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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon oversees two and a half hour Energy Emergency Action Group meeting. Official says gas rationing remains unlikely but possible and utilities urged to shift from petroleum to coal at the earliest date.
David Ben-Gurion died at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv after a stroke at age 87. He proclaimed Israel's birth in 1948 and served 12 years as prime minister and defense minister. His body lies in state at the Knesset with a memorial service planned and burial to follow in Sde Baker in the Negev.
The Senate passed a bill to raise Social Security payments by 11 percent and provide a work bonus up to 400 dollars a year. It would raise payroll taxes in 1974 for middle and upper income earners and expand Medicare to cover most prescription drug costs for elderly chronic illnesses.
Donald J. Simons was appointed manager of the Stokely Van Camp plant in Norwalk succeeding Arthur H. Gassman who retires. Simons has been plant superintendent since 1951 and joined the firm in 1945.
SBA audit chief Marvin Shelton testified that a 1971 audit of Dr. Thomas Matthew tied to a Nixon campaign supporter found commingling of 1.2 million in federal money with 175 thousand in SBA loans and was sent to the Justice Department on January 5, 1972, with no action to date. Eunice Kennedy Shriver meanwhile suggested Edward Kennedy is unlikely to seek the 1976 presidential nomination.
UPI reports a split Congress halted 1000 highway signs for a 50 mph federal speed limit. ODOT said erection would be delayed several days as House committee favors 55 mph while Senate supports 50 mph.
Partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the lower 40s and clear nights. Norwalk high 51 low 27. births: Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ratliff New London girl at FT Hospital. Deaths: Leo W Blatt 69 Norwalk and Lucy Ann Payne 85 Norwalk. Moon and sun data included.
The Maine Civil Liberties Union continues an inquiry into Boy Scouts funding amid a dispute over a Cub Scout, Claude Taylor, who erased the pledge to God from his card. Officials deny discrimination, while the MCLU seeks policy clarity on church state funding and chartering.
Every gasoline station along the 241.2 mile Ohio Turnpike will stop selling fuel at 9 p.m. today and reopen at midnight Sunday in line with President Nixon's energy plan. Turnpike Commission Chairman James Shocknessy urged travelers to ensure they have enough fuel, while patrols and maintenance crews stay on full holiday alert. Restrooms and service plazas will remain open.
The Norwalk City Council considers three ordinances on Tuesday night. A bid process for electrical transformers for the sewage plant and a $2900 purchase of a transformer site from Ohio Edison are slated to cut future costs. James Wamack seeks a one year taxi franchise replacing the expired agreement held by his late wife Alice. The council also adopts the county budget commission tax amounts and rates in the annual resolution. Finance Director Colvin notes figures are nearly unchanged from last year.
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