19 May 1967
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1967
Page
1
Reports warn higher government standards and wage demands will push up 1968 model car prices as Ford and General Motors stockholders hear warnings. Also noting 2.2 million Catholics in Ohio and breakdowns by diocese.
The Commerce Department announced a teletype system to warn of tornadoes blizzards hail floods and freezes. It will feed newspapers and radio stations in 104 communities starting next month. A second item notes an amateur motion picture of President Kennedy's assassination was judged an illusion by a leading photographic laboratory.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, after a 13 day hospital stay for gastroenteritis, expressed willingness to travel to Vietnam if President Johnson desired. He appeared pale but said he would undertake the trip with medical clearance.
Weather notes show partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday with 40s tonight and highs mid 60s to mid 70s Thursday. Sunrise 6 05 AM sunset 8 43 PM. Births report a girl for Mr and Mrs Joseph Geoghan at 10 Christie and a boy for Mr and Mrs William Conway at 66 Eastwood. Deaths record Mrs Michelina Olshewski aged 73 from rural New London.
Mayor Artino ousts Fred Bingel, citing 17 months of department friction after an electrical fire killed two young boys. Bingel plans a rebuttal while Artino seeks a new safety director as the city faces understaffing and a planned training program. Funeral services were held for Milton and John Bruckner.
Huron County Airport Authority bought land for 60 000 dollars a 127 acre parcel east of Norwalk. Commissioners added 25 000 dollars for land purchase matching Norwalk funds with city officials aiming to finalize title by June 1 and seek state funds. UPI report cites Middle East tensions moving toward war with Egypt and Israel as UNEF forces prepare to depart.
The Building Committee gave final approval to architectural plans for the Firelands Branch of Bowling Green State University in Sandusky. State approval is pending after submission to the Department of Public Works and the state architect. Ground breaking is slated for mid July with bids opening in late June and the building expected to open in fall 1968.
East European diplomats claim Russia has begun supplying North Vietnam with ground to ground rockets that could threaten Saigon and U S aircraft carriers of the Seventh Fleet. They say the weapons will add leverage to Hanoi in demanding a halt to U S attacks. No details on installation or timing were disclosed.
U S and South Vietnamese troops launched a large three pronged assault into the DMZ by land sea and air aiming to wipe out more than 5 000 Communist fighters using the neutral zone as a war base. American spokesmen said the operation began Thursday and faced stiff Communist resistance. A Marine officer vowed to clean them out.
The Huron County Sheriff's Department exhausted $700 in fox bounty funds in January and went $10 into the red. County commissioners added $200, funding may last only through the year. The agency pays $2 per fox for each four feet. this month $172 was paid, led by a hunter with 112 feet.
Mrs Esther Fulton formerly Esther Hughes queen of the 1945 Pet N Pup parade will join Saturday's event in Streetsboro Ohio with her two daughters aged 10 and 11. They will wear costumes identical to the queen's outfit from 22 years ago. The parade begins at 9 30.
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