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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1976
Page
4
Twenty four Huron County youths competed in the Safety Talk Contest at the County Administration Building. Senior winners were Carol Beagle Norwich Klink Klatter 4-H and Mike Clark Firelands 4-H for Storm Safety and A Lifetime in Five Minutes. They advance to the Area Contest July 16 at Faith Lutheran Church Fremont.
Gov James A Rhodes will attend a July 12 dedication in New London for a 221 acre reservoir built with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and local village support. The project cost 1 883 000, includes a public swimming area and 146 acres of recreation land.
A list of land transfers shows Patricia Barber and others transferring parcels to individuals such as Howard Barber and Nelson Barnes. Transfers cover multiple townships including Norwalk area and Ridgefield with buyers named like Judy Bement and Henry Cassett. Names appear with spouses or widows and firms such as Boise Cascade Credit noted in the sequence.
Laraine G. Boyd, 57 Baker St. Apt. 35, faces reckless operation and leaving the scene charges after her car struck James A. Ewell, 22, on Norwood Avenue about 11 p.m. Boyd says she did not realize the impact until turning a corner. Ewell reported a northbound driver drifted left of center and struck his vehicle. both cars suffered heavy damage.
Former President Richard Nixon plans a quiet Fourth of July with his family in San Clemente watching Bicentennial events on television. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and her husband David Eisenhower will join in a family dinner followed by a fireworks display from a Pacific pier. On July 5 Mrs Eisenhower celebrates her 28th birthday.
Norwalk churches prepare Bicentennial services with special music sermons and testimonials. St Alphonus and First United events honor history with films, catechism, and parades while area churches plan Bible studies picnics and coffee hours.
The piece traces public prayer in America from Sept 6 1774 when Thomas Cushing faced a split among denominations over opening Congress with prayer. It highlights Sam Adams backing an Anglican preacher, Jacob Duche, and notes prayer as a continuing, evolving national practice with chaplains and designated days of prayer.
A Sunday puzzle page features a THOMAS JOSEPH crossword with clues across and down including Meshlike and Unfriendly look. A Cryptoquote by the same page decodes to a W Somerset Maugham quote about freedom and national values.
On its 200th birthday, the Census Bureau reports the United States will reach 215,667,979 citizens. Population grew from about 2.4 million in 1776, with new births every 10 seconds and deaths every 16 seconds. Immigration and emigration also shift the overall rate.
The principal's office at Norwalk High School will be closed July 5 through July 16. For urgent questions or services contact the Superintendent at phone 668 1989.
Ingmar Bergman, 58, ends self-imposed exile saying he longed for the Swedish summer. He flew in from Los Angeles where he spent time amid a tax dispute with the government and harassment claims. He described Los Angeles heat as unbearable and praised Sweden’s season.
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