19 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
1
On day eight in orbit the Apollo 7 astronauts staged a weightless close order drill with Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. Schirra quipped about maintaining discipline as they floated in the cabin.
Indiana voters heard Democratic vice presidential candidate circulate views on Wallace and Muskie while Nixon tied Vietnam peace talks to the election. He spoke in Hammond and noted mixed signals from Saigon and Hanoi about bombing halt terms.
Sen. Eugene McCarthy campaigned for John J. Gilligan in Cincinnati drawing about 6,000 to the University of Cincinnati. He labeled William Saxbe a liberal Republican and used a sharp rope-to-drowning metaphor to critique Saxbe’s stance.
Administration officials, awaiting Hanoi's response to President Johnson's bombing halt proposal, remain hopeful that U.S. conditions for ending all air and naval attacks on North Vietnam will be met.
Jacqueline Kennedy will marry Aristotle Onassis in a Greek Orthodox chapel in Levkas Greece with her mother present and Price Stanislaus Radziwill as best man. After the ceremony they will honeymoon on Skorpios island and aboard his Christina yacht, valued at about $3 million.
Partly cloudy cooler today with a high in the 60s. Tonight clear and cooler with a low in the 40s. Sunday sunny with little temperature change. Friday high in Norwalk 67 and low 40. Rainfall Norwalk 0.27 inch. Humidity 8 a.m. 84 percent, 2 p.m. 80, 8 p.m. 97. Precipitation 24 hours ended 8 p.m. Friday 0.16 inch. Sunrise 7:43 a.m. sunset 6:41 p.m. Moonrise 5:03 a.m. moonset 5:42 p.m. Marriage license applications Cadell A. Faber Bellevue and Virginia Marie Miller Norwalk. Deaths Truman Brown 81 Berlin Heights Merle Eastman 83 Cleveland Mrs Ella W Horning 64 Medusa Rd Henry Smith 99 Norwood Ave.
A newborn girl weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces was found on the rear church doorstep of Collins Methodist Church by cleaner Beulah Earnest at 8:45 AM. She was exposed but in good condition at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital Norwalk, labeled Baby Jane Doe. Deputy John Warner investigates. no leads yet.
A Beech King twin engine private plane carrying a Notre Dame student and five others crashed on a Cleveland street during homecoming travel. All aboard died. Pilot Christopher Cordaro, 43, of Little Silver New Jersey owned and piloted the craft on the Lindon New Jersey to South Bend Indiana flight.
A rear room fire at 42 Glover Street caused 300 to 400 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Kenneth Link said smoke was heavy but flames were limited. Two fire crews arrived within minutes and stayed about an hour. Occupants included Howard Helms and guests. investigators cited no definite cause.
About 125 Wallace backers gathered at the Knights of Columbus hall in Norwalk led by county chairman Richard Kochensbarger who urged supporters to keep Wallace ahead. Speakers praised Wallace while contrasting him with Nixon and Humphrey, predicting later congressional gains and stressing patience as the campaign enters its final weeks.
In Athens Greeks discuss Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis with humor and admiration. Jokes flash about wealth while fans await a possible wedding date, either on his yacht Christina or island Skorpios, as newspapers display Our First Lady cutouts.
Henry Smith 62 a longtime woodworking and mechanical drawing teacher at Norwalk High School died suddenly at home from an apparent heart attack. He lived in the county most of his life and is survived by his wife Maude E and daughter Stephanie, also a teacher. Funeral arrangements by Kubach Smith Funeral Home.
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