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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1972
Page
1
Howard Hughes denies long fingernails or waist length hair and rejects tales of antiseptic isolation. He says he regularly contacts people from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, maintains health, and keeps in fair shape despite lingering seclusion rumors.
President Nixon greeted his wife Pat at Andrews Air Force Base after her return from Africa and celebrated his 59th birthday. A brief ceremony was held in a hangar due to rain before the couple flew to the White House for a private birthday dinner.
Three people were injured as blasts and a fire rocked the United Fireworks Co. plant in Jefferson Township west of Dayton. Police said victims were taken to area hospitals and the cause of the explosions around 10 a.m. was not yet known.
Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arrives to a near hysterical crowd at Dacca racetrack and declares that all links with Pakistan are snapped for good. He vows the country will be forever free from West Pakistan as flowers are placed about him.
Cloudy morning with fog patches turning partly cloudy. High around 45. Tonight cooler with low 25 to 30. Tuesday partly sunny and cooler. Precipitation chances 10 percent today, 20 percent tonight and Tuesday. Winds 5 to 20 mph. Norwalk temperatures 42/28 with humidity near 90 percent. Marriage licenses issued for five couples. births and deaths listed for area towns including Willard Norwalk and Berlin Heights.
Columbus Ohio state tax fight expands as Rep Joseph P Tulley campaigns to place the income tax on the ballot. Petitions with 100 signatures must be filed by Wednesday to start printing official petitions. To qualify 318 414 names are needed for the fall ballot. Tulley says opposition groups circulate weak petitions and argues for alternatives like county tax or a small sales tax increase.
Mayor Goodsite announced two citizens join the negotiating panel for the sale of the municipal electric system. Robert H. Linhart, chief electrical engineer at Plum Brook NASA station, and William Stewart, owner of Bennett Electric, will sit on the committee with Goodsite, Krogh, a councilman, and a lawyer. A third appointee declined for personal reasons. names of outside residents were considered but local representation prioritized. The panel will review bids from Ohio Edison and Yankee-Dixie Power, with all council members receiving copies. The committee plans to study proposals for a week to ten days before negotiations begin.
In Hong Kong the Queen Elizabeth burned for 24 hours and capsized, with Lloyds estimating an $8 million loss. Investigators probe causes amid claims of possible arson and sabotage by Cunard officials and ex-skipper Geoffrey Marr.
Memorial Lake water rose two feet in two weeks. Director Herbert Krogh reported the level this morning twelve feet below spillway after a low of fourteen point one feet. Creeks feeding the reservoirs are running full after recent rain and snow melt. Drilling a new city well was to start today as officials seek state aid for a new dam on the Mast Branch of the Huron River.
A 17 year old Norwalk High School student charged with a December bomb threat was found delinquent and placed on probation by Judge Russell T. Antrim in Juvenile Court. Nine hundred fifty students evacuated as authorities searched the building but found no device.
Huron County Commissioners set a weekly schedule for the dog warden at the Huron County Dog Pound. Clarence Rounds and assistant Jean Reep will be available 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. The pound is closed Wednesdays and Sundays and the new hours start this Saturday. Citizens may also reach the pound by telephone.
Melvin Shipley heads the water committee as the city weighs extending water and sewer to the proposed Mr Wiggs department store on US 250 before annexation. The panel will meet prior to the Jan 18 council session to recommend policy change and consider broader utility rules for stores outside city limits.
A brief item reports rapid sale of stock with emphasis on a single night sale event. The note highlights brisk customer turnout and immediate fulfillment of orders. Local business observers describe strong demand and a favorable market response.
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