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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1973
Page
1
Thousands braved 20 degree weather to line McKnight Road for a mile long banana split in St Paul Minnesota. The crowd gathered under a bright January sun despite the chill to partake in the unusual carnival spectacle.
Washington UPI reports Elliot L. Richardson was set for easy Senate confirmation as defense secretary after the Vietnam cease fire reduced opposition. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield doubts Nixon nominees will clear before the Feb six day Lincoln birthday recess slated to begin Feb 8.
UPI reports widespread clergy reaction to the Supreme Court decision with Catholic leaders condemning the ruling. Msgr. William F. McDonough, of Washington DC, likened the decision to King Herod's slaughter of Bethlehem infants, calling the court's action a murder of the unborn.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew lands in Agana Guam en route to Southeast Asian capitals for high level discussions. He is reported to possibly welcome returned American prisoners and will rest during the stop without press access.
Postal workers in Tel Aviv defused eight Arab guerrilla letter bombs mailed from Istanbul on January 25. Police warned of possible further parcels. This was the second batch found in 15 days after one exploded injuring a suburban schoolteacher. two more had already been defused on January 14.
Weather forecast calls for clear, cold night with lows 10 to 15 and a 30 percent precipitation chance today. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Norwalk high 30 low 15. several marriage license applications listed along with births and obituaries for local residents.
Hundreds of American families await word on loved ones missing in Southeast Asia as a Communist list released in Paris identifies 555 captives and 55 believed dead. Pentagon says list incomplete and Laos data pending. Families seek clarity as officials warn the process could take months or years.
Fighting continues in Vietnam as both sides accuse violations after the cease fire. Government reports say 480 Communist attacks since the truce, with nearly 400 Vietnamese killed. A U.S. serviceman dies of wounds from Sunday, first U.S. casualty since the truce began, while air operations in Indochina wind down.
Lt. Col. William Nolde of Mount Pleasant Michigan the last American to die before the ceasefire in Vietnam was killed by an artillery round at An Loc just 11 hours before the truce. He served 22 years including Korea Italy Germany and the Far East and was a ROTC professor at Central Michigan University. His wife Joyce and five children learned of his death the day the ceasefire took effect.
The Pentagon lists fourteen Ohio prisoners of war including Edward Mechenbier from Dayton and Paul Kari of Spencer among Air Force Army and Navy personnel. Also released were 55 U S servicemen North Vietnam said died in camps, among them James Connell of New Carlisle.
Norwalk held a city wide celebration Saturday evening for the Vietnam cease fire. Sirens church bells and car horns joined in a 10 minute toll and nearly 30 minutes of honking as residents gathered on Main Street and Whittlesey Avenue. Rev Eldon Smith of St Pauls Episcopal led 24 attendees at a neighborhood open communion service.
At Clark Air Base Philippines three Air Force supply sergeants prepared to dress returning prisoners of war in new U S military uniforms. Master Sgt Aline Williams Jr of Cincinnati and assistants Sgt Bobby Burgess of Man West Virginia and Sgt James Arena of Portland Oregon will be among the first to greet the POWs.
Willard area couple, Mr and Mrs Dale Vogel, learn their son Lt. Col Richard Vogel, a fighter pilot held since May 1967, is among North Vietnam prisoners to be released. His return date and flight details to Andrews Air Force Base are pending. The family awaits his homecoming in Hampton Virginia with four children and his wife Betty.
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