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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
1
Jackie Slanezka, paralyzed by brain injury from a 1969 accident, may walk again with five volunteers doing four hour daily patterning therapy. Drs advised brain–muscle patterning. plan targets late morning shifts for housewives. Call 6 7715 to offer times.
The Romney Housing plan offers homes for 200 down and about 100 monthly to low and medium income families. It has produced nearly 50 new houses in Norwalk recently. Builders warn it could create instant slums, while buyers favor the program. The Reflector features a full Norwalk report on page 3.
In London MPs from both major parties called for a Commons select committee to investigate race relations in Massachusetts after Senator Edward M. Kennedy criticized Britain’s stance on Northern Ireland. The move follows Kennedy’s recent testimony to a U S subcommittee.
President Nixon hosted 21 lawmakers from both parties to recount his China visit and peace journey. Henry Kissinger and William Rogers joined the briefing while Nixon presented each member with lacquered souvenir boxes. White House halls showcased color photos of the trip including Premier Chou En-lai.
Former Beatle George Harrison and his wife Patti were injured when their car skidded off a highway west of London. Harrison, 29, received cuts and head stitches, while Patti Harrison suffered a bad concussion, police said.
Former Ohio governor James A. Rhodes spearheads a state fund raising effort. He says he sent the first Ohio business donations to West Virginia and spoke with Governor Arch Moore about the disaster that left hundreds homeless and financially ruined.
Partly cloudy today tonight and Wednesday with highs in the mid and upper 40s and mid to upper 50s on Wednesday. Low temps in the 30s and 20 percent precipitation Wednesday. Births to Mr and Mrs Lauren Vickery Monroeville a daughter. Marriage license application Benjamin Sweet and Sharon K Nead Willard at home.
The Glass Block at West Main and Benedict Avenue changed hands for the second time in eight months. Edward Prack bought the property from Martin J. Bird and wife for investment with no stated plans to change tenants Kaiser Wells Rexall Drug Co and Amsel Shoe Store occupy the two retail spaces. The building dates to the early 1900s and earned its nickname after a 1920s explosion and fire reduced its top floors.
Eastern Ohio miners and leaders planned a Columbus lobbying effort against a House bill on strip mine reclamation. Hanna Coal Co president Ralph Hatch warned 1500 miners that the firm would close all surface mines in eastern Ohio if the bill passes, unless Senate hearings change it. Cadiz publisher Maynard Buck echoed the warning and questioned its sincerity.
Rep. John M. Ashbrook accuses President Nixon of selling out Nationalist China during a New Hampshire primary news conference. Buckley accompanies Ashbrook, arguing Nixon's China trip undermined Asia treaties and could end Taiwan's independence. He warns a countdown has begun for Taiwan's freedom.
Doctors at the University of California San Diego Hospital completed a 51 hour brain operation on Victor Zazueta to remove a golf ball size abnormality. Surgeons worked in relays for 20 hours on January 3 and 31 hours across January 17 18. Zazueta 19 KL Centro Calif says he feels fine but cannot exert himself and jokes about his Prince Valiant hairstyle.
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