Pilot lands on Pike after fuel and control failure
Virgil King a 23 year old pilot from Malvern Pennsylvania landed a plane on the Ohio Turnpike three miles west of the Norwalk Sandusky interchange at about 1110 am with no injuries. He said radio failure over Indianapolis and poor visibility forced the stop after taking off from the Herbert Kaiser farm following a Sunday morning incident.
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Virgil King
Malvern
Ohio Turnpike
Norwalk
Sandusky Interchange
King
Herbert Kaiser
Holiday Toll Rises With Traffic, Fire and Plane Deaths
At 9 a.m. EST United Press International tallied 441 traffic deaths, 58 from fires, 17 from plane crashes, and 60 from miscellaneous causes, bringing the total holiday casualties to 576.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Pearson Rejects Out-of-Court Settlement in Libel Suit
Washington columnist Drew Pearson says he rejected a proposed out-of-court settlement in the $2 million libel suit filed by Senator Thomas J. Dodd. Dodd denied authorizing any offer. Pearson said a go-between claimed to be a friend of Dodd offered the deal in exchange for stopping further articles by Pearson and partner Jack Anderson.
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Washington
UPI
Drew Pearson
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Pearson
Jack Anderson
Airman Hummon II Decorated for Meritorious Service
Air Force Captain Guy Hummon II son of Mr and Mrs Guy A Hummon RD 2 Norwalk received the Air Medal at Phan Rang AB Vietnam for meritorious achievement during combat flights in Southeast Asia.
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U.S
Combat Air Forces
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Guy Hummon II
Guy A. Hummon
RD 2
Norwalk
Phan Rang AB
Hummon
Southeast Asia
Ford and GM say 1968 safety standards impossible
Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp each said five proposed federal safety standards cannot be met for 1968 models. Clashes over feasible safety rules follow similar auto industry objections. In Lorain Ohio a police veteran killed his wife and himself after a domestic dispute, leaving four young children. Lynda Bird Johnson and George Hamilton were reported hiding in Mexico City after leaving Acapulco. Pope Paul VI to meet Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny in Vatican City on January 29, signaling a potential thaw in Church East Europe ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain
Orce
Lorain County
Mexico City
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lynda
Hamilton
Acapulco
U.S
Vatican City
Weather and life events brief with local notices
Variable cloudiness and little temperature change with a high of 35 to 40. Night partly cloudy with 15 to 22 low. Wednesday partly cloudy and colder. Sunrise 7 54 a m Sunset 5 10 p m. Marriage license applications list four couples and two additional names. Births two more entries and several deaths noted with ages and towns.
County Board Elects Herner As Chairman In 1967 Progress
Arthur Herner was elected chairman of the Huron County Board of Commissioners succeeding Donald Roberson. The 1966 progress resume notes county development as a cooperative effort with plans for a county landfill in 1967 and the formation of a County Airport Authority in December. Also reported are improvements at Shady Lane Home and the courthouse, cooperation with local boards and services, and pride in county buildings within budget. The county has no bonded indebtedness.
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Arthur Herner
Huron County Board of Commissioners
Donald Robertson
Shady Lane
Fair Board
Cooperative Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Mental Health Board
Huron County
Finch Files Candidacy as Norwalk Mayor in City Election
Norwalk mayoral candidate Harold E. Finch picked up declarations of candidacy petitions at the Huron County Board of Elections amid a slate of elected posts including auditor solicitor treasurer and council seats. A break in at Norwalk Motorcycle Club on Geiger Road reported between December 18 and January 2 led to the loss of a first aid kit and several trophies. Gloria and Richard Heisler were struck by a car in the Jolly Lanes parking lot. driver Gene R. Pelfry of Alexandria Virginia fled the scene but the couple received ER care at Bellevue Hospital.
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Huron County
Roseville
Mich
Olena
Ivan B. Kessler
Hollywood Ave
Kesslers
Karl
Conrad
Canton
Kessler
Turnstead Co
Detroit
Alice
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Norwalk
State Highway Patrol
Harold E. Finch
Huron County Board of Elections
Finch
Geiger Road
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Louis Ward
North Fairfield
Gloria
Richard Heisler
Jolly Lanes
Gene R. Pelfry
Alexandria
Heislers
Bellevue Hospital
Red Planes Shot Down In Northern Vietnam Airaction
United States fighter pilots claimed seven MIGs shot down in 12 minutes over Hanoi outskirts in a bold first northward strike. The missions marked the first time U S jets deliberately engaged the Communist air arsenal north of the city with no American losses.
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Saigon
UPS
Hanoi
U.S
Jack Ruby Dies at Parkland Hospital in Dallas
Jack Ruby the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald died in Parkland Hospital. He fell into a coma and passed away at 10 30 am CST after a cancer diagnosis made last month. The death ends a controversial chapter linked to the Kennedy assassination.
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Jack Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Ruby
Peter Gerlich
1966 Huron County Traffic Toll Reaches Four Year High
Twenty two people died on Huron County roads in 1966 the highest toll since 1962. The fatalities occurred mostly in outlying areas without city losses. Notable deaths include Mrs. Clayton Kelly of Wakeman and 13 year old Carol Ann Kooken of Willard with several other wrecks recorded across Norwalk Willard and surrounding routes.
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Huron County
Norwalk
Charles R. Gelsankter
West Main Street
Clayton Kelly
Wakeman
Route 20
Willard
Carol Ann Kooken
Route 61
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Terry Lee Eblin
Shirellen L. Olson
Russell M. Snay
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Arnold Cole
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Donald Miller
Richard Riccardi
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Berlin Heights
Donald Minor
Milan Ave
Warner Thornsberry
Carrie D. Swope
Marcia E. Chambers
Robert Terry Stein
John P. Beamer
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Heaston-Hile Funeral Home
Strong Funeral Home
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Norwalk City
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