Memorial Day Parade Steps Off In Norwalk
Norwalk marks Memorial Day with a 9 30 a m parade forming at 9 a m on Main Street from Case Avenue to Prospect Street and Monroe Street followed by a 10 a m program beside the city police station. Dr Norman E Ross delivers remarks as citizenship awards are presented. The Reflector omits a Saturday edition for the holiday.
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Norwalk
Main Street
Case Avenue
Prospect Street
Monroe Street
Norman E. Ross
Reflector
Memorial Day traffic deaths projected by safety council
The National Safety Council estimates 350 to 450 people will die in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend from 6 p.m. tonight to midnight Sunday. Council President Howard Pyle urged planning ahead, ensuring physical fitness, avoiding fatigue, and eschewing alcohol.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Kennedy rules out 1972 run and long range plans
UPI reports Senator Edward Kennedy states he cannot be persuaded to run for president in 1972 and has not made long term campaign plans, noting family pattern of avoiding extended forecasts.
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New York
UPI
Edward F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Pope Paul VI Reaches 50 Years as Priest Leader
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI marked half a century in priesthood. At 72 he leads a global Catholic flock of over 600 million and rules the Vatican State as pontiff nearing seven years on the throne.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican State
Woolworth Store Renovation Plans Begin Next Week
Woolworth at Linwood Avenue and Main Street announces a renovation to start soon after a delayed start caused by a truck strike. Materials include a new dishwasher lunch counter display counters carpeting a large front sign and a new double front door. Completion could slip up to one month beyond the original August 6 date if shipments remain delayed.
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F. W. Woolworth Co
Linwood Avenue
Main Street
Grace Shumer
Weather and Obituaries for Norwalk Area
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs in the 70s and 80s through the weekend. Winds will shift from east to southeast with 10 to 20 mph gusts. precipitation remains light. Death notices: Mrs. Flossie G Reynolds 79, 96 S Linwood Ave. Albert Ratliff 81 Greenwich. Mrs Dora Baumann 54 Ceylon.
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Lake Erie
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Flossie G. Reynolds
S. Linwood Ave
Albert Ratliff
Greenwich
Dora Baumann
Ceylon
Nixon borrows five dollars at Billy Graham rally in Knoxville
President Nixon faced hecklers as 75 000 inside and 25 000 outside. He admitted he carries no money and borrowed five dollars from Billy Graham to pay the offering, joking about sending golf balls later. Seven arrests for obstructing a religious service.
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Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
Billy Graham
Nixon
Graham
University of Tennessee
Youth of America
Audie Murphy Charged With Assault in California Incident
Audie Murphy a highly decorated World War II hero was charged with assault with intent to murder and with a deadly weapon as police linked him to a May 18 confrontation with dog trainer David Gofstein in Burbank. Bail was set at 1250 dollars and arraignment slated for Thursday.
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America
Burbank
Callif
UPI
Calif
Murphy
North Hollywood
David Gofstein
Charles Duncan
Gofstein
Norwalk Youth Fractures Skull in Porch Fall
A 19 year old Norwalk youth, Douglas More, fell about 12 feet from a second story porch Thursday evening, suffering a fractured skull and broken vertebra. He is listed in stable condition in the Elyria Memorial Hospital ICU. Mrs. More said the railing gave way as he ran onto the balcony. He is a 1969 Norwalk High School graduate and works for Alsport.
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Norwalk
Douglas More
John More
East Elm
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Norwalk High School
Alsport
Norwalk Officers Compile City Police History Plaque Honors Fallen
The Norwalk FOP lists past officers on a plaque at the station as Sgt. Don Ratliff and Ptl. Gary DeWalt document the department’s history. They study microfilms from the Reflector to fill gaps, aiming for a booklet, with 1903 entrants Frank E. Remington and August Arnold among those honored and cited incidents. Other names include William Folk Frank A. Kramer and more longtime officers.
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FOP
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Gary DeWalt
Reflector
Ratliff
L.C. Hilson
Frank E. Remington
Department
August Arnold
Arnold
Seminary Street
William Folk
Frank A. Kramer
Fred A. Balcuff
Phillip L. Pickett
Raymond A. Chapin
Henry A. Landall
Sr. Burdette G. DeWalt
Willis W. Lattig
Orin L. Doane
Stephen D. Mullenix
James V. Borgia
Charles Stacey Civil War Hero Remembered for Medal of Honor
Charles Stacey a Huron County farm boy earned one of the nation’s first Congressional Medals of Honor for going behind the lines as a sharpshooter at Gettysburg. He later joined the GAR and helped sponsor Memorial Day. Born 1843 in Farith England, his family moved to Townsend Township Ohio before his 1861 enlistment.
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Charles Stacey
Huron County
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Farith
England
America
Lockport
N.Y
Townsend Township
Charles
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Potomac
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