Norwalk Looks at City Hall Power and Politics
Norwalk’s Morley K. Price runs city services with broad authority though without a formal city manager title. Council meets twice monthly and critics say Price has too much to handle, balancing seven departments while answering to mayor and council.
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Norwalk
Morley K. Price
Morley
Price
Service and Safety
Lous G. Frey
Louis
Bolt
Harold Finch
Wooster College
New York
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
Chester
Plum Brook
Ohio
Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
City Council
Delbert Crawford
Star Chamber
Crawford
Weather outlook and frigid week ahead
Cloudy skies give way to a cold spell with drizzle this afternoon and snow flurries tonight. Temperatures run from the low 30s to the mid teens, with Sunday highs near 22 to 26 and Sunday lows around minus 34. Obituaries list Clifford Roy Heald infant Norwalk Minnie Day 91 New London Hilda Franklin 69 Norwalk Marie Dora Pugh 69 Willard Mattie L Kochleiser 58 Berlin Heights Edward W Lehnert 78 Norwalk.
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Clifford Roy Heald
Norwalk
Minnie Day
New London
Hilda Franklin
Marie Dora Pugh
Willard
Mattie L. Kochleiser
Berlin Heights
Edward W. Lehnert
Gas leaks ignite church explosion during confirmation rehearsal
About 250 people rehearsing for the sacrament of confirmation at St Adalbert's in South Milwaukee were evacuated minutes before two explosions leveled much of the parish complex. Fourteen injured, one critically, as gas from a sewer line caused the blasts. Firefighters responded after Max Strozyk reported the odor and called the department.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
St. Adalbert
Max Stozyk
Strozyk
Donald Rupert
Paratroopers Repel Major Viet Cong Assault Near Quang Ngai
South Vietnamese paratroopers backed by U S artillery and air power repelled a large North Vietnamese attack on Quang Ngai after a 12 hour battle. Military spokesmen said at least 400 enemy were killed, marking a major allied victory on the northeast Saigon frontier.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Tran Than Phong
Vietnamese Joint General Staff
Quang Ngai
Ex Private Eye Names JFK Plot Suspects
Former detective David Lewis says five persons aided Lee Harvey Oswald in planning Kennedy's assassination and he knows their identities. He will not reveal names until District Attorney Jim Garrison approves. Garrison insists Oswald had help and vows arrests in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
David Lewis
Lewis
Atty
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Garrison
Oswald
Dallas
FBI
Department of Justice
Youth Stabbed To Death In Rumble
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death Sunday night during a teen gang clash in Youngstown Ohio. The incident followed a earlier rumble at a downtown hamburger restaurant and linked to a December murder. a 17-year-old is held on a second degree murder charge.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Richard Boone
Lincoln Lanes
Youngstown
Blame Ice For Crash In Townsend
Highway patrol attributed Saturday airplane crash in Townsend to an iced carburetor. Pilot Don ald T. Loyer, 43, of Cleveland, and his brother Wilber, 53, of Collins, survived after engine failure at about 100 feet. Donald admitted with facial cuts at Fisher-Titus Hospital. condition reported fairly good.
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Townsend
Highway Patrol
Donald T. Loyer
Cleveland
Loyer
Wilber
Collins
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Donald
Two Small Hospital Fires Probe Under Arson Inquiry
Harold Carter, arson investigator for the state fire marshal, will lead probe into two minor fires at Titus Memorial Hospital. A smoldering cushion in a nurses lounge Saturday prompted investigation after staff extinguished it. a second cushion fire in an unoccupied room Tuesday was also contained. Authorities could not confirm a link between incidents. City firefighters also responded to other calls, including a car fire at 27 North West Street and a nonfire alarm at Superior Coach plant.
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Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Harold Carter
Ann
Carter
Kenneth Link
N. West St
Tim Robbins
Berea
Superior Coach
Unity Under Pressure at Interfaith Service in Norwalk
About 600 Norwalk Christians attended a Sunday interfaith service at Norwalk High School marking Brotherhood Week. Protestant and Catholic leaders shared a message of ecumenism focusing on unity amid differences. Clergy emphasized dialogue, shared goals, and removing divisive terms while a post-service coffee hour encouraged conversation.
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Norwalk
Norwalk High School
John A. Thomas
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Fremont
Father Thomas
Thomas
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