Two White House Rooms Unearthed
Workmen digging a new White House press room uncovered two buried chambers beneath the west wing pool. Artifacts include pottery pieces from multiple periods, one plate tied to the Benjamin Harrison era. Curator James Ketchum notes possible utilitarian or carriage house use and the space may host broadcasters after restoration.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Thomas Jefferson
West Wing
James Ketchum
Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Leftwing MPs press UK to denounce U S Vietnam role
London antiwar actions draw 1500 demonstrators before the U S embassy shouting U S murderers and victory to the NLF Viet Cong. Labor MPs campaign to pressure government to renounce U S presence in Vietnam amid reports of civilian killings.
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London
UPI
Labor Party
U.S
Vietnam
Santa Arrives Friday for Norwalk Christmas Parade
Santa Claus arrives at 6 p.m. Friday as the parade’s feature. Mayor Harold Finch, Service Director William Mount, and Chamber of Commerce President Edward Still ride with him in a small car. The parade starts at the fairgrounds, travels Main Street to Milan Avenue, with Norwalk High and Junior High bands participating. Santa visits from 7 to 9 p.m. at the courthouse area. A new Nativity Scene will be placed in front of the courthouse Friday funded by local churches and organizations.
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Santa Claus
Norwalk
Harold Finch
William Mount
Chamber of
Commerce
Edward Still
Huron County Fairgrounds
Pleasant Street
Main Street
Milan Avenue
Sears Decision Still Pending for West Main Store Move
Sears, Roebuck and Co. faces a decision on moving into the old A and P building at 38 W. Main St. The choice will be delayed until after the Christmas shopping rush. Building owner Peter J. Sofios has a zoning variance allowing Sears to install automobile batteries and tires if the store opens there.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
A and P
West Main Street
Sears
Bernard Lehan
Peter J. Sofios
W. Main St
Fire captain dies as Volunteers of America building collapses
Sandusky fire captain Captain William Byrd, 42, died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a wall and roof collapsed while directing operations at 301 Putnam St. Six others believed to be inside the burning building remain missing as crews search rubble.
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Sandusky
Volunteers of America
William Byrd
Good Samaritan Hospital
Paul Bing
Bing
Byrd
of America
Apollo 12 splashdown ends decade of manned spaceflight
Apollo 12 crewmates Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean prepared for a 3 58 p m est splashdown in moderate seas 405 miles southeast of Pago Pago aboard the Hornet awaiting recovery after a 10 day mission covering 1 million miles The flight caps a decade beginning with Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard and includes 23 American and 20 Russian space travelers.
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Hornet
Pago Pago
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
America
Alan B. Shepard
Ohio GOP Gubernatorial Field Grows With Four Seekers
State Auditor Roger Cloud said he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 1970. State Attorney General Paul W. Brown also announced his candidacy. Likely contenders include State Treasurer John Herbert and Lieutenant Governor John W. Brown. Cloud pledged policies for ongoing state progress if elected.
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Columbus
UPI
Roger Cloud
Paul W. Brown
GOP
John Herbert
John W. Brown
Cloud
Weather and notices from Norwalk area
Fair and colder tonight with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Warmer tomorrow with highs mid to upper 50s and increasing clouds. Wednesday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Winds today to 12 mph, tomorrow 15 to 20 mph. Precipitation chances near zero today, 10 percent tonight, 20 percent tomorrow. Norwalk highs 46, lows 29. Births and marriages listed. Deaths include Frederick Deering and others with obituaries on pages.
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Norwalk
Army Orders Court Martial In Massacre At My Lai
The Army orders a life or death court martial for 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. on charges tied to the My Lai massacre with specifications of premeditated murder of at least 70 persons and killings of a two year old child. A separate inquiry was ordered to determine if the incident was hushed up.
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Washington
UPI
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Orwin C. Talbott
Ft. Benning
Fort Benning
Pentagon
Talbott
William R. Peers
Waynesville
N.C
David
Mitchell
Ft. Hood
Tex
My Lai
Quang Ngai Province
Brown Appeal Likely After First Degree Murder Conviction
John Brown faces a possible appeal after a Saturday conviction for first degree murder in the death of William Famulare. A new trial motion is planned, with timing uncertain as obtaining the trial transcript could take several weeks.
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Brown
John Brown
Henry E. Young
Young
Common Pleas Court
William Famulare
Walter Butz
Bellevue
Seek New Annexation Hearing Set in Norwalk Area
Huron County Commissioners scheduled a 10 a.m. February 16 hearing on a petition to annex 263.4 acres along U.S. 250 north to the City of Norwalk. The land runs north from Gallup Avenue to Lais Road and includes the Norwalk Bargain Center and the former airport, now owned by Ohio Turf Nursery. Isadore Lichtessen acts as agent for the annexation. Five of eight residents signed the petition: Gerald and wife, James and wife, and Rolland Geiss.
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Huron County Commissioners
U.S. 250
Norwalk
Gallup Avenue
Lais Road
Ohio Turf Nursery, Inc
Isadore Lichtessen
Bargain Center
Gerald Barnhart
James Johnson
Rolland F. Geiss
OSU Receives Second Largest Gift From Alumnus
William H. Dickinson who completed three semester hours at Ohio State University left 840,314 to the university after his 1950 death. A trust in his name was created in 1951, marking the school’s second largest ever donation.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio State University
William H. Dickinson
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