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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1969
Page
1
Huron County voters must register by 9 p.m. today for the November general election. The Board of Elections says 195 registrations occurred at the courthouse on Tuesday. Registration continues on the third floor until 4 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. in the county commissioners’ office. bring Social Security numbers.
An explosion at 8:40 a.m. rocked the R. R. Donnelley and Sons printing plant in Chicago injuring scores of workers and killing two. Flames followed the blast and trapped victims amid the rotogravure pressroom. Warner Weber described hearing a deep rumble like an earthquake.
Saigon reports B52 bombers and the USS Boston shelled targets inside and just below the DMZ in coordinated attacks on Communist forces. The strikes followed North Vietnamese shelling of South Vietnamese troops and marked the 24th anniversary of their liberation.
Senator Robert P. Griffin of Michigan, named to the Judiciary Committee to help confirm Clement F. Haynsworth, said he is re evaluating the situation and may vote against confirmation. Most observers still expected Haynsworth to win approval, with 20 witnesses remaining.
Washington accord Nixon asks Congress to fund the supersonic transport at 662 million dollars over five years. Critics expect a congressional fight though supporters call it essential to U S aviation leadership and the balance of payments. Senator Charles H Percy argues SST preserves United States primacy in civil aircraft markets.
Eight defendants go on trial in Chicago under Judge Julius J. Hoffman in a case dubbed The Second Battle of Chicago. Hoffman says the proceedings could begin at 11 a.m. EDT and last four to five months after receiving word from the Supreme Court they have a job to do.
Radio Hanoi reports 81 year old Tan Duc Thang, longtime Ho Chi Minh aide, chosen president by the National Assembly in Hanoi. Nguyen Luong Bang named vice president and heads the Vietnam Workers Party Central Committee control board. Thang became acting president seven days after Ho Chi Minh’s Sept. 3 death.
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with showers possible. Lows in the 40s, a partly cloudy day Thursday with highs around 60. Friday brings warmer, partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent to 10 percent chance of rain. wind NW 12 to 30 mph easing tonight then NE to N by Thursday. Marriage licenses issued for Richard A. Schnellinger Jr. and Esther A. Daniel. Births: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Billy Sprouse. Deaths: Florence Bradt 82 Newton St John J Christopher 80 Milan Archie Sawyer Berlin Heights.
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence says heavy violence on TV is an appalling trend and a contributing factor to societal violence. The 7,500 word report notes TV may influence moral values and that children, especially the poor, spend up to half their waking hours watching TV.
A 40 foot tall amusement park style slide stands on Cline Street opposite Schild's IGA Foodliner. Neighbors watched workmen erect it all day Tuesday. People at Coiffeur Beauty Salon 80 Cline St. declined to identify the owner. Police speculate the Park and Recreation Board as more details emerge. City officials sent Building Inspector James Ferris to inspect.
Senate Republicans chose Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania as the new floor leader succeeding the late Everett Dirksen. Scott defeated Sen. Howard Baker Jr. of Tennessee by 24-19 in a closed caucus, marking the first liberal moderate to hold the post.
A South Korean destroyer fought a four hour battle deep in South Korean waters and sank a North Korean gunboat equipped with rocket launchers and antiaircraft guns. The North called for a meeting of the Korean Military Armistice Commission at Panmunjom. The UNC noted no reason but accepted the meeting. The incident follows a prior failed attempt on Aug 21 that left 12 North Koreans killed and two captured.
Riley To Rebuild Pleasant Street Bridge after July flood. The Leon Riley Excavating Co. won the $41,612 contract from Norwalk City Council emergency ordinance. Work to start next week with completion expected in about two months.
Police and FBI chase 26 year old Stanley Hoss Jr across Ohio West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania after he escaped from custody in Pittsburgh. He is wanted for the Verona Pa patrolman shooting and faces kidnapping and cross state line charges as the hunt continues with two women and a child involved in the case.
The first Coho salmon of the season was caught on the Huron River during test nettings by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Three Cohos were taken at Fries Landing by Don Schraus and Frank Legg of the fish management section. The largest measured 162 inches. others 15 and 14 inches. Schrauf notes stocking in April at about five inches. The run may continue to November with one fish per day allowed in the river and no limit in Lake Erie.
Pfc. Gregg Heidrich 22 of 89 Third St New London was killed in action Sunday in Vietnam. He was with Company B First Battalion 12th Cavalry First Air Cavalry and had served since Aug. 19. Heidrich, a 1965 New London High School graduate, previously worked for R R Donnelley before entering the Army. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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