29 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
1
Sen Jennings Randolph stated President Nixon will sign the coal mine health and safety bill into law after a talk with Bryce Harlow. Randolph said Nixon would not veto the measure and expects formal signing.
U S B52 Stratofortresses hit targets within a mile of Cambodia in heavy overnight raids. The nine waves attacked 87 to 98 miles north-northeast of Saigon amid known Communist troop concentrations and jungle hidden base camps.
President Nixon's daughter Tricia is set to attend the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City with escort Edward Finch Cox. Cox is a Harvard law student and a New York socialite's son known for activism with Ralph Nader.
Cloudy conditions with light snow possible today tonight and Tuesday. Highs in the upper 20s to around 30 and a low near 20s. Tuesday highs around 30 with scattered snow flurries. Precipitation chance 30 percent. winds easterly then northeast 5 to 15 mph. Norwalk temps 32/6. Rain chance none Sunday. Marriage licenses for James Craver and Crystal Green. Obituary notices for Flora L Robbins and Ellen Ann Wolverton.
Evangelist Billy Graham said he planned to make the hip scene appeal to youths after a Miami Rock Festival where about 2,500 attendees greeted him politely. Promoter Norman Johnson cut final session ticket prices as attendance lagged, with 32 arrests reported and a knife incident investigated by Broward County Sheriff Ed Stack.
Anti American demonstrators in Manila hurled a four inch Molotov bomb at Vice President Spiro Agnew s limousine as his motorcade entered the US Embassy grounds. A Filipino reporter was slightly hurt by flying glass.
James Earl Ray, in chains and handcuffs, arrived at U S district court in Nashville seeking freedom from maximum security at state prison. He argues the near solitary confinement is cruel and unusual and hints at deals involving former attorney Percy Foreman and FBI officials.
Norwalk would refer a potential water sale to City Engineer George Cunitz and the city council after talks with Monroeville officials. Monroeville, using about 80 000 gallons daily, explored buying water from Norwalk or Bellevue to curb treatment costs and may extend lines along Washington Street or U. S. 20.
The Nixon administration drafts a proposed tax package to aid U S firms against foreign competition while raising about 5 billion dollars for domestic programs. It would resemble a value added tax with import levies and export rebates, seeking Congress next year to offset 1972 tax reform losses. In Cleveland an apartment blaze left about 130 homeless with damages around 100000 dollars.
Norwalk police investigate theft of 35 to 40 .25 savings bonds from Richard EK. Beer residence at 204 Whittlesey Ave. Also missing are a .38 caliber automatic pistol and a plastic four cell flashlight. Bonds purchased since 1968 value between 650 and 750 dollars.
Vice President Spiro Agnew nearly sat on Philippine Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Romulo during a Manila airport welcome. Romulo, about five feet tall, moved as Agnew began to sit, and Agnew corrected himself by taking the next seat.
Five French built gunboats with Israeli crews were sighted heading east toward Israel from Cherbourg. The escort included Israeli navy ships and two submarines and they passed Sicily with refueling tanker in view. Egypt summoned French and Norwegian ambassadors amid an international inquiry and France denied connection to the sale.
United Press International reports renewed combat over the Golan Heights with Israeli and Syrian jets. The air activity includes new Israeli strikes against Jordanian and Egyptian forces along the Suez Canal, signaling a broad escalation.
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