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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
1
The Reflector introduces homeroom assignments for 1700 Norwalk elementary pupils. Page 14 lists Maplehurst school room assignments with others to follow before opening day next Wednesday. Parents urged to check lists for their child’s room and teacher.
In Bonneville Utah Noel Black 34 of Sacramento Calif died from injuries suffered in a speed record attempt crash. Officials cite unknown aerodynamics or mechanical failures as possible causes. He died in a Salt Lake City hospital after the incident at the desert track.
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived in Saigon and asserted there will be no delay in U S troop withdrawals from South Vietnam. He cited the Cambodian venture as enabling progress and rejected plans for a Cambodia trip, while security issues could postpone it.
Ohio Edison officials met in Akron with representatives from nine Ohio communities that receive wholesale power from the company. The towns would see average bills rise 12.81 percent for residential users and 4.76 percent for commercial and industrial customers. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio must approve the changes. The nine cities are Sandusky, Marion, Lorain, Warren, Springfield, Mansfield, Massillon, Alliance, and Elyria.
Gov James A Rhodes inaugurated the Ohio State Fair at 6 AM as crowds gathered for the 12 day event running through Labor Day. The fair expects over two million visitors with performances by the All Ohio Boys Band Youth Choir and Camp Fire Girls Chorus. At LBJ Ranch former President Lyndon B Johnson marked his 62nd birthday with his immediate family in a quiet celebration.
Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary Indiana received telephone threats against his life in a series of calls Wednesday night. About a dozen police officers surrounded City Hall as the threat was reported. Hatcher declined to comment at his weekly news briefing.
In Saigon on Wednesday Communist gunners shot down a large helicopter carrying U S troops to a remote base in South Vietnam. Thirty two Americans were feared killed in the crash. U S Headquarters reported 52 Americans killed in Vietnam last week, the lowest weekly toll in over three percent of a century.
A forecast shows cloudy intervals with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and a 20 percent precipitation chance today tonight and Friday. Norwalk high 88 low 60. winds from 10 to 15 knots tonight shifting light and variable then southwest 10 to 15 knots Friday. Marriage license applications listed for Stephen A. Whetstone and Anita S. Garrett of New London.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged college officials to place law and order as a top priority this academic year. He warned against campus sanctuaries for lawbreakers while calling for firm policies and united administration to curb disruptions and protect the educational process.
Prosecutor Bernard Freeman tentatively approves a revised Norwalk Huron County Airport lease for Erie Air Service subject to final form. The agreement clarifies land use for a planned hangar while insurance terms are added.
In Wellington the government lost 36 to 35 over a trustee savings bank amendment bill after a minister and a government MP were found asleep in their offices when voting bells rang. Deputy PM John Marshall confirmed David Seath and Sir Leslie Munro were asleep. Seath apologized declaring it will not happen again.
Diplomatic sources say Russia is sending large, continuous shipments of heavy weapons to Egypt before and after the August 7 cease fire. The arms include a long range gun designed for deployment behind Egypt's Suez Canal line, with ranges extending toward the Israeli-held front.
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