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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
1
Senator Hubert Humphrey charged President Nixon with withholding disaster relief funds to farmers. He said Congress had authorized funds for the Agriculture Department and the president acted in open defiance of the law.
A Nicaraguan Red Cross spokesman said food stocks will last only 72 hours for Managua quake survivors. Army patrols dispersed about 300 people at an airport warehouse shouting for food. A government spokesman cited lack of trucks and manpower to move 50 000 to 60 000 tons of relief goods to distribution points.
Hours after ordering government to prep for possible war with Israel President Anwar Sadat created local committees across Egypt. Decrees establish 24 governorate level bodies to implement war preparation proposals.
Timekeepers will insert a leap second at 11:59:59 p m on December 31 1972 so the year 1973 begins precisely one second later. The adjustment helps align Earth's rotation with atomic time for navigation astronomy and space research. Nixon trips to Peking and Moscow top editors’ 1972 headlines with Vietnam War outcomes also high.
UPI reports informed U.S. sources say President Nixon ordered a 24 hour pause in the heaviest bombing of the Vietnam War on New Year’s Day. Four American planes were lost in raids as the 11th day of intense bombing began.
California Governor Ronald Reagan signed a measure guaranteeing protection for reporters who refuse to disclose confidential sources to grand juries. The law underscores press freedom as a key national strength.
Cloudy skies this today and tonight with rain likely and a chance of snow at times. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s, tonight's lows around mid 30s, winds east to southeast 10 to 25 mph. Saturday brings more rain and warmer temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s with 60 to 70 percent precipitation chances. Norwalk low 27 and high 36 reported, humidity ranging 69 to 72 percent. Marriage licenses issued for Armstrong and Gough in Norwalk and Saettel and White between Kettering and Monroeville. Births reported in Monroeville and Norwalk, plus a 65-year-old death in Monroeville.
In Independence Missouri Bess Truman tears up as Taps sounds at Harry S Truman’s funeral. Lt Gen Cassidy presents the folded flag to Mrs Truman after a three week hospitalization ends. Her daughter Margaret Daniel assists. The couple’s 81 year romance began in Sunday school.
Senator William B. Saxbe of Ohio condemned President Nixon for renewed saturation bombing of North Vietnam saying Nixon appears to have left his senses and that the United States is being held up to world ridicule. Saxbe warned of possible massive losses and urged Congress to act when it reconvenes.
Norwalk firemen staged a yard test showing a decorated tree from their station burst into flames within 50 seconds when dry, while two watered or outside trees refused to ignite. One outside tree stayed moist, the other had three weeks of proper watering, and even with fuel under branches the flames stayed extinguished.
Congressman John Ashbrook told the Norwalk Kiwanis Club the Cleveland Akron wastewater plan to ship treated water to Huron County lacks support and faces approval hurdles. He praised Harry S Truman, who died Tuesday, and defended his memory while noting the plan’s low chances.
In 1972 Norwalk saw a city charter approved for a full time mayor and Ohio Edison taking over the municipal electric system for 2.5 million dollars placed in a spend-by-vote trust. County matters included a five term prosecutor defeat by William Owens and retirement of Treasurer Harold Collier. Weather was notably wet and growth policy shifted with master plan updates and growth controls amid annexation and zoning battles.
A three judge panel ruled Ohio's tax credit plan for non public school aid violates the First Amendment by aiding religion. The decision follows a prior ruling on the tuition grant program and signals possible appeals up to the U.S. Supreme Court. In Norwalk parish reactions, pastors pledged that parochial schools will not close and will reassess options.
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