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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
Police warned about a 1,000 residents in Valle della Storta that a boa constrictor may be on the loose after escaping its cage on Wednesday. Keeper Peter Anomaa 21 Ivory Coast said mating season explains the danger though officers say it will not bite people but can crush a cow.
Dancer Juliet Prowse delivered a seven pound 15 ounce son hours before her planned marriage to actor John McCook at Lake Tahoe California. The baby arrives as the couple prepare for their wedding.
Rev. William Mullin reports three teenagers robbed him of 120 dollars at gunpoint in St. Mary's of the Angels Church rectory. The teens then spoke about Catholic religion before a pistol was produced. In Ohio, three people from New York died in a Bonanza crash near Elyria with identities not yet confirmed.
Strong winds ignited a forest fire that spread across 3300 acres in Big Sur. Firefighters and volunteers brace for containment as winds ease and weather forecasters predict calmer conditions in the next day or two.
In Paris the Viet Cong outlined why they reject President Nixon's May 8 peace plan calling it incomplete unreasonable and unrealistic. Chief negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh explained the reasons in a detailed statement departing from her usual critique.
Variable cloudiness with a 40 percent chance of showers today and 20 percent tonight and Friday. High near 80 today, 70s Friday, overnight low around 60s. Norwalk highs 83 and lows 64. Births: Roth girl, Friend boy, Cantu boy. Deaths: Schlessman 64, Gilbert 39, Stallkamp 5.
Washington UPI report says Edmund Muskie leads McGovern's list of possible running mates with Hubert Humphrey also considered though not eager. McGovern to decide in days amid an emergency DNC session to replace Eagleton, with other names like Kennedy aides, Shriver, Laney, and O'Brien discussed.
The diary of Arthur Bremer, read at his trial, recounts six near encounters with President Nixon in Ottawa during April 1972 while outlining planned assassination attempts. He describes border checks, gearing up in a suit with a Vote Republican pin, and a final missed chance as Nixon sped by.
The Senate approved a Brooke amendment to a $20.6 billion arms bill by 49 to 47, seeking to halt military aid to Southeast Asia within four months after enactment unless American POWs are released. The amendment faces conference committee yet the main procurement bill passes 92 to 5.
State Rep. E. W. Lampson charged that Republican efforts to place a repealing of the Ohio income tax on the November ballot could split the party and hurt Nixon re election chances in Ohio. Lampson, tax author and Ashtabula County GOP chairman, urged officials to oppose the repeal petition.
In Chicago UPI report Mark Spitz, IU dental student, first swam 200m butterfly in 2:01.87 to break the world and American marks, then lowered the record to 2:01.53 in the finals. Jennifer Kemp fell short of a world mark by 0.13s but set an American record in 58.63 for the 100m freestyle.
City Auditor Douglas Colvin, a Democrat, says he would be receptive to a mayoral appointment as Norwalk's finance director, with Democratic candidate Charles Sweet implying the job could go to him. Mayor Wayne Goodsite has not publicly announced selections, while independent Melvin Robinson offered no comment. The charter allows the finance director to be full or part time, at the mayor's discretion.
Tokyo's foreign minister Masayoshi Ohira said Japan is ready to sever diplomatic ties with the Nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan to establish relations with China. The remark, made in a closed Liberal Democratic Party meeting, signals a shift from 20 years of Taiwan policy.
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