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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1970
Page
1
Virgil E. Boyd, 58, says he planned to stay as Chrysler president only until 60. Board Chairman Lynn Townsend shifts him to duties on overall direction and policy guidance while John J. Riccardo becomes president with full operational control.
The 676 foot SS Connecticut carrying 280000 gallons of jet fuel reported danger of sinking in storms 260 miles south of San Francisco. Tsuneshima Maru and several ships assist as winds reach 60 knots and seas run 15 to 20 feet.
Apollo 13 crew Lovell Mattingly and Haise receive a one month postponement from March 12 to April 11 to fit a stretched flight schedule. NASA says the extra time will help the crew feel more comfortable about executing the most extensive lunar surface exploration yet planned.
The Army charged Sgt. Charles E. Hutto of Tallulah Louisiana with premeditated murder rape and assault with intent to commit murder and Pvt. Gerald A. Smith of Chicago with premeditated murder and indecent assault in the My Lai massacre in which South Vietnamese civilians were killed.
Diplomatic sources say Israel has denied U S access to the Soviet radar station captured from Egypt. No direct approach has been made, but discreet feelers have been sent to the Israeli military with no response. Diplomats expect U S experts may examine the seven ton installation for a price, possibly affecting U S Middle East policy.
Variable cloudiness with slowly moderating temperatures and a chance of snow flurries tonight. Highs 5 to 10, tonight lows near 0 to 5 below. Saturday partly cloudy not as cold with highs in the teens. Sunday cloudy with a chance of snow. Precipitation chances 30 percent today and tonight, 20 percent Saturday. Westerly winds 15 to 25 mph easing tonight and shifting to southwest 10 to 15 mph Saturday. Norwalk highs 1 below, lows 8 below. Births Mr and Mrs Thomas Horwedel Berlin Heights a son. Deaths Clarence J Schweyer 76 12 Grand Avenue. William David Fife infant son of Mr and Mrs Walter Fife Adrian Michigan. Carloppes 58. Wakeman Story on Page 3.
Catholic leaders press a public aid drive for parochial schools amid opposition from Protestant and Jewish groups. The plan mirrors the Pennsylvania model of funding part of secular subject teachers, with a 1968 court ruling upholding its constitutionality likely to be appealed.
Cold weather and a failed turbine compressor at United Fuel’s Ceredo station reduced natural gas delivery to Ohio firms. Columbia Gas of Ohio president W F Laird said 500 plus industrial and 330 commercial customers must curtail to protect home heating supply as demand reached 3.4 billion cubic feet in 24 hours. Temperatures averaged zero across a 70 county service area.
A record cold blast hit Ohio with sub zero highs and winds up to 30 mph. Columbus saw a day without any temperature above zero since 1899, while Cleveland posted 1 below and January's only day under zero. Snow fell lightly across the state and schools closed as officials warned of continued freezing weather.
Firefighters responded twice since Thursday morning in Norwalk with one report of steam misread as smoke. At 102 Newton Bruce James home residents saw steam from the door and alerted crews. An electrical fire caused about 50 dollars damage to Mrs. A E McDonald’s baseboards and rugs at 81 East Main from a short in a baseboard outlet.
Norwalk faced its tenth power failure in six months as a Thursday outage left shoppers angry and officials discussing drastic measures. Local business leaders estimate production losses of thousands per hour while city officials, engineers, and contractors convened behind closed doors to coordinate a response and future improvements.
Eighteen year old James E Beaven of 136 Whittlesey was booked on a strong armed robbery charge Friday after a Dec 9 complaint. Beaven allegedly robbed Roy E Giles Jr of 228 Benedict while Giles walked on Main Street between Prospect and Foster.
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