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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
3
A 10 and 14 year old boys confessed after police questioned them about a break-in at 70 Norwood Avenue. Officers found a baby mattress cushion and cigarette butts, and the youths said a third child helped, with the case headed to juvenile court.
County Health Commissioner Dr. George Linn warns of the danger posed by empty abandoned refrigerators which can suffocate a child in 10 to 15 minutes. He urges removal of doors, locking strategies, and reporting of abandoned fridges to authorities to ensure child safety.
An alarm at the Landmark Farm Bureau grain elevator on Went Road West Clarksfield revealed a break in. Some cash was taken and minor damage noted as officers, including Captain John Warner, investigated the scene. France Navez, visiting from New London, was present with host family the Heckberts. The inventory remains incomplete.
Norwalk firefighters pump water from the abandoned sandstone quarry to smother a dump fire at the Durable Mat site on Laylin Road. Fire Chief Kenneth Link says 10,000 gallons have been dumped with little effect and covering the rubble is the only remedy. The city assists though the plant bears the responsibility. Durable Mat has used the dump for rubber parts for five years and last dumped in October.
Glen Hennings of Milan was appointed to the Berlin Milan Board of Education to replace Dr. William P. Williams who resigned to move to Florida. Hennings led a campaign for the last operating levy and previously ran for the board in 1965.
Norwalk racing director Shiftlet 38 returns this week after failing Aug 19 attempt to scale Mt. Fuji in Japan in an all terrain vehicle halted at level five by police seeking a government permit. He spent a weekend in Osaka visiting Expo 70 and then hired new teachers for Berlin and Milan schools. board approves Title I reading program at two elementary and one middle school costing 12,450 funded by federal government. They also authorize use of Berlin Heights grounds over Labor Day weekend.
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