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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1965
Page
1
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover cites a five percent rise in overall crime with increases across murder rape robbery and aggravated assault. Rape up six percent murder and robbery five percent each and assault two percent.
A New York City Bar Association committee urged adding drunkenness drug addiction abandonment two years separation conviction of a felony and cruelty as new divorce grounds under the state law which now allows only adultery.
Partly cloudy and cold with light snow flurries today high 30 to 35. Tonight fair and cold low 12 to 18. Wednesday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Marriage license grants and births noted for local residents including Dickman Burke Coovert Magill and Parrott among others.
Huron County real estate values increased by 2.553 million to 82.744 million in 1965 from 1964. County Auditor Bernard F. Kean cited new buildings and land value shifts in developing areas as key factors. The 88 column abstract, started Oct 15, will be sent to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals as soon as elections in Monroeville and Berlin Milan are settled.
Dr Sturgis Carbin superintendent of Norwalk schools toured Switzerland Hungary Bulgaria East Germany and Russia with educators. He compares the iron curtain system with U S schooling noting compulsory primary schooling to grade six and later exams to place students in vocational or gymnasium tracks. He cites limited parental input and varied school days with afternoon vocational circles.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said after returning from Viet Nam that North Viet Nam is sending about 4 500 men per month south, up from 1 500 during the monsoon. He indicated intensified bombing of supply lines but not Hanoi or Haiphong, stressing the aim to preserve South Viet Nam and that the war is no longer being lost.
General Motors in Flint filed charges against about 3,100 laborers at Fisher Body plant No. 2 for deliberately damaging car bodies and slowing 1966 model production. The strike began last Wednesday over unsettled grievances as UAW Local 598 negotiates with Fisher Body officials.
Northeastern Ohio faced heavy snowfall with Ashtabula Lake and Geauga counties reporting more than a foot and a half of snow hindering travel and causing slick roads across the region. Strong winds and drifting snow intensified the conditions, prompting closures and travel advisories for residents and commuters.
A Huron County big cat was spotted Saturday night by a woman who saw it dash across Medusa Road in front of her car. The Sheriff's Department confirmed the sighting.
The Norwalk Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual dinner meeting at 6 30 this evening at Norwalk Junior High School. Snow totals vary across counties with Ashtabula up to 20 inches and Geneva up to 10 inches, creating hazardous driving in places while salt trucks clear highways.
Myron B. Zureich 57 of 312 Strub Road left for work at 6 20 AM and was found dead 15 minutes later on Columbus Avenue near Dewitt. Erie County Coroner Dr Joseph Butler ruled an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his wife Mary two daughters and four sons. Funeral services set for Friday at Quick's Funeral Home with burial at Oakland Cemetery.
Sgt. Jack E. Gell of the 1st Cavalry Division was buried with full military honors in Columbus Georgia after being killed in Vietnam Taps sounded as his widow Rebecca cried and five other wives learned their husbands had died in defense department notices.
Two American soldiers freed by the Viet Cong urged an antiwar drive in the United States. Sgt George E Smith and Spec Claude D McClure told a Phnom Penh news conference they want to quit the Army and push to end the war, saying Viet Cong and U S have both seen history. They said their release was linked to antiwar demonstrations in the U S and they would pursue their campaign despite possible sanctions. They described their captivity as a consequence of protests against the war.
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