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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon initiates a personal probe into the Watergate bugging case and pledges to dismiss any government official found guilty. He orders White House aides to testify to the Senate committee, signaling a shift from prior defenses and aiming to reach the bottom of the 1972 break in at Democratic HQ.
Shoppers face rising onion costs with prices up from 29 cents to 49 for a pound. Frank Sinatra performs at the White House as Nixon lauds his magic. A Dallas TV station cancels a Jane Fonda film amid viewer complaints. The Senate Elections Committee rejects the Equal Rights Amendment 6 to 3, with possible reconsideration next month.
Vaughn Ullman tells Norwalk City Council the minibike issue needs more study as residents advocate banning all recreational vehicles citywide. About 75 people attend a calm hearing. opponents push for a citizens committee to find safe operating areas and curb noise while supporters threaten civil liberties actions.
Auburn University scientist Wilson B. Anthony told a federation group that feeding cattle a mix of their own waste with fermented corn or hay can produce eatable beef. He noted that sixty guests at a beef dinner sampled the meat and praised its taste appeal.
A TV antenna toppled from a Junction City house and contacted a high voltage line, electrocuting four people inside. The house burned afterward. Coroner Dr. J H Pinson said the victims died by electrocution before the blaze. Victims named Maggie Mae Clayborn Leon Turner Nelie Turner and Ruthie B Love. All residents of El Dorado except Love of Junction City. Ages not released.
Indian force holding Wounded Knee exchanged thousands of rounds with federal agents. Authorities reported at least two people inside the village were wounded during the gunfire on Tuesday.
Mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers likely tonight. Lows in the 50s. Thursday highs in the 70s with 40 to 60 percent precipitation. Norwalk high 58 low 44. MARriage license entries for Lewellen Miller and Appeman Fortner.Deaths: Bertha Latteman 81 Wakeman Ida Hiesler 84 Willard Joseph Briehl 66 Bellevue.
Bill Forington 41 says voices in 1953 urged helicopter building and he has spent two decades trying to make a safe craft. In a basement workshop he built eight helicopters, with a February crash breaking his arm. FAA threats followed a one foot craft. He remains convinced a practical future for mass transit lies in helicopters despite danger and his wife’s fears.
President Nixon announced the suspension of all oil import quotas and the elimination of tariffs to address an emerging energy crisis. He urged removing price regulations on natural gas, proposed an oil import fee system, retained tax breaks for oil firms, and directed expanded offshore acreage while continuing Santa Barbara Channel drilling restrictions outside the channel islands.
Ohio House bill would require Statehouse reporters to pass state fiscal tests three times yearly. Sponsor Rep. Robert E. Netzley says questions cover finance and taxation laws and would bar those who fail from the pressroom. Warren Wheat of the Cincinnati Enquirer backs broader testing for incoming lawmakers.
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