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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
1
A party fishing trip from CAPTREE to the Atlantic off New Jersey attracts eight Pennsylvanians and one local narrator. After a long voyage, the lone catch is a 3.2 pound bonito, winning the pool with $72. a celebratory steak follows on the ride home.
Atlanta Braves official confirms Henry Aaron, age 39, receives extra police protection during travel due to hate mail as he nears Babe Ruth’s career mark. The club notes protection is standard on road trips amid threats and jeers.
The Huron County Fair begins Tuesday with commercial exhibits arriving and exhibitors setting up in the Junior Fair Building from 9 to 4. Park rules tighten after a late Ohio State Fair fire, and tractor pulls start at 6 p.m. A jury trial opens in Willard with Larry D. Robinson charged with first degree murder.
Phase IV of the administration s economic program starts, with most products free to rise within CLC guidelines. Gasoline heating oil and other petroleum remain frozen until Aug 19. Beef stays under ceilings until Sept 12 unless policy changes due to shortages.
Horace J. Lawrence received a final note from his 15-year-old son Billy who planned to move to Austin for a job. William Lawrence’s body was found in an East Texas burial ground. Authorities say at least 23 young male victims were lured to gay orgies and fatally harmed. The search continued along the upper Texas Gulf Coast.
Cloudy afternoon and night with showers possible. Highs in upper 70s to low 80s, lows upper 50s to low 60s. Tue showers possible with 30 percent rain. Norwalk high 85 low 60. Births: Mr and Mrs Theo Clime Wakeman welcomed a boy. Deaths: Corrine Close 29 Fitchville Katerina Polasek 79 Wakeman Richard Schauss 49 Decatur Indiana.
The 12 member Ohio Ethics Committee convenes to determine how an invisible legislator cast votes during July 10. Rep Edward Orlett is the target of charges by Rep Michael Oxley. Witnesses include Orlett and several other lawmakers as the panel weighs possible disciplinary or legal action.
Richard E. Kerkhoff 53 of 22 Southgate Drive is named deputy sheriff by Sheriff John Borgia. He is a NASA Plum Brook Station project engineer since 1961 and has volunteered with the sheriff’s department for eight months, plus ambulance service since 1970. His family includes wife Jane and three children. A vacancy from Lt James Robertson’s resignation remains to be filled within a month.
A Caravelle of Aviaco exploded in flight during a fourth landing attempt at La Coruna airport and crashed into the village of Montrove. The airline reported 85 aboard believed dead and possible village casualties, with at least one survivor noted by officials. The airport was closed as rescue operations continued.
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