17 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
1
Russia studies space dogs Blackie and Breeze after a 23 day orbital mission. The test data paves the way for a manned space spectacle with two or more cosmonauts aiming to set a three week endurance record in space.
In Ottawa the House of Commons discussed other issues as Gerda Mun singer drifted from front pages. She remains a potential later topic. a judicial inquiry into her affairs could travel to Europe to pursue questions.
Three major Canadian print producers said they would cut the planned price increase from $10 to $5 per ton to stay competitive. The rollback follows complaints and contract cancellations by U.S. newspapers, with the original $10 rise to $144 a ton costing the U.S. industry an estimated $75 million yearly.
The House approved a bill to move the country to daylight saving time next year unless a state legislature votes to keep standard time. The measure would compel all states to observe daylight time unless exempted by law.
Puerto Rico Governor Roberto Sanchez Vilella warned that statehood would force reliance on Washington handouts and end its tax exemption. In Paris, Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin said Moscow was ready to sign a mutual alliance or nonaggression treaty with France at any time acceptable to President de Gaulle, deepening Franco Soviet ties.
Weather today sunny then increasing clouds tonight with warmer temperatures. Highs near 51 and lows around 26 on Thursday. Sunrise 6 36 a m Sunset 6 36 p m. Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Eastman at 179 Whittlesey Ave. Deaths listed Allen A Poole 72 New London and Alice C Fay 83 Wakeman.
Irish families in O Norwalk wear green and mark St Patrick's Day with local pride. Residents like the O Dell and O Donnell clans note their Irish origins while embracing American observance, citing larger New York parades and personal family traditions.
The Gemini 8 crew Neil Armstrong and David Scott endured a dramatic near disaster with an emergency Pacific landing after docking with an Agena target. Officials blamed a mysterious cause for the spacecraft’s violent pitching while the crew returned to a destroyer in good condition.
Harvard professors Benjamin I. Schwartz and John H. Lindbeck said at a Senate hearing that a decisive Allied victory in Vietnam could trigger China to use military force to counterbalance. They cautioned China is poised to act if it gains from military moves, but domestic issues will drive priorities. The administration reaffirmed a policy of containment without isolation toward China.
President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey lauded Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott for their courage and poise under stress during the mission. They stressed the danger faced, thanked training for preparedness, and praised the splashdown return as progress toward longer flights and improved spacecraft.
Elmer Avery Newsome 35 of Laylin Road Norwalk faces a morals charge as his trial opens before a three judge panel in Huron County Common Pleas Court. Newsome was arrested January 27, pleaded guilty and posted a $5,000 cash bond January 28, remaining in county jail.
Stephen Dennison, jailed since 1926 for a $5 candy theft, to receive $115,000 from New York. Court of Claims cited prolonged confinement as wrongful, noting he was declared insane and held in reformatories and hospitals for decades despite family efforts. Dennison, now 54, was released in 1960 and later compensated.
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