Veterans Day Service Remembers Soldiers and Peace
Rev. Floyd Buckland urged never to forget the sacrifices of soldiers and civilians as veterans, citizens, and the American Legion gathered at the Huron County Court House. Mayor Harold E. Finch and a National Guard firing squad paid tribute to fallen Norwalk veterans and discussed Armistice Day and the nation’s pursuit of peace.
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Floyd Buckland
Huron County
American Legion
Buckland
First Baptist Church
American Legion Color Guard
Co. A. Ohio National Guard
Harold E. Finch
Finch
Norwalk
Viet Nam
Mr. Buckland
Dennis Blanchard
Salvation Army
Clarence Emmons
Harold Finch
Ralph Spiegel
Pigeon drop scam costs elderly Cleveland woman $9000
A 76 year old woman in Cleveland was bilked of $9000 by two women using a pigeon drop scheme. They asked for directions, produced a phantom $25,000 check, then convinced her to withdraw funds for a promised share. A Norwalk case of $5000 loss with similar setup appeared in October.
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Cleveland
VPI
Mary Barborie
Goldwater sees Rhodes as 1968 front runner
UPI reports Barry Goldwater at a private Duquesne Club dinner called Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes the one to watch for 1968 GOP nomination. He also hinted at possibly seeking his former U.S. Senate seat.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Goldwater
Duquense Club
Weather and social notices from Norwalk area
Weather cool with a high near 40 and a colder night. Saturday overcast with light snow flurries possible. Marriage applications list Alonzo Guader Rana and Sandra Jean Sudbrink. Births include Kurtzen, Hatfield, Stutzman, Kemming, Reed. Death: Garrett VanLoo, 75, Celeryville.
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Alonzo Guaderrana
Norwalk
Sandra Jean Sudbrink
Milan
Yanks land biggest punch in Vietnam offensive near Cambodian border
General Westmoreland orders the 1st Infantry Division into a massive jungle sweep near the Cambodian border. About 25 000 American troops joined units from the 2nd Infantry Division the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Vietnamese Rangers in what officials call the war's largest action to date. About 900 Communist dead reported in the past week with 6 000 to 7 000 Viet Cong still active in the area. American troops killed 20 more enemy fighters as caches of arms and ammunition were seized, signaling planned major winter offensive.
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Saigon
UPS
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
196Th Light
2Th Infantry Division
173Rd Airborne
Westmoreland
All Going Well Before Gemini 12 Launch
Cape Kennedy UPI reports the Gemini 12 mission progressing smoothly with astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin sleeping as a dual countdown proceeds toward an afternoon launch. The Atlas Agena target vehicle and Gemini craft are synchronized for a 2:08 pm EST target and a 3:46 pm EST crewed lift off.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
James Lovell
Edwin
Buzz) Aldrin
Lovell
Aldrin
Police officer shows gear to children in Norwalk safety program
Norwalk patrolman Johnnie L Short displayed his hat badge handcuffs and gear for kindergartners at League Street School as part of a safety education series. Sheriff John Borgia and Police Chief L C Hilson spoke on pedestrians and law enforcement. Short will lecture at Norwalk Junior High at 1 pm Monday St Pauls School at 1 30 pm Nov 30 and Norwalk High at 10 am Dec 2.
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Norwalk
Johnnie L. Short
Kinder
Short
Police Department
St. Paul’s School
Norwalk High School
Three Car Crash Leaves Two Injured in Norwalk
Two people were treated at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital after a 4:41 p.m. three car collision at East League and North Prospect Streets. Dorothy Fritz and Noe Santillana were later released. Charles Boose was cited for failure to yield.
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East League
North Prospect
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Ann Fritz
Settlement Road
Noe Santillana
N. Prospect
Heaston- Hile
Charles J. Boose
Newton St
Norwalk
K & H Drug Store
Boose
Prospect
Fritz
League
Santillana
City Church Plans Service For Jews
A memorial service for Jews killed in Nazi Germany will be held Sunday at the First Universalist Church in Norwalk. The Requiem for the Six Million will be led by The Rev. George Hayduk with lay readers and poetry. About 50 Jewish residents from Norwalk and Sandusky and several Protestant churches are invited. The service marks the anniversary of Hitler’s acts against Jews.
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Nazi Germany
First Universalist
Norwalk
George Hayduk
Hayduk
Sandusky
Adolf Hitler
Jacksonville
Fla
Last Rites For Norwalk Marine Set
Funeral services for Private First Class Larry Libbee 20 of Norwalk killed in Viet Nam Nov 4 are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Heaston Hile Funeral Home. Calling hours are Saturday afternoon. Reverend James Brinks will officiate. Burial in Milan Cemetery with Marine Corps honors from Cleveland. Libbee married two months before his death. son of Mr and Mrs Owen Libbee.
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Larry Libbee
Norwalk
Viet Nam
Heaston-Hile
James Brinks
Edison Memorial Church
Milan
U.S. Marine Corp
Cleveland
Libbee
Police Identify Suspect After Check Passed At Kroger
Patrolman Don Ratliff linked a Norwalk July 29 bad check to a woman named by Tiffin authorities. The suspect entered the Kroger at 9 PM asked for a blank check to buy groceries saying her husband was fishing. She cashed the check and fled. a stock boy captured the car license and described a male driver with children aboard.
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Don Ratliff
Tiffin
Kroger
Norwalk
Norwalk Kroger
Wind Storm Damages Buckeye Lake Amusement Park
A brief windstorm at Buckeye Lake Ohio damaged the amusement park and nearby cottages. The UPI report notes the winds were not tornadoes and toppled a $9,000 pillow slide ride at Buckeye Lake Amusement Park.
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Buckeye Lake, Ohio
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Welton
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Garrett VanLoo
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