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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1975
Page
1
President Ford said he would veto a gasoline rationing bill and reject authority to impose wage price controls. He warned against driving the government another 75 billion dollars in the red. He said the U S reserves the right to go to war to prevent economic strangulation from overseas oil cuts, though this was a hypothetical extreme.
George Peters, 39, a 12 year Checker Cab Co. veteran and father of five, was found shot to death in his wrecked cab in Cincinnati. Peters was described as the number one driver and a fine example to younger staff by Checker general manager Walter Roberts.
Mountain tribesmen burning rice stalks near Kontum airfield accidentally launched a rocket attack on Kontum 260 miles north of Saigon. Winds drove flames into a buried explosive tank trap triggering explosions that killed five and wounded six. Rockets fired from the airfield struck homes and shops in Kontum.
The Supreme Court voted five to four that public high schoolers have due process rights and must receive an informal hearing prior to suspensions. Nine Columbus teens faced suspensions up to ten days without any hearing amid 1971 unrest. A second dispatch reports a 20 ship convoy traveling from Tan Chau up the Mekong toward Phnom Penh under rebel fire to avert food shortages.
United Press International reports a thaw in war talk as Israel and Egypt seek a breakthrough in stalled peace negotiations. Defense Minister Shimon Peres signaled willingness to trade Abu Rodeis oil fields in Sinai for a peace agreement, saying peace could trump oil.
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with teens lows and a high in the low 30s Thursday. 20 percent precipitation chance tonight and Thursday. Winds variable near 10 mph. Births: Mr and Mrs Carl Stevens, Willard, a girl.
Monday's question asks if Thomas Heydinger's Army service should count toward the six years of practicing law required in Ohio. Voters split with 69 percent backing service as a plus for his appointment and 31 percent opposing tying service to qualification.
Fans protest after St Paul received 100 of Monroeville Friday night tickets while Monroeville kept 500. Call or vote on whether Firelands Conference should mandate visiting team ticket percentages by midnight.
Monroeville High School officials report ticket scalping for the St Paul basketball game in Monroeville. Tickets resold at 8 dollars for students and 20 dollars for adults, well above normal prices. The game could decide the Firelands Conference title and sold out since Monday.
Mayor Wayne Goodsite halts spending to cover a projected 284000 shortfall in the 1975 budget. Finance Director Douglas Colvin cites erosion of city tax revenues, especially income tax, as officials adopt a conservative approach.
Brooker Brothers Forging Co in Norwalk halted most furnaces and laid off 50 of 75 workers for at least three weeks due to a gas allotment cut. The plant plans to switch seven furnaces to fuel oil by April 1 and project back to full staffing in three to four weeks. The city faces revenue shifts as officials reassess 1975 budgets amid fuel and tax changes.
Erie County prosecutors weigh moving forward on a felonious assault count against Dennis Dussell for the August attack on Ruby Kohlman while he serves a murder sentence for Jodi Ruble. Judge McCrystal ordered Lima State Hospital care as Dussell is found mentally ill.
Carl S. Taylor, 22, of Sandusky, escaped serious injury after his car wrapped around a power pole on Ohio 99 near Monroeville. Rescue workers used a gas saw and hydraulic tools to free him. Passenger Joseph C. George, 23, Sandusky, was injured but not trapped. Taylor was charged with reckless driving.
Wage negotiations between city administrators and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association resume next Thursday at 7 30 p m The first meeting in a month will discuss economics The city offers 33 cents per hour with OCSEA seeking 50 cents per hour plus a quarterly cost of living adjustment The last meeting was December 26.
The Raymond Stiert family says they were billed 20 percent extra for an apartment that did not exist after moving to 17 Williams St. They only learned of the surcharge when an electric department employee phoned. They seek $270 to $300 refund as the Village Board of Public Affairs investigates.
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