Ex-Governor Handley Speaks at Ohio Fundraiser
Harold Handley former Indiana governor guest speaker at a Republican dinner here praising Governor Rhodes of Ohio as doing a great job. He condemned a small radical student faction and criticized campus disorders at Indiana University. Paul Brown and John Andrews introduced. Also notes Mothers Day banquet for Norwalk FEOE and Reservoir Lake Park opens for 1969 season with daily hours and shelter reservations.
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Sandusky
Harold Handley
Indiana
Edgar Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Indiana University
Handley
Ohio
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Paul Brown
John Andrews
Republican State Central and Executive Committee
Greenwich — Reservoir
Willard Man Convicted of Assault in Huron County Court
John Stricklin of Willard was found guilty of assault and battery by a jury in Huron County Common Pleas Court after moving the case from Willard Mayor's Court. Sentencing is scheduled for Monday. James Gerken of Ridge Road was treated at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital after a Norwalk High School lab explosion.
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John Stricklin
Willard
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Stricklin
Willard Mayor’s Court
Common Pleas Court
James Gerken
Ridge Road
Norwalk High School
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Gerken
Wellington man given five year probation for embezzlement
Francis Schlenbaker of Wellington pleaded guilty in Huron County Common Pleas Court to embezzlement and was placed on five years probation by Judge Robert J. Vetter on Wednesday. He was accused of taking money from his employer, a Delphi store owner.
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Francis Schlenbaker
Wellington
Huron County Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
Schlenbaker
Delphi
Weather Outlook And Local Death Notices
Weather forecast calls for considerable cloudiness cooler with scattered showers today and tonight highs in the low to mid 50s and lows in the 40s Saturday remains cool with highs in the 50s partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday winds evolving from 5-10 mph to 15-25 mph. Norwalk highs 78 lows 50. Death notices for Mrs Ruby M Lawrence 85 and Mrs June Ellen Queen 53. Paris UPI reports Allied negotiators scrutinizing a new Viet Cong peace plan with some points rejected by South Vietnam as undemocratic but others seen as acceptable.
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Norwalk
Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Tornado Toll Rises Across Ohio Towns and Counties
Tornadoes and fierce storms wreck eastern Ohio killing at least two people and injuring many. Gov. Rhodes ordered National Guard to curb looting as 20 homes burn or collapse near Tappan Lake and Kettering. In Alexandria a tree falls killing 20 year old Jefferson Miller. Beaver Creek and Kettering report extensive property damage with hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed.
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Dennison
Ohio
UPI
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Harry Fogie
Tappan Lake
Alexandria
Here
Jefferson Miller
Clarksfield Man Kills Copperhead After Spotting Snake
Ray R. Moore, 44, stopped his car when he saw a 37 inch copperhead in Fitchville River Road and Cook Road. He killed the snake with rocks near a Vermilion River tributary. Moore, raised near Portsmouth in the Roosevelt game preserve area, said copperheads and rattlers are common there but rare in his current vicinity. The snake’s markings resemble a rattler but with a blunt tail. Moore noted the reptile could have grown to 2.2 to 3 inches thick by fall.
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Clarksfield
Ray R. Moore
Moore
Katherine
Portsmouth
Roosevelt Game Preserve
Fitchville River Road
Cook Road
Vermilion River
Toledo TV Personality to MC Miss Firelands Pageant
Frank Venner of WSPD-TV Toledo will emcee the Miss Firelands Pageant May 24 at Norwalk High School Auditorium. A 1949 announcer turned sportscaster, he covered NCAA football and NBC Radio U S Open. Venner also Rome 1960 Olympics and has hosted Deadline news on WSPD-TV since 1965.
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Frank Venner
Wspd-Tv
Toledo
Norwalk High School
Venner
NBC
Rome
Toldeo
Eagles
Bowling Green
Pope abolishes St Christopher and 32 saints from sainthood
Pope Paul VI, in an official motu proprio titled Paschalis Mysterii, abolishes St Christopher and 32 other saints from the universal calendar, questioning their historic existence. Rev Pierre Journel advocates the reform. St Christopher’s followers told to honor St Francesco Romana instead.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
St. Christopher
Pierre Journel
Paris
St. Barbara
Universal Church
Father Journel
St. Francesco Romana
Italy
33-Year-Old Educator Named New South Central Superintendent
Lowell G. Etzler, 33, currently Eden Northwest Local School District superintendent, will lead South Central Schools starting July 1 as assistant and Aug 1 as superintendent. He will receive a two year contract at 14000 dollars annually plus up to 500 dollars travel. The Eden Board has accepted his resignation. The district will also appoint new high school and elementary principals in the fall. Etzler holds a BS from Ohio State and an MS from Indiana University, with ongoing administration studies at the University of Toledo. he and his wife have three sons and plan to relocate.
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Greenwich
Williams County
South Central Schools
South Central Board of Education
Lowell G. Etzler
Eden Northwest
Etzler
Eden Board of Education
George McNemar
McNemar
South Central
Eden System
Ohio State University
Indiana University
University of Toledo
Board of Education
Three Young Women Fined After Prank
Three young women Patricia Ann Brown Marsha L Myers and Kathleen Ann Phillips were convicted of petty larceny in Norwalk Mayor's Court after taking gas tank caps from city policemen cars and mailing them back with bragging notes. Each was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine, with jail time and half the fine suspended if they stay off the streets after midnight for a year.
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Norwalk
Patricia Ann Brown
Whittlesey Ave
Marsha L. Myers
E. Elm St
Kathleen Ann Phillips
Morley Drive
Harold Finch
Javits Breaks With Nixon Over Vietnam Policy
Sen Jacob Javits Republican New York denounces the Presidents Vietnam strategy as sterile and failed citing Johnson era myths and a risky return to the same negotiating stance. He warns serious consequences if policy does not shift and becomes the first Republican to publicly oppose Nixon on Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Nixon
Vietnam
Javits
Johnson
Commonwealth Club of
San Francisco
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Lana Turner
International Airport
Los Angeles
Ronald Dante
Dante
Bucks Rhodes
Greenwich Park
Ruby M. Lawrence
Stoutenburg Drive
June Ellen Queen
Monroeville
Kettering
Beaver Creek Township
Susan Landrum
Evelyn
Ray Moore
Superior Coach Corp
United Auto Workers Local 1379
Superior
Mack
Ford
Allentown
William Smith
Detroit
Norwalk Recreation Center
Sheral
Emcee Here
St. Christopher Gone
New South Central
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