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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1965
Page
1
An early morning blaze at the 80 year old DeSoto Hotel in Mansfield killed one person and left three others feared dead as two walls collapsed. Police and firefighters reported injuries among responders including a firefighter and a police officer.
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr leads about 1500 locals and visitors in a ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr as the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. King travels from Selma to prepare for his 15 minute address in a historic civil rights moment.
A five day forecast calls for cloudy skies with possible snow flurries and squalls tonight and a windy cool day. Temperatures dip to near zero tonight and rise to the mid twenties Thursday with light precipitation likely Friday and next week. Birth notices list a boy for Mr and Mrs Charles Wilken of Benedict and a girl for Mr and Mrs Richard Howard of Townsend. Obituaries note Carrie C Stouffer Otis K Emeh Raymond Delong Furry and Calvin Montgomery withages and locations in Willard New London rural North Fairfield.
President Johnson awaited medical clearance before revealing plans to fly to London for Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral. He had just returned to the White House after 3 1/2 days at Bethesda Naval Medical Center for a chest infection and sore throat, with doctors monitoring his condition. The decision hinged on whether travel and winter weather could worsen his illness.
Rebels remove Premier Tran Van Huong in a bloodless coup aiding Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh who resumes leadership. Buddhists celebrate at the National Buddhist Center with a seven day hunger strike end and mass prayer while security tightens at anti Buddhist press offices.
Gusty winds during a thunderstorm toppled trees and wires across Norwalk and North Fairfield causing minor damage. A tree at 119 N Hester St brought down power lines, and limbs blocked Whittlesey Ave Summit St E Main St and Route 547 and Route 61. A car at Fisher Norwalk building was damaged by a fallen limb. Rainfall was .017 inches and temperatures ranged from 54 high to 15 low.
Santee Bus Lines of Sharon Pennsylvania will take over and expand service between Norwalk and Cleveland starting February 15 after the Public Utilities Commission approved the purchase of Cleveland Elyria Oberlin Norwalk and Cleveland Akron franchises from Greyhound Corp. Three daily round trips will be added to existing Greyhound service. Depots remain at K H Drug Store with Cleveland boarding at the Greyhound terminal Public Square and other stops.
The 1965 Red Cross bloodmobile makes its first Huron County stop Friday February 5 at Monroeville High School auditorium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The quota is 125 pints with Mrs. Oscar Komarek as blood program chairman and Mrs. Albert Jones as general chair.
In Monroeville Mayor Clayton C. Lord and Board of Public Affairs president Walter Fritz clash over delays in laying a Hollister Street water line. Union wages, contractor duties, and employee reluctance are debated as the project stalls despite pipe purchase and trench contract. The Faulhaber Co. stands to gain pressure needs, with broader village fire protection at stake.
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