Unbelievable reaction to Peoples Temple crisis prompts reader opinions
Reflector staff asks area residents about why individuals join cults and what drives devotion to a single leader. Dale Egle blames modern society for overreliance on government and a lack of personal responsibility, while a Norwalk woman notes cultists may worship the leader as a god and see himself as a source of meaning for confused individuals.
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Jan Rogosch
Reflector
Peoples Temple
The
Dale Egle
Egle
Maple St
Norwalk
Vivian Eckler
Voices on cults and Jonestown tragedies raise questions
Residents and students discuss mass personal crisis reports tied to Jonestown in Guyana. They describe cult influence, charismatic leaders, and the lure of belonging, with views from Marie Frazier, Claudia Honeycutt, Nancy Swanson, Norwalk students, and Joe Turnley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ms. Eckler
Marie Frazier
Jones’s
Jonestown
Guyana
Frazier
DeRussey Road
Richard Moore
North Fairfield
Claudia Honeycutt
Jones
Nancy Swanson
Sandusky
Norwalk High
Lisa Wilson
Lisa Ellis
Radioactive truck hits school bus. four students slain
An oil field service truck carrying radioactive materials rammed a high school bus en route to a tournament near Roby Texas. Four McCaulley Eagles were killed and 22 injured as 50 feet of skid marks marked the crash site. The truck did not leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roby
Texas
UPI
Department of Public Safety
McCaulley High School
Blue and Gold Eagles
Panhandle
Abilene
Hermleigh
Winter Weather and Local Notices From MCMC, Dec 9 1978
Snow flurries total about one inch with highs in the lower 20s. NW winds 15 to 25 mph tonight. Temps 37-23, sunrise 7 42 am, sunset 4 58 pm. Marriage licenses listed for five couples in Norwalk Willard Bellevue Wellington and New London. Deaths noted: Julia Moore Sadie Smith Madeline Hilson Ralph Greenow Kuiko Tom Thelma Myers 7 Greenwich. Lous Writing intro of Christmas card in 1875 and 1881 production details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick K. Loyer
Norwalk
Loretta A. Walters
Tiffin
Douglas G. Emery
Willard
Katherine M. Bowen
Richard E. Mingus
Bellevue
Karen J. Mingus
Stephen S. Babcock
Wellington
Rebecca R. Switzer
New London
Julia B. Moore
Sadie Smith
Madeline Hilson
Ralph Greenow
St. Petersburg
Fla
Berlin Heights
Kuiko Tom
Lanham
Maryland
Thelma Myers
Greenwich
Milan May Scrap BPA For Manager
Milan officials consider abolishing the Board of Public Affairs in favor of a full time village manager amid rising electric rates and financial strain. Mayor Bickley and councilmen Coad and Rockwell cite leadership and expertise gaps. BPA members defend the current setup as affordable though strapped by higher power costs from Ohio Edison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Robert Bickley
Village Council
Board of Public Affairs
Bickley
Sheffield Lake
Firelands
BPA
Dale Coad
Glenn Rockwell Jr
EPA
William Otto
Council
Otto
Police Chief's Daughter Hit on Broad Street in Milan
Milan police chief Charles Lindecamp loses daughter Heather, 10, after she was struck by a car while crossing Broad Street near Milan Elementary. She lies in serious condition with a fractured skull at Lorain Community Hospital after transfer from Fisher Titus. The accident occurred at 2 45 p m as she headed home from school. no crosswalk or light at the crossing.
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Milan
Charles Lindecamp
Heather Lindecamp
S. Main St
Lorain Community Hospital
Lindecamp
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Lorain Hospital
Norwalk
Charles J
The
Reflector
Broad Street
Main Street
Boy 13 Saves Family From Greenwich House Fire
A 13 year old Greenwich boy woke to smoke at Alpha Road and alerted his parents and three brothers. They escaped in night clothes as the two story home burned in a kitchen area explosion. The family is staying with relatives after firefighters saved the structure but the dwelling is uninhabitable. Their fox terrier perished in the blaze.
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Greenwich
Sire
Alpha Road
Timothy Hale
Seldon Hale
Bruce
Brian
Mark
Hale
Sanford Hale
Rome- Greenwich Road
Price Increase Announced By The Reflector
The Reflector informs readers of a price rise from 65 to 85 cents per week starting Monday. Costs have risen due to higher labor and material prices, including newsprint now $335 to $345 per ton, while circulation has grown to over 9,000 last month. The increase funds carrier margins. newsstand price stays 15 cents.
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United States
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America
KSU
Rhodes
Washington
Boston
Lous Writing
Paine
Perri Sundt
University of Arizona
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Oregon
Rockwell
Coucil
Ohio Edison
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