Margaret Sanger Dies at 83 in Arizona Hospital
Margaret Sanger, who coined birth control, died after a lengthy illness at Valley View convalescent center in Tucson. The Brooklyn clinic founder endured jail and scorn for her work. She was 83 and had been ill for five years. In Warren, about 250 city workers struck, halting most services except police and fire.
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Tucson
Aris
UPI
Margaret Sanger
Sanger
Brooklyn
N.Y
Valley House
Warren
Ohio
Nixon to Campaign in Ohio for GOP congressional candidates
Ohio Republicans announced Nixon will appear next week in Columbus Athens and Cincinnati to back GOP congressional hopefuls in response to the Democrats campaign with President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey. A separate report notes Pvt Dennis Mora of the Bronx faces court martial for refusing to serve in Vietnam arguing the war is illegal and a crime against humanity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Johnson
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Athens
Cincinnati
GOP
Dix
N.J
UPI
Dennis Mora
Bronx
Viet Nam
Mora
United States
Fifty Curvy Contenders Ready for Miss America Pageant
In Atlantic City 50 contestants practiced footwork and sparring for the Miss America Pageant first round. They will be judged on fighting form, punching versatility, and post preliminary interview analyses of themselves and the crown.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Atlanta Riot Sparks Tear Gas and Arrests
In a confrontation in Atlanta, a crowd of about 1000 Negroes protested the shooting of a Black auto theft suspect. Police used tear gas and warning shots to quell the unrest, wounding at least nine and arresting more than 50 as the SNCC allegedly urged the riot.
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Atlanta
API
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Fair and cool night with rising sun and warmth ahead
Weather forecasts call for a fair cool night with a low around 50. Thursday will be sunny and warmer with a high near 69 and a low around 53. Sunrise is 6 59 a m and sunset 7 51 p m. Births list Wake man and wife with a daughter. Willard couple with a daughter. New Washington couple with a son. Plymouth couple with a son. Catherine Mary Mahan, 87, formerly of Norwalk, is reported deceased.
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George Rippon
Wakeman
Lee Buckingham
Willard
Charles Stockmaster
New Washington
Jerry Kostoff
Plymouth
Catherine Mary Mahan
Norwalk
Norwalk Schools Seek Five Mill Tax Levy for 1967 Budget Gap
Norwalk City Schools ask voters in November to approve a five mill levy to cover operating costs, citing a $118,728 deficit for 1967. Superintendent Dr. Sturgis R. Corbin presented figures showing reduced carry-over from 1966 and lower miscellaneous income. The board approved the levy proposal to run seven years, expiring in 1972, within the ten mill limit.
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Norwalk
Board
Corbin
Norwalk City
Stave Foundation
Break-in Rings Hit Downtown Norwalk Stores
Merchandise valued well over $3,000 was stolen in a break-in at Fisher Music and Electric and Louis O'Dell's jewelry shop in Norwalk. A Bureau of Criminal Investigation special investigator assisted police after 11 a.m. The thieves forced a rear door and took approximately 200 wedding rings and several wrist watches from O'Dell and multiple electric guitars and a television from Fisher. Police described the entry as the work of knowledgeable thieves. A Berry's Restaurant employee saw a car in the area around 5 a.m. and provided a description. An earlier attempted break-in at Fisher's on Feb 6, 1965, via the same rear door, was reported but nothing was taken.
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Fisher Music and Electric
Louis O’dell
Norwalk
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London
O’dells
Fisher’s
Jim Berry
Berry’s
O'Dell
O’dell
Joseph Fisher
Fisher Music
Fisher
Students Drink Beer Over Noon
Two Norwalk High School boys admitted drinking beer at noon with a third boy questioned who denied drinking. Police traced beer to two cars, contacted the principal, and plan to turn a report to Juvenile Court.
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Norwalk High School
Ervin Ultican
Cleveland Fire Kills 76-year-old Walter Gaiser
Walter Gaiser about 76 died in an early morning fire in his east side basement apartment. Officials say the blaze started from smoking in bed and he was found near the apartment door after suffocating.
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Cleveland
UPI
Walter Gaiser
East Side
Auto Hits Youngster On Norwood
A three year old Norwood Avenue boy was listed in fair condition at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car near his home. Eric W. Blackwood, son of Dr. and Mrs. John Blackwood, was 86 Norwood Ave. The accident occurred at 4 53 p m in front of 86 Norwood Ave. The driver, Fred C. Frisch, 25, RD 2, said he was traveling south at 30 mph in a 35 mph zone and could not stop in time. He was not charged.
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Norwood Avenue
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Eric W. Blackwood
John Blackwood
Norwood Ave
Fred C. Frisch
RD 2
Frisch
City Sets Budget of $1.9 Million for Norwalk
Norwalk City Council approved a $1.9 million budget for city operations this year, with anticipated spending higher than last year’s $1.6 million. In 1967 revenue from taxes and other sources was estimated at $3.4 million, leaving an excess balance of over $1.3 million. The document outlines 1966 and 1967 budget figures.
Newsmen Briefed For Trial
Dr. Sam Sheppard will be arraigned Thursday before his second murder trial. Common Pleas Judge Roy F. McMahon outlined strict rules to prevent contempt of court and cameras or broadcasting equipment will be barred on the courthouse second floor during the arraignment.
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Cleveland
UPI
Sam Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Roy F. McMahon
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
New City Councilman Named Richard D. Cunningham
Richard D. Cunningham 35 of 8 Courtland was sworn in Tuesday as Fourth Ward councilman replacing resigning Brian Schaffer. A Republican, Cunningham lost last November's bid for the seat but now serves as chairman of the sewage committee and sits on the water and fire and insurance code panels. A Norwalk native educated at Norwalk High School, he is owner of Cunningham Book Bindery and a Navy veteran who served on the U S S Essex. He is married with three sons and active in Balges and Masonic lodges.
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Richard D. Cunningham
Courtland
Cunningham
Brian Schaffer
Buffalo, N.Y
Norwalk
Norwalk High School
Cunningham Book Bindery
E. Elm St
Navy
U.S.S, Essex
Balges
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Freckles
Jeff Steiner
Argyle
Wisn
UPI Telephoto
Uvuue
Carbin
BCI
By Janet Conway
Gaiser
Richard Cunningham
Youngster
Norwood
General Fund
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