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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
1
A gas explosion leveled a two story building in Bellefontaine Ohio causing a gas leak investigation. Police sealed a four block area and evacuated residents as 50 to 100 people were moved from apartments after the blast injured four with minor lacerations.
Mr and Mrs Carl Merchant of Pontiac Michigan were convicted of child neglect for keeping their 13 year old daughter Cari home to avoid a court ordered desegregation bus ride. Judge Norman Barnard noted the pair admitted violating the compulsory school attendance law and stated that with no factual issues for a jury there is no duty to submit.
In Kentucky floods driven by heavy rains subsided after forcing evacuations of 500 people. Two adults are confirmed dead and one person is missing and presumed drowned as streams and creeks returned to calmer flow. The downpour dumped up to four inches in affected counties.
In Washington Pa a confession from 31 year old Mrs Annette Gilly says the murder of Joseph A Yablonski had the approval of the big man and meant Tony Boyle UMW president She identifies her father Silous Huddleston as the middleman and names Pass Prater Titler Owens as others involved in the plan to kill Yablonski his wife and daughter
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court says the 1969 Supreme Court decision in the Timothy Leary case is retroactive. It could free prisoners convicted of possessing smuggled marijuana before 1969 and overturns 11 convictions on appeal, including seven from Texas, three from Florida, and one from Georgia.
Mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers this morning. High near 70. Tonight and Friday partly cloudy cooler with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s. Precipitation chances 40 today 20 tonight and Friday. Norwalk highs 68 lows 48. Births and marriage license applications listed for Norwalk Monroeville and Bellevue with names and occupations.
Mrs. Muskie said the crying incident in New Hampshire could affect votes as some people cannot accept an emotional candidate. She praised her husband’s human range and stressed his needed qualities for the country. She spoke in Ohio with stops in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Rep. James V Stanton urged Muskie as the only Democrat capable of winning the White House.
In Detroit the 14 member Chinese touring table tennis team and 14 Chinese reporters were hosted at a lunch after arriving at Metropolitan Airport. They visited auto plants and planned a Chrysler workers luncheon, but promoter Graham Steenhoven said the players were not overwhelmed by the United States.
A Norwalk man is sued for 165000 after a February crash at League and Wooster Streets. Plaintiffs Maurice Neal, Willis Ramsey, and Della Brown seek jury trials against William H. Merkel, alleged to have failed to yield and entered the intersection at a stop sign. Brown and Neal were hospitalized. Ramsey treated and released.
Ohio church leaders pressed the Middletown school board to form groups like Future Preachers of America and grant equal time to Jesus Christ Saviour alongside Jesus Christ Superstar. They urged teaching evolution as theory, banning vulgar language, and adding prayer time, with a reply promised at the next meeting.
Forsythe County officials say proper operation of Brenners Industries Mechtron Thermal Digester should produce no pollution though critics fear noxious gases noise and lowered property values. A citizens group seeks a court order to halt installation while a court case proceeds and documents list multiple local residents as plaintiffs or property owners.
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