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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1971
Page
1
UPI reports Speaker Carl Albert faced early trouble as the House rejected his request to veto Rules Committee bottling of bills. Albert described the setback as a drubbing while noting the Rules Committee's power to send contested bills directly to him remains unchecked.
Officials reported 1,400 sheep died in Antelope Valley Utah after exposure to halogeton a toxic goosefoot plant. Utah Gov Calvin Rampton cited lab tests confirming the deadly plant as the cause.
The Army says it drops charges against all enlisted men in the My Lai massacre matter, serving justice. Six officers face charges or investigations remaining for alleged participation or concealment of the infantry sweep that reportedly killed up to 310 Vietnamese civilians.
Akron University President Norman P. Auburn tells a legislative subcommittee not to cast all 12 state universities in the same mold during hearings at Akron University led by State Sen. Ted Gray. New York Stock Exchange marks busiest day in history with 21.68 million shares traded as Dow rises to 861.31 on strong gains.
Cleveland Police Chief Lewis Coffey announced the Fourth District will operate a four day week ten hours a day starting February 1 as an experiment. The plan aims to increase street manpower by 50 percent in the 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. period when most crimes occur.
Former President Harry S Truman, 86, was described as in good spirits and feeling better as doctors ran tests to determine the cause of stomach pains that sent him to the hospital on Thursday.
Mostly sunny and windy with highs in the mid upper 30s. Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and a 10–20 percent precipitation chance. High 40 Norwalk, low 20 Norwalk. Births to Mullins of New London a boy. Marriage license applications for Painter and Schiffel and Popa and Painter. Deaths listed for Ruth A Twaddle 63 and Marthaun 77.
Coast Guard examiner finds Great Lakes freighter captain Burris W. Wolters guilty of negligence for not aiding two men drowning in the Detroit River. Wolters faces possible revocation of his 38 year license. Victims were William Caminiti and F Bruce Sebold, drownings in Canadian waters under U S jurisdiction.
Mayor Harold E. Finch opposes forming another charter commission and may veto the ordinance putting the question to voters. The council adopted the measure 6-1, sending the May election question to voters while Finch weighs his decision and notes a veto would face a two thirds override. He aims to record his misgivings about the charter proposal.
Morgan Jones and Dr. Russell Fisher filed petitions for the councilman at large race. L William Ream also took out petitions, with Democrat Robert F. Burr and independent James Zuber in play. Filing deadline for Norwalk and Bellevue is Feb. 3, and Monroeville seat petitions were picked up by Thomas R. White. Donald C. Tedhams, a Bellevue Republican, is a newcomer. Four incumbents weigh in on a charter ordinance, with five councilmen indicating support if the measure returns to the mayor.
Dozens in Willard and nearby Tiro reported a diamond shaped UFO at about 9 p.m. Friday. Police deputies and a state trooper sighted the object twice over southern Huron County, with a family near Old River Road as a frightened witness. Two jets pursued the object after it vanished.
The sole woman who collected petitions to run for Norwalk council in the fourth ward, Mrs. Martha A. Rice, a Republican, withdraws for personal reasons with 19 signatures. She plans to explain to signers why she won't run and hints at a possible entry in four years. The field includes incumbent Democrat Robert Williams and independent Joe Ratliff.
Norwalk reported 1970 electric revenue of 1.3 million dollars. Bad accounts over the years total 3,401 dollars, less than three tenths of one percent unpaid. Largest balance 1,340 dollars owed by a local bakery bankrupt in 1968.
President Nixon unveils a $16 billion revenue sharing plan to empower state and local governments, defend welfare reform, and fund a cancer research drive as part of a broad reorganization of federal agencies. He urges deficit spending to curb unemployment and calls for a sweeping simplification of cabinet departments. The speech targets health, environment, and economic growth while facing a skeptical Congress.
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