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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1967
Page
1
Carl R. Fisher, a Berlin Heights resident listed as a minister, is jailed in Huron County on a bad check charge. The warrant says he presented a $40 bad check May 11 at the A and P Store in Norwalk, with unclear current church affiliation.
Miroslav Bone a Yugoslav immigrant and WWII guerrilla plans a June depart from New York harbor aiming to beat Sir Francis Chichester’s 28 day seven hour solo Atlantic crossing. Officials blame overloading for a Lindbergh anniversary stand collapse at Le Bourget Airport. No injuries reported.
Nobel laureate Pearl Buck announced she would bequeath her $1 million estate to her foundation to aid half American children in Asian countries. Buck said she was giving her life to her work as she prepared for an Asian tour.
UPI reports that communist forces killed 15 Americans and wounded 71 in South Vietnam's Central Highlands breaking a self declared Buddah's birthday truce. U.S. spokesmen confirmed the casualties and cited the breach of the ceasefire.
President Johnson urged the Soviet Union to press Egypt and Syria to calm the current Mideast crisis. The White House seeks a quiet initiative and State Department officials deny knowledge of any top level message.
Fair and cool tonight with lows in the 40s then mostly sunny and a touch warmer on Tuesday. Sunday highs 40 to 59, humidity rising through the day and no precipitation reported in the last 24 hours. Marriage license applications list several couples from New London to Willard. births and deaths noted in Clyde, Norwalk, and surrounding towns.
Burdette Bud DeWalt, former Huron County Juvenile Court probation officer and retired Norwalk police captain, will move with his wife Louise from Norwalk to Fremont to run the Children’s Receiving Home. He becomes Sandusky County Juvenile Court probation officer and she its matron. Their address is 13 James Street. Alan Gary serves in the U S Navy and a married daughter Mrs Ray Meyers lives in Norwalk.
Cairo reported warships including a cruiser four torpedo boats and two submarines moving toward the Gulf of Aqaba after Egypt called up reserves. Al Ahram claimed Iraq sent infantry with artillery. Observers warned a blockade could trigger a broader Arab Israeli war.
Former Bellevue safety director Fred Mingel claims the city shorted firemen pay and fell behind on salaries after the house fire that killed two. He says his dismissal by Mayor Artino was not a surprise and cites not being a "yes" man. Artino seeks a replacement within days as a state inspector hails the department.
Fire sparked by a series of explosions engulfed Belgium's biggest department store during lunch, trapping many on upper floors. Reported heavy loss of life. authorities feared a large death toll as flames roared through the building in Brussels.
Supt Roe W Hildreth resigns as Western Reserve district head to become Director of Professional Personnel and Public Relations in Massillon School District. He will assume duties Aug 1 and remains Wakeman resident through summer.
State health officials from Ohio and local authorities investigate a suspected food poisoning case linked to a Norwalk Elks Country Club dinner. Eleven diners fell ill. samples were sent to the Ohio Department of Health for analysis with results expected next week.
Four explosions hit American barracks near the DMZ at 1:55 a.m. killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 16, a U.N. spokesman said. The blasts were attributed to North Korean action as U.N. forces slept.
A Saturday launch of a manned free balloon was touted as a first in Norwalk history. An unidentified resident disputes the claim, noting a 1855 Norwalk balloon escape reportedly left a man missing.
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