Election Day in Huron County Opens 6 30 A M to 6 30 P M
About 22 000 residents will vote in the general election across 54 precincts. Ballot items include President Vice President Goldwater Miller D Johnson Humphrey and party candidates for U S Senator Sweeney Taft Jr Representative At Large Bolton Sweeney and 13th District Frey Mosher State Representative Jump and county offices including two commissioners Heyman Kimble Robertson Herner Sheriff Borgia County Recorder Thomas Treasurer Roth Collier Engineer Livengood Coroner Holman and multiple judges. A five year renewal of the half mill health and welfare levy appears on all ballots.
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Huron County
Barry M. Goldwater
William E. Miller
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Stephen M. Young
Robert Taft Jr
Congress
Oliver P. Bolton
Robert E. Sweeney
Louis G. Frey
Charles A. Mosher
Harry V. Jump
Lewis G. Heyman
Gerald P. Kimble
Donald Robertson
Arthur F. Herner
John Borgia
Jay D. Thomas
Marie C. Roth
Harold B. Collier
Urban C. Livengood
William B. Holman
Supreme Court
Charles B. Zimmerman
Francis B. Douglass
C. William O’neill
Joseph D. Bryan
Louis J. Schneider Jr
Lynn B. Griffith
Rankin M. Gibson
Paul W. Brown
Court of Appeals
Clifford F. Brown
Clyde L. Deeds
Robert A. Wiedemann
Phillip M. White Jr
Weather and Marriage Notices From Local Ledger
Considerable cloudiness with showers or thundershowers over the northwest portion this afternoon moving northeast tonight. Mostly sunny and mild Tuesday with a low around 48 to 50 and a high in the 70s. Marriage license applications listed for multiple couples including Trapler and Griggs. Webser and Mora. Pengove and Hakes. Dunham and Stewart. Births and deaths noted for Salle, Legren, Fitland, Richards, Reed.
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Arthur J. Trapler, Jr
Sandusky
Baker
Janity F. Griggs
Collins
Ernie F. Webser, Jr
Bellevue
Betty Mora
James J. Pengove
Monroeville
Carpenter
Cheryl J. Hakes
Norwalk
Truck Fatal Crash Near Norwalk Claims Driver Poole
A Hess Cartage Co driver Donald Poole 39 Chester W Va died when his semitrailer left Route 250 near Norwalk at 3 am. The truck overturned into a ditch after veering onto the berm. Police say he was likely asleep at the wheel.
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Norwalk
Donald Poole
Chester
W. Va
Hess Cartage Co
Melvindale
Mich
Highway Patrol
Poole
Heuston Funeral Home
East Germans flood West on first exit since wall
East Germans, many elderly, streamed from interzonal trains into West Berlin and other West German cities today. The first 500 of an estimated 1.6 million seniors reached West Berlin by 8 a.m. amid tears and rejoicing as families were reunited.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Frankfurt
Hannover
Munich
Duisburg
Trains Crash in East Berlin Kills 39 Injures 100s
In East Berlin a freight train collided with the Berlin Rostock Express causing 39 deaths and over 100 injuries as the express derailed. ADN reported the disaster without specifying causes or responses. Khrushchev reportedly ill in Moscow after Danish talks, with resignation linked to Sino-Soviet tensions denied.
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Berlin
UPI
Germany
ADN
Khrushchev
Copenhagen
Communist Party
Knud Jespersen
Nikita 5
Jespersen
Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Youth Eludes Area Manhunt
Ronald Riffe, 18, is still at large after a Saturday night manhunt in Huron and Erie counties. A stolen Columbus car was spotted near DeRussey Road and Route 20 at 7 pm, leading to a chase and a search using a bloodhound and multiple patrols. His parents assisted as officers continued the hunt on the woods and fields near the intersection.
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Ronald Riffe
Fryen St
Norwalk
State Highway Patrol
Riffe
DeRussey Road
Route 20
Huron County
Columbus
James Leslie
Leslie
DeRussey Rd
Baybridge Post
Highway Patrol
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Norwalk Airport Lease Ends After Loan Rejected
The Norwalk Airport lease expired Saturday as Cleveland bank refused a $200,000 loan, deeming the site improved property. Norwalk Air Park Development Corp barred major upgrades, while Dr. Lingenfelter will operate month to month at 5120 per month pending a new site.
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Norwalk
Richard W. Linenfelter
Norwalk Airport Corp
Cleveland Bank
Norwalk Air Park Development Corp
Dr. Lingenfelter
High Speed Chase Nets Willard Man
Delbert Prater 20 of Willard was arrested by Huron County Sheriff on charges of speeding and reckless operation after a high speed pursuit from Route 224 to a barn yard near Willard. He fled on foot before being spotted on Route 298 by Celeryville and taken into custody.
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Delbert Prater
Willard
Huron County
Route 224
Route
MecCrillis Sells Norwalk Woodworking Firm to Harwood Tofer
Rolland F. McCrillis announced the sale of his Norwalk woodworking business at 60 FE Elm St to Harwood Tofer, owner of Cleveland Dowel Pin Co. Tofer takes over today and plans to keep operations with possible new products. The 20 employee firm, operating since 1902 as Rolland F. McCrillis Co., will continue under the same name. McCrillis and wife retire to travel and remain at 200 Benedict Ave.
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Norwalk
Rolland F. McCrillis
Elm St
Harwood Tofer
Cleveland Dowel Pin Co
Tofer
McCrillis
Rolland F. McCrillis Co
Oberlin
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Robert Dunham
Motder
Polly Stewart
Cashier
Franklin Salle
Richard Legren
Republic
Iva Fitland
Milan Ave
Clara L. Richards
Richard Reed
Milam Ave
Trucker
TVD
Berlin Wall
Amman
Jordan
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Mecca
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Sheriff’s Net
Irport
Willard Man
Celeryville
Prater
MecCrillis
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