Skipper Convicted For Evans Collision At Subic Bay
Cmdr. Albert S. McLemore skipper of the U S destroyer Frank E Evans was convicted of negligence over the collision with Australian carrier Melbourne at Subic Bay Philippines He received an official reprimand The 40 year old Vallejo California man faced potential two years hard labor and dismissal from the Navy The Melbourne cleaved the Evans in two June 3 causing 74 deaths of American sailors
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Subic Bay
Philippines
UPI
Albert S. McLemore
U.S
Frank E. Evans
McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
Navy
Melbourne
Evans
House Braces to Vote on Electoral College Revisions
The House prepared to vote on changes to the 180 year old electoral college, starting with a plan rejected by the founders. After a pause honoring Apollo 11 astronauts, lawmakers moved to consider the direct popular vote proposal urged by the House Judiciary Committee for presidential elections.
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Washington
UPI
House
House Judiciary Committee
Goodell Bids for Seat on Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Charles E. Goodell of New York bid for a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee in a liberal conservative clash that unsettled Republicans after Everett Dirksen's death. Goodell's late move blocked the conservative candidate because he has seniority over Sen. Edward J. Gurney of Florida.
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Washington
UPI
Charles E. Goodell
New York Today
Senate Judiciary Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Goodell
Edward J. Gurney
Florida
Nixon Plans 35000 More Troop Withdrawals From Vietnam
President Nixon announced a plan to withdraw 35000 additional American troops from Vietnam by December 15, raising total withdrawals under the program to 60000 since the June 8 Midway Island meeting with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. The president called the move a significant step beyond the original 25000 announced earlier.
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Washington
Flags From Moon Brought For Congress Presentation
Astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins present two nine by four banners to Congress. The moon flags will be displayed in both chambers during a brief joint session with remarks by the three explorers and a formal donation ceremony.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Moon
Neil Armstrong
Edwin
Buzz
Aldrin
Mike Collins
House
Senate
Threat to Queen Juliana over Arab youth released
An unidentified caller warned that Queen Juliana would be killed if a 15 year old Arab detainee was not freed from prison. Police cited the caller who spoke to several newspapers Monday night. Juliana was set to open Parliament with the annual speech of the throne.
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the Hague
UPI
Juliana of
Holland
Juliana
Weather outlook Norwalk area with rain chances and temps
Mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers likely tonight and cooler with a low around 60. Tomorrow will be clearing and mild with a high in the 70s. Outlook Thursday fair and mild with a 60 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday precip chances. Norwalk high 83 low 60 today with humidity readings and no precipitation reported. Births list several local couples with new daughters and a son. deaths note Mrs Elizabeth P P Sun City Arizona Peggy Haskell.
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Norwalk
Nearly All Huron County Bridges Restored After Flood
Huron County bridges knocked out by the July 5 flood are largely open by Oct 1 with two awaiting private bids this week. Forty one bridges were washed out. open spans are passable but need later widening, head walls, guardrails, dirt fill and paving.
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Huron County
Urban C. Livengood
Greenwich- Milan Road
Livengood
Townline Road 113
Ridge Road
Peru- Olena Road
Hydrogen Weapon Sets Off Underground Test Near Nevada Sees Big Earthquake Jolt
A new underground thermonuclear device, touted as a key future antimissile warhead, was detonated 3,800 feet underground at PAHUTE MESA Nevada. The blast carved a cavern 700 feet wide, displaced 10 million tons of rock, and caused noticeable tremors across Las Vegas and seismographs nationwide. Officials reported no radioactivity released.
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
Las Vegas
Norwalk Council Deliberates Two Appointments Tonight
Norwalk City Council debates appointing active candidates to two vacancies created by resignations. If no action by Oct 2, Mayor Finch fills them. Rumors point to Domenic Coletta and David Becker as likely appointees, both GOP nominees. Becker unavailable for comment. Coletta says he has not been approached.
