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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1967
Page
1
City employees are expected to ratify a seven percent wage increase negotiated by 14 unions. The deal raises the original offer by one percent and adds revised vacation terms: three weeks after 10 years and four weeks after 18 years. The unions will vote on the pact at varying times over the next several days.
Viet Cong rockets struck the Da Nang U.S. air base prompting swift U.S. retaliation driving attackers into the hills and leaving equipment behind. A plastic bomb wounded four and an elderly woman was killed near a Korean billet in Saigon as police warned of a possible second fatality. In Athens Ohio strikers and students plan to return to Ohio University with President Vernon Alden set to bow to union dues deductions for non academic workers belonging to AFSCME.
Diplomatic sources say the Soviet Union is prioritizing Polaris type nuclear submarines to cut American missile load and counter China. A rapid submarine fleet with 20 medium range rocket capacity will complement anti missile defenses around Moscow and other major cities.
UPI reports Japanese reporters in Peking say Tan Chen-lin head of the vital agricultural ministry is branded anti Mao and denounced by Red Guards and workers. He is likely to be sacked, signaling a renewed power purge in Red China. Shanghai Radio notes over 200000 Red Guards rallied against the Soviet Union in Shanghai.
Cloudy and windy with drizzle and colder conditions. Temperatures reach the 30s today with 20s tonight as a mix of drizzle and light snow or flurries develops near Lake Erie, then continues Thursday. Sunrise 6 40 a.m. Sunset 6 30 p.m. Highs 37 Tuesday, lows 32. Obituaries: Mrs Ida C Kendall 88 Norwalk Mrs Maude A Vroman 79 North Fairfield Charles W Lindsey 55 Willard.
In Columbus the Ohio House approved a resolution asking Congress to curb the red winged blackbird population after it tripled in three years. Rep. Ethel Swanbeck spoke in favor as a feared impact on corn crops and cinema popcorn drew jokes about blackbird control. The measure passed 89 to 1, with the lone vote by a woman concerned the birds might be wiped out.
Norwalk City Schools approve a 1967 general fund appropriation of 1,551,297 and an austerity plan cutting 14 teaching staff while curbing supplies to save 123,500 over 1967 68. Finance head Dale Olsen notes tighter program aims to balance income and expenses and preserve two months of operations.
The Norwalk City School District will merge elementary buildings and revise junior and senior high schedules as staff cuts of 14 reduce expenses for 1967-68. Class size will grow from 26 to 31 pupils, while state foundation reimbursements use a 30 to one ratio. Benedict and Pleasant Street merge into Bronson and League, with grade restructures placing Grades One-Three in Benedict and League, and Grades Four-Six in Pleasant. Bronson houses older elements, with League hosting kindergarten.
Fire Chief Olin Schneider answered four charges of mis management before the village council and five township trustees, saying funds were used legally for equipment and an emergency truck. He cited rulings from Solicitor Walter Hite, who was absent, and noted a 990 to 1500 building addition and a 500 cash plus 1000 note purchase.
Milan council plans a DIY floor restoration in May to save money for wall paneling. Councilman Edward Leveritt proposed the project after noting potential savings on last year’s $2,000 building and rent costs. The group aims to finish in a few afternoons and hire a contractor for paneling.
John Funk of Willard RD 1 faces a Monday hearing in Huron County Court on a complaint by the Huron Humane Society alleging neglect of two horses three ponies and a cow. Attorney Walter Hite secured a continuance. another case against James Cameron of Greenwich for three ponies was heard March 6 with a $100 fine plus costs.
A southbound truck driven by Joseph G. Brand 48 of South Lyon Mich overturned at a railroad crossing near Fitchville. Brand exited to retrieve a lost shoe and was killed when a New York Central freight train struck the cab. Ohio troopers reported Brand ignored warnings as other drivers tried to flag the area. Funeral services set for March 18 in Houghton Michigan with burial in Forest Hills Cemetery.
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