Former U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Rev. Albert C. Abracinskas, and Legion Commander Eileen Donlan addressed 1,000 residents on the Town Common for Norwood's 1978 Veterans Day ceremonies.
Norwood Residents Mobilize to Save Balch and Callahan Schools from Proposed Closure-October 31, 1978
More than 200 residents packed the Balch School cafeteria to protest a preliminary recommendation to close the Balch and Callahan elementary schools, organizing PTAs to lobby the School Committee.