May Festival Time In Norwalk
May Festival in Norwalk features 25 local merchants with special values Thursday to Saturday. Yellow festival posters mark participating stores and a Saturday street clown appearance plus a 10 am Kiddie show at Norwalk Theatre. Jay Berezin chairs the Chamber subcommittee with Arnie Missler Edward Prack David Amsel and Louis LaBonte.
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Norwalk Theatre
Jay Berezin
Chamber of Commerce
Arnie Missler
Edward Prack
David Amsel
Louis LaBonte
31 year old man to enter Willard High on tuition
Mack Garcia 40 Spring St will be a Willard High School freshman next fall under a board vote. He must test at ninth grade level to qualify and will pay 30 dollars per month tuition as allowed by state law since he is over 21.
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Willard
Willard High School
Willard Board of Education
Mack Garcia
Spring St
Garcia
Pioneer Rubber Co
Arnold B. Sawislak
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Indiana
Nebraska
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Oregon
California
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Reagan
Norwalk approves 184 day school calendar for 1968-69
Norwalk City Board of Education approves an 184 day calendar with opening for teachers Sept 3 and students Sept 5. Key dates include Thanksgiving Nov 28 29 Christmas Dec 23 Jan 3 and final exams June 10 11 with records days June 12 13.
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Norwalk
Milan Post Office Project on Pace for 90 Day Finish
The Milan Post Office building is to be completed within 90 days as the Milan Chamber of Commerce pushes to speed construction after the initial date passed. Brick work finished Monday and roof construction expected to start Tuesday. Masonry sub-contracted to a Norwalk firm, which completed work in eight days. Vernon Huston of Carey contracting firm held the original contract.
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Milan
Milan Chamber of Commerce
Masonary
Norwalk
Vernon Huston
Carey
Price Construction lands 10.3 mile US 250 widening contract
The Price Construction Co. of Norwalk secured a $424 584 contract to widen and resurface 10 3 miles of U S Route 250, announced today by the State Highway Department.
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Price Construction Co
Norwalk
State Highway Department
Norwalk Teachers Promote Good Education After Levy Campaign
At a Norwalk City Board of Education meeting Tuesday night about 15 NTA representatives attended. NTA President Elmer Smith urged teachers to engage communities to support quality education as Norwalk teachers backed the five mill operating levy approved on May 7.
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Norwalk Teachers Association
NTA
Norwalk City
Elmer Smith
Variable skies and showers with cooling trend through Thursday
Weather brief notes scattered showers and thundershowers tonight then cooler by Thursday. Norwalk highs reach 69 with lows near 57, humidity rising from 77 to 87 percent by evening. Births report a daughter for Mr and Mrs Fred Meyer of 36 W Washington St. Deaths include Mrs Fannie A Webb Newton 87 of Norwalk and Francis Barney Dreisbach 65 of Amherst.
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Norwalk
Fred Meyer
W. Washington, St
Fannie A
Webb) Newton
Francis
Barney) Dreisbach
Amherst
Harriman accuses North Viet of distorted history at talks
U.S. Ambassador W Averell Harriman challenges North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy to abandon a distorted history and seek a peaceful solution. The two sides held a three and a half hour second full meeting and planned to reconvene Saturday at 10 30 a m. EDT.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Harriman
Thuy
Lynda Rumor Confirmed Pregnant By Report
Elizabeth Carpenter press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson announced that Lynda Robb is pregnant and expecting a child. The report notes the Robbs and connections to military service, with a grandchild anticipated for John Robb and extended family details.
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House
Tenga
Johnson
G ‘Oing
Elizabeth Carpenter Ress
Lady Birdohnson
Cota
Lynda
Rockefeller Wins GOP Straw Vote In Huron County
Nelson Rockefeller led Nixon 14 to 9 in a GOP straw vote at the Huron County Republican Central Committee meeting in Norwalk. The event also saw Gerken re elected chair, Niedzwiecki re elected secretary treasurer, and other county party leadership appointments.
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North Fairfield
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Huron County Republican Central Committee
Joseph Niedzwiecki
Norwalk
Central Committee
Gerken
Edward Moyer
Bellevue
William Avers
Miedzwiecki
Robert Ackerman
Monroeville
Republican Central Committee
Kenneth Earl
Niedwiecki
The
United Church
Dog Graduation Tests Nerves Of Trainers At Obedience Show
The Huron County Kennel Club Obedience Class graduation at Norwalk American Legion Hall featured trainer responsibility and dog performance. Top honors went to German Shepherd Guy owned by Kenneth Dailey, with Missie the collie owned by Harriet Braun in second and Dutch the mixed shepherd owned by Marie Fisher in third. Additional winners include Collie Harriet Braun, Poodle Mrs. Lanny McLaughlin, German Shepherd Kenneth Dailey, Shetland Sheep Dog Mark Mardock, plus six others receiving diplomas.
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Huron County Kennel Club
Norwalk
American Legion Hall
Guy
Kenneth Dailey
Jefferson St
Marie Fisher
W. Main St
Bridge Means Tax Price for Norwalk City Finance
Norwalk officials debate funding a new bridge for 82 years and water plant upgrades The Linwood Bridge report calls for replacement with engineers estimating at least 255000 dollars in cost An income tax is the proposed solution to cover city needs and bridge plans ahead of a July 1 study deadline The city only recently gained 142500 dollars in motor vehicle licenses amid concerns over revenue losses from Norwalk Truck Lines moving to Denver and its impact on street funds.
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Morley Price
Linwood Bridge
Norwalk
William Saladin
Price
Citic
Charles Hipp
Norwalk Truck Lines
Denver
Oberlin Faculty Approves Dormitory Visiting Hours Plan
Oberlin College professors voted 112 to 66 to liberalize dorm visits between men and women. The plan allows visiting hours 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 11:30 pm Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday 11:30 pm to 2 am. Trustees meet June 7 to decide.
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Oberlin, Ohio
UPI
Oberlin College
Young urges Neipp to remain Ohio Democratic chairman
Sen Stephen M Young of Ohio asks the Democratic Central Committee to keep Morton Neipp as state chairman until after the November election. He praised Neipp as an effective party leader and noted Eugene O Grady was expected to be chosen as the new chairman.
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Washington
UPI
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Morton Neipp
Democratic Central Committee
Neipp
Young
Eugene O’grady
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Seneca - Humn
Monroeville Board of Education
St. Alphonsus School
Monmeville
N. Viet
Charles
Robb
Bobby BC Ware
American Automobile Assn
Shey
Norwalk High School
Huron County Automobile Club
Rocky
John R. Gerken, Jr
Howard Ver Burg
Ripley Township
Bernard Freeman
Harvey Hoyer
Parsons St
Collie
Harriet Braun
Lanny McLaughlin
Marshall St
Mark Mardock
Wakeman
Sue Bond
Pat Coy
Mary Anne Fitch
Peggy Watkins
Greenwich
Dan Stewart
Mil St
Jesse Tharp
Fruen St
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