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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1972
Page
1
Luman Harris was fired as Atlanta Braves manager and Eddie Mathews was named his replacement. The team has lost seven of its last eight games amid weak pitching and fielding, unable to rise above .500 this season.
United Press International reports severe storms striking Cleveland with lightning hitting an oil storage tank and heavy rain flooding streets. The northeast Ohio region suffered the worst impact as a cool wave settled over the state with record low temperatures. Youngstown reached a 47 degree low and Dayton tied a 51 degree record for the date.
Miss America 1972 Laurie Lea Schaefer and six other beauty queens depart for U S military bases in Southeast Asia. They say the visit is nonpolitical and support Nixon policies, hoping to boost morale and bring a sense of home to troops.
London reports a 11th day dock strike as tobacco supplies dwindle, a $2.5 million tomato pile rots, livestock feed tightens, and lifelines to outlying islands dry up. TGWU leader Jack Jones warns of little hope for early settlement and notes minimal progress.
Considerable afternoon cloudiness with highs in the mid to upper 70s and a 40 percent rain chance. Clearing and cooler tonight with upper 50s to low 60s. Tuesday mostly sunny and cooler with highs around 70. Norwalk records show 76 as high and 55 as low with no precipitation. Births, marriages, and deaths listed for local residents and nearby towns.
Senator George S. McGovern says his campaign remains intact after selecting R. Sargent Shriver to replace Thomas Eagleton as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. The DNC began an extraordinary session to ratify the choice while some leaders worry about the ticket's prospects against Nixon and Agnew.
President Nixon praised progress in the Council on Environmental Quality report while stressing that water pollution remains troubling. The 450 page study notes city air improved from 1969 to 1970 and cites Clean Air Act standards. it warns land runoff drives water pollution and forecasts decade costs of 287.1 billion dollars with minimal impact on industry viability.
President Nixon plans a cautious start to the 1972 campaign with the White House as a backdrop and a delayed convention arrival. He will refine his acceptance speech and hold strategy meetings with aides and the reelection committee before a Miami Beach convention, then convene strategists in San Clemente.
Donald R. Schick a former administrator at North Ridgeville Sheffield and Oberlin has accepted the New London superintendent post. Barbara Angle confirms he informed the board after being among four interviewed. A special meeting to hire Schick is set for 7 30 p m Thursday. Schick is 37.
Leon Riley who operates Norwalks landfill planned a morning meeting with Mayor Wayne Goodsite and Auditor Douglas Colvin to discuss operation after criticism from Democratic mayoral candidate Charles Sweet. Colvin said Riley had paid 63250 for past quarters plus a 375 bill for city refuse, with office manager Engard taking blame for lateness and signaling political motives behind the scrutiny.
Strong winds at 4 am caused extensive property damage in Vermilion. Store windows shattered, wires and trees were down, and damage spread across the downtown shopping center and East Liberty Street area. No injuries reported by Vermilion police.
Ronald R Hackenberger reported a white Ron's Trucking Service tractor and aluminum trailer stolen from his rural Norwalk property. The last driver, Clarence E Ward, parked it at 4 pm Thursday and it was missing by 8 am Sunday. Valued at $12,000 with keys left in cab.
A 10 year old boy with brain cancer, Danny Blackburn, was denied air passage by Western Airlines because he depends on oxygen. Frontier Airlines offered a flight to Billings, Montana, enabling his return home to Lovell where he could die in peace.
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