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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1971
Page
1
Col Oran K. Henderson, 50, commander of the American Division's 11th Brigade, goes before an Army court martial at Fort Meade Maryland facing three charges of attempting to conceal the My Lai massacre. The case marks him as the highest ranking officer still accused in connection with the incident.
Ohio industries talked with prisoners at Lebanon Correctional Institution to aid post release employment. The push aims to open correctional doors and show inside conditions to improve job prospects for inmates.
Republicans largely supported a bill creating public service jobs in health police fire protection recreation prisoner rehabilitation education and welfare work. The Senate passed it 62 to 10 with only eight Republicans and two Democrats voting no, aiming to put about 150000 unemployed people back to work.
Herman Tubick, 58, the jury foreman, says he knows of no sexual activity among jurors after a juror implied such conduct. He calls the accuser "very small" and notes jurors had inside jokes but no hanky panky during the trial.
Variable cloudiness and windy conditions bring a new cold snap. Highs in the mid to upper 30s, lows in the 20s, with 30 percent today, 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Norwalk highs near 61 and lows around 31. Births report a Norwalk girl for Mr and Mrs Russell Eisler. Death notes Donald F Fidler, 56, Plymouth.
Attorney General John N. Mitchell urged stopping wars to prevent massacres like My Lai. He questioned applying the Military Code of Justice to individuals and noted his failure to accommodate the press as a major mistake in his Justice Department tenure.
Jordanian border town Ramtha comes under heavy fire from Syria for a ninth straight day as guerrillas report widespread fighting in Jordan. An oil pipeline near Amman’s Kerbet al Samra refinery was bombed and set ablaze but later repaired. Egypt hints at Sinai troop movement for canal reopening and cease fire return. Prime Minister Meir portrays Israel as a David against Soviet Goliath amid border tensions.
Lt. William L. Calley Jr released from the Army stockade is under light guard at Fort Benning pending appeal. President Nixon ordered he be kept out of prison with confinement to quarters and guarded at the base, amid cheers from neighbors.
In New York City a famous 3 million dollar restaurant known as The Joint on West 52nd Street was seized by the sheriff for back taxes. Toots Shor, 68, closed the doors with plans to reopen in three to four weeks but staff doubt a revival. The piece notes tax liens and a shrinking late night city as factors alongside industry rumors of a takeover. Shor’s career began as a bar bouncer and the current site opened in 1961, hosting celebrities and dignitaries. reports also mention other Manhattan eateries nearing closure.
Nicolae Ceausescu and Enrico Berlinguer urged independent paths to communism, arguing for development toward socialism outside the Soviet blueprint. Brezhnev defended the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia as an internationalist duty during the congress opening.
State Finance Director Harold Hovey told the House Ways and Means Committee that no county income tax plan by Republicans can fully solve Ohio budget problems. He urged early consideration to allow computer comparisons with the Gilligan Administration's proposed state tax.
St Paul Catholic Church receives 150000 in total gifts and pledges toward a 470000 renovation with a 100000 matching offer from Edward Fisher. The Rev. Gerald Stein notes 60000 cash and 90000 in pledges to be paid by Feb 1 1972 as plans proceed.
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