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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
1
A house resembling an undersea vessel is shown aboard the Finnpartner in London at the Finnish Trade Fair. Made of polyester plastic with fiberglass, it weighs just over a ton and can be transported in sections. Tower Bridge stands in the background.
Kenny Keltner, a star third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the 1940s and the 1948 World Series, remained in satisfactory condition at Trinity Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin after a suspected heart attack. He was admitted Saturday and was undergoing tests in the coronary unit.
Curtis E LeMay a South High School grad and Wallace running mate had his portrait removed from a prominent hallway display. Principal Harold D Washburn said the relocation preserves respect while avoiding endorsement of any candidate.
UPI reports Hubert Humphrey needs money to buy national TV exposure as his campaign runs short on funds. He has only half an hour of prime time on one network and borrowed to do it after a $110,000 speech in Salt Lake City yielded $15,000. In Columbus, Republican Sen. candidate William Saxbe asks backers for more money to finance TV and radio time, with four color campaign presentations ready.
Diplomatic sources say a breakthrough in Paris talks on Vietnam may come before the November 5 U.S. election. Cyrus Vance, the deputy negotiator, has urged more flexibility in Washington. Remaining negotiating sessions are on Oct 16 23 and 30.
The Purdue versus Ohio State game is set to draw a large crowd at Ohio Stadium. Attendance could top the 84,712 record from 1963 as tickets remain scarce. Woody Hayes noted securing a seat is hard with fans converging on the Big Ten clash.
United Press International reports two heart transplant patients died on Monday in Texas and California, leaving 28 survivors out of 57 procedures since Dr. Christiaan Barnard's first transplant last December 3 in South Africa.
Weather outlook shows high in upper 60s to 70s, fair nights with lows near 40s. Norwalk figures list Monday high 62 and low 38 with no rainfall. In deaths Dr. Clark W. Cooper of Grand Haven and Paul Vesper of Mitiwanga are noted.
In Brooklyn Ocean Hill Brownsville, Rhody McCoy assigns union teachers to non teaching duties defying the Board of Education. The action threatens renewed UFT strikes as the district battles for reinstatement of 83 teachers after a three week walkout. Albert Shanker weighs next moves as the city faces a major schooling crisis.
Opening session shifts from ceremony to politics as the court weighs George C. Wallace's bid to appear on Ohio's presidential ballot through the American Independent Party. The case tests ballot access amid a clash with Ohio election laws and write in procedures.
Forty one Norwalk Area United Fund members met at Elk's Country Club to launch a drive toward a $60,806 goal. Dan Blosser emphasized early action and teamwork while W C Van Laningham urged volunteers to view the campaign as a community privilege and to exceed last year's giving. B Harry Parke urged a 10 percent increase, and the board was expanded from 18 to 24. Tom Paffenbarger MC'd the meeting.
A HEW spokesman in Chicago says a three member survey team filed a preliminary report after inspecting Norwalk Memorial Home Monday. No definitive decision yet as Medicare certification was canceled amid administrator William Slabodnick's charge of bureaucratic bungling. The team detailed a three hour visit and will proceed to Baltimore after returning to Columbus.
A $50 000 suit filed in Huron County Common Pleas Court claims former Huron osteopath Thomas A Kilmer misdiagnosed nine year old Jack Timothy Greene with a kidney infection rather than appendicitis and that delayed treatment led to his death on Sept 27 1966. Mr and Mrs Charles Greene of Huron are suing Kilmer now residing in Columbus. The boy died on arrival at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital after illness the day before.
Movie producers distributors and exhibitors agree on a four tier system G open to all M mature audiences with restrictions R and X denying under 16 admission. Norwalk controversy over enforcement noted as theatre manager unavailable for comment. U S final Western nation to adopt private administered ratings. potential Catholic group response cited.
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