Two youths face manslaughter charges in separate courts
In Huron County Court, 17 year old Charles Perkins from New London and 18 year old Eugene White from New Haven faced manslaughter indictments stemming from fatal traffic crashes. Perkins was in juvenile court over a Route 250 crash that killed Linda Wharton. White, tried as an adult, faced four counts from a Fort Ball Road collision that killed the Eldon Murray family.
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Huron County
Charles S. Perkins
New London
Russell T. Antrim
Fitchville
Linda Wharton
Ashland
Perkins
Eugene R. White
Common Pleas
Robert J. Vetter
Fort Ball Road
Jayne Mansfield's Son Improves After Second Major Operation
Zoltan Hargitay, 6, son of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, remains in satisfactory condition after a second major operation in two days following injuries from a lion attack at Jungleland Zoo. The boy had a skull fracture decompressed and cheeks and wounds repaired.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
UPI
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Zoltan Hargitay
Jungleland Zoo
Circulars Issued For Stolen 16th Century Prints
The Cleveland Art Museum distributes circulars about two 16th century prints stolen from the museum. The museum offers a reward for their return, but director Sherman Lee would not disclose the amount.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Art Museum
Sherman Lee
Weather Update and Local Notices
Weather: Cloudy with snow and strong winds, 3 to 6 inches accumulation near Lake Erie. Snow diminishes tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs 28 to 34, lows 22 to 29. Marriage: Corbett Stephens and Li Dale Vance, both of Willard, file for marriage. Births: Reilly, Fletcher, and Niedermeier families announce newborns in Willard and Plymouth.
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Lake Erie
Corbett Stephens
Willard
Li Dale Vance
Heaviest Snowfall In Three Years Shuts Norwalk Streets
Norwalk awoke to six inches of snow the heaviest in three years with snowfall beginning around 11 p.m. Monday and continuing through the night. Seven area accidents occurred between midnight and 7 a.m. as temperatures dipped to 23. Snow is forecast to continue with drifting and three to six more inches expected. Street crews salted and plowed. main streets opened, side streets to be cleared today.
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Lebanon, Ohio
UPI
Lebanon Correctional Institute
Norwalk
Huron County Agriculture
John Wells
Move to Zone Unincorporated Norwalk Township
Norwalk Township residents met to pursue zoning of unincorporated areas. After two failed attempts, they plan to gather signatures and present a petition to the township trustees. If approved a Zoning Board would draft a zoning code and seek resident approval in next fall’s election.
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Norwalk Township
Norwalk
Willard Sisters Open State Case in White Manslaughter Trial
Deputy coroner and two Willard sisters testified as the state began presenting its case in the manslaughter trial of Eugene R. White, 18, of Greenwich, linked to a car bicycle crash that killed four Eldon Murray family members. Defense delays arose from attorney Moses Krislov’s car trouble and late arrival. The first witness, Dr. John E. Rosso, described arriving at Willard Municipal Hospital to see two ambulances carrying the Murray family victims.
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Willard
Eugene R. White
Greenwich
White
Eldon Murray
Moses Krislov
Norwalk
Sandusky
Krislov
John E. Rosso
Willard Municipal Hospital
Marilyn Murray
Timmy Murray
Kevin Murray
Rosso
Frederick F. Waugh
Huron County
Witnesses Describe Fatal Willard Car Crash Scene
Anita and Dawn Kucinic testified they saw a red Mustang driven by White pass at high speed before fishtailing and veering off a rise. Police officer David Sattig drew the crash diagram showing the car and a body east of the vehicle.
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Waugh
Rosso
Krislov
Robert J. Vetter
Vetter
Anita
Dawn Kucinic
Willard
Fort Ball Road
White
Ptl
David Sattig
Willard Police
Troops Exchange Gunfire Along Jordanian Border
Israeli and Arab forces traded gunfire along the Jordanian border near Rajem Madera after an earlier Hebron area attack. Israeli spokesmen said workers were fired on, prompting return fire that ended after about three minutes. The clash followed Es Samu raid events that drew UN condemnation.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Israel
Hebron
Jordan
Rajem Madera
Es Samu
Errors Found In Norwalk School Brochure
The Committee for Norwalk Schools brochure misstates student counts at Norwalk High School and League Street School. The high school is 826 students, not 856, and League Street School has 441 students instead of 442. other figures are correct.
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Committee
Norwalk
Sturgis Corbin
Carbin
League Street School
Red Cross Collects 130 Pints Of Blood
Huron County Chapter of the American Red Cross collected 130 pints of blood at the Bloodmobile in Norwalk Monday. Donors included Dr. N M Camardese Mrs. Evelyn Wheelock Ross Stewart Raymond Smith Robert Young Donald Daugherty Karl Leber Phil Pickett Eugene Frederick George Phillips. The staff luncheon was provided by the Christian Missionary Alliance Church and the canteen was donated by St. Peter's Lutheran Church Women’s Association with Esmond Dairy supplying milk.
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Huron County
American Red Cross
Norwalk
N.M. Camardese
Evelyn Wheelock
Ross Stewart
Raymond Smith
Robert Young
Donald Daugherty
Karl Leber
Phil Pickett
Eugene Frederick
George Phillips
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Womens Association
Esmond Dairy
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Middletown
Charles Reilly
Jerold Fletcher
Harold Niedermeier
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Maplehurst School
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