21 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
1
Space Center Houston reports a quick quiz on space walks. It notes no American astronaut has officially walked in space, despite famous EVAs by Michael Collins with a zot gun, Edward White on Gemini 4, and Eugene Cernan on Gemini 9.
The Federation Aeronautique International disputes whether Apollo era astronauts qualified as spacewalkers since their life support was ship piped via umbilicals. It cites Alexei Leonov as true spacewalker for venturing outside with independent oxygen, while White, Cernan, and Collins relied on ship-supplied air. The issue contrasts Soviet and U.S. interpretations.
The Norwalk Reflector reports COED names for the Bowling Green State University campus center and invites reader ideas. Three proposals were The Firelands University Center The Thomas Alva Edison University Center and The Commodore Perry University Center. Suggestions go to Campus Name Game Norwalk Reflector Norwalk Ohio.
Paul Fay Jr reports that John F Kennedy viewed Michigan Governor George Romney as the one Republican he would not want to face in 1964. The remark appeared in McCall s magazine citing Kennedy s private assessment.
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Bonn with a high level delegation for talks with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on the presence of about 70,000 French troops in Germany. He is greeted with full military honors at Wahn Airport.
Huron City Manager Dean Sheldon asked Wednesday to annex the proposed Bowling Green University campus site. The parcel lies on the west side of Rye Beach Road just outside Huron city limits.
Two men sat civil service tests for police patrolmen on Wednesday night as no applicants weren't received for fire department or sewage plant operator exams. Captain Orin Doane plans to retire in August prompting a police captain eligibility list to pick his successor and a new patrolman to fill the vacancy. Morley Price, service director, urged more applicants for the fire and sewage operator exams after two prior city ads.
Police Chief Lawrence Hilson announced a trial of traffic light adjustments at League Street and Whittlesey Avenue to reduce westbound left turn lineups. Westbound green time is 30 seconds while eastbound stays 20 seconds, with additional weekend changes planned from Saturday noon to Monday morning.
Wheat harvest in Huron County runs strong with yields over 60 bushels per acre and prices around 1.77 a bushel, but a boxcar shortage hampers unloading. Elevators report storage tightness though quality remains sound, moisture steady, and weight around 57 to 58 pounds per bushel.
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