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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1970
Page
1
Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet Boigny announced asylum for defeated Biafran leader Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu. Ojukwu had arrived in the country after fleeing his province before its January 15 surrender to Nigeria.
Two Baruch College professors in Norwalk say downtown needs traffic flow and parking improvements to become an accessible shopping center. They urge one way streets and adjusted on street parking to support a broad mix of national and local stores and curb by pass impacts.
Nigerian officials said they knew nothing about President Nixon's announced aid including more planes and 40 000 tons of food to Nigeria. Lagos newspaper claimed Secretary of State Rogers was not welcome in the country. Official spokesman Alison Aguida urged asking Nixon for details.
Snow flurries possible this afternoon and tonight with highs in the 20s and lows near 0 to 15 above. Saturday should be partly cloudy and warmer in the upper 20s with Sunday mostly cloudy and milder. Precipitation chances peak today at near 100 percent, then drop to 30 percent tonight and 10 percent Saturday. Norwalk highs 19 and lows 5 below, with 0.08 inch of precipitation and one inch of snowfall reported. Births include two Milan and North Fairfield couples. a Greenwich birth. a Euclid-Norwalk marriage license application. and death reported for Edward Hertenstein at age 75.
Norwalk’s 1969 Police Report shows offenses up 8 148 from 1968 with break ins surging 300 percent. Convictions rose to 22 percent, patrol hours shifted to investigations, and total arrests increased from 790 in 1964 to 1 065 last year.
Norwalk St. Paul high school football earns two players on the forthcoming Prep All-America Top 11. Quarterback Chris Amato named among the nation’s top 11 and end Mike Wasiniak listed in the Top 100, with 500 others honorable mention.
William Lewis of the Community Action Commission announced that Head Start applications are being accepted for children ages three to five from low income families. The CAC office above the Fashion Shoppe handles the program and distributes applications. Grassroots meets the same evening noted plans to reorganize the Community Thrift Shop on Seminary Street, which will suspend operations Feb. 1. Grassroots aims to form a local legal aid society and recruit volunteers to support youth housing and legal aid programs.
John F. Staples Jr. filed petitions to run for county commissioner against incumbent Arthur Leak. A Fitchville resident and former Huron County Board of Education president, Staples cites highway, landfill, and budget experience from his long career as an excavation contractor and school official. If elected, he would seek to ease tensions between highway department employees and administrators and run landfill operations more self financially. Staples, 56, served on the county board since 1960 and led the Fitchville Local School Board. he would resign from the county school board if elected. He and his wife Ruth have three children, Cathie, Theodore, and Karen.
Donald L. Norris 31 of 280 W Main St pleads guilty to grand larceny in Common Pleas Court for stealing 186 from Woolworth manager Mrs. Shhumer after waiving indictment. He receives one to seven years in the Ohio State Penitentiary. armed robbery charge dropped. Judge Vetter rejects probation citing risk to public safety. Norris was unemployed after being fired from Lorain Journal in November.
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