04 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1976
Page
1
President-elect Jimmy Carter endorsed his brother Billy Carter for mayor of Plains. Billy, 39, who runs the family's peanut warehouse business, is a candidate in the Monday election and Carter smiled as he held a green Elect Billy Carter Mayor T shirt.
Tufts University researchers report GK101 a new chemical that dissolves decayed tooth material and prepares teeth for fillings without a drill. The five year study promises to cut drilling and aims to encourage more Americans to seek dental care.
American Telephone and Telegraph Co recalls 170000 transformers used to light dials on Princess and Trimline telephones due to fire risk. The plastic plug-in units are common where multiple lighted phones are in use in homes.
Americans and other foreign inmates announce a hunger strike over parole delays. Forty American women at a Mexico City prison began a similar action last Wednesday. A group of North Central and South American prisoners decries lies and stall tactics and vows sit ins and other actions across Mexican jails to win freedom. Meanwhile in Detroit an Army officer seeks a full pardon for Pvt. Eddie Slovik and $10,000 in military insurance for his widow. Slovik was executed in France on January 13 1945 after a 1944 desertion conviction.
Considerable cloudiness tonight with lows in the mid teens and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Winds northerly about 10 mph tonight. Friday temperatures around 30. Humidity ranges from 56 percent at 7 am to 80 percent at 7 pm. Total precipitation 0.07 inch. Births: Norwalk a boy to Mr and Mrs David Galloway. Sandusky a boy to Mr and Mrs Dennie Reinbolt. Collins a girl to Mr and Mrs James Dutton. Death: Mrs Amelia E Bonnett 78 Kipton.
A Friday poll asks Is Cyrus Vance a good choice for secretary of state. Total calls today number twelve. Norwalk drivers are described as discourteous in a referenced story. Call lines invite votes yes or no with stated numbers and a midnight deadline.
Bill Cooley 53 of Beulah Beach was struck by a pickup on West League Street November 18 at 445 PM. His left foot was amputated that night. he faces up to six months in hospital. The driver said he did not see the motorcycle. Cooley cites driver inattention and argues for strict road courtesy and defensive riding.
The U S Supreme Court stayed Gary Gilmore's Monday firing squad execution to review Utah's position after the LDF filed for a stay on behalf of his mother Mrs Bessie Gilmore of Milwaukie Oregon The court gave Utah until 5 pm next Tuesday to present views and transcripts before deciding whether to extend the stay or dissolve it dissenters Burger Rehnquist and Stevens would have denied the stay The Utah Supreme Court had not ruled on the capital punishment law by the time the federal order was issued
After an all night bargaining session, UPS and the Teamsters reach a tentative contract covering about 18000 East Coast workers. The agreement will be reviewed by 74 local unions, then voted on by rank and file, with ratification timing not yet set and no details released on terms.
Willard store held up Friday night for the second time in two weeks. The manager confirms an armed robbery around 4 m. No arrests listed. About $75 taken in the prior Nov. 22 robbery by a man with a small caliber handgun.
A snowstorm across the Great Lakes left about three inches of snow in Chicago as frigid air persisted in the Northeast. Brink's truck spill reportedly released seven million dollars onto icy streets, prompting police and responders to secure the area.
Norwalk St Paul High School hosts a fall sports banquet at 6 30 pm in the school cafeteria and a Festival of Praise directed by Thurlow Spurr at 8 pm at Towne and Country Regional Arts Center. Dense frosty conditions affect the Northeast and Great Lakes with subzero readings and lake snow. An armored truck spill near Antioch Illinois carries an estimated 7 million dollars in loot prompting a search by Brink's guards. Thomas Harriston a 27 year old Seattle vagrant frozen in a box car faces possible amputations in Chicago hospitals.
A UPI report notes Senate expenses for the first nine months show $10.80 spent to buy 12 rolls of red Lape. Taxpayers are told a 2 percent discount reduced the price by 22 cents.
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