Norwalk considers swift action on sewer problems
Norwalk Mayor Harold Finch said the city will act quickly to meet state sewer regulations and hire a consulting engineer. He cited a Benedict Avenue pollution issue from two houses and noted long standing ties of homes to sanitary sewers. The state health department traced pollution to 1967 and pressure to fix continues.
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Harold Finch
Norwalk
Finch
Benedict Avenue
Norwalk Creek
Huron County Department of Health
Ohio Department of Health
Morley Price
Soviet mass production of intercontinental rockets revealed
The Trud newspaper in Moscow says Russia has begun mass production of powerful intercontinental rockets for space exploration, with Western observers noting they resemble military launchers and are built in a new rocket city.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Trud
Russia
Transit cars collide on new Cleveland airporter run
About 35 riders were treated at area hospitals after several Cleveland Rapid Transit airporter cars collided during the system’s initial public run. Officials say the $175,000 airporter cars became uncoupled and the rear car hit the front one, sending passengers to the floor but causing no serious injuries.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Transit System
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
Weather brief and local births deaths notice in Norwalk area
Partly cloudy and not very cold today through Friday with highs in the mid 30s to low 40s and lows in the 30s. Wednesday Norwalk high 34 and low 27 with no precipitation. Births listed for Greenwich Wakeman and Willard. deaths include Weley Harris 71 Monroeville Emma Barker 78 Monroeville and Leander A. Gies 59 Monroeville.
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Norwalk
Weley Harris
Emma Barker
Monroeville
Turbulence Confessed at Norwalk Chamber Banquet
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce faced unresolved 1968 problems at its annual banquet with outgoing President Richard Mutz admitting turbulent waters and calling for a full-time manager to steer campaigns such as annexation downtown improvement and the city charter. He urged stronger leadership, more members, and higher dues to close a communications gap.
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Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
Richard Mutz
Mutz
Chamber of Commerce
Matt
Norwalk
Chamber
New Chamber
Edward Still
Still
William C. Craig
North Vietnam to repair roads to move supplies south
UPI reports U S sources say North Vietnam is repairing bombed highways to shift stockpiled war material south toward the DMZ. Stockpiles have been moved along the coast from north of the 19th parallel. Attacks north of the 19th parallel ended March 3.
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Saigon
Dmz
Survivors Rescued as Burning Ship Dies in Pacific
An Indian merchant ship rescued eight crewmen from a burning West German freighter about 1,000 miles northeast of Honolulu. Three crew members died, and the Cap Colorado’s 37 survivors reported the blaze under control as rescue efforts continued.
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Honolulu
UPS
Coast Guard
Bankers Call Review of World Currency Rates
International bankers warn that major currencies including the French franc and British pound may remain unstable until global exchange rates are updated from 1944 Bretton Woods standards. They cite shifts after World War II, with West Germany and Japan now rich while Britain weakens, plus ongoing market speculation.
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Bonn
UPI
Switzerland
Franz-Josef Strauss
Bank of France
France
U.S
West Berlin
United States
West Germany
Britain
Strauss
Basel
Bretton Woods
N.H
Japan
EAK
Trucks Tangle With Bridge on Linwood Street
Two trucks blocked the Linwood Street Bridge as the overhead control and warning light were damaged. Herbert Heath of Toledo and Donald Green of Sandusky attempted crossings within hours, the first getting stuck, the second overweight.
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Linwood Street
Herbert R. Heath
Toledo
Donald J. Green, Sr
Sandusky
Linwood
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Patrick J. Nugent
Nugent
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Thieu
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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WHO
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Sweden
Hungary
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
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Gerald Kissell
Greenwich
Harry Holmes
Wakeman
Robert Hunter
Whittlesey
Larry Hadamuscin
Willard
Leander A. Gies
Edward
Ralph Bache
Carl Keller
del Arrington
Keller
N. Vietnam
Laos
Hoi An
Group of Ten
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
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