Mayor Finch Bids Farewell From Norwalk Mayor’s Court
Mayor Harold Finch presided for the last time as he handled a busy docket in Norwalk. He fined a speeding defendant, gave a two weekend DWI sentence deferment, and explained a philosophy of teaching youth through lectures and traffic-safety films. He advised successor Wayne Goodsite to use good judgment and compassion while maintaining authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Conway
Harold Finch
Norwalk
Finch
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Joe Dush
Willard
Clarence Darrow
New Year Crisis Drains Memorial Lake Reservoirs Droop
The city faces a water emergency as Memorial Lake the largest reservoir is nearly empty due to the drought. A view from the spillway near Old State Road shows the south end of Memorial Lake with the electric plant out of sight and the Upper Reservoir visible to the right.
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Memorial Lake
Old State Road
Norwalk weighs revival of 1931 Harris Avenue well
The Norwalk City Council will consider emergency legislation to authorize Service Director Herbert Krogh to sign a contract with Layne Ohio Co. to drill a new well at Harris Avenue. The old 1931 Harris Ave well, once linked to the Lower Reservoir, fell into disuse after Memorial Lake was built and flooding in 1969 debris and collapse ended its service.
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Norwalk
City Council
Herbert Krogh
Harris Avenue
Layne Ohio Co
Memorial Lake
Norwalk Creek
Continental Cablevision of Ohio, Inc
Whittlesey- Bouscau-Grand Avenue
Richard Cunningham
Layne Ohio
Cunningham
Wallace Duncan
Finch
Joe Botto
Yankee- Dixie Power, Inc
Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Miamisburg
Dayton Power and Light Co
Utility Workers Union
Dp&l
Fred Detmar
Windy Winter Upends Huron County Roads and Power
Gusts up to 55 mph trigger crashes and downed lines across Huron County. Glass shatters at Lawson Milk and Montgomery Ward stores while a tree collapses on Whittlesey Avenue. Power outages affect Norwalk and nearby towns as officials debate a potential 9.4% property tax rise amid utility and water projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Morgan
Huron County
Lawson
Willard
Myrtle Avenue
Gilbert Burras
North Fairfield
Burras and
New State Roads
Burras
Karen Wilhelm
Angel found crying on Christmas night in Denver
A dirty crying girl named Angel was found by Denver police on Christmas night and is believed abandoned. She remains alert, hugs a doll from Denver General Hospital, where she is staying and has not spoken.
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Angel
Denver
Denver General Hospital
Weather Observations and Local Births and Deaths
December 31 1971 weather notes partly cloudy cold with highs in the low mid 30s tonight clear and cold lows in the upper teens to 20s Saturday partly cloudy and warmer highs near 40s low probability of precipitation. Norwalk high 60 low 19. Births Mr and Mrs Ray Kilgore Willard a son and Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson Shiloh a daughter. Deaths Kurby Arnett 52 Monroeville Mrs Josephine Summerlin 71 Summit St
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Norwalk
Ray Kilgore
Willard
Jack Thompson
Shiloh
Kurby Arnett
Monroeville
Josephine Summerlin
Summit St
Graham invites editor to kick him in the pants
Evangelist Billy Graham tells Cleveland Press religion editor George Plagent to “kick me in the seat of the pants” when needed as he plans a crusade next summer. He quotes misinterpretation of his remarks on rats and social justice and says he will be more careful. The Reflector will not publish New Year’s Day edition.
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Columbus
UPI
John M. Ashbrook
Robio
Nixon
Congress
Ashbrook
Billy Graham
Cleveland Press
Graham
George Plagent
Plagent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mayor Finch
State Board of Tax Appeals
Paul E. Gillmor
State Highway Patrol
Olena
Coast Guard
Lisa L. Fries
Maple St
Greenwich-Milan Townline
Greenwich
Lawson Milk Co
Milan Ave
Montgomery Ward Co
Chuck Kessler
Norwalk, New London, Monroeville and
Whittlesey Avenue
Stoutenberg Drive
Springfield, Ill
University of Illinois
Marvin Steinberg
Paul Findley
B-ill
Steinberg
College of Agriculture
Ellsburg
Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Hollywood
Pete Duel
Smith and Jones
Hollywood Hills
Duel
Hannibal Heyes
Thaddeus Jones
Reflector
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