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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1965
Page
1
Virgil Hite of 192 Collingwood checked his locked garage for thefts after thieves entered by removing a window sash between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. today and took four or five screwdrivers. A UP report notes the case spans a burglary inquiry with minimal details.
Rep Ethel Swanbeck proposes a Vermilion municipal court with jurisdiction over Vermilion Berlin Heights and nearby townships in Erie County and Brownhelm in Lorain County. The court would serve Vermilion Berlin Florence and Huron townships and Brownhelm.
In Oakwood High School and county area reports of teen distress rise after a second twin suicide attempt. Since September one boy died by accidental gunshot, three girls made suicide attempts and several youths ran away, prompting officials to call the generation sick and cite numerous personal crisis reports among students.
Norwalk High School hosts its ninth annual spring concert at 8 p.m. in the auditorium featuring the symphony orchestra and symphonic band. Proceeds fund the annual recognition banquet for band and orchestra members. Terry Tucker plays a piccolo solo in Con certo in C, and a trumpet trio performs My Buddy Polka. Pam Martin and David Thill duet on clarinet in Valse Brilliante. Valse Brilliante and South Boy were composed by director R P Laycock. patrons purchasing ten or more tickets will be named as concert patrons.
Weather forecast calls for rain changing to snow with a drop in temperatures into the low 20s west and 30s east. Snow flurries expected Friday with gusty winds and colder conditions. Birth notices list three newborns including a girl at Morley Drive and two boys in Plymouth and New London. Death notice for Mary Gertrude Knapp, 82, of Woodlawn Avenue.
The Huron County Board of Health approved a riverfront dump for Peru Township with a barrier to prevent refuse from entering the Huron River. If refuse rises above the barrier the dump must be closed. Trustee Frank Myers and resident Roland Wendt spoke as site opponents during about 90 minutes of discussion. Clarence Ellett cited Ohio code allowing dumps with board approval and offered to survey and close illegal sites if needed. No final directive came from the board.
A 32 inch Tennessee Gas pipeline exploded near Natchitoches injuring and killing many, including children. Up to 20 believed dead with four missing, as flames engulfed five homes and charred the area. Rescue crews struggled amid towering flames and smoke.
About 2,000 students, Asian and Russian, stormed the U.S. Embassy in Moscow denouncing President Johnson as a murderer. They breached barricades, clashed with police and soldiers, damaged windows and the embassy seal, and smeared ink on the building in the heaviest fighting yet seen in similar protests. Several police and soldiers were injured, and militiamen used water hoses to quell the rioters.
Sheriff Thomas Kelly of Trinity County California demonstrates a home built flying machine called the Bird man Ornithopter. Made largely from empty bleach bottles and string, it bore the phrases I Will See You Up There and In God We Trust. Kelly seized the contraption for safety concerns.
In Mansfield Ohio CAP Colonel Harry S. Roush 46 of Barberton was killed when his light plane crashed in dense fog near Clear Fork Reservoir. His wife Thelma 47 and Joseph Wise 39 of Mogadore were injured and listed in fair condition at Mansfield General Hospital. The trio had just returned from Columbus after attending a CAP wing meeting. Local patrols found the wreckage after fog delayed discovery for over six hours.
Fragmentary text mentions a person in Monroeville and a kitchen area but lacks concrete actions or dates. No clear event or organization identified.
A grease fire damaged several kitchen cabinets at the Knob Hill home of J Creighton Ghrist Monroeville School superintendent. Firemen responded at 7 15 Wednesday night and reported damage not heavy with new fronts needed for two cabinets.
UPI reports Joe Doakes and his family, earning 4,300 a year, are trapped in substandard housing as urban renewal advances. A proposed federal rent subsidy would bridge the gap to help move them into a 12,500 dollar, two bedroom project, with subsidies tapering as income rises.
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