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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
1
A 12 year old girl, Isabel Salazar, spent three days wandering New York under the influence of LSD and marijuana. She was in psychiatric treatment and said she hallucinates on anything now after her father Dr. Guillermo Salazar retrieved her from the streets.
Ford Motor Co says about twenty five thousand seven hundred assembly workers will be laid off in February for up to three weeks due to lagging new car sales. Eleven thousand five hundred of them are at three Detroit area plants with other cuts in Atlanta Los Angeles St Louis San Jose and Mahwah for varying periods.
Fire erupted about 5 a.m. in a storage space four levels below the flight deck of the carrier USS Wasp berthed at the South Boston annex. One Boston fireman was injured by smoke inhalation. The ship had arrived Jan 9 for refitting and was to depart Feb 19. In Cincinnati, City Council planned talks with Municipal Employes Union on a 25 day strike after a large march of 1,500 workers demanding settlement.
Robert Gaines admitted to firing a .22 revolver at a gas station vending machine in Indianapolis after two years of alleged cheating by the machine. He was fined 160 dollars and given 10 days in jail on charges of drawing a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct, and shooting inside city limits.
North Vietnamese MIGs for first time since bombing halt shoot down an American helicopter during a rescue near the Laos North Vietnam border. Eight men are missing. A Thailand based F105 Thunderchief with two crew is shot down during attacks near Laos and North Vietnam. The Paris peace talks deputy reports three other American planes shot down in the same day.
Mostly cloudy and colder with a chance of flurries tonight and highs in the 30s. Winds NW 15 to 25 mph. Marriage license issued to Harold J. Lynch II and Betty J. Smith of Norwalk. Births include several local families and cities. Deaths noted for Mrs. Eleanor Zimmerman and Mrs. Nell McKitrick.
Residents along the Vermilion River near Clarksfield face rising flood risk as an ice jam blocks two bridges on State Routes 60 and 18. Mrs. Charles Tetrick reports seepage and lines up calls to authorities to dynamite the jam to restore flow. Local officials consider highway department help.
President Nixon named Charles J. DiBona, 37, former Center for Naval Analyses president and Rhodes scholar, as the nation’s Selective Service director. DiBona, Annapolis graduate and former naval officer, would replace Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, recently shifted to White House consultant duties amid antiwar pressure.
A mid winter thunderstorm hit Norwalk Wednesday night sending rain across city snow cover washed away. Temperatures peaked at 56 with near inch rainfall and lightning. Some streams spilled their banks whileForecast calls for a freeze tonight with possible flurries and precipitation dropping to 20 percent by Friday.
Norwalk police report leads in the selective service fire and have questioned several locals. Investigators search ashes in the draft board basement at Citizens National Bank building for clues while fingerprints are sought outside the office. Officials from Akron and Columbus assistance expected. salvageability of burned files uncertain.
Edward and wife Briney set a shotgun trigger at their 80 acre Eddyville farm in 1967 to deter thieves. A prowler was wounded in 1967, Marvin Katko later sued and won 35 000 dollars plus costs. Farm sold at sheriff's sale to partly pay Katko. a trust plan was proposed. State Senator Van Gilst pushes bills to balance safety and rights.
Norwalk residents report chronic telephone problems with Northern Ohio Telephone Co. Complaints include missed calls, unconnected direct dialing, and lines down for days. Business owners say delays cost sales as suppliers and customers cannot be reached. Officials defer to public relations chief John Helman for comment.
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