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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
1
In Columbus the House Judiciary Committee backs removing a provision that would raise legislators pay from 14 000 to 17 500 a year amid public pushback. Leaders say voter sentiment makes another raise unlikely this session.
Two former Navy frogmen in Fairhaven aim to descend to the sunken liner Andra Doria and recover about 2 million dollars in cash and valuables from a living habitat placed aboard the vessel. The ship sank 17 years ago on July 25 1956.
Investigators say fingerprints at a burglarized service station do not match 12 year old Santos Rodriguez, shot while handcuffed in a patrol car. His brother David, 13, said an officer played Russian roulette to force information.
Comedian Dick Gregory will wind down his nightclub career after two more appearances to devote his life to lecturing at colleges. His wife Lillian gave birth to their 10th child, an 8 pound 4 ounce son, at a Chicago hospital shortly after midnight.
Skylab astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma arrive to join prelaunch work for a 59 day space campout. They fly 138 jet trainers from Ellington AFB to Patrick AFB near the launch site for final practice ahead of Saturday's start.
Considerable cloudiness warm and humid with showers likely tonight. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. 70 percent rain today tonight and 50 percent Friday. Norwalk high 87 low 70. Marriage license for LaMar Zieber and Phyllis Bishop. Births noted at local hospitals. Deaths include Frank Slocum, 85, Berlin Heights.
The Labor Department released salaries for U S union leaders showing E Fitzsimmons of the Teamsters earning 125 000 with 6481 in expenses, followed by Murray W Miller at 100 973 plus 13255. Other leaders include Joseph Curran 85 257 and Peter Bommarito 25 000 with 6041 expenses, plus Meany Fosco and Abel among high earners.
In Norwalk, the summer art and photography program let students explore freely. Mike Lachowyn builds a balsa trolley model while Sharon Brooks prepares to shoot a photo. Participants include Nancy Ensminger Ruth Carrasco Carrie Buck and Jamie Ramian as the program concludes this week.
President Nixon refuses to comply with subpoenas for White House tape recordings in the Watergate probe. The Senate Watergate Committee, led by Sam Ervin, plans a rapid push to seek a declaratory judgment in court, with the Supreme Court expected to decide the issue on presidential privilege and access to documents. The panel may meet Friday to finalize its course as Nixon weighs a public statement after key aides testify.
A Cleveland area official and Columbus supermarket executive warn the Nixon administration failure to lift the beef price ceiling will cause a beef shortage within two weeks. Sam Saporito of Big Bear stores and Bernard C. Johnson of Brown Derby restaurants emphasize ongoing market disruption and potential closures.
A two year old female beagle, covered in diesel fuel with an inflamed eye, was found alive in the cockpit area after an Ozark Air Lines crash that killed 36 and left eight survivors. The dog was en route from Cape Girardeau to Wichita Falls when the plane crashed at Lambert Field during a severe storm.
A 7 p.m. concert is planned at Memorial Lake Park. City Council Planning and Zoning will hold an 8 p.m. meeting in City Hall to discuss zoning issues affecting beauty shops in residential areas. the public is invited.
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