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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1970
Page
1
Twin engine plane piloted by Robert G. Emory 44 of Oberlin crash landed near a residential intersection in Mentor. Emory was treated for chin and mouth lacerations and head abrasions, in satisfactory condition, the sole occupant.
In Cincinnati Mrs Shirley Wood was fined ten dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct after an argument with her husband at home Sunday. Neighbors testified the couple shouted obscenities and the parrot repeated everything spoken prompting the defendant to tell the bird to shut up. The bird was removed from the home.
Estal Sparlin of the Citizens League predicted Cleveland mayor Carl B. Stokes would seek the 1976 vice presidency after a 1972 reelection. Sparlin spoke to the Public Relations Society of America in Cleveland.
The IRS approves BankAmericard and Master Charge plans letting taxpayers in eight states charge federal income tax bills. Taxpayers owing can use a credit slip with their return. banks pay the government and bill the taxpayer. BankAmericard coverage includes Ohio and parts of Kentucky West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Master Charge covers Colorado Wyoming North Dakota and New Mexico.
Mary McMahon, a 35 year old Cleveland housewife, died after pushing two children from a truck to save them. The youngsters Rose Ann Ruminskip and Texana Knuckles survived with minor injuries. Her husband Donald says she loved children and was urged to take the job by friends.
Fair and cold again tonight with lows near five. Increasing cloudiness Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Snow flurries likely Thursday. Norwalk highs about 30. lows near six. Births listed from Norwalk to Willard with multiple families and locations. Deaths include Anna Roe and Jerry Giles with ages and towns.
Debra Muffin Mattingly 14 along with Eugene Comeau 19 and Kenneth Hitner 21 charged in the death of Richard L. Mattingly Sr. in Arlington Virginia. The father of Debra’s household was found dead in a furnace room after four days.
Gowon relents and accepts British airlift of 10 tons of medical supplies for starving refugees as Nigeria declares victory. U N officials urge massive aid to prevent famine while UNICEF pushes U S Britain and France to lead airlifts amid Cold War tensions.
The Norwalk city council faces a vote on whether tonight’s 8 p.m. informal work session at the Mayor's Court will be open or closed to the press. New president K S Flickinger backs openness, while Service Director William V Mount prefers a closed session. If open, private power financier James Zuber may present a plan to sell the troubled municipal plant.
Robert Price seeks zoning changes in a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting tonight. He asks to rezone land from R-1 to R-3 for housing and to extend a small B-3 business parcel. The meeting is at 7 30 p.m in City Council Chambers.
A blaze at the Gold Rush Motor Lodge in Anchorage Alaska killed at least one person and injured three others. About 44 guests were registered in the hotel when the fire began around 3 30 a m local time and was fought by the Greater Anchorage Borough Fire Department with fear that as many as 30 may have died.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson went to Seton Hospital in Austin to meet his new granddaughter Nicole Marie Nugent born to Luci and Pat Nugent. The 7 pound 10 ounce girl, nicknamed Nikki, was reported healthy, with officials noting she resembles her mother.
Vice President Spiro Agnew toured in Canberra as protesters rallying with North Vietnamese flags clashed with police. Tomatoes spattered his unoccupied limousine while he laid a wreath at the War Memorial. Agnew arrived from Bali for a 43 hour Australia stay with wife Judy and planned Auckland departure.
U S Rep Donald E Buz Lukens announced his run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination at a Columbus news conference. He pledged to bring government closer to the people as he planned a statewide tour to drum up support. Nigel Dickens a Kent State foreign student from Johannesburg was fined 250 dollars and jailed for one year with most of the sentence suspended for second degree rioting on campus. James R Burkhart 21 Ravenna was to be sentenced in Portage County.
Norwalk residents Howard Turnley and James Zuber push to place the sale of the city power plant on the November ballot. They seek at least 370 valid signatures from qualified voters, possibly more, with signatures gathered may come from Sandusky Ford Motor Co. workers. They expect petitions ready for circulation by this weekend or early next week and plan to file with the city auditor for board of elections review. Meanwhile Service Director William Mount said a substation may enable Ohio Edison power in Norwalk, with a cost discussion possible today or Wednesday and a meeting set for Thursday with firms that worked on the plant improvements.
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