08 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1976
Page
1
Baylor College of Medicine researchers will spend 100000 dollars over two years testing a male hormone as a birth control method. They seek 20 healthy men aged 20 to 40 for injections of testosterone over three months plus a nine month maintenance period with injections every three weeks. Hearst sentencing delayed for psychiatric evaluation in San Francisco.
Maple Heights Ohio police report a man John Greenwood 37 shot his wife Darlene 32 and children Scott 7 Christopher 5 Tammy 9 before turning the gun on himself. Darlene and the boys died at a scene, Greenwood died later at hospital and Tammy was treated and released in good condition.
Washington proposes a ban on trichloroethylene TCE used in some ground and instant decaffeinated coffee and possibly beer. Government experts are unsure if beer contains TCE. General Foods stopped using TCE in Brim and Sanka after NCI liver cancer findings in animals.
Clear tonight with a low near 60 and mostly sunny Friday highs in the mid 80s. Rain chance 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday. Winds light and variable tonight. Sunrise 6 01, sunset 9 03, moonrise 6 20, moonset 3 28. Births Mr and Mrs Curtis Johnston Norwalk boy. Deaths Mrs Effie Meeker Burdue 91 rural Berlin Heights Miss Mary Holmer 18 rural Bellevue.
Readers react to the U S Office for Civil Rights ruling banning mother daughter and father son school activities. Yes 12 percent and No 88 percent with callers urging Washington to cut funding or defend family events. Public vote by midnight via local phone lines.
In a quirky market, two firms sell rusted suspension cable chunks from the Golden Gate Bridge. Buyers can pay from 25 to 50 dollars for small pieces, with some plated in nickel or gold and others in brass or orange paint. Demand is rising and a price war is possible as total sales approach seven million dollars.
The Golden Gate Bridge District partners with Cablecraft on a heated sale of rusted bridge cable as memorabilia. Cablecraft sells four inch and longer chunks for 50 and 35 dollars, with 25 dollar pieces through Fisherman’s Wharf and mail order plans. Pat Casey, a former iron worker and Cablecraft founder, says about 3,000 units have shipped and more demand is coming.
President Ford hosts Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for a glittering White House dinner in Washington. The Queen praised the invitation as a generous gesture and reaffirmed Anglo American friendship as she and the Prince danced with Bob Hope and guests into the early hours.
Ohio Agriculture Director John Stackhouse filed in Huron County Common Pleas asking for a receiver for the Seaman-McLean Co. of Monroeville. The bank executor plans to sell the grain elevator and hardware businesses as creditors seek payment.
Teamsters Local 20 and Fanny Farmer candy studios near a tentative agreement after days of strike. A vote was delayed by a technicality as mediators reported four-location negotiations by telephone. The pact, described as very delicate, could face a Friday morning vote with about 335 plant workers on strike since May 31.
Norwalk California officials warn of a proposed Bicentennial caravan allegedly led by Al Palladino posing as president of the Citizens Action Council. A March letter claimed a July 8 stop in Norwalk, with no details provided and a Johnny Horizon symbol present.
Norwalk Senior Center members protested budget reductions that cut its two directors salaries. Ruth Ayres and Louise Powles, notified in May, had their $1,500 yearly pay halted as the city faced cuts. Commissioners debated cost saving and potential volunteer alternatives while noting aging staff.
Democratic candidate James L. Kimbler of Huron challenged Republican Marie Tansey to six debates in the 72nd district. Tansey declined to comment until she receives Kimbler's letter. Cities likely include Norwalk Willard Huron Vermilion Wellington and New London. Swanbeck retires after 22 years.
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