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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1973
Page
1
Firefighters were called to 31A Bouscau Ave after Chris McKinney’s car generator began smoking. Officials say the battery was installed in reverse in the vehicle owned by McKinney of Willard. A series of local notices follow.
A tractor-trailer struck a parked car at 62 Monroe St in Monroeville early today. Driver William E. Strong 32 Clyde was taken to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital in fair condition with forehead lacerations. The accident value is unknown. Three candidates filed to run in the Nov 6 election Alta Louise Forgerson Monroeville James C Laser Greenwich Norman L Butler Wakeman Township. Two contracts totaling over 1.5 million were awarded to The Paul E Bleile Co by the Ohio Department of Transportation for I 70 projects in Muskingum and Licking Counties with work starting later this fall and finishing in fall 1974.
J Paul Getty III the 16 year old grandson of billionaire J Paul Getty is missing and feared kidnapped in Rome. Police warn of serious case as authorities launch a citywide search across cafes and plazas where he frequents with friends. his mother Gail Getty reports a ransom call.
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with a low around 68. Saturday brings variable clouds and a high near 80 with a 20 to 30 percent chance of showers. Norwalk temps: high 78, low 57, humidity 86 percent at 7 am dropping to 52 by 7 pm. Births and several marriage license applications noted for local residents.
The 1974 Huron County general fund budget totals about 11 million with department requests at 1.494 million and anticipated income of 1.505 million. Sheriff, prosecutor, clerk, and welfare offices seek increases, while officials note possible midyear adjustments amid changes in law, taxes, and funding. Nixon hospitalized with viral pneumonia at Bethesda Naval Hospital amid Watergate concerns. doctors report no complications and a week’s expected rest.
Louis Paxton resigns as city swimming pool manager after Park and Recreation Commission meeting amid claims he spent insufficient time at the pool. The panel named Mary Widman head lifeguard and Jane Schlader assistant, and granted lifeguards up to three day suspensions for rule violations.
Four men were killed and two injured when a Union Pacific freight train struck a section gang moving old ties from one side of the track to a truck on the opposite side in Pocatello Idaho.
Huron County Grand Jury holds a rare second session with 29 or 30 cases planned. Ten cases heard in Bellevue court involve narcotics. undercover agents from Multi-State Unit Corp., Columbus, testified as witnesses.
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