Plague Fears Rise Among North Vietnamese Near Khe Sanh
UPI reports bubonic plague may be spreading among North Vietnamese troops near Khe Sanh as Marines implement vaccination drives. Marines say fleas on rats feeding on corpses behind fortifications pose the main threat while shots are required for all personnel in Vietnam and every six months for new arrivals.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Marine Command
U.S. returns three captured North Vietnamese seamen
Secret talks between American embassy officials and North Vietnamese leaders lead to the release of three captured seamen, marking the second such exchange in the war.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Moscow
Johnson
Pope Abolishes Papal Court For Purely Religious Body
Pope Paul VI abolished the papal court transforming it from splendor to a strictly religious, functional body in Vatican City. The move ends worldly trappings and reshapes ceremonial roles under a focused church authority.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Mrs Ernsthausen Dies In Hospital Norwalk widow who helped found Norwalk Truck Lines
Doris Elizabeth Ernsthausen 77 died Thursday night at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Norwalk native, she and husband John F. Ernsthausen had long supported the community, earning them one of the city's first Outstanding Americans honors.
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Doris Elizabeth Ernsthausen
John F. Ernsthausen
Norwalk Truck Lines, Inc
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Ernsthausen
Warren Drive
Norwalk
Ernsthausens
Methodist Church
Baldwin-Wallace College
Methodist College
Berea
Elmore
Toledo
Size 25 Shoes Turn Heads in Norwalk Workshop
In Norwalk, Austrian craftsman Richard Hammer-Huber made a unique size 25 clown shoe for Bob Clark of Milan, part of his eight month venture after arriving in the United States five years ago. He recalls apprenticing in Austria at fourteen and laments the shrinking future of hand crafted shoemaking due to pay and time costs.
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Richard Hammer-Huber
Norwalk
Bob Clark
Milan
Bob
Clark
Hammer- Huber
Austria
Hammer-Huber
United States
Ameri
U.S
Cleveland
Israel and Jordan clash along Jordan River valley line
United Press International reports a daylong battle across the full 70 mile Jordan River valley with tanks artillery and mortars. Israeli jet bombers attacked Jordan gun positions as fighting escalated signaling a new high in the recent flare up following last week’s punitive action.
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United Press Internation
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
World monetary reform debated by leading powers
In Stockholm US and Britain overcame a French filibuster to discuss a plan for a new world currency via SDRs in the IMF. France isolated itself by blocking discussion on other topics. In Milwaukee Nixon warned the US can no longer defend the free world and urged a new diplomacy to rebalance East and West.
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Stockholm
UPI
United States
France
Group of Ten
SDR
International Monetary Fund
Milwaukee
Wis
Richard M. Nixon
Free World
Nixon
Fair and cooler weekend weather in Norwalk area
Tonight and Saturday will be cooler with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Thursday’s high near 74 and low around 55 in Norwalk. Humidity shifts from 67 percent at 7 am to 43 percent at 7 pm. No precipitation in the past 24 hours. Births note two local newborn boys to Snyder and Brown families. A marriage license is sought by Arnold and Puckett. Deaths recorded: Ernsthausen, Hawkes, and Buda.
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Norwalk
Gary Snyder
Summit St
Douglas Brown
Free Legal Aid and Referrals Split Bar and Poverty Officials
Norwalk meeting reveals split views between the Huron County Bar Association and anti poverty officials on referrals for free civil legal aid. Bar reps fear attorneys retain judgment on poverty while openness to aid is supported by Poverty Program Director Hajduk and CAC officials.
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Bar Association
Norwalk
Stanton Taylor
Huron County Bar Association
Community Action Commission
Taylor
Full
Kenneth Thornton
Frederick F. Waugh
Waugh
Poverty Program
George Hayduk
Bar
The
Two Grass and Trash Fires Keep Norwalk Firemen Busy
Two fires were reported within an hour in Norwalk on Thursday afternoon. A grass blaze on property owned by Elmer C. Meyer and Gordon Schaechterle on South West Street began while Meyer burned the grass and the wind spread it. A rubbish pile opposite the Superior Coach plant on Jefferson Street burned due to paint scrapings, with damage limited to the pile. Origin undetermined.
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Norwalk
Elmer C. Meyer
Gordon Schaechterle
South West Street
Meyer
Jefferson Street
Superior Coach Plant
Route 20 bypass to resume after ground dries
A.J. Baltes Construction of Norwalk will restart Route 20 bypass work as soon as the ground dries. Charles Baltes said the bypass could open within two or three weeks after construction begins.
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A.J. Baltes Construction Co
Norwalk
Charles Baltes
Six Year Old Milan Girl Hit By Car
A six year old girl on the way to school in Milan suffered minor injuries after running into South Main Street in front of a car driven by Barbara J. Searls. The vehicle was northbound at 30 mph. Terri Rigel, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Rigel, received treatment for injuries to her right hip, knee, and cheek and was released by a doctor.
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Milan
Terri Rigel
Pawnee Dr
David Rigel
S. Main St
Barbara J. Searls
Winkle Rd
South Main Street
Miss Searls
Terri
Plan Exam Set for Open Competitive Huron Welfare Director
County commissioners on Thursday decided to ask the state to schedule an open competitive examination for the Huron County Welfare Director post. Two applicants were rejected by the state for lack of qualification.
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Huron County Welfare
Baltes Sees Bypass Nears Completion After Strike
Work remains Baltes said that berms seeding and guard rails still must be completed before opening. A labor strike last year prevented the five mile bypass from being finished before winter weather set in.
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Baltes
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First Methodist Church of
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Garden Club of
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Colonnas
Della Roveres
Vatican
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Memphis
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George B. Arnold
Willard
Packer
Karen S. Puckett
Warren
William Hawkes
New London
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CAC
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Norwalk City
Hajduk
Sandusky East End
VIA
Superior
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