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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1970
Page
1
Temperatures in Ohio will average a bit below normal for the five days Saturday through Wednesday. Daytime highs in the 30s with nights from the upper teens in the north to the mid 20s in the south. Colder Sunday and moderating by midweek. About half an inch of precipitation, rain or snow, Saturday and Wednesday, with snow flurries early in the week.
John H. Glenn Jr. formally began his U S Senate campaign in New Concord Ohio the birthplace of his political roots. He urged reexamining U S military activity worldwide and warned against allowing other Vietnams in his prepared remarks.
Vice President Spiro Agnew said he would be prepared to brief Sen J William Fulbright on his 11 nation Asia and Pacific tour when he returns to Washington. He called Fulbright a smart aleck and said the senator has blown his cool again. He offered to share his reflections if Fulbright asks.
Commerce Department data show the fourth quarter output of goods and services nearly flat while prices climb about 4.5 percent. The stagnant GNP implies limited buying power and signals a looming recession after the year ends.
Spec 4 William H Hahn 20 of Mansfield says Lt William Calley Jr won t go on trial prompting the Army to relieve him from his post as legal clerk at Ft Benning and threaten a court martial He is now mopping floors after the interview published by the Mansfield News Journal on December 28.
UPI reports Howard Metzenbaum, a Democratic Senate candidate, praised Ohio lawmakers for not raising the state ceiling on FHA and VA loan interest rates. He said if more states followed Ohio, the Federal Reserve might back down from its money policy.
Cloudy with a chance of light snow tonight and Saturday. Low tonight in the 20s, highs 25 to 35. Snow flurries possible Sunday, with 20 to 50 percent precipitation. Winds from 5 to 20 mph. Norwalk temps: high 35, low 15. No precipitation recorded. Births in Toledo and Willard. deaths listed for Floyd M. James and Edward A. Starkey.
Norwalk officials consider a five percent across the board raise for municipal workers starting March 1. The police union rejects this as insufficient amid ongoing wage talks tied to a 1969 income tax and an 18 year schedule. A police delegation met with Service Director William Mount to discuss the plan.
Norwalk officials study buying 5 000 to 7 500 kilowatts from Ohio Edison to cover standby equipment while major improvements cost 3 million dollars. A $12 870 monthly minimum would be charged regardless of use as council weighs transformer needs and inspection plans with contractors.
Norwalk residents may decide fluoride addition to city water in three Huron County systems. A 1971 state law requires fluoridation by 1972 unless voters reject it. The Heuron County Elections Board met with city officials to discuss ballot petitions and filing deadlines.
Hollywood star Jean Peters divorces the legend Howard Hughes after a decade of marriage. Once a farm girl from Canton Ohio she built a film career and a fortune but chose freedom over glamour. Friends say she may return to acting as she seeks independence away from Hughes and his security.
The 28,000 ton Pacific and Orient liner Oronsay carrying 1,500 aboard sits 400 yards offshore in Vancouver under medical scrutiny for a typhoid outbreak. Two passengers and 32 crew are hospitalized. officials seek the carrier amid fears of spread.
Vice President Spiro Agnew faced the loudest heckling of his Asia tour in Auckland as about 500 antiwar demonstrators protested outside his hotel and 300 police clashed with crowds. A man was arrested on a threat to kill Agnew while Holyoake and Agnew met to discuss Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
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