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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1966
Page
9
Eighteen seventh graders at St Marys School Norwalk plan to raise funds for a Bowling Green University campus branch. Each pupil will donate one dollar hoping the state match yields sixty four dollars total. Their teacher Miss Thelma Toby, a long time educator, led by example contributing one thousand dollars.
Unemployment figures show a drop to 1,365 claims for the week ending February 12, nearly half of the prior week’s total. The department records 23 new registrations in that same period, reflecting a sharp decrease in jobless filings.
The Willard Development and Planning Commission outlines 1966 goals including completing a master city plan, starting a ground water supply project, continuing street improvements, beautification studies, aiding hospital expansion, encouraging housing and annexation, and partnering with the Willard Memorial Youth Association on a Recreation Center. The council will review and act on each recommendation as possible.
At a semiannual planning meeting in Northern Ohio the Willard district outlines a 1966 program. J T Wilson Attica Jerry Albright Lee DeLamater and other staff discuss new cable routes enhanced automatic central office equipment for Willard Greenwich exchanges and bigger outside cable distribution to support growth. The plan includes feeder cable completion for western Willard and rural areas and more facilities in Willard north east and Holiday Lakes areas plus Felton Street upgrade in Greenwich. Northern Ohio’s $5.2 million annual program spans 68 exchanges between Cleveland Columbus and Toledo.
Willard city manager WILLARD R Keith Armstrong released annual reports from the fire department police department and building inspector. Police Chief Calvin C Fillings reported 159 traffic and 13 non traffic motor vehicle accidents in 1965 with total arrests and citations 1004. Overtime parking meter tickets dropped from 6617 in 1963 and 5458 in 1964 to 3753 in 1965. Fire department responses included 29 calls in the city with damages 9658 and 14 in New Haven and 7 in Norwich with total damages 355...
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