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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1964
Page
1
In Manhattan two women were attacked by a burglar who disrobed during the confrontation. Patrolman Henry Walburger, 24, was killed after a gunbattle with the suspect Frank Rosato, 28, who was later captured. The incident prompted heightened police action in the area.
Premier Nguyen Khanh announced that the United States will send additional American troops and civilian advisers to South Vietnam. He said new troops will serve as battlefield advisers alongside about 15,500 U.S. advisers already there, with more equipment and technicians to boost maintenance and communications. The pledge followed a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and a communique confirming strengthened aid to combat Viet Cong forces across military regions.
Grand Dragon Calvin Craig of the Georgia Ku Klux Klan says followers will back Barry Goldwater in a campaign framed as Americanism versus socialism. He contends Americans will vote in November on a long overdue right.
Anthony Ffrench investigates why families such as the Ffitches Ffords and Ffishes spell names with a double F in London's telephone directory. He notes at least 23 entries start with ff and suggests many cases arose from snobbery rather than tradition after years of study.
Sunny and warm today with high near 87 and lows around 63. Tuesday stays warm with possible thundershowers. Five day forecast shows near normal temperatures and light rainfall through Sunday night. Births list three sets of parents with two boys and a third boy. Marriage license applications list two couples. Deaths include Myron Hafner and Arthur Lieber with ages and addresses.
Government troops closed in on Communist positions along highway 13 linking Vientiane and Luang Prabang as T28 fighter bombers supported attacks. Forces converged in a pincers offensive from Van Vieng to clear Route 7 junction with highway 13 and push Communist battalions off Phou Kout Hill on the Plaine des Jarres front.
A seven year old Elyria resident, Richard Allen Harrison, drowned off East Harbor State Park in Lake Erie after his face mask flooded with water. He was found 50 feet from shore and pronounced dead on arrival at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. Two girls from West Ridgefield helped bring him to shore.
Hoffa and six co defendants were found guilty on charges of conspiring to drain 25 million from the Teamsters pension fund. Attorneys filed motions for acquittal and a new trial as U.S. District Judge Richard B. Austin set briefs for August with a hearing planned.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller ordered 1,000 National Guardsmen into Rochester New York to quell racial violence. Negro residents fought police with rocks bottles and Molotov cocktails as tear gas fire hoses and warning shots repelled the clashes over more than 10 hours.
Sandusky Honor Camp convicts flee in growing numbers as two teenagers escape on Sunday afternoon. William Hamilton 19 Lorain and John Andrew Smith 18 Williams County reported missing at 4 p.m. A car stolen from Soldiers and Sailors Home at 4:45 p.m. may be connected and was recovered at 6:25 p.m. on Route 20 west of Fremont.
Ohio endures a week and a half of stagnant air with 90 plus readings for 10th straight day. Forecaster Howard Kenny notes 85 percent of the state sees little wind except near Lake Erie and Cleveland tops at 83 while Circleville and Chillicothe reach 94. A potential break is possible by week’s end with possible showers and a shift in wind direction. Overnight temps range from 59 in Youngstown to 70 in Marietta.
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