02 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1968
Page
1
Police chief Donald Hawkins said some lie detector results among 10 armored car firm employees were not fully satisfactory and warrant further investigation, though he declined to identify who or why.
Ohio drivers finished 1967 and began 1968 with 13 traffic deaths during the New Years holiday period from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, half last year's toll and well below the 34 predicted. Only 1962 had fewer at 12.
Richard Gordon Hatcher was inaugurated in Gary as the city's first African American mayor. He is a nonsmoking nondrinking Baptist who attends church and pledged to lead with integrity.
Arthur M. Leak was chosen chairman of the Huron County board of commissioners at this morning's organizational meeting. The commissioners convened in a special half day session to organize and begin year budget appropriations, with completion expected within the next week or two.
Increasing cloudiness and a light snow chance grow through Tuesday with a warmer night and colder Wednesday. Temperatures run 20 to 27 in Cleveland area. 24 hour precipitation 0.7 inch. Birth announcements list eight newborns from Wakeman Monroeville Greenwich Milan Benedict New London Willard Reed area. Deaths include Gladys Owens 72 Greenwich and Zeno Breit 78 Monroeville.
Cape Town doctors led by Dr Christian Barnard completed a five hour operation giving retired dentist Philip Blaiberg the heart of a 24 year old man of mixed race in the second heart transplant. The donor heart is said to be functioning well.
A six room rural Norwalk house owned by Mr and Mrs Walter Sparks on Route 61 south was gutted on New Year's night. Firefighters from North Fairfield and Norwalk battled the blaze which was contained to walls and attic with wiring suspected as the cause. No damage value was set. The Spar ks and their daughter and son in law, Homer and Mrs. Robinson, spent the night away from the home.
Roger L. Hunter an 18 year old Norwalk man pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to a burglary charge connected with a break in at Dublo's Carryout. Hunter was placed on probation for five years under specified conditions or face reform school confinement. Co defendant Carroll Michael Holtz 18 remains jailed and awaiting a later hearing.
A collision of two Pennsylvania Railroad freight trains sparked a fire fueled by gasoline crude oil and ammonia that raged through Dunreith Indiana forcing 236 residents to flee in near zero temperatures. Firefighters and police withdrew as 12 000 gallon ammonia tanks risked rupture while officials awaited Air Force foam trucks and gas masks. The blaze leveled a cannery and fertilizer plant with several houses damaged and no lives lost though fumes incapacitated at least one trooper.
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