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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
1
The first 25 line up for a White House public tour were guided by Julie Nixon Eisenhower. She plans a summer of tours as the president's daughter welcomes about 10 000 tourists from Tuesday through Saturday to the executive mansion in Washington.
The Ohio Senate approved a bill requiring day care facilities for preschool and school age children to be licensed after July 1970. The measure passed 29 to 1 with no debate and exempts religious worship centers and facilities caring for fewer than five children.
Los Angeles singer Johnny Cash agrees to pay the federal government $82,000 after being sued for more than $125,000 over a 1965 fire in Los Padres National Forest caused by a defective camper exhaust. Settlement entered as a stipulated judgement. government sought $123,801 for fire costs and $1,325 for reseeding.
Shooting broke out in the streets of Santo Domingo eight miles from the hotel where Gov. Nelson Rockefeller was ending his visit. Early reports cited five injured.
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge thanked North Vietnamese negotiators for Hanoi’s pledge to release three captured American fliers soon. He expressed hope the move would lead to broader prisoner releases and progress in talks.
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of thundershowers today and little temperature change. Highs near 79 to 83. Tonight and Friday partly cloudy with afternoon and evening thunder chances. Lows around 57 to 63. Friday highs near 78 to 84. Saturday looks fair and warmer with light winds. Norwalk highs near 79 and lows around 59. Birth notices list four Plymouth and Monroeville births.
GREENFIELD IOWA residents plan a town wide effort to quit smoking sparked by a film plot. Mayor Dale Yount and two councilmen join as the drive begins in August with a bonfire fueled by tobacco and aims to inspire all 2200 residents to quit. Skeptics voice concerns about smoke and closet fires.
Norwalk plans a near 200 marching units Fourth of July parade starting 9 30 a m lining up on East Monroe Street. The day also features two barbecues and fireworks at the V F W and Lions Club grounds with chicken dinners priced at 1 50 and 1 25 for extra items. A majorette drill and parade awards will be presented at the fairgrounds where antique autos will pass the grandstand after the parade.
In Paris, Sen. George McGovern reports hours of secret talks with Hanoi and the Viet Cong yielding no satisfactory peace terms. He says no negotiations while U S forces stay and the Thieu Ky regime in Saigon remains unchallenged.
Patrolman Larry V. Naylor resigned from the Elyria police to join Norwalk, effective July 11. Norwalk’s service director will not release new hires names until July 9. The move comes amid Elyria tax reform battles and a referendum to repeal the city income tax.
In Kassel Germany 19 year old Juergen Peters a gas station attendant climbed a 104 foot water tower after a dispute at work. He threatened self harm but began descending as taunting spectators urged him to jump and he died during the attempt.
Norwalk police union president Ptl. Donald T. Hohler will switch from the police to the fire department amid wage negotiations. He retains police seniority and retirement benefits, with his fire classification and transfer date to be set by the Board of Control. Hohler, 30, studied for an exam after leaving a city plant job and also writes for the Norwalk Reflector.
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