Ashland Wakeman Entries Dominate North Central Holstein Show
Ashland and Wakeman dominated the livestock judging to close the 1967 North Central Holstein Show. Ashland and Wakeman swept most senior and junior calf, yearling, and champion classes with Linda Wyler and Kenny Kengler among winners. Harness racing results listed Florescent and Pronto Pick sharing top mile times, with a coin toss deciding Pronto Pick’s win.
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Kenny Kengler
Ashland
Phil Bursley
Wakeman
Carl Lund
Norwalk
Carolyn Moody
Bill Kleever
Bill Dalton
George Dalton
William Keets
Dzu Convicted in Absentia on Bad Check Charge in Saigon
South Vietnamese criminal court in Saigon convicts Truong Dinh Dzu in absentia for passing a bad check and illegal money transfer. He receives nine months in jail and a $27,777 fine. Dzu claims he is framed and can appeal within a month of publication. The wildcat trucker strike spreads across several states.
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Saigon
UPI
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dzu
Court of First Instance
Beard Coloring Contest Planned for Norwalk Sesquicentennial
City youngsters at Norwalk elementary schools may enter a beard coloring contest as part of the Sesquicentennial celebration. Drawing forms are available Monday through Friday, and judges will award prizes based on neatness and likeness to historical beards.
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Norwalk
Sesqui’s
Lake Erie coastal forecast and local births report
Mostly sunny through Saturday with fair cool nights and temperatures ranging from 44 to 77 degrees Thursday. Winds along the lake Erie shore from southeast to northeast at 8 to 14 knots today, easing tonight. Humidity rises to 74 percent in the morning then falls. no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Births list two newborns: a girl to Mr. and Mrs Luther Boone of Berlin Heights and a boy to Mr. and Mrs Thomas Brown of 75 Norwood Avenue.
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Lake Erie
Luther Boone
Berlin Heights
Thomas Brown
Norwood Ave
Crane Boom Collapse Kills Norwalk Worker Albert Cotter
Albert L. Cotter 52 of New London dies after a crane boom buckles during extension work near Route 250 South Norwalk Road. Safety devices were absent. another Baltes employee George Blackett injured. Cotter served in WWII Manhattan Project era and is survived by wife Bertha and several relatives. Funeral services set at Eastman Funeral Home with burial at Grove Street Cemetery.
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A.J. Baltes, Inc
Norwalk
Albert L. Cotter
New London Ave
New London
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Route 250
Norwalk Road
Cotter
Columbus
Ruggles
Bertha
W.B. Holman
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Baltes
George Blackett
E. Main St
Biglow Tile Co
Browning
Los Almos
N.M
Eastman Funeral Home
William Gilliam
New London Christian Missionary and Alliance Church
Grove Street Cemetery
Carol
Richard
Sandusky
Charles Seely
Heaston-Hile Funeral Home
First Methodist Church
Paul Bailey
P. J. Garcia
Woodlawn Cemetery
Train Hits Car Kills Norwalk Couple
A Norfolk and Western freight train struck a 1965 Mustang on Laylin Road near Norwalk, killing John Nastodian 24 and Carol Nastodian 23. Their three year old daughter Kimberly Ann remained in critical condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The family was returning home from a garden errand when the crash occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. All three were thrown from the car. the train engineer and conductor were named. Funeral plans were set for Monday at First Methodist Church.
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Norwalk
Laylin Road
John Nastodian
Carol
Woodlawn Ave
Kimberly Ann
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
State Highway Patrol
Wales Survivors Bicker Over Money
In Aberfan Wales residents once united by the 1966 disaster now clash over a 4.7 million post tragedy fund. The fund treasurer Gerald Davies disclosed 14 000 paid to each bereaved family sparking anger from survivors’ parents led by Michael Maybank who seek a share for their children.
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Aberfan
Wales
UPI
Gerald Davies
Michael Maybank
Local CAC Seeks Federal Funds for Head Start and Day Care
The Erie Huron County Action Commission plans October applications for federal funds to establish Head Start for ages 3 to 5 and day care for ages 1 to 3 in Norwalk New London and Willard. Programs target low income families with centers to provide social employment and legal services.
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CAC
Norwalk
New London
Willard
George Hayduk
Erie
Huron
Hayduk
Huron County Bank
North Fairfield
Erie- Huron County Action Commission
Norwalk Welcomes New Community Relations Manager
Columbia Gas of Ohio announces three promotions in the Norwalk Division. C Carroll Crist becomes manager of community relations in the Central District with Columbus HQ. Donald R Blosser to Norwalk division manager. Crist, 30 years with the company, served in World War II and has led in local business groups.
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Norwalk
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Donald E. Barr
Lake Erie
C. Carroll Crist
Stoutenberg Dr
Columbus
Donald R. Blosser
Crist
Dayton
Ohio State University
Franklin University
Air Force
The
Nor
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Grand Ole Opry
Jean Shepherd
Willis Brothers
Stringbean
Florescent
Marion Plant Life Fertilizer Co
Joe Bookmyer
Pronto Pick
Tiffin
Sylvia
Howard Smith
Detroit
Ronald Haughton
Michigan
UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Milwaukee
Wis
Mason-Dixon Line
National Council of Churches
James Gropps
Convict ‘Peace
United Press International
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Bill Kusley
New York
Kusley
CU Chi
U.S. Army
Albert Amos
Loc Thanh Hamlet
Amos
Vietnam
Loc Thanh
25Th Infantry
Broome-Wood
American Legion of
Eagles and Moose
State Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Verl
Veda Webb
Kansas City
Naydeen Bledsoe
Paul Cotter
Taylor, Mich
Ernest Snell
Daton
Nascodians
Kimberly
Heaston-Hile
Elyria Hospital
Carlos McClanahan
Dover
Ray L. Vernon
Brewster
C. M. Piper
Navarre
Naszodian
Eli Nemtu
John Naszodian
Nick and
Elizabeth Nemtu Naszodian
Washington St
Norwalk High School
Norwalk Furniture Co
First United Presbyterian Church
John
Nick Naszodian Jr
Virginia) Landoll
Mary Ann
Linda
Mrs. Naszodian
Young
Columbia Gas
Walk Chamber of Commerce
Vermilion Yacht Club
United Fund of Greater
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Vil
Columbia
Blosser
Harris
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