24 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1976
Page
1
Robert McIntosh a restaurant owner dumped a pickup truck load of garbage on Little Rock city hall steps to protest downtown filth caused by unemptied sidewalk trash bins. He said he has watched trash pile up for six months and urged action.
Mostly sunny Wednesday with highs in the 80s and a 10 percent chance of rain. The page lists marriage license applicants including Jack E Ratliff and Debra Sue Gilchrist and several other couples, a birth notice for a boy to Mr and Mrs Michael Schladter, and the death of James E Ellis, 86, of Seattle.
A Monday prompt asks readers whether they support a US show of force against North Korea in response to the killing of two American soldiers. The item reflects a reader poll or editor’s question and highlights a national security topic with international tensions.
Readers express mixed views on routing Cedar Point traffic via U S 250 north to Old State Road and Gallup Road to bypass Norwalk business district. Voters urged to call in by midnight to cast Yes or No ballots as featured in this page story.
Governor Milton Shapp checked into the Bellevue Stratford Hotel to quell fears about Legionnaires disease sweeping Philadelphia. He and his wife stayed in a $150 suite while urging nationwide confidence as federal experts ruled out the hotel and city health inspectors noted plumbing violations but said they posed no threat.
Three Americans Gerald Amster Paul Brawer and Dennis Burn pleaded guilty in a Moscow court to smuggling 62 pounds of heroin into the Soviet Union They faced up to 10 years Each testified they served as paid couriers for Chinese operatives arranging the shipment Amster described the route from Hong Kong Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam as heroin sources and noted an all expenses paid mission for a payment of 8000 dollars Brawer said the operation began as a supposed vacation and provided details of meetings in Amsterdam with a Chinese contact and two others while Burn did not testify in the session
Mayor Wayne Goodsite pressed state officials at a breakfast to route Cedar Point traffic away from Norwalk. State funds scapped a $12 million U.S. 250 bypass for five years. interim plan routes traffic north on Old State Road and West on Gallup Road.
In Chickasha Oklahoma a 16 year old boy is jailed on charges of writing more than 17000 in bad checks and authorities warn the total may reach 30000. Chief Danny Miller said the youth ran a makeshift concrete company from June forging payroll checks and bogus drafts after funding an Oklahoma City nightclub syndicate stake with a 7000 check and covering it with an 8000 fake. Police arrested him Friday and set bond at 7000 while noting the overall hot checks could total 20000 to 30000.
The Norwalk Planning Commission convenes at 7:30 PM in the city council chambers to discuss local development plans and zoning matters. Citizens may attend or submit comments on agenda items.
UPI reports that funds meant to aid urban poor were used for projects in wealthy areas. Peter Petkas of the Southern Regional Council cites examples in Little Rock Gulfport Chattanooga and Spartanburg plus bicycle paths near Charlottesville to illustrate alleged misuse under the Community Development Block Grant program.
Jimmy Carter told the American Legion in Seattle that as president he would grant a blanket pardon to those who violated Selective Service laws to end the Vietnam War era divisions. He urged a lean, muscular defense and warned national security rhetoric had fallen into disrepute.
Barbara Walters says NBC offered to match ABC's fee after she accepted the first evening news anchor role. In a Ladies' Home Journal interview she states the move from NBC's Today to ABC was a great challenge and she could not turn it down.
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