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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1973
Page
1
Prime Minister Olafur Johannesson urged the world to aid Icelandic victims on the mainland with prefabricated houses and funds after the Helgafjell eruption left homeless. On Heimaey salvage crews searched mud and ash for belongings as residents fled a week earlier.
Agriculture Department data show the typical family food market basket cost rose to 1338 dollars for the year, up eight dollars in December. Beef prices climbed to about 1.14 dollars per pound, with margins by supermarkets offsetting an additional rise of up to eight cents.
Washington UPI report notes red carnations as members of the House paused to honor late Rep. Frank T. Bow R Ohio who died last November Bow served 22 years and had been named ambassador to Panama by President Nixon Bow's longtime friend Rep. William E. Minshall R Ohio led the eulogies praising his public service over self interest.
Washington UPI report says W A Tony Boyle, former UMW president, had his annual pension cut from 50 000 to 16 000. The union's executive board also reduced eight top salaries by about 40 percent after Boyle lost a court ordered election to Arnold Miller.
Washington through diplomacy and public statements urges Hanoi to release a list of American POWs in Laos and to account for 56 other known POWs not on the official roster. Officials say acknowledging them could add more than 100 names to the 555 living and 55 dead POW tally presented in Paris at cease fire signing.
Gene E Robinson and Pierre F Lyles, two 16 year old cousins from Union Pier Michigan, were shot returning from a visit to Chicago. Robinson died from gunshot wounds and Lyles remained in critical condition after the attack Sunday night while waiting for a train home.
UPI reports fighting easing sharply on the second full day of the Vietnam cease fire but military officers warn it is premature to forecast continuation. Saigon command says four of five main highways out of the city cut by Communist troops are now open.
Weather clears tonight with 20 degree low and 10 percent precipitation today. Cloudiness rises Wednesday with a high in the mid 30s and a 20 percent chance of rain. Winds shift from 10 to 15 mph today to southeast tonight. Norwalk highs 24 lows 6. Humidity readings and sun and moon times listed. Deaths: Mrs Elizabeth M Hagen 80 Wakeman Mr Robert A Sanderson Sr 58 Vermilion Mr Matthias Murray Amherst.
Lady Bird Johnson said Nixon phoned Lyndon B. Johnson before his death to brief him on the Vietnam cease-fire, noting Johnson knew peace had arrived. She cited Johnson’s request on Jan. 19 to Horace Busby to draft a statement for the signing and praised Nixon Kissinger for keeping him informed throughout the talks.
Columnist Jack Anderson told Florida State University students the Joint Chiefs of Staff secret estimates foresee a breakdown of the Vietnam cease fire and a Communist takeover of South Vietnam within a year. He said he would publish the documents soon and noted the U S delayed the peace accord to aid Thieu with strikes and artillery. In Philadelphia Patrick Patrick, 10, won a WC Fields impression contest amid stage fright.
Leonard Hartwig of 3 High St. says the 124 Fairway Circle home in Sycamore Hills meets all specs and would welcome a jury trial. Siska alleges $8,000 in defects in the $42,700 house built last year and cites poor materials and workmanship. Hartwig cites bank inspections and a fully funded closing with only $300 escrow left for yard seeding.
President Nixon held talks with South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam in Washington on postwar relations between the United States and Saigon.
High school students in Junior Achievement will demonstrate their products and explain the JA program at an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. at Interior Design Systems, 50 Newton St.
Norwalk clubs and organizations increasingly hold banquets in towns like Monroeville Milan Huron Sandusky and Vermilion. The Elks Colonial Hotel Norwalk Junior High School and churches offer spaces for 50 to 800 guests with varied menus and cocktail service. Local developers back plans for a dedicated restaurant with banquet facilities but parking and utilities remain obstacles as they explore options.
John Matuszak a 6 7 280 pound tackle from Tampa was chosen by the Houston Oilers with the Nos 1 overall pick marking the second straight year a defensive lineman tops the draft. The Bengals took Isaac Curtis and the Browns picked Steve Holden with the 16th pick.
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