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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1979
Page
1
Tornadoes across the Texas-Oklahoma border killed at least 57 people in Wichita Falls and surrounding communities. More than 600 injured as guards patrol debris strewn streets and work to recover additional victims amid the wreckage of tornado damaged buildings.
Weather forecast shows showers and possible thunderstorms tonight with a low near 50 and a 90 percent chance of rain. Thursday partly cloudy with highs in the upper 90s. Marriage license actions list multiple local couples under contract. births note two new babies. deaths include Myrtle E. Kullman and infant Donald Vinyard.
A claim circulates that the longest sentence ever published spans 823 words across three pages in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. The assertion appears in discussions of literary feats and punctuation in 19th century writing.
In New London residents react to investigative reports charging New London Hospital staff and administrator. Some fear negative coverage and its impact on the town while others advocate for the facility and its expansion efforts. The hospital seeks a million-dollar expansion with a court ruling pending after oral arguments before the 10th District Court of Appeals.
New London Hospital chief of surgery Dr. Leonard Faymore runs outpatient clinics in three cities, a pharmacy, dental clinic, and Ohio’s only privately owned methadone center. The Cleveland Press links him to at least 25 nursing homes and an ambulance company, noting large Medicaid funds and questionable patient admissions.
Two would be hobos from Cleveland and Bellaire led New London police on a downtown chase. After a seven minute pursuit, Patrolmen Jim Pheifer and David Nicode arrested both youths who faced juvenile court for criminal mischief or malicious destruction. They were charged with trying to hotwire a school bus at Clark Brothers Garage and were linked to a break in on North Main Street. One suspect fled but was captured behind an East Main Street restaurant. the other was found on Jennings Ready Mix property.
Special personnel scrubbed smoke from the Huron County Jail as prosecutors prepare to charge inmate Robert Strader with arson for allegedly setting a cell mattress fire on the second floor. Strader also faces concurrent 25 year terms for three counts of passing bad checks. Deputies praised for bravery.
Norwalk mayor Wayne Goodsite told Lions Club members that the city is on the verge of unprecedented growth in the next five years. He cited plans to lure multiple industries, expand motel capacity, and annex more land including a 175 acre industrial park while noting bonds for industrial development remain a contested issue.
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