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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon urged Congress to remove caps on savings deposit rates and offered a tax credit to spur lending in home mortgages. He also faced pressure to end the beef price freeze six weeks early, signaling broader financial reforms to aid home ownership.
At Camp David Nixon plans a White Paper and a nationwide half hour speech to answer Watergate charges. Senate panel approves 1.6 billion cut to weapons request yet restores 885.4 million for Trident subs. Kissinger and Tho publicly polite but private clashes emerge. A deadly Summerland fire in Douglas Isle of Man leaves 46 dead amid arson concerns. IRS issues 22.9 million jeopardy tax lien against C Arnholt Smith linked to Nixon circle.
Congressional farm leaders win passage of a compromise omnibus farm bill. It includes terms to boost food production and liberalized food stamp rules for the needy. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz says the four year bill allows supporting major 1974 crops without idle acreage, starting with 1974 winter wheat planted before autumn.
Houston reports Skylab 2 crew starts week two in orbit while discarding a jammed instrument that measured a distant light. Officials say the Apollo ferry ship crisis is over but prepare around the clock a five seat rescue ship in case of further trouble.
August 4 1973 forecast Mostly sunny today and Sunday with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s Fair tonight with lows mid to upper 50s Winds variable to southerly 5 to 10 mph Sunday Morning humidity around 93 percent dropping to 73 percent by evening Norwalk temperatures high 76 low 55 Trace precipitation Moon data and sunrise sunset included Births in Norwalk a girl to Mr and Mrs David Steffanni Good Samaritan Hospital a boy to Mr and Mrs Timothy Grosswiler FT Hospital
Sen. Birch Bayh says a paid FBI informer possibly fired a gun during Kent State protests in 1970, triggering National Guard fire that killed four students. Terrance Norman, then 21, was said to carry a pistol and press credentials and later became a DC officer. Bayh cites letters and enlisted remarks amid FBI ballistics questions.
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas ordered an immediate halt to bombing of Cambodia reinstating a lower court order after Justice Thurgood Marshall refused the request. The case raises questions about legality and the potential death toll for Cambodians and U.S. airmen with a July 27 halt originally in place and an August 8 hearing pending.
The Public Utilities Commission approved a 7.04 percent rate hike for Northern Ohio Telephone Co serving Norwalk Medina and Ashland with other counties. It denied automatic rate changes tied to population growth. New rates take effect after schedules are filed and approved.
The Norwalk Women’s Invitational Slo-Pitch Tournament continues at McGuan Park tonight and Sunday. The championship game is set for 7 p.m. Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Edward Snyder sue Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital and doctors D C King A B Easton Alexander Kimmel and Richard O Davies in Common Pleas Court claiming fracture dislocation of thoracic vertebrae was missed after an August 13 1972 auto crash delaying care. They seek 75000 for Edward and 10000 for his wife with attorney David R Goldberg of Toledo.
Bronson Township proposes a 1.5 mill operating levy for the November ballot to fund rising fire and ambulance costs. Trustee David Hester says the levy would raise about $4,200 yearly for three years, covering roughly half of current expenses with the rest from other funds. If it fails, some township services may be curtailed. The township relies on Norwalk Fire Department and Norwalk Ambulance Service with new per-call fees. Additionally, Wellington Exempted Village School District files a five mill levy affecting some Lorain County residents.
The Norwalk City Council will consider six new ordinances and five pending items including three rezonings. Proposals include bids for a street department roof, emergency funding for police station remodeling, charter amendments on ballots, consultant study funding for reservoir seepage, and sewer separation options. Rezonings cover 251 W Main Street, North Hester Street Firelands Elevator site, and Curtis Bowers property on Ohio 18. Also on the table are a housing code adoption and building trades licensing. Marjorie Harper of Services For Aging seeks $1,303 for elderly services, with a council appearance requested.
Stella Charles age 49 of rural Norwalk was injured and taken to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital with fair condition after a six car pile up on U S 250 near Avery. The crash started when Gerald Brownell 31 of Sandusky failed to stop, triggering a chain reaction involving four more drivers including Thomas Dubay Ina Beiler Joseph Grack and Arthur Phacker. Brownell was charged with failure to stop in an assured clear distance.
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