02 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
Warden Ernie Maxwell in Columbus says seven guards quit recently after the prison fire and riot a week ago to take higher paying private industry jobs. He notes 150 workers left last year and cites low pay as the main cause, saying guards can earn more sweeping floors elsewhere.
In Cleveland security around Vice President Hubert H Humphrey was startled by explosions at City Hall during his visit. The noise proved to be the Municipal Stadium scoreboard exploding after a first inning home run by Louis B Johnson known as LBJ. In Philadelphia Frances Cardinal Brennan died at 74 after illness. He had returned to the United States for treatment.
Diplomatic sources say a Moscow Washington agreement could secure the release of a U S airliner and its 231 American passengers after it was forced down on a Soviet Far East island by Soviet fighters. Official silence and American willingness to apologize suggest a quick, quiet settlement. Ray Can Come Home Court.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged a Marshall Plan for America's cities to mobilize urban recovery with local initiative planning and a national urban development bank. The plan would use federal funds initially, then private capital, with regional banks and prioritized urban projects to stimulate growth.
Maybell Conner was killed when a Fulton New York family trailer jackknifed and struck their car on Interstate 90 near Cleveland. Her husband Matthew and grandchildren Lynne Parrish and Rene Parish sustained minor injuries. The family had been visiting Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton.
Partly sunny cooler today with a high in the 70s and a cool night. Monday sees 89 in Norwalk and 64 low with no rainfall. humidity around 76 percent at 8 am, 63 pm, and 60 at 8 pm. Sunrise 5 58 am sunset 9 05 pm. Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Harold Welfle Dudley Sr a son Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams Oberlin a son and Mr and Mrs Robert Romell Milan a daughter.
A Northwest Orient Boeing 727 hijacked to Havana was returned to the United States with 87 passengers removed. Cuban officials cited safety concerns for a fully loaded takeoff from Havana. the flight originated in Minneapolis and Chicago and landed in Miami.
Reliable U S military sources report an unmanned or unidentified aircraft possibly a MIG flying from Cambodia and dropping three high explosive bombs near the Thanh Tri Special Forces camp 30 miles west of Saigon. A helicopter is missing and U S B 52 raids continue in North Vietnam with reports of 169 enemy killed near Khe Sanh.
Downtown businessmen and property owners are called to a July 18 meeting to discuss creating a special assessment district to fund free off street parking. Harvey Moskowitz of a New York firm will assist in explaining the proposal. Downtown Steering Committee members will meet tonight to finalize details. An owner of a proposed parking site has been invited. James W. Hogan chairs the committee and notes prior informal talks with several property owners.
About 120 parade units will march in Norwalk's Fourth of July event starting at 10 a.m. from the post office to the fairgrounds. Trophy awards cover bands, units, floats, and more with drills at 1 p.m. and an antique car rally at 3:30 p.m. The day’s program lists concessions, lunch, fireworks, and speeches.
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