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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1972
Page
1
The Reflector extends the snowman contest by a month. Entries are judged from photographs postmarked by Jan 31. Prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars are awarded in two divisions for most unique snowman and best photo. The paper will not photograph entries.
San Francisco born recluse Reuben Greenspan admitted he cannot tell if a major quake will strike next Thursday. He said he regrets causing fear and will retire to Death Valley to write poetry. He blamed incorrect input data about tidal tables.
The Treasury will send the second installment of federal revenue sharing totaling nearly $2.52 billion to about 39,000 state and local governments. In response to prior complaints, the data on population, income and tax used to calculate payments will be sent with the checks. Governments have until February 12 to challenge the amounts.
Governor William A. Egan set March 6 as the date for Alaska’s special election to fill the vacant congressional seat left by Nick Begich. Judge Dorothy Tyner declared Begich dead, clearing the way for the campaign as Pegge Begich begins seeking the Democratic nomination.
Billionaire recluse Howard Hughes occupies the Inn on the Park in London with hotel staff guarding his privacy. A trolley with dirty dishes was draped and wheeled from Hughes's hotel suites as he settled in after arriving Wednesday from Managua following an earthquake there.
Oakland Athletics owner Charlie O Finley is hailed as his own man by Sporting News for innovations such as weekend World Series games and bright uniforms. John Drew Barrymore son of the actor fled a minor collision and was arrested on DWI suspicion after being chased a short distance away.
Cloudy with showers likely today and tonight and turning colder Sunday. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s, lows in the 40s, with a 70 percent chance of precip today, 60 tonight, 40 Sunday. Winds SE 15 to 25 mph. Norwalk highs 51 lowest 27. Moonrise 3 37 am Moonset 1 29 pm. Marriage licenses James Miller and Sharon Meesig Willard and Adkins. Births Siesky Schneider. Deaths Krick and Scrafield.
Fred Bronner a 21 year old Pierce College student from Woodland Hills is missing after being left in the Tehachapi Mountains during a fraternity prank. A mountaineering search entered its second day as temperatures dropped. Police said Bronner’s parents heard nothing all week and feared he was at his fraternity house. The incident began as horseplay and authorities plan no charges against the fraternity members at this time.
The White House says President Nixon orders a bombing halt over Hanoi Haiphong and resumes peace talks in Paris on January 8. Kissinger will return to Paris with Tho and Xuan Thuy. technical talks begin January 2 as a holiday pause ends.
A Eastern Airlines L 1011 from New York to Miami plunged into the Everglades near a water dike on Friday night. Rescue teams, aided by helicopters and airboats, recovered survivors and victims as the scene drew in Orange Bowl crowds. Former astronaut Frank Borman directed the response amid widespread debris and reports of looting at the edge of the crash site.
Laurie Lea Schaefer Miss America 1972 and John Lurie postponed indefinitely their wedding planned for tonight. No reason given. Schaefer, 23, from Bexley won the title in 1971 and engagement was announced in September. Vivian Hunter said gifts would be returned. Lurie is a radio television graduate now with Prime Properties Inc.
Willard man Kelly Howard died after being struck by a car while walking on Townline Road 12 northeast of Willard. The driver William Funk, 17, Willard, failed to see him in time. Howard, 38, a welder for Midwest Industries, is survived by a wife, eight children, four grandchildren, his parents, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral arrangements are set with Secor Funeral Home and United Baptist Church Shiloh, Maple Grove Cemetery New Haven.
The first mate aboard Jacques Cousteau's research ship was killed when he walked into a helicopter rotor tail on a small Antarctic island Friday. Metromedia Producers Corp. released word of the accident, sponsor of Cousteau's marine life expeditions on TV.
Service Director Herbert Krogh announced the start of Christmas tree pickup in Norwalk on Tuesday. Residents should place trees near the curb and tie them to a nearby tree with twine if they may blow into the street.
Sunday New Year celebrations in Norwalk rely on private and public gatherings as many taverns stay closed because New Year falls on a Sunday. Moose Lodge Knights of Columbus VFW Post and other groups plan events with varied doors and prices from free to 25 dollars per couple, featuring music by Ackerman Brothers and Country Gentlemen.
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