
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Ohio Department of Welfare
Huron County
County Department of Welfare
Huron County Welfare Department
Salvation Army Collects 900 Toys For 125 Families
Salvation Army and Community Action Commission report a successful drive with about 900 new and used toys for 125 families and around 120 food baskets. CAC, led by Barbara Braden and Ethel Roldan, organized the toy distribution with two volunteers.
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CAC
Barbara Braden
Ethel Roldan
Salvation Army and
Community Action Commission
Salvation Army
Army
Hazel Applegate
Leola Massie
Helping Hand Keeps Faith Through Twelve Years of Kindness
In Ashland Ohio Mrs Lara Kocher age 77 at 32 W Seminary St has spent 11 years doing good deeds after surviving a car crash that killed her husband and two others. Friends say her work stems from faith and a will to help others, including baking bread and visiting elderly neighbors, though she now faces a temporary Christmas with her daughter in Sandusky. Meanwhile an Ashland teen has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a partially frozen abandoned baby found on a road last Saturday.
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Lara Kocher
M. H. Stutsman
Pearl St
Michigan
Mrs. Kocher
Ashland
Ohio
UPI
Here
H.P. Petty
Willard Minister Appointed to Huron Housing Board
The Rev. Donald R. Klaus of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Willard is named to the Huron Housing Authority by Common Pleas Court Judge Robert J. Vetter. The five member board also includes Ray Caldwell, Ralph Marks, Mrs. Eula Mae Hammock, and Richard Coovert.
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Donald R. Klaus
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Willard
Huron Housing Authority
Common Pleas Court
Robert J. Vetter
Ray Caldwell
Ralph Marks
New London
Eula Mae Hammock
Richard Coovert
Winners Named in Yale Coloring Contest at Reflector Office
Winners Tommy Carabin Julie Missler and Diana Sommers were named in Reflector Christmas Coloring Contest with first prizes of five dollar checks and art supplies donated by American Crayon Co. of Sandusky. Second and third prize details and pickup times announced.
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Tommy Carabin
Julie Missler
Diana Sommers
Reflector
American Crayon Co
Sandusky
Tommy
Tom Carabin
S. Linwood Ave
Julie
Harold Missler
Norwood Ave
Diana
Richard Sommers
Olive St
Snuggle Up Cold Moves In Norwalk Weather
Norwalk residents hope for a white Christmas as warm early December days give way to a cold snap. The forecast calls for clouds and snow flurries after record warmth with highs near 60 in recent days. Rain totals this month reach 2.74 inches while yesterday’s high hit 61, with downtown at 63.
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Norwalk
Collier Seeks Eighth Term as County Treasurer
Harold Collier, a Republican, will seek an eighth term as Huron County treasurer. He filed declaration petitions with the Huron County Board of Elections. Elected first in 1940, the treasurer serves a four year term.
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Harold Collier
Huron County
Collier
Huron County Board of Elections
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