Johnson’s Ohio Swing Highlights Folksy Appeal and Politics
President Johnson drew large crowds in Dayton Columbus and Lancaster during Labor Day events. He praised Ohio calves and joked about politics while Gov candidate Frazier Reams Jr rode with him and Sen Frank Lausche spoke with reporters. rivals claimed snubs as Shamansky missed out on name checks.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Dayton
Columbus
Frazier Reams Jr
Johnson
Secret Service
Reams
Frank J. Lausche
Robert Shamansky
Congress
Rights Bill Showdown Opens in Senate Debate
The Senate returns from a weekend break to begin debate on the 1966 civil rights bill in a bruising fight. Supporters and opponents both said the outcome remains uncertain.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Greta Remains Weak Tropical Storm in Miami
Greta stayed a tropical storm with winds near 40 mph and forecasters warned she could strengthen by late evening. Weather officials considered experimental storm-fighting measures to curb her potential intensification.
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Miami
UPI
Greta
Miss American pageant chief lauds pure American corn
Atlantic City officials quote Albert A. Marks Jr., executive director of the Miss American pageant, praising corn as a symbol of American heritage and pride.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Albert A. Marks Jr
Weather and life events from Norwalk area
Partly sunny and cool with a high of 70 to 76 expected. Fair tonight with a low of 45 to 51. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and cool. Births report several local newborns and marriages license applications list multiple couples in Willard Norwalk Wakeman and Bellevue. Deaths note Wayland E Smith 59 Willard and others in nearby towns.
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Wayland E. Smith
Willard
Glenn V. Miller
Centerton
Joseph E. Crawford
Norwalk
Myrtle A. Thompson
Vermilion
Mick Stutzman
Mabel Hipp
Nova
Norwalk School Board Sets 7 39 PM Meeting for Levy Vote
Norwalk City School Board will meet at 7 39 this evening in the administration building on North Hester Street. The agenda includes consideration of a school levy and the meeting was advanced one week to prepare and file the levy if the board places the issue before voters in November.
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Norwalk City
Hester Street
Five area burglaries solved. four Norwalk youths charged
Four Norwalk youths aged 18 to 22 are jailed in Norwalk on petty larceny and receiving stolen property charges. Investigators linked them to four August break ins and a June 1965 pistol theft from Fulston’s Sporting Goods. Tools tied to the crimes were found at a residence and a car, with warrants pending on additional searches.
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Norwalk
Huron County
Robert Caris
Cline
Ronald Riffe
Fryen St
Edward S. Kaczor
N. Hester
Thomas D. Ward
Pine St
Kaczor
Ward
Riffe
Caris
Sheriff's Department
Ptl
Don Ratliff
Dick Andres
Bernard Freeman
Fulston’s
Sporting Goods
Herman H. Lorcher, Sr
Franklin St
H and H Tire
Route 20
Elmer Gibson
Fitchville River Road
Fulstows
Gibson’s
Kenneth Pickett
Fulstow’s
Pickett
Opening Day Joy Amid School Rush and One Tearful Farewell
Weathered by chaos last week the bus routes caused some last minute changes but on opening day students and parents reported smooth travel. Three year old Kelly Corrigan cried as she watched older peers leave for school while Verwoerd’s assassination stunned Cape Town Parliament in a shocking political tragedy.
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Robert Kromer
Norwalk
Kromer
St. Paul’s
St. Mary’s
Kelly Corrigan
Dennis Corrigan
Kelly
Pleasant Street School
Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Africa
Dimintri Stafendis
Mozambique
Stafendis
Sport and Tourism
Frank Waring
Waring
M.p.s
Last Rites Held For Willard GI
Marine Cpl. Daniel C. Lykins 19 of Willard was killed in action in Vietnam after 45 days in-country. Military services were led by the Marine Reserve Unit from Cleveland at Secor Funeral Home. He enlisted in 1965 and is survived by parents, siblings, and grandparents amid mounting family grief. Capt. Roush reported the death and noted the chest wound during patrol near Da Nang.
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Willard
Secor
Daniel C. Lykins
Marine Reserve
Cleveland
Cpl
Lykins
Steuben
Pennsylvania
Manis Conley
Betty Browley
Patricia Lykins
New Castle
Sharon Conley
Gary Lykins
Navy
Princeton
Fred Lykins
Dayton
Douglas Conley
Jim Turner
West Liberty
Zettie Lykins
Davie Conley
John Roush
Marine Reservist
da Nang
Labor Day traffic deaths set all time high
United Press International reports Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities reached at least 602 on highways from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight with total deaths 757 across all causes. California led with 52 deaths followed by Ohio 39 and Michigan and Texas 32 each. Alaska and New Hampshire had no fatalities.
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United Press International
California
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Alaska
New
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Janice E. Laser
Ronald D. Riffe
Jacquelyn Lea Palmer
Wakeman
James W. Rinehart
Linda J. Taylor
Richard C. James
Mary Dillon
Bellevue
Robert M. Tweed
Sandusky
Dixie C
Raczor
Valentine Ward
Cas Greyling
M.P
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Federal Council of
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National Party
Henrick Verwoerd
Willard GI
Hampshire
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