Libby Childress Wins 43rd National Spelling Bee
Libby Childress of Mount Airy North Carolina won the 43rd annual National Spelling Bee defeating Tom Moe Jr of Denver in nine rounds. Moe misspelled corymb while Libby correctly spelled croissant to clinch the title sparking celebration among 72 others eliminated earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Libby Childress
Mount Airy
N.C
Tom Moe Jr
Denver
Colo
Moe
Libby
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Indiana University basketball coach Branch McCracken dies at 61
Former Indiana University coach Branch McCracken who led the Hoosiers from 1938 to 1965 died today in Indianapolis after a heart ailment. The two time national coach of the year commanded four Big Ten titles and two national championships.
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Branch McCracken
Indiana University
Indianapolis
McCracken
Maddox to Picket Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Gov Lester Maddox planned to picket the Atlanta Journal and Constitution amid anger over treatment by columnists. Officials greeted the plan with a black and gold throne outside the building and a quip about Journal Constitution hospitality from editor Jack Spalding.
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Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Maddox
Journal- Constitution
Jack Spalding
Stabbed Courtroom Drama Triggers Mistrial in murder trial
In Detroit a defendant stabbed a former girlfriend in the neck with a pencil as she approached the witness stand. Judge Joseph E Maher declared a mistrial and Lily Nash was taken to Detroit General Hospital with a temporarily serious condition.
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Detroit
UPI
Recorder’s Court
Joseph E.maher
Lily Marie Nash
Detroit General Hospital
Price Abandons Norwalk Housing Plan Amid Rezoning Vote
Price says he will pursue other developments outside Norwalk after the council adjourned without action on his 110 acre residential project. He plans to withdraw the rezoning appeal slowly, will file when ready, and notes he may grow crops on the tract while rethinking strategy. Other details cover prior zoning steps and council delays.
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Robert C. Price
Price
Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Board
Norwalk
James Ferris
Fairgrounds
Council
Four Accident Lawsuits Settled in Toledo Related to 1967 Collision
Four lawsuits filed against B P Newton of Toledo settled out of court. Plaintiffs include Mr and Mrs John D Marciniak and Mr and Mrs Luther Millen. Cases stem from a 1967 crash at US 224 and SR 100 in Seneca County. Judge Vetter declared a mistrial on April 28 in one case. Marciniak sought 350000, Millens 75000 and 100000, with Marciniak asking 175000. The Marciniak case was dismissed after settlement.
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B.P. Newton
Warren Drive
Common Pleas Court
John D. Marciniak
Luther Millen
Toledo
U.S. 224
Seneca County
Robert J. Vetter
Marciniak
Millens
Millen
Nixon says Cambodia operations successful and Vietnam pullout resumes
Wall Street traders anticipated Nixon remarks on Cambodia, and he announced resumed troop withdrawals from Vietnam with 50,000 to be home by October. The Dow Jones rose 4.25 points as the market extended its week old rally despite morning losses.
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Vietnam
U. S
Nixon
California
Creighton W. Abrams
New York
UPI
Wall Street
Cambodia
United States
Weather Outlook and Local Notices for Norwalk Area
Considerable cloudiness and coolness through today tonight and Friday with highs 65 to 70 and lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Saturday partly cloudy and milder. Norwalk high 60 low 45. Precipitation about .05 inch. North to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph today diminishing tonight. Marriage licenses issued for Timothy L. Postema and Linda O. Robson. Birth announced for Michael and spouse a daughter. Deaths noted for John E. Wilde and Clara Stone.
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Lake Erie
Norwalk
Ohio House Clash Over Short-Term Investment Law
Democrats staged a walkout as Republicans pushed a bill repealing the treasurer’s authority to invest in commercial paper. The measure arose after Treasurer Herbert admitted overinvestment and after disclosures of campaign contributions from firms helping arrange the loans.
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Columbus
UPI
House
Senate
John DD. Herbert
Herbert
McDonald
Three Children Die as Mother Fails to Reach Help on Party Line
In Walsenburg Colorado three boys Freddie 14 Ruben 12 and Richard 10 drown in a pond while their mother Mrs Fred Pino tries to call for help on a busy party line. A fourth boy Anthony 9 ran home to tell her. The tragedy follows a Colorado law penalizing failure to yield an emergency party line.
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Walsenburg
Ruben
Freddie
Richard
Anthony
Colorado
Health board orders driveway dusting at Jo and Ed’s Carry Out
The Huron County Board of Health ordered Jo and Ed’s Carry Out owners to dust proof the driveway after repeated complaints. Deputy Clarence Ellett cited neighborhood nuisance concerns and directed action within the day.
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Huron County Board of Health
Jo and
Whittlesey
Washington
Clarence Ellett
Ed West
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Clara) Stone
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