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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1973
Page
1
The Pennsylvania House passed 118 to 69 a measure to outlaw premarital and extramarital sex as part of a bill on cave vandalism. Rep. Martin P. Mullen said the move follows the Ten Commandments while a final vote was anticipated next week.
Work crews began piling sandbags on levees in the French Quarter to halt Mississippi floodwaters that have covered seven million acres from Illinois to Louisiana. Officials report sixteen flood deaths and say about 40,000 sandbags will raise the levee by about three feet over a 300 to 400 foot stretch by Jackson Square to meet immediate flood risks.
The House Banking Committee approved restoring food prices to May 1 1972 and other prices and rates to March 16 figures in a 21 17 vote amid a noisy session. Democrats supported the move as part of extending the Economic Stabilization Act for one year. Sen. Hart floated impeachment talk over Cambodia bombings, calling the action a constitutional violation though conceding its chances are zero.
A sweeping power failure left about three million people in darkness from Fort Pierce to the Florida Keys. Rescue vehicles crowded streets as elevators stalled and downtown buildings lost power. The outage began at 9:14 a.m. EST, earlier than Tuesday’s incident.
The government's chief arbiter in negotiations with Indians at Wounded Knee reported that all but one point had been agreed and signaled a settlement could come soon, possibly today.
Northeast winds bring cool moist air with rain tonight. snow flurries Thursday. Weekend warmup expected with highs in the 50s to 60s. Norwalk temps: high 46, low 38. Marriage licenses issued to Gonzalo de la Cruz and Zulema Castaneda. Alan Pleasnick and Alice Pleasnick. Births: a girl to John and Mrs. Kuhlman. a boy to Robert and Mrs. Baker. Deaths: Evelyn Burns 62 Shiloh. Gertrude Hipp 89 Norwalk.
The Norwalk City Council approved first reading of an ordinance banning minibikes snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles with six in favor and one opposed Councilman Melvin Shipley voted no and Councilman Robert Markel later said he may have goofed on his vote The measure would exempt state licensed golf carts and mowers and allow operation only in designated areas awaiting further study and a second reading
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce Board endorsed Mayor Wayne Goodsite's plan to raise on street parking to ten cents per hour and lift the two hour limit in the Ernsthausen lot while offering a 25 cent rate for three hours. The board also supported a Reflector study on downtown attractiveness and potential removal of meters with an eye to a special assessment district.
Miss America 1973 Terry Anne Meeuwsen of De Pere Wisconsin is expected to earn about 75000 from appearances plus a 10000 scholarship and residuals from commercials during her reign. The coordinator said she will surpass the typical Miss America cash earnings of 54000 for the year.
EHOVE Teachers Association plans a work stoppage next Monday after alleging the vocational school board failed to appoint a mediator. Supt Creighton Christ confirms impasse and says the board believes talks can still move before April. he expects to hold school Monday.
The strike group aims to appoint its negotiator and expects a board announcement on the 11th during the regular monthly meeting. Negotiations started Feb 15 and ended Mar 16 with no agreement on several items, including salary, as teachers association members proposed terms not accepted by the districts.
The weeklong meat protest cuts sales in 30 cities but retail prices hold steady. Ethel Rosen of the Women's War on Prices urges extending the boycott through April to push a 20 percent food price rollback. Hog prices rise at major markets while receipts fall as farmers await outcomes.
A dozen South Dakota ranchers and farmers were due to fly into Cleveland to confront consumers as the city hall prepares a resolution designating April as meat boycott month. Gary J. Enright of the South Dakota Farm Federation noted the planned protest amid the dispute.
In Detroit a defense attorney Gerald Dent, 36, opened fire in Recorder's Court during a nonjury trial, firing on a judge and a witness. Dent exchanged shots with three officers and died at Detroit General Hospital. He had served as Saginaw County assistant prosecutor and was noted as a brilliant criminal attorney.
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