Pay Day At Willard Pioneer Rubber Company
Paychecks were handed out Friday afternoon at the Willard Pioneer Rubber Company factory on Tiffin Street. Police officers including Chief Calvin C. Fillings managed traffic as long lines formed at the main entrance with no incidents beyond crowd confusion. Gene Haynes, vice president of the local union, said the situation remained peaceful and hoped to keep it that way.
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Willard
Pioneer Rubber Company
Willard Police
Calvin C. Fillings
Tiffin Street
Gene Haynes
Union
Baker faces jury over larceny fraud and tax charges
In Washington a federal court jury begins deliberations on whether former Senate aide Robert G. Baker engaged in larceny fraud and tax evasion in his private business affairs. In Versailles Ohio 1500 pupils and 90 teachers start a mid term vacation that must be paid back after voters rejected a 5 mill operating levy.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Versailles
Ohio
Space treaty nears accord as US and Russia ease differences
UPI reports major compromises in a new space treaty signed by 60 nations at the White House and in Moscow and London. The pact bans nuclear weapons in space and designates the moon and other bodies for peaceful purposes, signaling progress between the superpowers.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Earth
White House
Moscow
London
Weather and Local Notices Snapshot
Mostly cloudy and cold with occasional snow flurries and a high near 30. Marriage and birth notices list residents of Bellevue Milan Willard and Willard area, plus a death for Edward C Holmes of Norwalk at 80. Sunrise and sunset times noted for the day.
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Lake Erie
Pickets Narrowed at Pioneer Rubber Strike in Willard
Striking Pioneer Rubber Co workers reduced pickets to seven around plant after a restraining order. A truck with rubber balloons remained inside gates. Union and company issued press releases as 600 plus workers walked off over contract wording dispute. A special union meeting was set for 1 p m Saturday at Willard High School auditorium.
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Pioneer
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Attica
Com
Huron County Common Pleas Court
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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers
America
Akron
Willard High School
Apollo 1 Fire Probe Opens as Moon Program Hangs in Balance
A high security board led by Dr. Floyd L. Thompson began investigating the Apollo 1 disaster that killed Virgil Gus Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee. The fire occurred during a simulated launch hold at Cape Kennedy and officials fear delays to the 1969 moon landing.
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America
Floyd L. Thompson
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Max Faget
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
George A. White
Apollo
Frank Borman
John Williams
Kennedy Space Center
Families Learn Of Space Tragedy From NASA Notices
Wives and families of Apollo astronauts faced devastating news as NASA officials informed them Friday night. Neighbors and fellow astronauts supported them while grief began to shape memories of Christmas and home life.
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Donald
Deke) Slayton
Grissom
Michael Collins
Chaffee
Charles P. Conrad
Martha Chaffee
Nassau Bay
Betty Grissom
Pat White
Last Breath Of Apollo 1 Astronauts Likely From Fire
The fire that killed Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee in the Apollo 1 capsule may have started from a tiny spark in a pure oxygen environment during a plugs-out test. Investigators say an electrical source is a likely culprit as crews prepared for the real launch 24 days away.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
Virgil Gus Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Ed White Jr
White
Eddie Jr
Grissom
Mark
Bonnie
Chaffee
Sheryl
NASA
Gus Grissom
Ed White
Local Man Jailed Six Days For DUI In Huron Court
Leonard V. Tidswell of North Fairfield was found guilty in Huron Common Pleas Court of driving under the influence. Judge Aston J. Vetter sentenced him to six days in jail a $400 fine and costs and a one year license revocation after a jury trial held last week.
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Leonard V. Tidswell
Huron Common Pleas
Aston J. Vetter
Tidswell
North Fairfield
Monroeville Clerk Seeks Re Election by Petitions
Monroeville clerk treasurer LaDonna Christman picked up petitions to run again Friday at the Huron County Board of Elections. She lives at 38 Manchester Street. A Bellevue woman Phyllis Robertson and a man Russell Ruppert Jr filed petitions for the councilman at large seat.
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LaDonna Christman
Monroeville
Huron County Board of Elections
Christman
Manchester St
Bellevue
Phyllis A. Robertson
Russell P. Ruppert, Jr
M roeville Car Hits Phone Pole
A Monroeville man William Carl Snyder 23 drove west on Townsend Avenue at about 2 am on icy pavement, swerved off the road and struck a telephone pole. He was cited for failure to drive on the right side of the road.
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Monroeville
Townsend Avenue
William Carl Snyder
Snyder
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Gary Lang
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Edward C. Holmes
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