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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1973
Page
1
The Reflector prints a list of POWs identified by North Vietnam for readers with bracelets. The Norwalk area notes Lt. Col. Richard Vogel as the only local POW identified, with the VFW seeking a bracelet bearing his name for a trophy case.
A blaze at Defiance College early today sent 83 male residents from Session Hall to other dorms with one freshman injured after leaping from a second floor. Loss estimated at 500000 with most belongings destroyed.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Charles C. Edwards said the agency will approve using the drug diethylsubestrol as an emergency post coital contraceptive after a unanimous advisory panel recommendation. Labeling revisions for DES are underway for this new use.
Weather update shows snow flurries likely tonight with a low around 15 to 20 and a 90 percent chance of precip today. Thursday warms to the 20s under partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Roger Endsley of Norwalk. Death notices list Mr George D Spears and Mrs Helen Miller Allem of New London.
At Clark Air Base Philippines UPI reports POWs returning from Vietnam heard spontaneous patriotic speeches. Officials deny writing speeches while noting four high ranking officers and a State Department civilian gave brief remarks. Navy Captain Jeremiah Denton and Col Robinson Risner led greetings with others expressing gratitude to the President and nation.
The Theodore P. Brooks residence on Ridge Road south of Norwalk suffered a major blaze believed started by a defective furnace. Fire Chief Elmer McGuckin said the house is a total loss inside with extensive smoke damage to furnishings. Fire crews fought flames for about four hours, aided by a tanker from North Fairfield, as windows blew out and aluminum siding helped trap the fire. Brooks, his family home two miles south of Norwalk in Bronson Township, estimated losses at 17000 for the house and 5000 for contents.
A long rolling tremor measuring about 5 on the Richter scale shook Southern California at 6 47 am causing alarms and minor damage in areas from Oxnard to San Diego. Aftershocks followed with residents reporting moving furniture and rattled dishes as authorities noted it was not the February 1971 quake. Tricia Nixon Cox marked her 27th birthday at a White House dinner with her family nearby as Edward Cox trains at Fort Benning.
Athens Ohio UPI report quotes Emily Leedy head of the women’s services division noting women have joined the workforce but earn about three fifths of male pay. She cites 39 as median age and 25 percent in part time roles. Leedy spoke at an Ohio University workshop on changing roles of women.
President Nixon outlined government steps to curb inflation, especially food prices, with expectations that Dollars will go further by mid year. He defended Phase III controls and budget cuts while noting food costs will rise temporarily before supply measures take effect. He urged expanded food production and freer import flow to stabilize prices.
Agriculture Secretary Ear L. Butz announced at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference that the January consumer price index will show the largest one month jump in retail food prices in 20 to 25 years. He warned that some big city newspapers might distort the figures to appear worse. He projected a 2 to 3 percent rise in retail food prices for January, the biggest monthly gain in decades.
Former Michigan governor and 1968 presidential hopeful George Romney walked out of a taping of the Lou Gordon Program after a heated exchange with host Gordon. The incident followed a tense discussion about Romney brainwashing remarks and his failed campaign, with Romney accusing the show of negativity.
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