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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1967
Page
2
Clarence Vanderpool reported rising electric bills from 14 to 39.26 dollars as voltage fluctuated between 114 and 125. He blamed faulty readings and suspected Clevite-Harris motor use. The village Board of Public Affairs will install a new meter to investigate the cause.
As New York City teachers enter a second day of a crippling work stoppage, 46 000 of 58 000 stay home with 400 000 of 1.1 million pupils absent. Detroit lags toward settlement while Baltimore weighs a wage pact to avert a Wednesday walkout. East St Louis returns to class. Saginaw and Bay City in Michigan resume as unions seek agreements.
The Greenwich instructor lists required items for children including apron rugs or mats facial tissues and a cigar box for crayons. For year long projects parents should set aside a sturdy unused toy a one gallon bleach bottle buttons yarn fabric scraps and round food containers with lids such as cottage cheese boxes.
Adam Clayton Powell returns from exile in the Bahamas to testify for 65 minutes before a federal grand jury in Washington. The probe scrutinizes his financial dealings for possible bribery, false claims, and misuse of public funds, with potential penalties up to 22 years in prison and fines. The former Harlem congressman chaired the House Education and Labor Committee before his 22-year House tenure ended.
Alice Crimmins a 28 year old cocktail waitress was arrested in a Queens case tied to the 1965 deaths of her children Alice four and Edmund five. The mother reported them missing July 14 1965 and bodies were found in nearby areas with one autopsy noting strangulation and the other inconclusive.
The EHOVE district and seven others receive $6.5 million from the Vocational Act of 1963 to finance new facilities. Immediate plans include a large Commons assembly hall and an adult evening class unit. Ohio boards awarded eight districts, with several city and joint vocational schools listed for funds. Knox County and Cuyahoga Falls requests were denied due to limited funds.
Chrysler Corp led a industry price rise for 1968 with an average increase of 133 over 1967 models across Plymouth Dodge and Chrysler lines. The rise reflects higher material and labor costs plus new federal safety and exhaust rules. Cars go on sale next week, with GM Ford and AMC following.
UPI reports Mort Sahl, famed for satire and political insight, performing at Maramor supper club. He ridicules figures like J Edgar Hoover and Earl Warren, notes on Lenny Bruce, and comments on the Glassboro Conference and reform era. The note also lists Rev Harvey Keller appointed Faithful Friar for a Knights of Columbus assembly in Monroeville.
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