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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1970
Page
1
Reverend Billy Graham told UPI that Americans can honor the nation without claiming perfection. He and Bob Hope co chair Honor America Day a large Fourth of July observance planned in Washington and many other cities.
Edwin T. O Donnell of Norwalk promoted from colonel to brigadier general on July 1 in Bien Hoa Vietnam. He returns to the United States on leave with family in Alexandria Virginia before resuming duty for six months. He is credited with directing a 13 000 man engineer brigade and overseeing Vietnam road building and Allied operations. He is a West Point graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Tom J O Donnell of 3 Rose Ave Norwalk. He and his wife Patricia Theibert have four children.
House Speaker John W. McCormack testified he was unaware of influence peddling from his Washington office in a four hour session. He said he only briefly suspected Dr. Martin Sweig might misuse his name regarding a hardship discharge for a soldier.
A nationwide teen poll finds President Nixon as the top choice with mom and dad second and Bob Hope third among the ten most popular Americans. No hippies reach the top ten, contradicting headlines of wide youth revolt.
Cartoonist Al Capp announces he cannot challenge Senator Edward M. Kennedy in November because Massachusetts requires a candidate to be a registered party member for at least one year. Capp recently switched from Democrat to Republican, failing the registration requirement.
Mostly cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers today. highs in the 80s. Tonight cooler with a chance of showers. lows in the 60s. Saturday variable clouds and cooler. highs in the 70s. Sunday fair with little temperature change. Precipitation chances 60 percent today, 40 tonight, 20 Saturday. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph today, shifting to northwest then northerly. High 89, low 70 in Norwalk. Births and death notices follow, including a two month old and a daughter and a son, and Ingrid Eckstein.
Virgil Giles III twenty aged 18 of Willard, a South Central High School graduate, drowned in Greenwich Reservoir during a 2 a.m. swim. He and three others Jerald Underwood Randy Smith and Forbes Shipman tried to aid him as he struggled in about 10 feet of water after leaving work at Saginaw Wire.
A two year old Wakeman boy was saved from drowning at Valley Beach Thursday by a observant youth and lifeguard. Joseph Kraus was listed in satisfactory condition at Fisher Titus Hospital. The lifeguard began CPR and the child regained consciousness en route to the hospital.
Norwalk faced its worst natural disaster in 152 years as heavy rain and a funnel cloud caused record flooding. Tens of thousands lost water and power, 475 million gallons surged from the reservoir, two businesses were wiped out, and a 16-year-old was killed. Recovery was slow with curfews, National Guard help, and Red Cross meals for over 10,000 people.
In Cleveland unions representing city employees threaten to strike after contracts with 14 unions expired. Four unions gave two week notices, becoming legally eligible to strike July 14. Officials report wage demands cut from 110 million to 26 million as bargaining opens.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Milan Avenue will host all day food and concessions starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Barbecued chicken will be served indoors and outdoors. Fireworks display is planned for dark.
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