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A Look Back At 1968 In Willard Ohio
A year in review for Willard highlights a February bus crash killing four high school seniors Jim Robinson Jerry Layne Stephen Elmlinger and Nick Watts. Police investigated drug activity earlier in the year with no confirmed school involvement. The Fred Waring Band visit, the Willard Area Hospital lease, and a near half million dollar pledge to expand it are noted along with stalled city projects including water, streets, housing, and a new fire station. City hall faced management changes with the city manager's resignation and a pending plans for streets and the pool. An anti-discrimination ordinance and a Head Start program marked 1968, and cable TV franchise was granted for 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosamond Stahl Willard
Willard High School
Attica
Jim Robinson
Jerry Layne
Stephen Elmlinger
Nick Watts
Willard
Tiffin
Republic
Jack Fryman
Fred Waring
Rotary Club
Willard Municipal Hospital
Willard Area Hospital
Hill - Burton
Council
Metropolitan Housing Authority
Winston White
Herbert Knapp
V. and C. Construction Co
Upper
Sandusky
Miguel
Mike) Santos-Martinez
AFS
Leon
Spain
Johnson Porter
First Baptist Church
Jennings