Columnist Says U S May Have Super Weapon
Anaheim columnist Lowell Ponte claims the United States may possess a devastating laser beam weapon that could render nuclear weapons and modern armies obsolete. He cites a supposed Air Force project named Eighth Card and reports of laser tests at Kirkland Air Force Base, though officials dispute such claims.
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Anaheim
Calif
UPI
United States
Anaheim Bulletin
Lowell Ponte
Nixon
Soviet Union
Ponte
Air Force
Air Force Magazine
Kirkland Air Force Base
New Mexico
Aviation Week
Air Strikes Hit Haiphong and Kontum Battles Heat Up
U S command reports a third straight day of heavy air strikes against Haiphong while helicopters using electronic missiles disrupted a Communist assault on Kontum. Government forces repelled two attacks on Kontum airfield and neutralized infiltrators in the city.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Command
Haiphong
Kontum
Rattlesnake Hidden in Bedroom Dresser Shocks Couple
In Middletown Ohio Mr and Mrs Donald Roberts opened a new dresser to find a two and a half foot rattlesnake. The snake was killed, and the firm said it likely slipped into the crate in Bassett Virginia where the furniture was made. In Cleveland television figure Art Linkletter defended revised life insurance ads stating he is a director not a liar.
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Middletown
Ohio
UPI
Donald Roberts
Roberts
Bassett
Cleveland
Art Linkletter
Linkletter
Ogden Corp
John J. Gilligan
National Home Life Assurance Co
Sunny weekend forecast with mild winds and No rain
Weather summary shows sunny today and Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lake shore readings in the 60s, lows in the 40s. Norwalk high 77 low 45. No precipitation. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Mann of Norwalk. Marriage license for James R Greer and Freda S Cole. Deaths listed Charles Edwin Beer and Brownie Daniels.
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Lake Shore
Norwalk
Nixon Brezhnev Reach Nuclear Arms Limitation Pact
United States and Soviet Union reach an historic accord at the Kremlin summit to limit nuclear weapons including caps on antiballistic missiles and ICBM silos. A Soviet American commission to boost trade plans, leaders meet, and talks span Vietnam and other issues.
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Stewart Hensley
UPI
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Kremlin
Tass
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
U.S
Vietnam
Goodsite Reverses Decision to Not Run for Mayor
Wayne Goodsite announces he will seek re election after petitions signed by 827 residents plus 58 more bringing total to 885 sway him. He cites bipartisan support and desire to complete long range projects as reasons and notes charter rules limit real estate work. He will run as a Republican for the full time mayor post.
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Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Jim Seitz
Citizens Committee
Roger Waite
Betty
Charter Commission
Stephen Mullenix
Domenic Coletta
Melvin H. Robinson
Paul Robinson
Hazel Sweet
W. Main St
Royce Proceeding With Construction At Norwalk Shopping Center
Royce Shopping Center Inc plans a new complex west of Norwalk despite the city council denying water service. Richard King says construction will continue toward a fall opening and water will be sourced from Monroeville. Annexation petition aims were dropped as water talks failed.
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Royce Shopping Center, Inc
Norwalk
Richard King
Royce
Monroeville
King
City of
Joseph Fisher
Protester Interrupts Nixon Ballet Outing In Moscow
A red haired woman shouted protest from a Bolshoi balcony during Swan Lake as Pat Nixon and Soviet leaders watched. Security escorted her and a companion from the theater while the Nixons continued their evening, unruffled by the disruption.
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Helen Thomas
Moscow
UPI
Pat Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Secret Service
Natasha Besmerinova
Gas Station Theft Lead to False Robbery Report
Norwalk station manager Hollie H. Washburn and attendant Henry L. Cieszynski are jailed in Huron County on accusations tied to a $693.33 theft. Police say the holdup claim was a ruse to cover the embezzlement, prompting questions about charges and prosecution.
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Norwalk
Huron County
Hollie H. Washburn
Williams St
Imperial
Milan Ave
Henry L. Cieszynski
Cieszynski
Washburn
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
London
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International Research & Technology Corp
Washington
Duke of Windsor
Paris
Queen Elizabeth
England
France
Wallace
Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Columbus
Walter Poenisch
Poenisch
Grove City
Atlantic Ocean
Cuba
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Eva
Mrs. Howard Mann
Girl
FT Hospital
James R. Greer
Willard
Mailman
Freda S. Cole
Charles Edwin Beer
Mike Leahy
Beaver Falls
Riverside High School
Norwalk High School
St. Paul High School
Frederick F. Waugh
Norwalk Shopping Center Associates
King’s
Nixons
Jefferson St
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