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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1978
Page
1
Norwalk faces questions on attorney fees as ads arise. Barbara’s $3.50 bill sparks debate on value and transparency, while a wage dispute shows charges avoided. Judge Derby warns fixed fees may mislead, yet ads aid routine matters like divorces and wills.
Americans will lose one hour Sunday as clocks move forward to daylight time at 2 a.m. EST. The Department of Transportation urges setting clocks ahead Saturday night. standard time returns on the last Sunday in October. Ohio to immediately inspect power stations after West Virginia disaster. safety officials ordered to inspect construction sites similar to the deadly incident. Inflation hits near 10 percent as CPI rises 0.8 percent in March. GM raises car prices by 63 dollars amid higher steel and labor costs. Recall drive to remove Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich gathers 47,547 signatures, far above the minimum.
An afternoon blaze destroyed Edwin Knott family home on Ohio 18. Tina Knott, 13, discovered smoke at 1:30 pm and alerted deputies who summoned New London Fire Department. Grandmother Rosina Cooney, 76, was pulled safely from upstairs as wind fueled the flames. The nine-member family, renters of the 120-year-old four bedroom house, became homeless. Firefighters from New London and Wakeman contained the fire, which started near a kitchen fuse box. cause is under investigation with suspicion of faulty wiring.
Showers end this evening with a cool night and low 30s. Partly sunny Sunday with highs upper 40s to lower 50s. 40 percent rain tonight, 20 percent Sunday. North to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Births list a boy for Charles and Judy Seville in Willard. Deaths note Baby Girl Cooper, infant daughter of Timothy and Mrs. Cooper of Norwalk.
A 17th century tale records a Dutch collector paying an extraordinary ransom for one rare tulipee. The bid totaled 8,000 pounds of wheat and 16,000 pounds of rye plus four oxen eight swine 12 sheep two hogsheads of wine 1 000 gallons of beer 500 gallons of butter 1 000 pounds of cheese a bed a suit of clothes and a silver drinking cup.
In Norwalk a feud between Huron County Sheriff John Borgia and Norwalk Municipal Court Judge Donald Derby escalates over serving criminal warrants. Derby argues warrants can be served by the county sheriff under state law, while Borgia resists citing authority limits and potential liability. A meeting with officials is planned to resolve the authority and funding issues as both sides maintain sharply different interpretations of the law.
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