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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1967
Page
1
Ohio University President Vernon Alden prepared to testify at a Wednesday hearing over a labor dispute that forced the school to close early for spring. Atty General William Saxbe joined talks as Alden faced fresh charges that he used the 15,000 students as pawns in the confrontation.
About 2,500 UC seniors set to graduate in June will wear no deposit black caps and gowns, a fashion trend approved by a student questionnaire. Separately, Mrs. Marjorie Carpenter testified before the Senate Ethics Committee about a deal involving Sen. Dodd and International Latex Corp. and a $10,000 donation for an ambassadorship. Rep. Findley criticized the Johnson administration for not granting asylum to Svetlana Stalin, calling it a risky gesture and noting Stalin’s alleged reaction.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller suggested to comedian Johnny Carson that he should run for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in New York. Rockefeller joked Carson would have good ratings and need not worry about residency, only growing his hair.
Suburban Cincinnati children will march to support a city wide drive to preserve kindergartens after the school board planned elimination following failed school tax levies. In Geneva the Soviet Union joined the United States in pledging peaceful use of atomic energy by nations renouncing nuclear weapons.
Drizzle and fog dominate today with chances of rain and a mix of snow later. Highs in the 40s, Lows in the 30s, with sunrise at 6 41 and sunset at 6 33. Marriage licenses issued for Markel Gregory Norwalk and Young Hopkins Monroeville. Births listed in Willard and Carruthers. Death notices include Miss Ethel Thomas Ida Hemenway John Harris.
The Huron County Red Cross Chapter reports 89 pints of blood were collected during the bloodmobile's visit to Monroeville on Monday. The next visit to the area is set for April 24 in Norwalk. Local donors include Herb Schriner seven gallons, Mrs. Gerald Bauer four gallons, Mrs. Arthur Herner two gallons, Myron Scheid two gallons, and Leonard Wilhelm one gallon.
From a Bahamas hideaway Adam Clayton Powell plans a Palm Sunday march to Harlem to kick off an unopposed bid for his last congressional seat. With an April 11 election likely, Powell faces no opponent, while Meredith’s withdrawal leaves Republicans split and unsure. Sheriff McCloskey noted Powell’s contempt case is under appeal and declined further comment.
A state funding application and site selection process for a Huron County Airport moves forward as officials from the Ohio Division of Aviation visit three potential sites. The county airport authority holds an option on one site and aims to receive up to 100000 for runway, lighting, ramps and taxiways. the program expires in June.
A morning kitchen fire at the Walter Dishman residence 571/2 Cline St caused an estimated 400 to 500 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Kenneth Link said three year old Scott Dishman found matches in a drawer and ignited a full supply. The fire was burning on arrival and damaged the kitchen sink beyond repair.
A petition seeking action on high school basketball coaching and better support for head coaches is to be presented to the Norwalk Board of Education tonight. The Reflector learned of the petitions Monday afternoon as organizers planned no official comment until the meeting.
Merlin Dye 25 of Plymouth had a manslaughter charge reduced to a misdemeanor after pleading no contest in Huron County Common Pleas Court. He was found guilty of second degree manslaughter, sentenced to six months in the Toledo House of Correction, fined $500 with $300 suspended, and license revoked for two years for the Oct 31 1965 crash that killed Theresa Mankin of Pandora, a passenger in Raymond Mankin's car at Routes 224 and 298.
Becky Van Wagner caring for Star the riding horse at Norwalk, Ohio when Star foaled a slate grey filly Sunday morning. It is the first foal born at the fairgrounds in years, with tentative names Sunday Star Stardust and Starlight under consideration.
Police report ongoing vandalism in Norwalk with paint sprayed on property at Pioneer Rubber Co and State Street grate damage on a 1967 car driven by William Thompson. An empty Tangerine spray paint can serves as a clue as 12 signs were torn up over the weekend.
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