29 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
1
Gov. Edmund G. Brown uses final acts as California leader to commute the death sentences of four condemned murderers to life terms. He had opposed capital punishment for years and spared 4 of 64 inmates on San Quentin's death row.
Norwalk Fire Department warns against two inexpensive rag dolls described as highly flammable by state fire marshalls. W.T. Grant Co. sold the dolls for two years before removing them. Dolls have cotton bodies and a cellulose nitrate coating that ignites at low temperatures and emits toxic gas. Officials ask residents to surrender dolls for disposal.
The Cuyahoga County Grand Jury in its 1966 fall term report criticizes disrespectful youth lax parents and misguided clergy. It cites concern over clergy aiding rioters on Superior Avenue and eight indicted men linked to violence. The panel notes narcotics pornography youth crime and ease of obtaining weapons and returns 973 indictments.
The Harlem Globetrotters visit Norwalk Wednesday night to boost the sesquicentennial fund. Organizers expect about 2,300 tickets sold and a net around 1600 dollars after expenses for next year’s celebration. The next fund raiser is The Sesquicentennial Ball on April 1 at the Norwalk Armory.
T.L. Paffenbarger was elected president with John Baltes named vice president at the initial organizational meeting. Four of five trustees attended. Baltes was absent. A part time secretary treasurer was approved and a second meeting set for Tuesday.
Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. assailed William Manchester for including intimate Kennedy family material in The Death of a President. Speaking to the American Historical Association, Schlesinger defended Jacqueline Kennedy's objections to the passages as a private matter not essential to history.
Weather cloudy and windy with light snow and flurries today and tonight with colder temperatures. Births list multiple families with newborns and locations. Deaths note James Pickens and Amy E Wenzel with ages and Wakeman residences.
Rep. John E. Moss ordered a House subcommittee staff to prepare hearings after Congress reconvenes to examine conflicting State and Defense Department statements on Hanoi bombings. Moss urged candor about civilian casualties and the administration's credibility while noting limited support for a broader inquiry.
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