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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1970
Page
1
U.S. Sen Stephen M Young predicted the Justice Department will launch a grand jury investigation into the Kent State University four students killings. He said top DOJ lawyers under Attorney General John Mitchell will join U.S. attorney Robert N Krupansky in Cleveland to convene the jury very shortly after Labor Day and indict some National Guardsmen on second degree murder charges.
About 100 Kent State University students staged a 90 minute peaceful demonstration on campus Tuesday. The protest targeted Rockwell Library parking lot expansion that would add 100 spaces and replace dozens of trees.
Franklin County prosecutor subpoenas three state officials and a legislator for grand jury testimony in a probe of irregularities in Ohio loan programs. Subpoenas go to Auditor Roger Cloud Treasurer John Herbert Attorney General Paul Brown and Senator Robin Turner as the probe widens.
British Columbia authorities obtained a provincial court writ and issued a detention warrant for the Soviet freighter Sergey Yesenin after a weekend collision with the Queen of Victoria near Vancouver killed three people. The writ accuses negligent navigation by those in charge aboard the Yesenin. The ship is to remain in port under marshal custody pending further action.
Macon Georgia mayor threatens to block railroad tracks to prevent the passage of a train carrying a Army nerve gas cargo. The move aims to halt a potentially dangerous shipment deemed deadly by officials.
August 5 1970 forecast mostly cloudy with chances of thundershowers Thursday. Highs in the 70s, near 80 Thursday. lows in 60s. Precipitation chances 10 20 and 30 percent. Winds southerly light to southeast 10 15 mph. Also lists marriage license applicants births and deaths for Norwalk area.
City council rejected on third reading an ordinance to allow the sale of municipal electric equipment and pave the way for a transfer of customers to Firelands Electric Cooperative. Councilman Richard Cunningham and three colleagues voted no, arguing customers are the city's most valuable asset.
The Greenwich Summer Festival opens tonight featuring the second annual invitational softball tournament sanctioned by the American Softball Association. North Fairfield hosts its 13th Street Fair Friday and Saturday with a clown on a motorbike, cotton candy, waffle booths, and classic attractions. Fireworks cap the Greenwich event Sunday. North Fairfield runs daily food booths from 5:30 PM with a Saturday chicken barbeque and band performance by South Central High School under Ronald Zoz.
United Press International reports Mrs Lenore Romney led narrowly in Michigan GOP Senate nominating votes amid a large challenge from State Sen. Robert Huber. Hart ran unopposed in the Democratic race as results from Detroit area counts faced delays from a computer breakdown.
Linda Foor 17 left her month old Amy in a car for five minutes to visit a bank. A note declared Amy would never be seen again. Deputies and roadblocks covered Montcalm County as MSP and FBI aided the search for the infant and kidnapper Gerald Foor 19 was in Ohio on assignment but returned to Stanton.
Pearl Street and Manahan Place may become one way to keep traffic on the narrow pavement and off sidewalks. Service Director Mount invites residents to meetings on Aug 12 to discuss making both streets one way from south to north if approved.
City Auditor Charles J Hipp filed initiative petitions with the Huron County Board of Elections to place the sale of the municipal light plant and repeal of the city income tax on the November ballot. The petition seeks a minimum sale price of 5 850 000 and would repeal the 0 5 percent income tax enacted in January.
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