27 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1977
Page
1
President Geisel signed the divorce bill ending a long constitutional fight though article 38 legality remains unsure. The measure grants a single legal divorce and awaits Supreme Court review for its legality.
Mexico City's International Airport reported visibility under 500 yards on Christmas Day due to heavy smog. Officials said pilots used night instruments for takeoffs and landings as bonfires on Christmas Eve worsened pollution levels.
Franco Harris selected as Dapper Dan Man of the Year after a tight vote by media and club directors. He will be honored at the 42nd banquet at the Hilton on January 29, with Parker and Candelaria as runners up as voting totals show Parker 26 and Candelaria 18.
Partly cloudy and cold with light snow flurries. tonight and Wednesday mostly clear and chilly with 10 percent wintry mix. Marriage license applications list Gary L. Wonderland and Ann M. Stieber. Births record several newborns at Sandusky Memorial and Good Samaritan. Deaths note six individuals including Harold R. Boyer and others in Norwalk and nearby towns.
A WEEI traffic helicopter crashed into a three story apartment building at 71 A Station St West Quincy early today killing pilot Richard Red Banks and reporter Chip Whitmore. Four residents were injured as a three alarm fire followed. Banks had over 7,000 flight hours and no prior mechanical warning was evident.
A Christmas day fire on Hanfield Corners Road north of here destroyed the Kilgore family's one story home. Ray and Mary Kilgore and their four children, all safe, were staying with relatives in Attica as firemen battled the blaze for hours in bitter cold. Investigators cited a possible wiring surge from a wood burning furnace as a suspected cause while neighbors and local groups offered help. The insured home valued around twenty four thousand dollars was lost along with possessions including Christmas gifts.
Police and bomb experts remove traps at Forrest Peavey home in Brewer after a Christmas night shootout left Peavey dead. Evacuations and warning calls followed as investigators dismantle a web of traps on the second floor and attic while neighbors recall a reclusive, long-standing resident.
The Norwalk Board of Education holds a special session to discuss board member pay, substitute teacher wages, a supplemental salary schedule, and 1979 tax rates set by the county auditor. Three new terms begin January with higher per meeting pay possible.
Leonard Harrington of Eaton County warns food prices could double by fall if farmers keep to their spring planting boycott. He says protests aim to gain attention to farmers financial distress and higher price supports, and plans remain non-violent.
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