27 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1974
Page
1
Vernon B. Stouffer, former Cleveland Indians owner and Stouffer Corp. president, died after a massive coronary Friday night at St. Vincent Charity Hospital. He was 72 and sold the Indians in 1971 to Nick Mileti’s group.
Roy Blalock of Knoxville became the first handicapped participant in Boys Nation and Boys State after the American Legion, setting aside bylaws, allowed him to participate with an interpreter. He was elected vice president at the national meeting held at Gallaudet College in Washington.
California Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke sits with his family as a 12 jurors resume deliberations in a U.S. Courthouse perjury case. They weigh whether he lied to a Senate committee about ITT offering help to fund the 1972 GOP convention and discussions with John Mitchell before an antitrust settlement.
Ohio motorists will keep current license plates for 1974 instead of issuing new 1975 plates because of steel shortages and inflation. Acting Highway Safety Director Fred A. Vierow cited unavailability of steel and the inflationary economy as the reason for renewing existing plates.
Rev. Norman R. Lenski, 44, filed three lawsuits totaling 19 million dollars in U.S. District Court against Paine Webber Jackson Curtis Inc E F Hutton and Merrill Lynch accusing negligent handling of his accounts. Lenski says he earned 3 million from stock trading then lost 2 million and faced bankruptcy.
Louis Harris poll of 1,447 adults from July 17 to July 21 finds 53 percent believe the House should impeach President Nixon while 47 percent think the Senate should convict if impeached. Fifty-three percent favor impeachment. 34 percent oppose. 13 percent unsure. Forty-seven percent support conviction. 34 percent oppose. 19 percent unsure.
In Huntsville Texas Fred Gomez Carrasco an accused murderer and drug smuggler refuses to reveal how he will trade 11 hostages for freedom He is heavily armed and warned officials not to underestimate his bid for escape Prison spokesman Ron Taylor said authorities will consider any negotiating option.
Weather forecast shows mostly sunny warm conditions with a chance of a shower or thundershower late in the day and cooler tonight. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s, with a 30 percent rain chance today, 10 percent tonight, and near zero Sunday. Also listed are sunrise and sunset times and two deaths: Eugene D. Charles and Robert A. Phillips.
General Motors reported 426 million in first half earnings, down 74 percent from last year as sales totaled 15.2 billion. Second quarter profit reached 306 million with per share 1.05 after a weak first quarter, amid inflation and higher production costs.
A 31 foot fishing boat Spook was hijacked by Clifford McRary and Patricia McRary with two children and forced to Havana. Passengers Earl Widener and Molly Dewitt were taken to Cuba and later freed. FBI in Key West plans piracy and kidnapping charges.
Ohio Body Manufacturing Co workers return to the plant Monday after Local 1195 of the United Auto Workers voted to accept a new contract. Eddie Cummings said a majority approved but refused to release vote results or contract details. The 129 hourly employees had struck May 29 when the two year contract expired.
Witnesses testified that a $250000 donation was discussed as a path to a presidential ambassadorship in Costa Rica or Europe. Herbert Kalmbach said Peter Flanigan proposed the plan in 1971 and Dr. Ruth Farkas later served as ambassador to Luxembourg after contributing to Nixon campaigns. Kalmbach pleaded guilty to related charges and was sentenced to prison and fines. President Nixon stated ambassadorships are not for sale.
Charles Colson testified to the House impeachment inquiry that President Nixon angrily threw an ashtray across the room after learning of the Watergate break in. Colson, former White House counsel, is jailed for obstruction in the Ellsberg affair and spoke July 15-16.
The condition of Richard L. Hutchinson improved from serious to fair after removal from intensive care at the Medical College of Ohio Hospital in Toledo. Hutchinson, 33, was shot July 18 by Norwalk Officer Gary DeWalt during a pursuit in a mobile home park while Lima authorities sought him on an abduction warrant involving a nine year old girl.
The House anti-impeachment bloc urged precise charging to ease Senate challenges while the Judiciary Committee held its fourth televised session. Impeachment supporters won a 27 to 11 vote to keep the claim that Nixon made false or misleading statements in the articles, as debate continued. Separately, David Kerr, 81, was listed in poor condition after head injuries from a car collision on West Main Street.
Newark Towne and Country Theatre presents a W C Fields program with Never Give A Sucker An Even Break and Man on the Flying Trapeze showing tonight at 8 p m. Fields stars in both features.
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