Local Cleaners Robbed of 450 dollars in Norwalk
Norwalk police investigate two overnight burglaries at Martin Motor Sales on East Main Street and Model Cleaners on East Main Street. Model Cleaners show a west side window entry and a safe loss of 450 to 500 dollars. Martin Motor Sales reports a smaller cash take and a rummaged office after an east side door entry.
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Norwalk
Martin Motor Sales, Inc
E. Main St
Model Cleaners
Martin Motor Sales
Anti Tax Mood Persists in Ways & Means Hearing
Washington observers report the Ways and Means Committee remains staunchly anti tax after seven hours of testimony from top Johnson administration advisors. Treasury Secretary Fowler Budget Director Schultze and Fed Chair Martin pledged to press the tax issue in further sessions. Separately Senator Eugene McCarthy announced entry into Democratic presidential primaries in Wisconsin Oregon California and Nebraska saying Johnson overextends military spending in Vietnam and will decide within two weeks about Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Washington
API
Key House
Ways & Means Committee
Johnson
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
UPI
Eugene J.mccarthy
D-Minn
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Nebraska
Vietnam
McCarthy
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Debar Quake Kills Several and Destroys City
A severe quake in Debar, Yugoslavia, killed at least seven people with more feared buried. Radio Belgrade reported about 80 percent of the city’s buildings were destroyed and roughly 10,000 residents and nearby communities were left homeless.
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Belgrade
UPI
Debar
Radio Belgrade
Jet crashes into Orlando neighborhood killing three
A private Lear jet plowed into a crowded residential yard in Orlando killing its three occupants. The fiery impact ripped a six foot hole in the Teufel home’s backyard, igniting a house fire as debris flew over the building. the Teufels and two children escaped unharmed.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Joseph Teufel
Teufel
PRR Tests Electric Cars Hit 164 MPH For NYC DC Run
Pennsylvania Railroad reports two self propelled electric cars reached 164 miles per hour on a high speed test track between New Brunswick and Trenton New Jersey. The cars are among 50 undergoing testing and slated for service early in 1968.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Washington, D.C
Allen J. Greenough
PRR
New Brunswick
N.J
Trenton
Johnson seeks housewife backing for strong meat bill
The Johnson administration works to enlist housewives in support of a meat inspection bill. Senate and House conferees will soon start crafting a compromise acceptable to both chambers. Betty Furness, adviser on consumer affairs, appeals for women's help to prevent weakening the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
House
Betty Furness
Canterbury coeds protest pill cost with discount demand
Canterbury England University students protested the price of birth control pills. An article in Medical News said they sought a half cent discount on oral contraceptives costing five cents each. They urged extending the 10 percent local drug discount to contraceptives.
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Canterbury, England
UPI
Canterbury University Today
U.S. Death Toll in Vietnam Tops Fifteen Thousand
U.S. officials reported that 15,058 Americans had died in combat in Vietnam. Last week alone 212 were killed, including 149 at Dak To, the bloodiest battle. The week also saw 1,242 wounded and 66 missing.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Dak To
Weather summary and local notices
Windy cool day with intermittent snow and light accumulation nearing two inches by evening. High in the 30s, ending snow and a cold night with low in the 20s. Partly cloudy Friday. Wednesday temperatures 22 to 37. Births: Mr and Mrs Van Edward Allen Plymouth a daughter. Deaths: Mrs Alda Bedell 83 Norwalk.
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van Edward Allen
Plymouth
Million in New Trucks For Norwalk Truck Lines
Norwalk Truck Lines owner United Buckingham of Spokane announces a near 750 tractor and many trailers order from White Motor Corp worth about 14 million dollars. Diesel powered tailormade tractors to replace around 1 000 old trucks with prototypes in December and delivery starting January, completing by April. Donald Manlowe unavailable for comment.
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Cleveland
United
Buckingham
Spokane
Wash
Norwalk Truck Lines
H. D. Weller
White Motor Corp
Weller
Norwalk
United Buckingham
Donald Manlowe
Four New Parking Lots Proposed By Planner In Norwalk
Harvey Moskowitz of a New York planning firm outlined a ten month study proposing four new parking lots in Norwalk's downtown to expand spaces near shops. He described financing options and added ideas on downtown regulation, housing for the elderly, and a north west corridor industrial park, noting the central business district employs over 600 people.
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Janet Conway
Norwalk
Harvey Moskowitz
New York
City and
Chamber of Commerce
Moskowitz
South Prospect
South Foster
Bank Street
West Main Street
Case
Church Street
West Main
Water Street
Norwalk Creek
Pohl
Clyde Rekart
P & R Value Center
Main Street
Monroe Street
Bernard Logan
Home Savings and Loan
Post Office
Downtown Development Committee
Mayor’s Action Committee
Elks Country Club
Richard Mutz
Cautious Optimism Surrounds Norwalk Downtown Plan
City leaders react to a review of Norwalk's downtown plan with cautious hope. Mayor Harold Finch warns of funding limits while business figures consider parking assessments and possible swaps of government parking land to finance redevelopment.
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Norwalk
Harold Finch
Finch
Four candidates file expenses for Norwalk charter commission
Four candidates for Norwalk charter commission filed expense statements with the Huron County Board of Elections showing no expenditures. George Phillips George E Brady Anthony Petrosino and William B Dreyer reported zero funds. Paul Miller and Dale Olsen, unopposed for the Norwalk City Board of Education, also reported no expenses.
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Norwalk
Charter Commission
Huron County Board of Elections
George Phillips
George E. Brady
Anthony Petrosino
William B. Dreyer
Paul Miller
Dale Olsen
Norwalk City
Gottfried Offered PA Coaching Job At St Paul Flyer
College football coach Mike Gottfried confirmed he received a coaching offer from Pennsylvania. The Morehead State graduate and current St Paul Flyer coach guided the team to a 9 1 season and tied city record in his second year after coaching at Roseville High School last year.
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St. Paul
UAW Seeks Vote At Sag inaw Wire Norwalk Plant
The United Auto Workers filed with the NLRB to hold a union election at Sag inaw Wire Products Inc in Norwalk after more than 30 percent of workers signed. The Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators also seeks an election as organizing drives continue.
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United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Saginaw Wire Products Inc
Norwalk
NLRB
Cleveland
Barton Deiterman
UAW International
UAW
Saginaw
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America
Harold Davis
Painters Union
the Reflector
Deiterman
Whittlesey Avenue
Ontario Street
Superior Coach Corp
Family of four perishes in Ohio fire
A COSHOCTON Ohio home fire killed four members of William T Grey 36 his wife Helen 30 and their daughters Pauline 9 and Teresa 10. The bodies were found on the second floor of the two story frame dwelling.
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Coshocton, Ohio
UPI
William T. Grey
Helen
Pauline
Teresa
Snowy Morning Brings Salt Trucks To Norwalk Streets
Norwalk woke to two inches of snow with a little over an inch left by 11 AM. The city street department deployed salt and cinder trucks at 7 30 AM and nine salt trucks were on the roads by 8 AM. A highway worker warned intersections become dangerous as melted snow refreezes into ice. One minor accident occurred at 10 20 AM. The forecast calls for no snow tomorrow but colder temperatures.
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Norwalk
City Street Department
State Highway Department
Inter
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