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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1973
Page
1
An ICCS helicopter with 19 ICCS members and crew is believed shot down en route to a base near the Laotian border. The aircraft was reported missing after the pilot said I am hit I am going down. Fate of passengers and crew unclear.
EHOVE teachers and the board of education will resume contract talks at 9 a.m. Monday after a breakdown on March 16. The impasse centers on salary and six other points, with a threatened work stoppage to force panel appointment.
Raw sewage and industrial waste were stopped from entering the Mahoning River after a break in a main pipeline near Lordstown. The leak, at a marshy field by the Giant General Motors complex, dumped about 24 million gallons daily near Warren, with repair expected by tonight.
At a Princeton University luncheon, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas recounted telling Nikita Khrushchev it was a pity he was not born in America. He said, “Mr Premier, you would have become the mayor of Chicago,” as a playful reminiscence.
Max Brown director of public information with the Department of Mental Health and Retardation will become executive assistant of communications in the governor's office later this month. He will earn 24000 dollars and focus on program oriented work coordinating state department programs.
Partly cloudy today with a high in the mid 50s to low 60s. Tonight rain with a low in the lower 40s. Sunday will be cloudy and cooler with a 20 to 50 percent chance of showers and a high 45 to 50. Births list three families with newborns and hospitals. Death notices include six individuals with ages and towns.
Agriculture Department data describe a typical farmworker as 23 year old white male earning 13.20 per day with 88 farm days in 1972 and 1 160 cash wages. The report notes 2.8 million did some farm work and 1.7 million worked 25 or more days.
After six days of a consumer meat boycott, Ohio supermarket officials report beef sales near normal. A Big Bear Store manager fears farmers may withhold beef longer, while noting sales were slightly off in his Columbus suburb due to multiple factors including trout sales and Lenten weather. He cites customers switching to chicken and fish.
Louizell Haynes, 24, a Vietnam veteran, sailed a 16 foot rubber raft from the Golden Gate to keep a promise to marry his girlfriend Kim, who he met near Bongson with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He prepared with water, food, vitamins, a walkie talkie, flares and shark repellent while awaiting Coast Guard advice.
UPI reports at Ohio Wesleyan University that Jack Anderson defended aggressive sourcing and high risk journalism. He attacked reporters who only quote government briefings and pressed for digging beyond official lines. He acknowledged retracting his Eagleton drunken driving story and warned media bias could follow Watergate fallout.
The Norwalk Dollars for Scholars sale runs today 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. at the Huron Fairgrounds with an auction starting at 3:30 p.m. today. The Norwalk Kiwanis Club hosts Pancake Day at VFW Hall 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, plus a Head Start open house at First United Presbyterian Church 3 p.m. Sunday and a Norwalk Key ’73 Committee meeting at First Baptist Church 2 p.m. Sunday.
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