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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1977
Page
1
Famed jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack complicated by emphysema. He was 53. A spokesman said Garner died in an ambulance en route to the hospital.
A northbound Greyhound with 30 passengers was forced off snow covered Ohio 100 by a car in the wrong lane and skidded 580 feet into a ditch before hitting a utility pole. Six passengers were treated and released for minor injuries at Tiffin Mercy Hospital. The car was traveling south in the northbound lane according to the Seneca County Sheriff's department.
Puerto Rico new governor Carlos Romero Barcelo urged residents to decide on statehood in a plebiscite but did not set a date. In Ohio a 15 minute series explains the metric system to 11 to 13 year olds, produced by AIT and designed for classrooms.
Cloudy with possible snow tonight and Tuesday. Snow totals near one inch, lows around 20, highs near 35. Precipitation chances 60 percent tonight and 40 percent Tuesday. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph today easing tonight. Marital licenses issued for Stewart Westerman Beer Powell Ash Pyles Jeramay Mitchell McHargue Smith Deering Leibengood. Births include multiple in Monroeville Bellevue and Willard area. Deaths noted for Watson Lichtessen Harmon Ruffing Caldwell.
Readers debate X and R rated films with defenses and objections. Some praise censorship while others defend freedom. A separate poll asks readers to vote yes or no on admitting Puerto Rico as the 51st state with phone lines for calls.
In Aspen Colorado the felony manslaughter trial of singer Claudine Longet begins amid a snowless season. Prosecution cites a solid case though some evidence is suppressed. Former husband Andy Williams testifies and 300 potential jurors are drawn for the high profile proceeding.
Norwalk officials weigh school closures as natural gas curtailments deepen. Columbia Gas cuts to 50 percent of normal use hit December allocations. state board opposes closures, while decision hinges on upcoming printouts and possible four day week.
Frigid weather expanded across the Deep South with snow sleet and ice prompting road advisories and power outages. Heavy snow hit Missouri Tennessee California warned of more storms while Louisiana and surrounding states faced icy conditions and traffic disruptions.
First Lady Betty Ford voiced opposition to blanket amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters. She said mothers who lost sons would be upset if those who fled the war were pardoned. Ford spoke aboard Air Force One during a Christmas trip home and noted President Ford has 17 days left in office with duties ahead including the budget and State of the Union.
Palm and Carabin were sworn in as Huron County Commissioners at 9 a.m. Judge Robert W. Smith administered the oath. Carabin’s term began Sunday while Palm’s starts today. They replace retirees Donald Robertson and Arthur Herner as Maurice Smith was re-elected chairman.
Gary Richtmyer, a 30 year old Miami salesman, reported his blue ten speed stolen and a red bike left in its place. Neighbors saw a husky youth ride off with the bike on Saturday. He later found his front door open and a 21 inch color TV missing, prompting a second police call.
Mrs. Robert Reineck of rural Monroeville welcomed Wesley Owen, a 9 pound 842 ounce newborn, at 1 20 p.m. New Year's Day. Wesley, who has an older brother Tommy, was delivered by Dr. John Mellen at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital and is the first baby born in 1977 in Huron County.
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