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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1970
Page
1
New York Assemblyman George Michaels of Auburn changes his vote to yes on a highly liberal abortion bill. He cites family pressure and says reversing his stance could end his political career if the Senate passes the measure.
Cincinnati Reds may ask to relocate the July 14 All-Star game if occupancy problems at the new riverfront stadium cannot be resolved. Reds President Francis L. Dale said the club would recommend moving the game if city and club cannot fix the stadium issues.
Ohio State University trustees dim prospects for artificial turf this fall after turning down three bids as too costly. Monsanto Co bid 693,419. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing 651,089. American Built-Rite 586,993. A former star under Woody Hayes donated 387,000 to fund the turf.
Paul McCartney announced he has withdrawn at least temporarily from the Beatles due to personal business and musical differences and says he has a better time with his family. the statement marks a major shift for the band and its members.
The $438 a year average raise for postal workers remains stalled as a House error omits congressional aides from the bill. The Senate planned to send a 6 percent government pay boost to the White House, but Congress must reconvene after correcting the House-passed mistake.
Weather shows highs in the upper 40s with sun and cool nights in the upper 20s. Chance of showers 20 percent today and 10 percent tonight and Saturday. Births announce a Monroeville baby boy for Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wallen. Deaths list Francis C. Edwards Sr. of New London and Ella Mae Yates of Florence.
President Nixon orders Attorney General Mitchell to seek a Supreme Court nominee outside the South after fresh Senate defeats of Clement Haynsworth Jr. and G Harrold Carswell. Senators Bayh and Brooke condemn the move as political and misguided, while critics warn of a broader electoral signal.
Howard Slaughter, a Navajo Freight Lines driver, says his semi was targeted while traveling through Ohio during a large truckers protest. He reported gunfire, tire sabotage, and rock throwing, with injuries to his windshield as he sought safety near Wakeman, Ohio.
About 2 000 striking Teamsters shouted down their officers at a mass meeting in Toledo and refused to return to work. Local 20 president Jack Freeh begged for resumed trucking, but workers yelled no. The strike disrupts 10 terminals and triggers layoffs in Toledo and beyond.
Mrs Martha Mitchell wife of the attorney general has hired a press aide after a 2 am call to a state newspaper. Kay Woestendieck former editor arrived for a briefing with Attorney General John N. Mitchell and joined on his private payroll at 9 am in their Watergate apartment.
State Senator Robert J. Corts named former Senator Harry V. Jump Willard as chairman of the Corts for State Senate Committee. Jump filled the seat after Corts’ appointment and plans to run in the May 5 Republican primary against Richard Rench and R B Mud Gardner.
Washington reports the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent in March the highest since August 1965. The March rise marks the third straight month of higher jobless figures though the number of people seeking work fell slightly to 3.733 million.
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