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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1970
Page
1
English teacher Mrs. Clinton Hanover of Roxbury Connecticut seeks a court injunction to stop her firing for refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. She says she cannot lead the class in the recitation that includes the phrase with liberty and justice for all.
UPI reports Senator Edward Kennedy pushes Congress to enact a federal law to drop the voting age to 18 before next fall elections, arguing urgency and momentum favor federal action over a constitutional amendment.
Broadway television and film star George Grizzard will appear at Otterbein College in Westerville Ohio March 5 through 7 as Malvolio in Twelfth Night He has previously appeared in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf and You Know I Can’t Hear You When The Water’s Running.
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the 20s and a cold cloudy Wednesday. Highs near 25 to 30, with near zero to 40 percent precipitation earlier in the period. Norwalk highs around 42 and lows near 27 with variable humidity and light winds. Birth announcements list seven families from Willard for newborn daughters and a son. Death notices include Mrs. Virginia Valdez 65 Northfield, Mrs. Frances M. Kluding 76 rural Norwalk, and Mrs. Elsie Jameson 80 Milan Ave.
Detroit UPI report says Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome Dizzy Dean was named as a co conspirator in a federal gambling conspiracy indictment unsealed today. Ten others, including Paul Dean Jr., were charged. Dean himself was not indicted. The sealed indictment dated February 16 was brought by a 23 member grand jury as part of a crackdown on big time gambling. Paul Dean Jr. testified before the grand jury but was not named in the indictment.
French President Georges Pompidou arrives in Washington for two days of talks with Nixon after a ceremonial greeting at the White House. The visit aims to boost US France ties over world issues, with discussions on the Mirage sale to Libya and broader regional concerns.
A bus carrying 37 American tourists bound for Bibleland tours was fired upon near Hebron. Barbara Ertle, 31, of Grandville Michigan died. three others wounded including Miss Tabea Damico. The attackers fled as a Halhul Arab alerted authorities. A helicopter transported the injured to a Jerusalem hospital.
Franklin D. Eckstein a Willard attorney was named as an additional prosecuting attorney for Huron County. He will handle cases in the county south regions and County Court District 2 at Willard. Eckstein a Plymouth native earned A B from Wittenberg in 1962 and a law degree from Ohio State University. He was admitted in 1968 and practices with Joseph F. Dush in Willard. He serves as village solicitor for Monroeville and is secretary treasurer of the Huron County Bar Association. He and his wife Janice expect their first child in April. He is the first assistant prosecutor outside Norwalk. two others serve the county Ronald H Freeman and Frederick Waugh.
Report from Reckingen Switzerland states an avalanche on Klinnenhorn 11 070 feet high swept a Swiss army barracks and surrounding houses burying 48 people. Five bodies pulled from debris so far with 24 still believed buried and 19 rescued amid ongoing recovery efforts.
Ken Harrelson says he will not cut his long hair despite a warning from Cleveland manager Alvin Dark. He vows to keep it tied up and argues that hair is his identity and will not affect his play or the club.
J Raymond Gerken and Paul L Carpenter were unanimously reelected to the Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital board of trustees at the annual association meeting. Robert Chapin was named president at the reorganization meeting, replacing Gerken who was out of town. Kenneth C Buckley was elected vice president. M Leighton Battles and Earle H Lowe were reappointed secretary and treasurer respectively. Dr Robert W Higgins will serve as chief of the medical staff for two years succeeding Dr F E R McLoney.
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital plans a high priority building addition and expanded medical staff. Administrators report 1970 as start of expansion, with recruitment steps and requests for full time obstetrician gynecologist and anesthesiologist. Admissions rose to 3,613 last year amid longer government paperwork and rising costs.
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