24 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1969
Page
1
A Lufthansa twin engine Boeing 737 with 25 aboard struck a flock of crows seconds after liftoff in Nurenberg. Two birds were sucked into one engine causing it to fail. The pilot redirected and landed safely using the remaining engine.
A vivid display of northern lights, the brightest in over 25 years, stretched across a 200 mile radius from New York City with sightings reported from New England to Louisiana. The Windsor Locks weather bureau described pulsating sheets of blue green and rose, calling the southern view unusual and spurring hundreds of calls to police and media.
Saigon reports the third major allied operation against the Communist winter spring drive. U S Marines return to the abandoned outpost at Khe Sanh as part of the renewed offensive.
Cloudy and windy with rain today and tonight fading to scattered showers Tuesday. Highs in the upper 40s to 50s, lows upper 30s to 40s. Tuesday showers mix with snow flurries, then partly cloudy and cool. Winds 10 to 25 mph, then shifting west later. Norwalk temps: 64 high, 40 low. Births include Hickey Plymouth Garber and others. marriage license applications listed. deaths: Llewellyn, Strimpfel infant, Reilly, Bergman.
About 35 000 teens waved flags at a Miami Orange Bowl rally promoting decency with celebrities clergymen and teen speakers. Organizers led by Mike Levesque 17 hoped to spark a movement in response to the Jim Morrison indecency case and controversial rock shows.
Six Norfolk and Western cars derailed in Norwalk this morning when the locomotive struck a stalled automobile at a crossing. A local woman escaped unharmed just before impact. The car suffered heavy damage but was not a total loss as residents faced brief delays at crossings.
Norwalk police arrested two Fort Wayne men inside Schild's IGA Foodliner at 171 Milan Ave after a caller reported two people near the front. They were charged with breaking and entering, arraigned in Common Pleas Court, with bonds set at 5000 cash or 10000 property.
Edward Mathis aged about 27 from suburban New Boston was shot dead at his home late Sunday. Police charged neighbor Robert Williams with first degree manslaughter.
Edith Joanne Baker born in Norwalk on June 6 1941 also known as Joanne Reno is the subject of a sheriff issued wanted poster for jumping bond on a theft charge. The notice lists her height five feet four inches weight 126 pounds black hair brown eyes and a tattoo on her right leg. Last known addresses include Houston Texas and Columbus Georgia.
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy warned Congress the government cannot pay its bills in a few weeks without a debt limit increase. He urged Senate Finance Committee to back a House bill raising the ceiling by 12 billion to 377 billion for one year, with a mid 1970 revert to 365 billion.
Huron County election officials briefed commissioners on voter registration status. New London Village Council asks the Board of Elections to set up registration in the village. Bellevue invites election board reps to discuss standardizing procedures. Hogsett and Selfe represented the board. action deferred.
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