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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1967
Page
2
Rioting inmates at a Florida Panhandle prison camp set fires at both ends of their wooden barracks killing 37. Only 14 inmates escaped, six badly burned, as guards and officials investigated the blaze and the door’s status.
Robert Windau, 27, of Sandusky, indicted for attempted burglary and due for arraignment in Huron County Common Pleas Court. A tavern owner reported Windau and an accomplice tried to break into his Olena bar.
Ohio Selective Service System announces a draft call of 2 678 for August. Net call up 1 741 men, down from July net 1 152. Cuyahoga County leads with 418, Meigs and Wyandot counties at two each. National call 29 000, up from July but below last August.
Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe ruled cash giveaways at service stations illegal and promotions requiring a purchase or passing through checkout for a token also unlawful. He classified the first two as lotteries and the third as a scheme of chance, voiding them under anti-gambling laws.
Alfred A. Milardo of Norwalk and Karl M. Zeillenbach of Milan have received promotions in the Accounting Department at New Departure-Hyatt Bearings Division, General Motors, Sandusky. Milardo becomes general supervisor in general accounting. Zeillenbach becomes general supervisor of systems and procedures, both effective August 1. Milardo is a Becker College graduate who joined GM in 1951. Zeillenbach is a Yale University graduate.
The nationwide rail strike left up to half a million workers in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston stranded. Bus companies added all available vehicles, transit authorities promised extra trains, car pools formed, and military personnel considered AWOL while People’s aid stations reported heavy crowds.
Job alert for an experienced ad writer to fill Help Wanted ads quickly. Call 662-4241 today for immediate assistance.
LeRoy L. Barnes of Wakeman is named professor of physics and biophysics emeritus by Cornell University trustees. Barnes, a 40 year Cornell faculty member and aging physiology expert, retires July 1 after earning a BA from Oberlin in 1926 and a PhD from Cornell in 1932. He served as instructor 1932 to 1938 and rose to prominence in biophysics.
The 1967 Ohio fair programs begin Tuesday with Wellston and Hilliard sharing opening day. Wellston’s fair opens at 8 a.m. and runs through the five day Jackson County event featuring harness racing Wednesday to Friday.
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