Woman Seeks North Fairfield Mayoral Race and School Board Seats
Four women and one incumbent file for local offices in Norwalk and North Fairfield. Dale Olsen, 47, seeks a third four year term on the Norwalk Board of Education amid a district transition to a new superintendent. Joanne Maerkisch is considering a bid for North Fairfield mayor, daughter of former mayor B O Maerkisch, active in Republican circles but has not yet filed. Paul Miller, another incumbent, has not yet picked up petitions.
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Norwalk
North Fairfield
Board of Elections
Dale Olsen
Paul Miller
Joanne Maerkisch
B.O. Maerkisch
Maerkisch
Republic Women
Norwalk Faces Growth Strain As Industry Expands
Norwalk has filled all vacated plants and now grapples with a shortage of available sites and housing. The city and Chamber of Commerce push to attract more industry while addressing water sewer power roads and labor needs. Ray Beard of Firelands Development notes competitive site searching and blind leads guiding firms like Saginaw Wire Products to Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Durkee
Fisher
Rockwell
Huron
Chamber of Commerce
Saginaw Wire Co
Hampton Baking Co., Inc
Westinghouse
Ray Beard
Firelands Development Co
Beard
Ohio Department of Development
Saginaw Wire Products Corp
Ashland
Saginaw
Ontario Street
Hampton Baking Co
Chamber
G. Ira Liedorff
Council
Liedorff
20-Mule Team Heads to Norwalk for Expo 67 Stop
The world’s only 20-mule jerk line team led by Jean DeHaven will reach Norwalk’s Huron County Fairgrounds Sunday on the California to Expo 67 trek. The party includes DeHaven, his wife and children, relatives, six mule skinners, a blacksmith, and advance staff. They travel about 18 to 20 miles daily, hauling 700 pounds of horseshoes on the journey from Death Valley to Montreal.
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Norwalk
Jean DeHaven
Huron County Fairgrounds
California
Montreal
Death Valley
Calif
de Haven
Wessinton
S.C
W.R. Miller
Bellevue
Wakeman
DeHaven
New York
City Officials Propose New Sewer In Northeast
City Mayor Harold Finch backs a long term water and sewer study for Norwalk while proposing a 24 inch storm sewer as an immediate fix. Morley Price cited Maplehurst School area storm overflow as the flooding cause and outlined new sewer extensions from Sofios Eastwood Village to Taylor Street and an expanded eight inch line from Spine Court to Central Street. A formal request to begin engineering on the 24 inch tile will go to the Tuesday council meeting with other city areas in view for the longer study.
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Norwalk
Harold Finch
City Service
Morley Price
Price
Maplehurst
Sofios
Eastwood Village
Indian Terrace
Spine
Taylor Street
Spine Court
Central Street
Weather and notices glimpse from local page
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with seasonable temperatures. Low tonight around 60. Births list: Mr and Mrs Arnold Adelman and Mr and Mrs Stanley Kelley welcomed a girl and a boy. Deaths listed: Mrs Lucille Andrews and Mrs Anna Lois Rosekelly. Saigon UPI: Forrestal disaster kills at least 26 American crew in Vietnam war strike at sea aboard carrier Forrestal. Some sailors feared missing in Gulf of Tonkin.
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Arnold Adelman
Eastwood Drive
Stanley Kelley
Willard
Saigon
North Vietnam
Adm
Harvey P. Lanham
Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
U S Bases Near Saigon Hit by Third Day of Rocket Attacks
Communist guerrillas fired more than 250 rockets and mortars at U S air fields and a base camp north of Saigon, killing at least three Americans and wounding 25. The pre dawn strikes hit Lai Khe and Phu Loi as Marines push into the DMZ to blunt enemy mortars and artillery.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Lai Khe
Phu Loi
Police Hunt 2 In Burglaries In Norwalk
Warrants issued for two Norwalk men linked to June and July break ins with charges filed against James M. Moore and James Allan Goodsite. A safe containing 250 dollars was stolen from B F Goodrich Co and later found in woods off River Road.
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James M. Moore
Gallup Ave
James Allan Goodsite
Grove Ave
B.F. Goodrich Co
Whittlesey Ave
River Road
Norwalk
Monroeville
Blue Bridge
Goodrich
James Moore
Bob Meyer
Three Hurt In Two Pike Area Crashes On Ohio Turnpike
Three people were treated for injuries after two crashes on the Ohio Turnpike within a mile of each other Friday afternoon near mileposts 126 and 125. Frank R. Schiemel, Kathleen Yovorsky, John Dogger, and Marjorie J. Clouse were among those involved with varying injuries. Clouse later transferred to Allegheny General Hospital. The day also saw a third, noninjury collision on South Norwalk Road involving Janet Conway and Gerald Hykes.
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Ohio Turnpike
Fisher- Titus Hospital
Frank R. Schiemel
Huntington Station
New York
Kathleen Yovorsky
Cleveland
Miss Yovorsky
John Dogger
Fisher-Fisher Hospital
Dogger
Robert J. Graven
Marjorie J. Clouse
Clarion
Graven
Norwalk Road
Gerald Hykes
Hykes
Norwalk
Trustees File Petitions in Huron County Townships
Two incumbents, Victor Wolfe of Bronson Township and Herman Crecelius of Fitchville Township, filed nominating petitions for trustees. Richard Winslow became the first official candidate for the Monroeville Board of Education. Charles P. Meyer of New London RD 3 picked up petitions for New London Township trustee.
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Huron County
Monroeville
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Norwalk’s
By Janet Conway
Norwalk Sewage Dept
Williams Street
Spino Court
N. West
N. Garden Streets
Lucille Andrews
Des Moines
Anna Lois Rosekelly
Deland
Florida
U. S
Don Ratliff
Pike
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