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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1970
Page
1
Stephanie Clark a 19 year old from Washington D C won the Miss Black America title at a Friday pageant held in Madison Square Garden New York The event named Clark Miss Black America for the year
A chartered twin engine plane carrying Gov. Lester Maddox and three others crash landed in Statesboro after landing gear failed. The wheels retracted during approach, and the aircraft skid in on its belly. Maddox said it looked like the plane would flip briefly.
Mark Knops editor of the Madison Kallidoscope was jailed for refusing to testify about Monday's bombing of an Army mathematics research center. He invoked the Fifth Amendment, received immunity, and still declined to answer questions in grand jury proceedings.
A rural New Haven man Donald Chapman 49 and his 11 year old daughter Mary were killed when their car was demolished by a westbound B and C freight train near Boughtonville Road and Old State Road in Greenwich. Engineer F S McBride Newcastle Pa said he could not stop in time and his 159 car train struck the northbound car. The car was shoved along the tracks and the driver was thrown into a culvert. Mary Chapman died on arrival at Willard Area Hospital. The incident occurred Friday night and the car was moving north on Old State Road approaching the crossing.
Washington reports that the Senate, by a 42 to 31 vote, rejected a large defense cut to offset higher health welfare and education spending this year. The chamber thus chose both military spending and domestic programs in the current budget.
A SPECIAL committee named by the Atomic Energy Commission cleared the Davis Besse nuclear power project near Port Clinton Ohio with conditions. The panel urged inclusion of safety safeguards to prevent nuclear contamination and ensure operation without undue risk to public health and safety.
Judge Manuel M. Rocker of Shaker Heights sues Austin Powder Co in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for 100000 after Feb 2 blast that damaged the Shaker Heights Police and Municipal Court Building injuring him. He seeks damages from the company that sold the explosives.
Weather report shows variable cloudiness not as warm today and tonight with a chance of thundershowers mainly this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Low tonight upper 50s to lower 60s. Sunday partly sunny and warm with a chance of thundershowers highs mid to lower 80s. Monday cooler with a chance of thundershowers. Precipitation chances 30 percent today 40 tonight and Sunday. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph today. southeast tonight and south to southwest Sunday.
Israeli leaders expressed doubts about the U S backed Middle East talks while Abba Eban signaled possible surrender of parts of seized territory in a peace settlement. Egypt’s envoy said little hope remains for peace amid renewed fighting and cease fire tensions.
T and A Saveway at 265 Benedict Ave will become Thrif-T-Mart this Sunday and stay open around the clock seven days a week. Norwalk and Mt. Vernon locations join the experimental program with mixed formats and discount pricing. General manager Richard Gross says the round the clock hours doubled store employment and expects snacks and party items to drive late night sales.
A smooth looking man and a woman with a child visited Roger Rinke Cadillac in Center Line and test drove a $5,800 Eldorado. He left behind a trade-in, a 1969 Ford Thunderbird traced to Jim Turner Ford in Troy. Police note a pattern of exchanging cars with past stolen vehicles left as collateral.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain was suspended without pay for up to 30 days for conduct unbecoming a professional after dousing two Detroit sportswriters with ice water. McLain, 3-5 this season with a 4.65 ERA, faces a substantial salary loss and protests from teammates who expected a lighter punishment.
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