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Norwalk
Harold Finch
Russell Cunningham
William C. Saladin, Jr
Council
Domenic Coletta
David Becker
G. Thomas Hutton
Becker
Cunningham
Reflector
Coletta
Farm implement rammed automobile in Norwalk street crash
Christian Dircks 68 of 22 N Old State Rd drove a combine cornpicker east on Main Street at 340 p m into a parked car owned by Samuel Heath Lancaster. Heaths car then pushed into a second parked car owned by Martha Battles. The harvester is owned by Land Implement Norwalk.
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Berry’s
Main St
Christian John Dircks
Old State Rd
Main Street
Samuel James Heath
Lancaster
Martha A. Battles
North Old State Road
Heath
Mrs. Battles
Land Implement
Norwalk
Flyers Open Season As Top AP Ohio Class A Team
Norwalk St. Pauls High School led AP Ohio Class A football poll after edging Lucas 446 and routing Woodmore 40 0. Saints, last year undefeated Firelands Conference champs, were ranked second by AP last year, with Newark Catholic Firelands Lorain Catholic also top ten. They host Hillsdale for first conference game this year.
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St. Paul’s High School
Associated Press
Mike Gottfried
Flyers
Lucas
Woodmore
Saints
Firelands
St. Paul’s
United Press International
Newark Catholic
Lorain Catholic
Hillsdale
Haynsworth Faces Senate Questions on Conflict of Interest
Judge Clement F. M Haynsworth Jr nominated to the Supreme Court was pressed by Senate Judiciary Committee members over an alleged conflict of interest during an extensive questioning session.
Chamber To Elect Six Directors For 1970 Board
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce will elect six directors from three categories for 1970. Industrial nominees include William Dauch Ken Kinney Robert Roth and James Seitz. Retail nominees include Mark Beeman Greg Hill Thomas Hutton Fred Stein and Don Vassayne. Ballots are due at the Chamber office by Sept 26.
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Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
William Dauch
Dauch Concrete, Inc
Ken Kinney
K & H Construction
Robert Roth
Roth Brothers Construction
James Seitz
Barman and Seitz
Mark Beeman
J.C. Penney Company
Greg Hill
Hill’s
Thomas Hutton
H & H Tire Company
Fred Stein
Press Store
Don Vassayne
Coffee Corner
Robert Allen
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Anthony Petrosino
Certified Public Accountant
Ralph Spiegel
Spiegel Insurance Company
William Young
Huron County Automobile Club
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Smiths Find Son Terry Safe After Amnesia Ordeal
Terry Smith of Norwalk returned home after a period of amnesia following a car crash. He and his parents traced him to a Chicago apartment where he had stayed with Ralph Pugals and his step mother for three weeks. The youth recovered memory in early September and resumed school and football activities at Norwalk High.
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Dircks
Norwalk
Terry Smith
Chicago
James R. Smith
Southgate Drive
Ralph Pugals
Ralph
Terry
Ohio
Ridge Road
Charges Readied in Plymouth Shooting
Homer Brown 44 of Shelby faces kidnapping and attempted murder charges to be filed in Richland County for a Plymouth shooting on August 21. Police Chief Robert L. Meiser said the case will go to the grand jury after Brown recovers from head and shoulder wounds sustained during the incident. Brown allegedly forced his ex wife and Linda Hall into a car and attacked Hall when she intervened.
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Homer Brown
Shelby
Plymouth
Robert L. Meiser
Richland County
Brown
Vanda Mae Brown
Ronald D. Mumea
Linda Hall
Miss Hall
Elderly couple seeks personal depletion tax allowance
UPI reports in San Francisco that Francis and Friedy Heisler ask for a personal depletion tax allowance. Judge Gerald S. Levin agrees to study the constitutional questions after IRS denied a 27.5 percent tax refund claim for 1965 to 1967.
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San Francisco
UPI
U.S. Dist
Gerald S. Levin
Francis B. Heisler
Heisler
Carmel
Calif
Friedy
Internal Revenue Service
The
Heislers
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