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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1973
Page
1
Henry Timman notes the 145th anniversary of Norwalk through a 1946 prank when five mayors served in one hour. He recalls the ornate pigsty labeled the mayor’s office placed on Norwalk’s Commons as a colorful local legend.
A United Press International backgrounder explains the dollar troubles, citing excess dollars outside U.S. control, speculators selling, and fears of dollar devaluation. It covers deficits in payments, high costs, inflation risk, and why West Germany Japan France and Britain seek a stronger dollar and demand U.S. action.
Variable cloudiness with a chance of snow flurries and continued cold tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight 6 to 12, highs Saturday in the lower 20s. Norwalk high 25 low 15. Trace precipitation in Norwalk. Births list two new babies, marriage license application for White and Smith, deaths of Dora Barman 81 and Earl Davidson 90.
Sen. Robert Taft Jr. said Nixon is mistaken on amnesty for draft resisters and plans to reintroduce his qualified amnesty bill with cosmetic changes. He spoke in Columbus, Ohio, during a Thursday news conference.
Boxoffice Magazine polls critics and theater owners naming George C. Scott as the top male star and Barbra Streisand as the top female star of 1972. Runners up include Goldie Hawn Liza Minnelli Ali MacGraw Raquel Welch Jane Fonda for women and Clint Eastwood Paul Newman Marlon Brando Steve McQueen John Wayne Gene Hackman for men.
State officials announced bids for the Linwood Avenue Bridge in Norwalk will open in Columbus on March 6. The project funded by State Issue One carries a $600,000 estimate for right of way, engineering and construction, while the Norwalk resolution lists $740,000. Plans include a 10-span steel beam structure with a 40 foot concrete deck, sidewalks, lighting, and improved intersections at Summit Street and East Seminary Street. Through traffic will be rerouted and completion is targeted for June 30, 1974.
The Viet Cong and North Vietnam agreed to release about 142 prisoners of war Sunday. The plan includes 27 South Vietnam captives and about 115 in the North, with some sick and wounded among those freed. A US survey team will visit Quan Loi to assess the South Vietnam site, and an advance 18 man reception team will prep Hanoi for handover.
Congress halted a one day rail strike by trainmen. Penn Central reports trains back to near normal in Philadelphia headquarters statement. Morning commuter service in the Northeast ran with only minor delays due to cold weather or equipment issues.
UPI reports Senator William Saxbe of Ohio supported President Nixon's cuts in federal farm aid to avert tax increases. He said disaster loans to farmers are not a major Ohio factor and that REAP projects are outmoded, voting against restoring REAP. Columbus coverage notes Mark Brouwer elected Buckeye Press president at the Ohio Newspaper Association meeting.
West Point California teenager Grant Sullen gains global attention for his giant rooster Weirdo and oversized hens and offspring. The tale begins when his father won a truckload of stewing chickens and Grant, ten at the time, promised to feed them and sell eggs, leading to a unique breeding effort that drew international interest.
Ohio Edison Bay Division confirms no mechanical problem after a smoke plume from the Number Four boiler during a four to five hour test started about 1 p.m. The oldest boiler lacks a smoke cleaner, and wind carried the dark plume away from the city as inquiries poured in.
Janet Waugh Deborah Berry Rand Laycock and Ned Loughridge named Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1973. Seniors from Norwalk High chosen for academic achievement and community service. State winner gets potential $7 000. Gov Gilligan to present award.
Mayor Wayne Goodsite announced Greg Richards will chair Norwalks 1973 Independence Day celebration at the Huron County Fairgrounds. The daylong event will include entertainment and concessions sponsored by local civic groups, with Richards sending letters to organizations soon. The parade will be organized by the Norwalk Lions Club.
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