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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1970
Page
1
Bob Hope's Christmas tour at Utapao, Thailand, drew loud civilian applause but weaker support from younger GIs and Vietnam veterans. The piece notes Hope remains connected to the establishment while millions of viewers will see NBC colorcast highlights of his 20th annual tour on January 14.
Bob Hope, returning to Van Nuys after his seventh Christmas trip to South Vietnam, said the visit might be his last. He praised Vietnamization and predicted U.S. withdrawal by year’s end. His team highlighted strong reception from troops and high popularity with teenagers, citing polls and Reader’s Digest findings.
Governor elect Gilligan appoints State Sen. William B. Nye Akron as Natural Resources Director and William E. Garnes Cincinnati as administrator of the Bureau of Employment Services Garnes is the first Negro in Gilligan's cabinet Nye 37 and a Democratic leader on major committees Gilligan calls Nye one of the state s brightest young public officials The Medicare premium paid by 19 5 million aged persons will rise 30 cents to 5 60 a month starting July 1 to cover higher physician fees and greater physician use by the elderly
Medical teams rushed to Neot Hakikar after a rockslide buried up to 40 people. Early reports varied whether soldiers dining in a mess or civilian settlers were among the dead and injured near the Dead Sea and the Jordan cease fire line.
The National Safety Council estimates 400 to 500 people will die in traffic accidents and 19 000 to 23 000 will be injured during the four day New Year holiday. Last year 481 were killed during the same period and this year’s counting runs from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday.
The Defense Department identified two Ohio service members as deaths in Vietnam not due to hostile action. Sgt. Richard W. Dotson of Nelsonville and Pfc. Richard J. Knickerbocker of Akron are listed as deceased with their spouses named in Akron and Nelsonville addresses.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller commuted the death sentences of all 15 inmates on Arkansas Death Row to life imprisonment. The decision aimed to hasten the elimination of barbarism as a tool of justice, with inmates reacting mixedly to the news.
Mostly sunny and cold today with highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Snow possible tonight and likely Thursday, with lows in the 20s and highs in the low 30s. Marriage license issued for Harold Amburgy and Mary Heston. births recorded in Monroeville and New London. deaths listed for Robert Pressing of Stamford and Martha Wolfe of Ruggles Township.
UPI reports US jet fighters struck a North Vietnamese supply convoy on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos triggering massive secondary explosions. Officials say the raid produced well over 2,000 secondary blasts, possibly the war’s most successful bombing mission. FAC pilots and B52s supported a three month push to block arms, with warnings of potential strikes on North Vietnam to protect U.S. lives. The narrative also notes a winter hoarfrost transforming Norwalk, with ice on weeds.
The Inaugural Committee for Gov elect John Gilligan announced a star lineup for the January 11 events in Columbus. Peter Duchin leads a 16 piece orchestra with a rock set, Nancy Wilson and Dave McCoy sing, John Forsythe reads a poem at swearing-in, and Pat Paulsen performs at the $100 dinner. Danny Thomas declined. Gilligan will dine with guests to emphasize participation and informality.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew has landed at Palm Springs Municipal Airport aboard Air Force Two for a seven day vacation. He did not speak to reporters upon arrival and plans to return to Washington next Monday.
Two people were killed and five injured when a 500 pound propane tank exploded at the Luntz Corp junkyard in Mansfield Ohio. Victims identities were withheld pending next of kin notification.
At the 137th AAAS meeting in Chicago, scientists report defoliation since 1961 has wiped out one-fifth of Vietnam’s forests, with mangrove areas near the Mekong Delta virtually lifeless. They cite a rise in stillbirths in a heavily defoliated province during 1968 and 1969 and note 35 percent jungle loss in South Vietnam.
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