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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1969
Page
1
Alan Mowbray, veteran actor, died in Hollywood after a brief illness. He was 72. In Pueblo Colorado Cmdr Lloyd Bucher, captain of the seized U N ship, received a hero welcome with the city naming Commander Bucher Day and planning a parade for about 200000 residents. He will attend the Chamber of Commerce Dinner Thursday.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight engineer Paul Griffiths from New Castle Pennsylvania hit two cars at separate crossings in Barberton Ohio delaying his train about 40 minutes. The car driver faced DUI charges. In Youngstown the school system plans a May 6 levy vote after seven prior defeats. Cincinnati City Manager Krabach supports a city and county government merger to reduce duplications and streamline services.
Norwalk officials plan a 20 percent raise across all departments based on the 1966 schedule, with an April 1 effective date and a 5 percent additional raise on January 1, 1970. Auditor Charles Hipp to report by week’s end on affordability, amid police pushback and talks over an income tax.
Four US air mail stamps issued in 1918 featuring a plane upside down sold for 115000 in a rare Waldorf Astoria auction. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries reported 264 lots totaling 911935, calling it the greatest sum in a single rare stamps session.
A DC8 with 114 aboard was seized ten minutes after departure from Love Field and diverted to Havana Cuba. Captain William Wood told Fort Worth air traffic control he would not return to Love Field and planned to fly to Havana. The flight was part of the year’s 14th commercial air hijacking incident.
Cloudy cool and windy with snow flurries today and tonight. One to two inches of new snow likely in most areas with highs in the low to mid 30s and a low around 25. Thursday mostly cloudy and cool with highs in the 30s. Friday remains cloudy and cool with possible snow flurries. Westerly winds diminish today and tonight then shift to southwest by Thursday. Temperatures in Norwalk show a high near 42 and a low near 29. Precipitation measured at .27 inch. Sunrise 6 21 a m Sunset 6 46 p m. Moonrise 11 31 a m Moonset 2 44 a m. People listed include Terry McQuillen and Doris Bernhardt. Marriage license applications for William A. Stuckey and Alice Risdon. Births reported for Featheringill, Tuttle, Willet, and Scott families. Death reported for James Pusateri.
President Nixon urged Congress to extend the 10 per cent personal income tax surcharge at least until mid-1970. He also proposed postponing reductions in telephone and car excise taxes, saying the move would help curb inflation and support budgets and monetary restraint. The surcharge began April 1968 and aimed to fund Vietnam War costs while limiting inflation.
A special Wednesday session may submit two child death cases to the Huron County Grand Jury. Glenn Damron, 21, New London, faces second degree murder in his stepson Kelly Earl Wilson's death. Patricia Lawrence, 28, Willard, may be tried for her 32 year old daughter's hanging and stabbing. Fort Wayne men Jesse Fletcher, 31, and Herbert Bulmer, 41, face burglary charges in Norwalk. Additional cases include a larceny and an assault charge.
Theresa Ibarra 11 was struck by a southbound car driven by John Misita 23 on State Street at 7 57 am. She received treatment for a knee cut at Fisher Titus Hospital and was released. The child’s parents are Mr and Mrs Ray Ibarra.
Opponents warned that a liberalization bill could lead to abortion by state mandate in the future. The Rev. Charles Patrick Carroll from the Episcopal Diocese of California argued the measure may create a regrettable precedent.
Washington doctors described former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as in a critical condition with congestive heart failure. They said his exact survival time is uncertain while noting he slept well and received brief family visits.
Paris reports say Viet Cong acceptance of South Vietnam’s offer for secret talks could yield the quickest path to Vietnam War settlement. Thieu proposed private discussions in Saigon. U.S. favors Paris as site but would consider others. Hanoi and NLF gave no comment during the Paris talks.
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