29 May 1967
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1967
Page
1
Lt. Gen. Lewis Walt concludes a two year command of U.S. Marines in Vietnam. He says North Vietnamese actions show a desperate foe seeking a morale-building win.
Curious residents watch John Lennon depart an auto shop in Chertsey Surrey in a yellow Phantom V with a Zodiac sign on the roof and kaleidoscope side art as Lennon’s crew note details of the vehicle.
The death of Cindy Bennett a nine year old girl in Toledo is blamed on a six year old neighbor who found a loaded revolver on a dresser and pointed it at her. The gun discharged and the girl died two hours later at Riverside Hospital.
United Press International at 9:00 a.m. EDT tallies 469 total holiday deaths from traffic 369 drownings 69 plane crashes 9 misc 49. California records 36 traffic deaths the highest total with Michigan 29 New York 27 Texas 25 and Florida 17 following.
Cloudy cool conditions with scattered showers and a high in the 60s. Mostly cloudy night with low 50s to 55. Tuesday hazy sun mixed clouds and cooler temps. Also listed are marriage license applicants, births and deaths from Willard Norwalk and nearby towns with several local residents named.
Pope Paul VI named 27 new cardinals, elevating four Americans to the Sacred College. American additions include Msgr. Francis Brennan of Shenandoah and Archbishops Patrick O'Boyle of Washington, John Kroll of Philadelphia, and John Cody of Chicago. The ranking grows the American College to nine members in a 120 strong body.
Egyptian and Israeli troops fired on each other along the Gaza border for about 50 minutes after Arabs attacked Israeli soldiers and civilians. One Israeli soldier was slightly wounded. Israel described it as the worst provocation since the Suez crisis, while diplomatic sources noted U.S. backing to prevent a wider conflict.
Huron County commissioners appointed 13 men to a newly created Regional Planning Commission including Richard Flint Robert Shafer Charles Meyer Ed Selfe Fremont Holmes Willard Fritz George Ryerson Clarence Ellett John Wells Urban Livengood and the county commissioners themselves. The panel will allow county villages to send representatives with Monroeville and North Fairfield currently lacking commissions. Selwyn Trust pleaded not guilty to a bad check charge in Common Pleas Court and is jailed under bond. A weekend cabinet decision sought to avoid a blockade in the Gulf of Aqaba amid border tensions with Egypt and Palestine Liberation Army claims countered by Israel.
Norwalk and eight area communities publish Memorial Day plans with parades forming from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at locations including Church and Case, Monroeville High School, Berlin Heights School and Central Elementary, followed by programs at Village Park, Riverside Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Monumental Park, and Village Square led by speakers such as Joe Rice Rev William Gilliam Rev Stanley Green John Kiser and Rev Dan Carmany along with a breakfast at Legion Hall.
Burglars broke into the F W Woolworth Co at 22 24 E Main and two second floor offices on 31 E Main St likely via a fire escape. Cash missing at Woolworth not yet determined. $28 taken from a Western and Southern Life Insurance Co desk. draft board office entry possibly left with only loose change. Desks and files rifled. no merchandise disturbed.
Monroeville high school senior Terry Robbins remains paralyzed after the FDA refused to release the Rand Cancer vaccine. His mother and friends pressed letters to President Johnson and 11 lawmakers while campaigns spread in Monroeville and Milan.
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