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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1965
Page
1
An unoccupied house on Niver Road near the Holiday Lakes entrance sustained about 3000 dollars in damage in a morning fire. Willard firefighters answered a 4:50 a.m. alarm from an unidentified caller and spent two hours at the scene. Cause is undetermined. owner is Carl Barnett of Willard.
U S jet fighters struck North Viet Nam targets including port facilities bridges and roads in a wide raid. A group hit a coal yard marking the first attack on an economic target as 20 Navy Skyhawks from the carrier Midway bombed ports at Vinh 160 miles south of Hanoi with 72 tons of weapons.
Sue Ann Downey, a coed from Ohio State University, was crowned Miss USA 1965 during finals televised nationally. She previously planned on becoming a nun and described having many boyfriends as she accepted the title. Downey defeated 14 semi finalists in the pageant.
Norwalk Reflector invites junior and senior high students to submit 50 to 100 word tributes about their dad. Include grade level for judging. Two grand prizes and two runnerups offer a motorized outdoor grill as awards. Winners announced June 19.
Weather outlook calls for 77 to 83 degrees with sunny intervals and increasing humidity. Sunday remains warm with scattered afternoon thunder showers and mild nights. Marriage licenses issued for William Meek and Dinah Garrett. Thomas Steinke and Margaret Frate. Death reported for Mrs. Margaret Stotz, 56, Monroeville.
Police hunted a calm, well dressed bandit after a Friday bank robbery at Farmers State Bank left three dead and a fourth wounded. Survivor Franklin Kjeldgaar, 25, said the gunman stitched eight bullets into victims and appeared composed as he fled into the countryside. The victims included widow Lois Ann Hothan, 35, and bank president Andy, with Kjeldgaar in critical condition in Denver.
The scene centers on Kjeldgaard and his older brother Carl who bought the bank 45 years ago. Franklin Kjeldgaar is Carl’s son. Glen Hendrickson, 60, a third cashier, survived with his widow and grown son. The bandit fled with 1500 dollars.
St Paul High School held a senior honors assembly awarding top honors to students. Keller Strong Mayle Moehlman earned Lions Club, American Legion, and VFW awards while Magnuson Wiedemann Ackerman received Catholic Action Trophy and science honors.
astronauts McDivitt and White say cabin oxygen flows 25 percent above normal but remains safe with 5 to 10 hours extra supply. they maintain pressure and continue the four day flight nearing halfway, while Pegasus II satellite passes within view.
Cpl. Pearl S. Sparrow 32 begins duties at Norwalk Post 39 after transfer from London Post. Promoted May 14 he earned commendation for capturing an armed robbery suspect who fled Columbus State Hospital and robbed a Springfield business. A Springfield native, nine year patrol veteran, he is married with son Sam age eight.
Farmer John Vachon watched a pilotless C119 Flying Boxcar crash into a field near Sabattus Maine. The aircraft sliced into ground 50 feet from him as its crew bailed out safely earlier. Parachutes dispersed near the Maine Turnpike. crew from Pennsylvania unharmed.
Three cars of a 52 car freight train derailed on the AC Y and NYC cross over near New London Friday night after a burned journal box. Crews cleared the line through the night and opened one NYC track at 4 45 a m for three trains.
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