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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1972
Page
1
In Tokyo teen-age beauty contestants from 45 countries mobbed Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka at the official residence, with Miss Britain kissing him on the cheek and triggering a lipsticked stampede. Tanaka joked about feeling like a flower garden.
British troops moved into Andersonstown Lower Falls Road and Markets districts capturing explosives and weapons. An army spokesman said 58 suspects were arrested as IRA claims attacks killed 16 people in the last 24 hours.
Mostly sunny and warm with a chance of afternoon thundershowers today and Sunday. Highs near 80s to 90 inland, lows in the 70s. Norwalk high 90, low 70. Precip 30 today, 20 tonight, 30 Sunday. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Moon and sun times listed. Deaths: Mrs. Margaret V. Bigler 83 Clyde, Mrs. Josephine Ludban 71 Willard, Willie Whitfield 75 Willard.
World champion Boris Spassky retreats to a downtown penthouse amid reports from Russian sources that he is irritated by challenger Bobby Fischer. Fischer’s second Rev William Lombardy says Spassky may crack by game six as Fischer presses an aggressive, non-Russian style in the 24 game series.
Alexander Martin Lendrum known as Red, longtime Norwalk Vault Co. president and aviation pioneer, died after a brief illness at Memorial Home. He was 77, born in Parsons Kansas, educated at Colorado College and Denver University, served as Army Air Corps lieutenant, piloted the 1919 Pike's Peak first flight, and leaves a wife Hazel, son Tom, six grandchildren, a sister, and relatives. Funeral Monday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Heaston-Hile Funeral Home handling arrangements. No calling hours.
Air pollution in Eastern Ohio eased late Friday into today as wind increased and stagnation subsided. State Health Director John Cashman led a team through the area and four Environmental Strike Force assistants sought restraining orders to push industry to curb emissions. The National Weather Service warned the stagnation would continue at least part of today.
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton says he and George S. McGovern have a healthy disagreement on major issues including universal draft eligibility and McGovern’s plan to cut the F15 jet program. Eagleton also outlines campaign focus on law and order, urban crisis, environment and aged, with visits planned across the states to balance McGovern's campaigning.
Mayor Wayne Goodsite called an executive session to report on talks with Norwalk Furniture Corp about sewer connection charges for a 1970 line and to consider raising on street parking to ten cents an hour. He outlined a planned new West Main and South Hester Street lot rate and potential citywide on street hikes.
An alligator 10 to 14 feet long attacked two boys in a Lake Worth artificial lake. Patrick Parler, 2, survived major surgery with a stomach puncture, and Jeffrey Horton, 11, suffered a foot injury. A prior Week attack near Fort Lauderdale involved a five foot gator grabbing a 10 year old girl who was not seriously hurt.
Washington reports that retail food costs in a typical family market basket increased 1.7 percent in 1971, the smallest rise in four years. The Agriculture Department issued the data as inflation slowed over three months while GNP surged to the highest since 1965. Economic adviser Herbert Stein called the batch of statistics encouraging and predicted continued growth with falling unemployment and easing meat prices.
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