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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1973
Page
1
Larry Brown the Washington Redskins running back was named Lincoln Mercury Pro Athlete of the Year in Rochester New York on Monday. He narrowly defeated golfer Jack Nicklaus and received an $11,000 automobile as the award prize.
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas accuses the U S Army Corps of Engineers of injuring the environment calling it Public Enemy No 1 He urges the corps to build sewage disposal plants instead of dams noting 11 000 miles of Alabama River altered and damage to vegetation fish and camping sites in Alabama Florida.
Juan V. Corona was sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms after a California judge denied a motion for a new trial. The Mexican farm labor contractor appeared stunned as the ruling set the terms to be served consecutively.
The National Earthquake Center reported an 8.0 magnitude quake in a mountainous Chinese region. A spokesman said it is in the great category but unlikely to cause significant damage due to sparse population.
The destroyer USS Basilone, crippled by a boiler room explosion that killed three sailors, sailed into Newport under its own power. Eight crewmembers were injured, four critically, as relatives met survivors on deck. Shipmate Joseph Py, 21, Philadelphia, described the fatal trio as trapped above the boiler room.
Three separate racial outbreaks on Florida's Gold Coast injure at least 27 youths and four policemen. The violence forced Boca Raton High School to cancel classes as tear gas dispersed a flare up sparked by reports of white power slogans sprayed at the school.
State Agriculture Director Gene Abercrombie announced that farmers with crops damaged by late fall rains will be eligible for 50 million dollars in loans. The loans will be guaranteed by 1.5 million dollars from the old Ohio Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, created in the 1930s, amid complaints about a federal freeze on emergency Farm Home Administration loans.
Senator John C. Stennis was rushed to Walter Reed after being shot and robbed. Doctors said a 45 minute operation at 2 15 a.m. EST aimed to clear a suspected small intestine vein blockage, but the illness worsened and prognosis remained grave.
Lows tonight in the upper 20s and highs in the upper 30s with a 20 percent precipitation chance today tonight and Wednesday. East to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph today becoming variable mostly southerly tonight. Norwalk high 42 low 32 humidity 82 percent at 7 am 62 percent at 1 pm 70 percent at 7 pm. Sunrise 7 33 sunset 5 49 moonrise 8 56 moonset 9 50
The United States and North Vietnam announce a 12 nation summit to back Vietnam peace. Participants include United States South Vietnam North Vietnam Viet Cong Canada Poland Hungary Indonesia Britain Soviet Union France China and UN Secretary General Waldheim. Paris hosts Feb 26 with Kissinger’s travel ahead.
Kelley Niles, 13, paralyzed from a 1970 playground fight in San Rafael, wins 4 025 000 in a Superior Court verdict against Mt Zion Hospital and Dr Haskin plus 25 000 from San Rafael and the school district. He has an IQ of 140 and communicates by eye movements.
Michel Gauvin, ICCS chief, said the first U.S. prisoners of war may be released around Saturday with North and South Vietnamese prisoners following soon after in South Vietnam. He noted Americans could be freed around February 10 from Hanoi, while details hinge on JMC talks and a possible internal dispute delaying the schedule.
White House aide Ronald Ziegler says President Nixon did not mean to offend the Peace Corps in remarks at a news conference about draft resisters. Nixon suggested penalties for disobeying US law and said service in the Peace Corps was not the same as paying the price.
Columbus: Deputy Civil Defense chief Frank Ravio says many counties operate only on paper and lack active leadership. Counties including Cuyahoga, Hancock, Hardin, Huron, Meigs and Paulding must present approved programs by July 1 or risk losing federal program access and surplus funds.
The Huron County Auditor's office reports 7137 dog licenses issued for 1973 as of today. Licenses were sold at nine locations from Dec 1 to Jan 20, with a late penalty applyable at the courthouse. A total of 273 kennel permits were issued this year.
Marine Pfc. Ronald L. Ridgeway, listed killed in Vietnam five years ago, reappears as a living prisoner of war. The VA says his divorced parents may owe $10,000 in government life insurance benefits they received in 1968. A VA spokesman vows a compassionate, hardship‑based decision on debt collection.
The 6th Circuit upheld a government order that all new cars after August 15 1974 must install ignition seat belt interlocks. The unified lap shoulder belt must be buckled before starting, with a buzzer and warning light if unbuckled after engine run. Ford contested the rule, but the decision stands.
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