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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon urged Congress to adopt sweeping changes to protect the land air and water warning of an ecological disaster. He forwarded a 326 page White House report calling for a basic reform in how society views problems and makes decisions.
Members of Plumbers Local 55 voted 21 Sunday night to accept a three year contract with the Cleveland Plumbers Association. The settlement mirrors prior building trades deals and provides a $3 per hour wage rise over the term, reaching $10.81 per hour in year three.
Two trains with safety checks start from Army arsenals in Anniston Alabama and Richmond Kentucky hauling aging World War II nerve gas rockets to Sunny Point North Carolina. The 46 and 24 car trains depart midmorning for a 37 hour 600 mile journey to the seaport for disposal at sea.
In Bilbao Spain a passenger train traveling home from the coast collided head on with an empty train Sunday night killing close to 40 people and injuring many more.
Governor James A. Rhodes said he will limit state spending for the remainder of his term to ensure all bills are paid when he leaves office. He cited avoiding the $83 million debt and large payroll cuts faced eight years ago, remarks made at the National Governors Conference in Lake of the Ozarks.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a 30 percent chance of showers. highs in the 80s, lows around 60s. Tuesday mostly fair with a 20 percent precip risk. Norwalk highs 81, lows 60. no precipitation reported. Births and deaths listed with names and ages. marriage license applications for several couples in Bellevue, Willard, and Norwalk areas.
A government council urges environmental action within American capitalism. It rejects stopping growth, argues Americans must curb consumption and pay higher prices for goods and water to limit waste. It calls policies balancing housing, transport, and family size with long term environmental goals. The report also links population growth to urban crowding and pollution, recommending expanded female education and employment options.
A LANSA Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed near Cuzco after engine trouble killing 49 American high school students and 52 others. One survivor, Juan Leo, was critically injured. Ann Morrow of Greenwich among the dead.
New York reports that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr toned down criticisms of the FBI after J. Edgar Hoover produced wire tapped tapes alleging his extramarital affairs. Time cites a John Williams book claiming King faced private scandals and political opposition aided by white power.
In Montevideo the body of American police adviser Dan Mitrione was found shot in the back seat of a stolen car after being kidnapped by the Tupamaros. Uruguayan authorities reported his death as the kidnappers demanded prisoner releases with no progress on their demands. Also feared were two other kidnapped men, Claude Fly and Aloysio Dias Gomides.
A proposed women’s equal rights amendment would overturn state laws and subject women to the draft. Despite private opposition, most congressmen expect overwhelming House approval to push it to the Senate and then to state ratification. Rep. Martha W. Griffiths leads the bipartisan effort after 47 years in committee.
Viet Cong infiltrators fought Cambodian defenders twelve miles from central Phnom Penh in the Communists closest advance to the capital. Explosions and gunfire echoed through the city as the attack unfolded.
Ann M. Morrow 18 of Greenwich, a 1970 South Central High graduate, was among 48 American exchange students killed when a Peruvian airliner crashed during a Lima to excursion leg. She planned to study biology and education at Ohio Northern University. Also killed were Jeffrey Russell, Marjorie Rook, and Jennifer Phillips.
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