Lady Bird Johnson Calls for Head Start Volunteers
The White House announced a one minute nationwide TV film featuring Lady Bird Johnson appealing to housewives students and grandmothers to serve as volunteers this summer in the Head Start Program for underprivileged children. A UPI telephoto shows her as a Headstart volunteer at Kemper School Arlington Virginia.
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Nominate Fort as Chief Justice
Ohio delegates to the party convention plan a July straw vote to gauge sentiment with Senator Stephen A. Young as leading hopeful. UPI reports a mixed day of national alerts as federal authorities announce a record heroin seizure tied to France and police turmoil at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
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Dudley Burglary Victim In Daylight Home Break In
Mrs. Dudley discovered the burglary at 1 15 p.m. Tuesday at 243 West Main Street in Norwalk. Entry was through a broken back door window. A beige car near the home is being investigated. Taken were a TV set a tape recorder guns cameras and coins among other items.
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State Bids Open on Huron County Road Projects
Bids opened in Columbus by State Highway Department officials for widening Route 250 between Fitchville and South Norwalk Road Norwalk. L.P. Cavett of Lockland low bid 381 557 against a 414 500 estimate for 10.35 miles of widening and resurfacing. Charles M. Ink of Tiffin low bid to repair bridge on Route 60 between New London and Clarksfield. Washington UPI President Johnson nominated Abe Fortas to be chief justice succeeding Earl Warren.
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Iwo Jima Renamed as Japan Honors Bonin Island Past
Tokyo reports Rising Sun replaces Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima marking the end of 23 years of US control on the Bonin Islands. Officials from both nations attend ceremonies amid the World War II battle’s death toll of 4,500 Americans and 16,000 Japanese. Local participants shout Banzai hurrah for the Bonins.
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Weather brief and local births deaths in Norwalk area
Cloudy cooler with light rain intervals and windy conditions. Highs near 60s at Lake Erie and near 70 elsewhere, lows in 50s. Norwalk Tuesday highs 75 and 61 lows with .88 inches rainfall. Births include five couples from Lovers Lane Road Berlin Heights Monroeville Willard Greenwich and Willard. Deaths note Thomas J. Heckman 90 Willard.
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Monroeville
Grover Hale
Greenwich
John G. Coovert
Willard
Larry Senter
Salinger Eyes Humphrey for RFK Backers as Catalyst for Change
Pierre Salinger says Kennedy loyalists could back Hubert Humphrey if he breaks from Johnson era Vietnam policy. He hints George McGovern as a possible third candidate and stresses a need for revolutionary change led by a strong public figure. Salinger remains wary and seeks clear Vietnam stance before commitment.
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Chicago
Municipal Income Tax Study Delayed to September
A three month city finance study intended to guide a municipal income tax decision won’t be ready by the July 1 target date. Councilmen and city officials say a revised completion timeline is under review.
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Norwalk to release 1969 budget July 6 with hearing July 16
Norwalk officials plan to publish the 1969 city budget on July 6 after a ten day public viewing period. A hearing is set for July 16 in the city auditor’s office as officials review trends from a five year expense report and consider a municipal income tax to cover growing red ink.
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Harold Finch
Charles Hipp
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Morley Price
Denver
Hippies Take Over New York Educational TV Studio
A crowd of 20 hippies burst into WNDT TV basement studios during an underground press interview and took over the set for about 20 minutes. Police arrested six men and a woman. others fled. Former astronaut John Glenn watched in astonishment as staff feared air cut disrupted the program. The group complained about press and TV coverage of recent leftist disorders and aimed to break the barriers of panel discussions.
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Tony Buonamo
Pat Kart
Columbia University
Trudeau wins Canadian majority in historic election
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau secured a Liberal majority after dissolving Parliament and calling a general election. With 155 of 264 seats, the Liberals achieved a decisive victory, signaling renewed government and plans to reform Parliament, constitution, laws, and foreign policy. Trudeau pledged to convene the new Parliament in September.
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