18 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1966
Page
1
Tass questioned the US draft changes saying the Viet Nam war demands more cannon fodder while the army lowers its standards. Clay was reclassified 1A after the army cut its ly requirements. The report frames US policy as escalating violence and military shortages.
Soviet officials report eight fatalities after an African bound TU114 airliner crashes on takeoff in Moscow due to a strong gust of west snow.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lands in Canberra to discuss allied wartime cooperation as Australian troops join U S forces in Vietnam. Prime ministers and defense officials plan talks on shared strategy and regional security.
Beth Jenkins daughter of former White House aide Walter Jenkins is expected to become engaged to Peter Alandt of Grosse Pointe Michigan a Marquette University student. She is likely to serve as a brides maid at Luci Johnsons wedding on August 6.
Partly cloudy with light snow at times and little temperature change. High 27 to 34. Tonight cloudy and colder with low 8 to 16. Sunrise 7 19 a m Sunset 6 05 p m. Also births for Nestor Crager Haynes Stefano at local addresses and deaths for C Raymond Clark and Ralph G Gillig in Willard and Tiffin.
Cincinnati lawyer Lee J. Vesper plans to visit the New York Federal Reserve Bank to exchange a large stash of $1 and $5 silver certificates for a 1,000 ounce silver bar. He says the move tests the government’s obligation to pay bearer on demand and to prove rules can be challenged. He began this after Treasury told him 100 silver dollars were unavailable and that silver must be bought in 1,000 ounce lots.
In Memphis a mixed jury convicted eight Black defendants of raping two white girls in a November 1964 incident. Five men received a passing sentence. three were given 99 years. Two defendants were acquitted. six others face appeals as trial closes. A separate hearing set for March 18.
Sonia Wallenstein, a Bowling Green University student, benefited from prepared parents who secured a dormitory room a year in advance as enrollment at Bowling Green surged. The piece notes costs for freshmen and the need to budget for tuition, board, books, and living expenses, plus the advantage of staying close to home for Sonia’s international studies path.
Columbus Ohio Inductees delayed to March to meet February quota. Colonel Raymond E Clouse says Ohio's February draft quota of 1609 is nearly filled and 3282 men were ordered for examination. Higher eligibles due to younger men being called limited entry into National Guard and reserves.
Norwalk students and workers will take Tuesday off to observe George Washington's birthday. Huron County Courthouse and city offices close, postal service halted, and several banks and savings institutions shut for the holiday. County schools stay open while parish and public schools close.
In Huron Erie and Ottawa counties, donations toward Bowing Green University campus expansion total 461,536 with Erie at 334,870 and Ottawa 28,913. Additional pledges come from Norwalk Bellevue New London and Monroeville with notable gifts from unions and local groups as efforts target a 1.8 million state allocation.
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