Meeting Tonight in Norwalk Fires Discussion Aimed at Residents
Norwalk residents on the northside are invited to a 7 p.m. meeting at the Penecostal Church on Glover Avenue organized by the Norwalk Grassroots Anti-Poverty Organization. George Hayduk said the session seeks to clarify actions residents want to take amid several recent low income home fires.
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Norwalk
Northside
Penecostal
Glover Avenue
George Hayduk
Huron County
Marcella Austin
Huron County bikeway plan to be shown at meeting
Residents interested in a county bikeway network will gather at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the Huron County Courthouse to review a proposed routes plan that is expected to be introduced.
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Huron County
Altoona man released after five year probation in church theft case
Edward Butt, 28, of Altoona, serving time in Huron County Jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was freed today on five years probation. He had been charged after a teenage girl companion allegedly tried to take money from a coin box at St Pauls Catholic Church in early April.
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Edward Butt
Altoona
Huron County
Butt
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Frank Meyers
Donald Minor
Oak St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Minor
Weather Outlook and Local Births and Deaths
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs upper 70s to lower 80s. Norwalk forecast shows 78 today and 43 tonight with humidities around 60 percent morning. Births list Mr and Mrs Louis Harding 149 Whittlesey welcome a daughter Ariz. Deaths note Maude Roorbach 82 Phoenix passings.
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Norwalk
Mrs. Louis Harding
Whittlesey
Maude Roorbach
Phoenix
Tigers billed for Statler Hilton hotel charges
Detroit resident Joe Piper found a hotel bill in his May mail for three days at the Statler Hilton Boston totaling 2100 dollars. He learned the Detroit Tigers had been staying there the same time, a fact the team found humorous.
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UPI
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Statler Hilton
Boston
Piper
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Lawmakers Head For $50-A-Day Week In Paris
Washington based lawmakers depart from Andrews AFB for a Paris air show trip likely to span a week. About 50 per diem funds cover living costs with government funds for receptions and events. Officials would not reveal exact attendee numbers or roster.
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Paris
Washington
UPI
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
U S Withdraws Bulk Troops From Hamburger Hill
UPI reports the bulk of American forces pulled off Hamburger Hill in Vietnam today, abandoning the peak near Laos where the battle cost 53 U S GIs killed and 300 wounded. A US commander in the far northern zone said no major units remain on the hill though operations in the area continue.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Hamburger Hill
Laos
Washington
U.S
da Nang
David Lamb
Creighton W. Abrams
Paris
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
101St Airborne Division
South
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hue
Melvin Zais
Fire damages two downtown Norwalk shops
Early morning blaze in Norwalk gutted Larrie’s Wig Shop at 29 E. Main St and caused smoke and water damage to Ringholz and Meyers next door. Fire Chief Kenneth Link blamed faulty wiring and estimated 45 000 dollars in losses, with 30 000 to contents and 15 000 to the building.
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Norwalk
Larrie
E. Main St
Ringholz and Meyers
Kenneth Link
Link
Larrie Bence
Bicyclist Hurt Near Maplehurst School Name Barbara Reichert
Barbara Reichert a 21 year old from Oregon Ohio sustained facial injuries after colliding with a steel playground bar at Maplehurst School while riding a bicycle in dim light She was treated at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital and released later that night amid ongoing Vietnam War reporting continuing with battlefield updates and strategic discussions around Hamburger Hill and A Shau Valley battles.
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Barbara Reichert
Oregon
Maplehurst School
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk Pool Passes On Sale For Summer
Season passes for Norwalk City Swimming Pool at Whitney Field are on sale at the Park and Recreation Center. Only 25 passes sold. pool opens June 16. Family passes cost 20 residents 25 out of town. student passes 750 residents 1250 out of town. Entrance without passes is 85 cents. Lessons run June 23 to August 22 in three two week sessions. Lifeguards include Susan Herkender Toni Theisen Marsha Bowen Kathy Budziszewski Jim O'Donnell Terry Wise Kris Ultican Kathleen Wagner. Blue Fins Swim Club taught by Budziszewski. junior and senior lifesaving in two four week sessions. Adult lessons to be announced. All lessons free to pass holders.
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Norwalk City
Whitney Field
Park and Recreation Center
Norwalk
Tom Heckelman
Susan Herkender
Toni Theisen
Marsha Bowen
Kathy Budziszewski
Jim O’donnell
Terry Wise
Kris Ultican
Kathleen Wagner
Blue Fins Swim Club
Family Escapes House Explosion in Sandusky Fire
A Sandusky woman Mrs. Richard Schoene and her son Jeff were injured when a gas leak caused an explosion at their Shelby Street home. The blast shattered front windows and created a 15 foot hole in the wall. damage to the house and contents was at least $20,000.
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Sandusky
Richard Schoene
Shelby St
Richard Kamann
Kamann
Capt. Kamann
City Hosts Legionnaires Fifth District Convention in Norwalk
Norwalk will host the Fifth District American Legion annual convention at the Ohio National Guard Armory. Registration runs 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. Junior W. Tracht, district commander, will preside. The event marks a second Huron County district gathering, following 1962 Monroeville. Ten new county and five division commanders will be installed before district officers and delegates to the National convention in Atlanta.
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Norwalk
American Legion
Ohio National Guard
Junior W. Tracht
W. Main
Huron County
Monroeville
Tracht
Atlanta
Georgia
Federal suspect held in county jail after escape
A 20 year old man, allegedly fleeing a federal prison in Moundsville West Virginia in December, was arrested in Carruthers and is held in the Huron County jail on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. Deputies say he used the names Eugene Dean Eugene Curry and Eugene Short. A WV detainer and extradition are expected.
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W. Va
Huron County
Eugene Short
Willard
Short
West Virginia
Fryman
Steuben
Carruthers
Seneca County Sheriff's Deputies
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