Norwalk United Fund Shows Early Pledges Rise
UF President B Harry Parke reports total pledges and collections at 8572 94 with further reports expected today. Drive Chairman George Manyak notes no residential solicitation this year and work site pledges dominate. Industrial division ahead of last year with firms such as Battle Insurance Card and Gift Shop Kaye's Shoes Pohl's Norwalk Hardware and Kroger already at 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk Area
United Fund
B. Harry Parke
Parke
Drive
George Manyak
Manyak
Battle Insurance
the Card and Gift Shop
Kaye’s Shoes
Pohl’s
Norwalk Hardware
the Kroger Co
Norwalk Fire Department appoints Link chief
Kenneth G. Link was named chief of the Norwalk Fire Department today replacing retiree William Lohman. Morley Price announced at 12:30 p.m. and Mayor Louis G. Frey swore Link in at 1:15 p.m. Link moved up from battalion chief, Elmer McGuckin became battalion chief, Gene Reineck was hired as fireman driver. All selections followed Civil Service exams.
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Kenneth G. Link
Norwalk
William Lohman
Morley Price
Louis G. Frey
Link
Elmer McGuckin
Gene Reineck
Five Day Forecast and Local Life Events
Fair and cool tonight then sunny and warmer Thursday with a low around 38 to 46 and highs in the sixties. Five day forecast shows temperatures about five above normal through Saturday with light showers possible Saturday. Marriage license issued for Edward L. Sickinger and Judith A. Meggitt. Births reported for multiple families in Willard and surrounding areas. Death notice for Andrew John Myers and Sara Kousma.
Seven-Tenths of a Second Till Death in a Car Crash
A United Press International account explains the sequence of injuries in a 55 mph collision with a stationary object. Seven steps unfold in one tenth of a second each, detailing bumper collapse, hood crush, dashboard impact, steering-bolt contact, lung and artery puncture, weaponized momentum, and ultimate death.
Norwalk Union and Company Face Friday Contract Talks
Representatives of Northern Ohio Telephone Co and Local 986 of the IBEW prepare for Friday talks aimed at a new contract after eight weeks of negotiations. A strike could occur if no agreement is reached, with wage and benefit proposals on the table and management ready to run service with supervisory staff.
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Northern Ohio Telephone Co
Laura Myers
Norwalk
Ronald Ferres
Henry
China Bomb Test Seen Near as Anniversary Boost Looms
Washington sources say Johnson aides fear Red China may detonate a primitive atomic device within days to gain propaganda leverage for the 15th anniversary of the Communist takeover. Secretary Rusk cautions the event could occur soon and would be publicly announced. Officials expect a blast roughly equal to the 1945 Alamogordo test in size.
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Washington
UPC
Johnson
China
U.S
Peking
Alamogordo, N.M
President uses red telephone to test SAC command links
In Omaha a UPI report describes the President dialing SAC bases worldwide to test verification. Maj Sanford Graves of Orlando provided correct reply as 86 lights on the control console went out, signaling a one way line with commands to be followed. Gen. Thomas Power noted the lights sufficed for verification and that the bases would follow orders without replying.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Strategic Air Command
SAC
United States
Andon Johnson
Johnson
Sanford Graves
Orlando
Fla
Thomas S. Power
Goldwater Campaigns In Dayton Slams Johnson Policies
In Dayton on the eve of an expected 15 000 to 18 000 gathering, Republican nominee Barry Goldwater accused the Johnson administration of lies and political manipulation. He urged supporters to "haul him in" for a Johnson debate and criticized foreign aid and military aviation spending while praising Poland's push for freedom.
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Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Montgomery County Court House
Goldwater
Barry
Labor
Willard Wirtz
U.S
Middletown
Arizona
Poland
Estes Favored: Solons Charge Favoritism in Estes Transfers
Washington (UPI) two Republican senators alleged Agriculture Dept favoritism aided Billie Sol Estes in a fraudulent farm plan. Mundt and Curtis said Estes manipulated cotton acreage allotments in 1960-61 to gain land sales in Reeves and Pecos counties Texas and farming profits via leasebacks. The Senate committee report found no guilt or disciplinary action and offered mild conclusions.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Mundt - Curtis
Senate
Estes
Linary
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Texas
Reeves
Pecos
Tex
Committee Names Policy Panel For Huron County Affairs
Huron County Republican Executive Committee formed a policy committee with members Bernard Freeman Glen Evans Mrs Joseph Neidzwieck i Jr William Avers Henry E Young Jack Gerken Harry Jump Mrs William Carpenter Arthur Henry Ms Helen Lippert and John Borgia. County chairwoman outlined absentee voting requirements. Jump discussed Supreme Court reapportionment rulings and their impact on rural counties noting 48 of 88 counties could lose independent representation in Ohio. Jump, campaign manager for Congressman Charles Mosher and Bolton aide Jan Zehner described Mosher campaign plans and attendance at the McKinley Club dinner October 12 with Taft as main speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County Republican Executive Committee
Bernard Freeman
Glen Evans
Joseph Neidzwiecki, Jr
William Avers
Henry E. Young
Jack Gerken
Harry Jump
William Carpenter
Arthur Henry
Helen Lippert
John Borgia
Carpenter
Huron County
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Jump
Charles Mosher
Oliver P. Bolton
Jan Zehner
Mosher
McKinley Club
Congress
Bolton
Taft
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The
Newa
Labor Department
Santa Barbara
Calif
Saigon
Viet Nam
Tran Thien Khiem
Tolay
Europe
Thiem
Gien
Newyen Khanh
Upwell
England
Lance Rowe
Edward L. Sickinger
Molder
Judith A. Meggitt
Monroeville
James Fritz
N. Hester
Raymond Frees
Robert Niedermeir
Willard
Delmar Collins
Tiro
Robert Schube
Tiffin
James Rowe
DeVere Wadsworth
Ralph Neeley
Plymouth
David Laney
Shiloh
Virlin Phillips
South Amherst
Andrew John Myers
Adams
Sara Kousma
By John S. Ruch
United Press International
Columbus
Auto
Union
Nego
William C. Henry
Northern Ohio
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Jean Park
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
John L. McClean
D-Ark
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