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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1978
Page
1
The IRS seeks to deny tax exemptions for schools that practice racial discrimination, risking private contributions. More than 100,000 protest letters poured in and critics vow to attend public hearings Tuesday as conservative, religious, and educational groups mobilize against the proposal.
Senate Small Business Committee staff accuse the Small Business Administration of misusing federal funds for Section 8a contracts. The critique cites a "stone age mentality" in recordkeeping and ignorance of current, past due, or jeopardized repayments as a hearing on the program approaches.
A late autumn tornado struck Bossier City Louisiana Sunday causing about 100 million dollars in damage and leaving 1,500 homeless. Two deaths were reported amid widespread destruction as officials called the toll unexpectedly low. The storm was part of a series across northern Louisiana southern Arkansas and western Mississippi.
Two tanker fires in Ohio end Sunday with flames extinguished. a propane tanker overturned on I71 near Warren County closing the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge while hydrogen transfer from a burning truck occurs near Guernsey County. In Kingman, Synanon founder Charles Dederich deemed mentally incompetent for arraignment. In Elma, Va. the Southern Crescent derails killing six and injuring up to sixty.
Partial clearing and cold tonight with lows in the low to mid twenties. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the low to mid thirties and a 10 to 20 percent precipitation chance. Winds west to southwest 10 to 20 mph. Marriage licenses issued for Hoyt, Bradley, Pay families in Bellevue Willard Norwalk. Births to McGhee Gilmore in Willard and Willard Area Hospital. Death of Elsie Bowmar, 76, Willard. The song Happy Birthday to You remains not public domain and generates royalties for the Hill Foundation in Evanston Illinois whenever aired.
Eight year old Joseph Robert Graham died when a tree limb fell on him in his Monroeville yard. Despite his father’s attempted resuscitation and quick hospital transport, coroner's office ruled death by suffocation. Survived by parents, a sister, four brothers and extended family. Funeral services set at St. Joseph Church with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery.
David Hill, also known as Rabbi Washington, heads the House of Israel in Georgetown Guyana with 8000 followers. He fled Cleveland in 1972 after a blackmail conviction over a boycott against four McDonald’s outlets. Washington, a self styled supreme master, runs a welfare based commune with courts and corporal punishment, contending Jonestown deaths were murder not self inflicted. He boasts government tolerance and says Guyana offers true religious freedom, while asserting the group maintains autonomy and a distinct black Jewish identity.
A morning house fire on Townline Road 32 west of Monroeville left five children and their parents homeless. Winds over 35 mph fed the blaze discovered by a neighbor at 9:57 a.m. No one was home. damage confined to the house with the garage spared. Fire crews from Monroeville and Norwalk, plus neighboring farmers, fought the fire as roof and walls collapsed by late morning amid frigid temperatures.
Norwalk Public Library urges patrons to return overdue books and pay fines by December 10 to avoid prosecution. At the board meeting it was decided to pursue small claims actions or hire a collection agency for about 840 items valued at over 6500 dollars.
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