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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
1
South Vietnamese officials predict a Viet Cong and North Vietnamese battlefield push in February with a power struggle in Hanoi delaying major policy changes until summer. Saigon expects Ho Chi Minh’s successors to decide their course after the fighting ends.
Israeli troops backed by armor and aircraft clashed with Jordanian Saudi and Arab guerrilla forces for 19 hours before withdrawing at 2 p.m. local time. It was the longest Israel Jordan conflict since 1967. Cardinal McIntyre resigns as Los Angeles archbishop at age 83. Birth control pills seen as risky but in demand, Senate probes told. Ohio drive collects 20 million signatures for environmental programming. Five Iraqi officers executed after thwarted coup attempt in Baghdad.
Fair tonight and Thursday with a cold snap. Lows drop to minus in the low teens. Light snow possible Friday with a 30 percent today, 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Thursday. Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph easing to southwest 10 knots by Thursday afternoon. Norwalk highs near 9 and lows around 6. Precipitation at .03 inch. Sunrise 7:49, sunset 5:28. Marriage license: Arthur E. Gross and Joyce A. Matthews. Births list and deaths noted.
A Norfolk and Western freight train blocked Benedict Avenue for over 30 minutes after a brake cable and coupling failed on a boxcar. Police expect no charges as the street is cleared. critics urge cost controls on city power upgrades and standby service plans.
Kenneth W. Reed, chief deputy auditor since 1939 and acting auditor since 1966, filed petitions to run for auditor. Bernard F. Kean, auditor since 1946, will not seek re election. Reed, 55, vows to continue Kean’s traditions and cites 22 duties of the office. He lives in Willard with wife Helen and three sons.
An application for 500000 to replace the Linwood Bridge will be filed with state officials next week. Donald Timmer of Richland Engineering says funds come from a 1968 bond issue to cover the entire cost and the project will proceed immediately. The new two lane bridge will be wider and may require more right of way between Seminary and Summit Streets with potential Norwalk Creek realignment for a better south end slope.
A three-judge panel found 34 year old Joseph D. Willis of 66 E. Main St. guilty of sodomy after a two day trial. Willis will be sent to Lima State Hospital for 60 days of observation before sentencing. Judges Robert J. Vetter Huron County Robert E. Henderson Ashland County and John D. Pincura Lorain County presided over testimony from 13 witnesses including the defendant.
Liz Carpenter former Johnson press secretary entertained at a Women’s National Press Club reception with wry jabs at Republicans and nostalgic shots at Johnson era aides. She joked about AG Mitchell and Kissinger and joked Agnew’s world trip yielded only rocks.
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