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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
1
Sid Luff filed a 200000 libel suit against singer Mel Torme claiming the book The Other Side of the Rainbow With Judy Garland on the Dawn Patrol libeled him. He seeks 100000 actual damages and 100000 punitive damages. UPI reported from Los Angeles.
Mimi Benzell once with the Metropolitan Opera and star of a long running Broadway musical died at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset New York following a lengthy illness. She joined the Met in 1945 as a lyric coloratura and stayed five seasons before pursuing supper clubs radio and stage work.
Robert A. Maheu, ousted head of Howard Hughes Nevada empire, will decide on an appeal after the Christmas holiday. Maheu's attorney Morton Galane says they have pursued continual conference since the ruling last Saturday and recommends further study of all phases of litigation.
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will use the diplomats midnight mass in the Sistine Chapel to urge church state cooperation for world peace. He is expected to call for joint action against war and poverty, continuing a traditional theme.
Variable cloudiness and much colder today with a chance of snow flurries. Highs in the upper teens to low 20s. Tonight partly cloudy and cold, lows 5 to 15. Friday partly cloudy with possible snow flurries, highs 25 to 30. Windy today, easing tonight and Friday. Marriage license: Wayne A Meggitt and Gloria J Pierce. Birth: Norwalk couple Robert and wife welcome a boy.
The Collins family of 15 suffers a new tragedy as 10 year old Mark Leimeister is involved in a truck related incident while preparing for their first Christmas since the father James Leimeister was killed in May.
Mark Leimeister was critically injured when a grain truck rolled over two miles south of his home on Hartland Center Road. The truck, driven by his brother James, left the road when reaching for food and tipped onto a wire fence. James faced reckless operation charges.
UPI reports a 24 hour cease-fire began Christmas Eve after a three day Communist truce. Two Americans killed and three wounded at a northern outpost. weekly U.S. deaths reach a five year low with 23 killed and 160 wounded.
The Lunneys of 254 Benedict Ave begin Christmas in July with a church program selecting a missionary family for gifts. Twenty six families, including some abroad, are considered. this year they bought for a Cleveland youth program, with a sister and a battery powered toy for a six year old. A group delivered gifts in Cleveland Saturday. The family decorates a tree and hosts Gifts For The King as part of church activities to support a Baptist camp in Ohio.
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird orders the Pentagon’s spy operation to report directly to him to strengthen civilian control over armed forces intelligence. A Pentagon spokesman said the move is not in response to spying charges on political figures, though it appears connected to concerns over Army intelligence activities.
David Frost said President Nixon and Mrs Nixon and Rev Billy Graham were far from upset by his White House Christmas show last Friday. He quoted the President praising the evening and said Graham sought a copy of his readings while Frost noted favorable comments from guests.
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