Planes Hammer Panhandle War Update
U S warplanes pounded North Vietnam Panhandle in raids on suspected supply routes. Viet Cong and Hanoi forces increased attacks across South Vietnam including Saigon. An F4 Phantom was lost over Laos with one crewman rescued and one missing, the 33rd American loss since December 18. In Chicago, quintuplets born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. James Baer of Northbrook were in fair condition at Evanston Hospital with four siblings in isolette and receiving IV feeding.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Laos
Chicago
UPI
Northbrook
Evanston Hospital
Highland Park Hospital
James Baer
Anti hijacking checks begin as travelers face new inspection rules
United Airlines and major airports report smooth opening of the first phase of the anti hijacking program with metal detectors in use and bags searched. President Nixon accepts the resignation of Robert M Ball head of the Social Security system as part of a broader staff purge in Health Education and Welfare while Sophia Loren gives birth to a son in Geneva with husband Carlo Ponti nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Robert M. Ball
Ball
Baltimore
San Francisco
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Geneva
Sophia Loren
Miss Loren
Carlo Ponti
Geneva County Hospital
Carlo
Canada House approves resolution condemning Hanoi Haiphong bombing
The Canadian House of Commons unanimously deplores the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong and urges the United States not to resume it. Canada, allied with the U S, is proposed as a potential overseer for an international peace keeping force if a cease fire is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
UPI
House of Commons
Hanoi-Haiphong
United States
Canada
Weather Summary and Local Notices Include Marriage License and Deaths
Partly cloudy and cold with highs 15 to 20 and tonight’s lows 5 to 10. Sunday shows similar cold with highs near 20 and 10 to 20 mph winds. Norwalk highs 25 and lows 15 with trace precipitation and modest humidity shifts in the day. Also lists a marriage license application for Kenny W Meade and Janet K Seibert and obituaries for Lina May Roe Henry J Minch Thad Walton Ada Gabb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Kenny W. Meade
New London
U.S. Army
Aberdeen
Janet K. Seibert
Republic
Lina May Roe
Milan
Henry J. Minch
Berlin Heights
Thad Walton
Grants Pass
Ore
Henry H. Steely
Willard Ada Gabb
Perrysburg
Firefighters killed as Loop cafeteria roof collapses
Dozens trapped as heavy beams and bricks caved in during a blaze at the Forum Cafeteria on West Madison Street. At least three firemen died, 24 injured, and more than 30 were inside when the roof collapsed amid efforts to fight the fire. Identified victims include Timothy Moran and Richard Kowalzyk.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert
NASA to Phase Out Plum Brook Station Near Sandusky
NASA will place Plum Brook in standby by year end and close the station by fiscal year 1974 end reducing nuclear propulsion and power work at Lewis Research Center. About 465 federal employees at Plum Brook and 125 contractor staff face curtailment with an expected loss of around 600 Lewis and Plum Brook jobs plus 90 more by July.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Plum Brook
Sandusky
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland
Bruce T. Lundin
Lewis Center
Alan D. Johnson
Norwalk
Lewis and
Lewis
Lundin
U.S. 250
Plum Brook Station to Close Over 18 Months NASA says
Director Alan D. Johnson leads 465 Plum Brook staff as NASA plans phaseout. With 20 to 35 residents in Norwalk area, workers face relocation or retirement amid reduced nuclear programs and standby facilities. Johnson notes Viking project wind down by fiscal year 1974 and overall program deferments nationwide.
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Alan D. Johnson
S. Linwood Ave
Norwalk
NASA
Plum Brook
Johnson
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Jack Brown
Cedar St
Brown
Raymond Sizemore
Oakfield St
Sizemore
Congress
Benedict
Park and Recreation Board
New Zoning Board of Appeals
Norwalk Man Sues Over Tractor Truck Collision
Robert D. Blair of Norwalk filed a $1 million suit after a tractor colliding with a semi truck on US 250 left him with brain damage and permanent injuries. The truck driver Walter J. Evens of Elmore Ohio faces the suit. Blair seeks a jury trial and has accrued over $6,000 in medical costs. Blair remains in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Norwalk
Walter J. Evens
Elmore
Ohio
Robert D. Blair
State Highway Patrol
Blair
Elyria Memorial Hospital
White
Ohio Clerics Call for Peace Over Vietnam War
Seven leading Ohio clergymen released a statement urging citizens to repudiate escalating violence in Vietnam. They called for peaceful paths to peace and urged support for successful negotiations, with signers including Bishop Clarence E. Elwell and bishops of Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist and Lutheran churches.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Vietnam
Clarence E. Elwell
Elwell
Arthur M. Romig
Presbytery of
John M. Krumm
Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Ohio
Cincinnati
William G. Barnett
Central Southeast Ohio
Ohio West Area
United Methodist Church
Herald B. Monroe
The
Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
John W. Billing
Ohio Synod, Lutheran Church
Speech Contest Judging Sunday in Norwalk District
Judges will listen to taped speeches in Norwalk on Sunday for the district level of the Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary. About 30 high school juniors and seniors submitted tapes from Lorain Erie Huron Ottawa Sandusky and Seneca counties.
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Norwalk
Voice of Democracy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW Post
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Ottawa
Sandusky
Seneca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mark Spitz
Susan Weiner
UCLA
Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sophia
Quinn
Moran
Mercy Hospital
Jesus Christ
Viking
Schmitt May
Space Center
Houston
Harrison H
Jack’’ Schmitt
Space Corps
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