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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1970
Page
1
A male Bactrian camel from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. visits the Cleveland Zoo. The two-humped camel has been introduced to the visiting female, but both show little interest while their species faces extinction.
In Middletown Crystal Tissue Co dumped dye into the Miami River turning it red as far as Cincinnati 30 miles downstream. Stanley Reed president said the plant flushes million gallons of waste water into the river daily and there is no method to trap the coloring.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging says millions of seniors pay too much income tax because they cannot understand IRS forms. It urged the IRS to issue a simpler form highlighting breaks for those over 65, noting that many Americans find the tax form a morass of tables and instructions.
The Soviet government denounces renewed U.S. air raids on North Vietnam in a formal statement. It warns that Washington’s Paris talks are a maneuver and says it will draw appropriate conclusions if raids continue, delivering a 1,200 word broad critique of U.S. Southeast Asia policy.
Polish Radio reports Gdansk riot zone has returned to normal. Diplomatic sources say reinforcements moved to other potential trouble spots to prevent unrest from spreading. Authorities vow punishment for murder arson and robbery after clashes with police in Gdansk Gdynia and Sopot, a 600000 population interlinked area.
UPI reports 29 Americans killed and 377 wounded in the Indochina conflict last week. Noncombat deaths again outpaced battlefield losses for the second straight week. The report omits 38 Americans aboard two crashed C123 planes from November.
Harry Massey of Marion, 40, was jailed in Galion after police chased him on foot following a newsstand purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill. He carried $660 in fake notes when captured.
Brig. Gen. Michael J. L. Greene announced a Viet Cong terrorist offensive in Saigon aimed at killing and maiming Americans. The warning followed a Wednesday night attack that killed two Americans and one Vietnamese and wounded 25 others.
Cloudy with a chance of light snow or drizzle today and tomorrow. Highs are in the mid to upper 30s with lows around 30. Winds rise from the northwest to 15 25 mph then ease. Also listed are Norwalk temperatures precipitation totals and a death notice for Mrs Helen M Schodorf 61 of Willard.
The 91st Congress plans to adjourn at noon January 3, with President Nixon threatening to recall sessions if key bills on welfare Social Security trade SST and appropriations aren’t voted, while a veto on a manpower training bill sparks bipartisan anger and a SST funding filibuster begins.
A Senate subcommittee will formally probe reports by a former Army intelligence agent that the military spied on federal and state officials including Sen. Adlai Stevenson III. Sen. Ervin accuses covert surveillance of opponents of Nixon policies, while the Army and White House deny and urge restraint.
Sheriff John Borgia states he will refuse the Norwalk Park and Recreation Board presidency for 1971 due to the overlap with the Planning and Zoning Commission. He worries abstaining would render him ineffective amid cases involving friends before the commission. Benedict’s term as park board president expires this year, with Borgia as next in line to succeed and he plans Benedict’s re election.
In Goroka 250 miles northwest of Port Moresby hundreds of natives gathered for days outside a shop window believing a mannequin to be a corpse. A clerk removed a wig to prove it was not alive, sparking a chase as villagers voiced outrage over the supposed desecration of the dead.
City Council President K S Flickinger announced an open door policy for informal work sessions to begin January 12. He said discussions will be limited to council members and progress reports from the city engineer will be included. The move reverses his January pledge to support closed meetings and aims to let the full council voice opinions on reports and legislation. He cited the need for unified council work and warned an uninformed member could derail projects.
The American and Ohio state flags at the Huron County Courthouse were cut from their rope and stolen, last seen Tuesday at 6 p.m. The incident drew anger from Miss Evangeline Miller and County Commissioners with the sheriff's department investigating.
Ralph Nader and a student task force accuse U S nursing homes of widespread abuses that condemn about one million aged residents to loneliness and mistreatment. The study urges government industry and medical groups to reform to make nursing homes genuine homes for the elderly.
Howard Wheeler an Helena auction dealer faces Common Pleas Court on Saturday for a case alleging sale of contaminated food at the GMS Auction Sale on Schaeffer Road. Wheeler was arrested in Sandusky County and released on $500 bond in Fremont. He is charged with selling candy filled with bugs to Joyce Jirak of Norwalk, a GMS customer.
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