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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
2
An air pollution alert remained in effect in northern Ohio as a temperature inversion kept polluted air near the ground. The Weather Service predicted the alert would likely last until midnight. Dayton officials cited numerous respiratory complaints prompting indoor precautions for those with lung conditions.
A U S Army Chinook helicopter exploded and crashed near Pegnitz Germany killing all 38 aboard. The crew of five and 33 soldiers from Ludwigsburg were en route to a training area in upper Bavaria. No survivors are reported and it is the worst European helicopter accident for the U S in 25 years.
Dr. Charles Berry reports Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and Alfred Worden recover more slowly from prolonged weightlessness than peers, prompting extra tests that are not immediately required. James Irwin shows no ill effects after the 12 day moon voyage.
Ohio State University Hospital promotes rooming in with new mothers and babies and increased father involvement. Dr. William Copeland says early education, paternal bonding, and in-room baby care create more secure and happier families.
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission approved General Telephone Co. of Ohio a 6.95 percent annual rate increase worth 4.6 million dollars after the wage price freeze ends. The commission also ordered price cuts on standard color phones despite opposition from 16 communities and three townships.
Bernard Finch to be freed Dec 6 after 13 years for the 1959 murder of his socialite wife Barbara Jean Finch in West Covina. The California Adult Authority granted parole after prior denials, noting rehabilitation. co defendant Carole Tregoff had been paroled in 1969.
John Lamb age 39, arrested on a child abuse charge, leaped from a third story kitchen window with hands cuffed behind his back. He died two hours after at a hospital. Police had left him briefly alone by the window before the jump. A neighbor had accused him of trying to drown her eight month old grandson.
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