05 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1966
Page
1
A string of earthquakes in central and western Greece wiped out four villages. One woman was killed and scores injured as residents fled at dawn after the first 4 am quake lasting about 20 seconds.
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson summons Labour leaders for a Sunday meeting amid speculation of a snap election to extend his parliamentary majority. In Columbus the 85th Presbyterian Synod cuts delegates, halves meetings, and reshapes committees. in Hillsborough Lucius Beebe dies at 63 after a life of social criticism.
President Marcos signaled readiness to ask Congress to authorize 2000 non combat troops engineers and security forces to join the small Philippine contingent in South Vietnam. Senate anti Americans are expected to oppose but administration hopes for a majority support in the upper house.
Considerable cloudiness and cold with a few snow flurries today highs 20 to 25. Tonight partly cloudy and colder lows 5 to 10. Sunday sunshine and warmer with sunrise 7 35 am and sunset 5 48 pm. Friday high 29 low 13. Births Mr and Mrs Thomas Hackathorn 89 Christie welcome a daughter. Deaths Mrs Lena M Palmer 84 New London obituary.
A chamber report for 1965 cites a shortage of industrial buildings within Norwalk limits as a major handicap. It notes committee efforts to lure industry, suggests CIC promote outside site development, and predicts progress on airport studies in 1966.
Tass announced that Luna-9 would finish its lunar mission later today after a successful soft landing on the moon. The rocket had already sent back the first pictures from the surface and data on temperatures soil composition and radiation.
US 1st Air Cavalry expands northeast Saigon operation to multi brigade size with 15 000 to 20 000 troops. The drive has killed 711 of 1 172 Communists and captured 120. Fighting shifts to pursuit in foothills and jungles as Marines clear coastal positions to a four mile beachhead.
Britain's top radio astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell questioned a Soviet Tass report that Luna 9 would finish its lunar mission. He suggested the craft may be damaged on landing and batteries or solar cells might not be functioning, despite expectations of a 14 day transmission in sunlight.
Approximately $5 in change was taken from the secretary to the principal's office at League Street Elementary School. Police report four first floor rooms searched, a boiler room window forced, and unlocked doors pried open including the principal's office and health room. The incident parallels prior break ins at Maplehurst and Lyme schools in January.
Greenwich officials meet to appoint a fourth police chief in six months after Act ing Chief Roger Robinson resigns effective immediately. Walter Beattie leads a reduced force with deputy patrolmen as council eyes bids for gasoline contracts and votes salary tweaks for Dan Shepherd. новая
President Johnson and senior aides fly from Andrews Air Force Base to Honolulu for a three day review of military and civilian aspects of the Viet Nam war. Secretary of State Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara accompany the group for talks with American and South Vietnamese officials. Johnson meets General Westmoreland and will be joined by South Vietnamese leaders Ky and Thieu.
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