25 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
1
Utah congressmen press Army officials about the death of 5600 sheep near Skull Valley after nerve gas tests at Dugway Proving Grounds. Army says no link and that symptoms do not match toxic nerve gases.
National Guardsmen loyal to impeached President Marco A Robles staged a tear gas raid on his opponent s headquarters and arrested 181 persons The National Assembly voted 30 0 to remove Robles from office and swore in First Vice President Arnulfo Arias
Norwalk applies for state support under a new program to add a full time juvenile officer. If approved, Ptl. John Short would become the officer, with the city adding a new regular officer to replace him. The grant covers up to 3000 dollars annually for up to 20 officers, with 20 slots contested statewide.
A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a weekend sailor and his 12-foot boat off Stinson Beach California. The man clung to the overturned craft in deep water for 45 minutes before the rotor wash pushed him and the boat to the sandy shore.
Weather report notes sunny skies and rising temperatures with a high in the mid to upper 50s. Tonight will be fair and warmer too with a low in the upper 30s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and milder conditions.
North Vietnamese tanks 15 miles into South Vietnam ambushed a U S air cavalry column 20 miles west of Hue. U S units reported moderate losses as they fought back under heavy sniper fire and pulled free. In Saigon area, U S troops killed 114 guerrillas and gunships destroyed 165 Viet Cong sampans attempting to move arms.
A 10 foot flood crest from a broken dam hit East Lee Massachusetts flooding Route 20 and destroying homes. One man is dead a 60 year old widow is missing and officials fear the toll will rise. Dam failure involved a 40 foot breach of the earth dam confining Lake Lee.
Harold Oney of Shiloh faced a drunken driving case in Huron County Common Pleas Court stemming from his April 15 1963 arrest by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The trial proceeded after multiple continuances requested by former counsel and due to the defendant’s health with new attorney Paul Miller for the defense and Ronald Freeman presenting the state case.
Russell Worcester of rural Willard is elected chairman of the 1968 Dairy Committee by Huron County NFO. Other members include Melvin Riedy Ralph Stone Ray Fishbaugh and Leonard Marsh with alternates Eugene Fast and Harold Schaffer.
Norwalk applies for admission to the Huron County Metropolitan Housing Authority. Ralph Marks says the housing board will consider the request Thursday night and file with the State Housing Board in Columbus for approval. The Authority now includes Willard and New London. Norwalk council approved the resolution on March 5.
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