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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1970
Page
1
Organist Earl Grant famed for Ebb Tide died Wednesday in a New Mexico desert auto crash. He was 39. State police said a companion, Roosevelt Woods, 17, of Los Angeles, also was killed in the single car accident.
President Nixon tapped Labor Secretary George P. Schultz to head a new project to inject top level business management into the federal bureaucracy. The move, announced Wednesday, places Schultz in a pivotal role as his office of executive management and budget oversees every government program.
Four girls were injured at a Sylvania carnival when the Zig Zag ride came loose from its mooring and crashed into a steel ramp. Kimberly Schena 13 and Vicki Hasbrouck 12, both of Sylvania, were listed in critical condition. The other two riders suffered nonfatal injuries.
Viet Cong guerrillas overran Phu Thanh hamlet 16 miles south of Da Nang fatally wounding 75 civilians and injuring 83 others. In Cambodia Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops seized part of Angkor Wat and confronted Siem Reap airport, where Communist forces were driven last weekend.
The father of Allison Krause sues for 8 million dollars against the state of Ohio Governor Rhodes and two National Guard officers. He claims the defendants intentionally disregarded lives during the Kent State shootings on May 4. Allison Krause, 19, was among four students killed. The Krause family resides in Pittsburgh.
President Nixon's revised welfare plan meets Senate opposition as critics warn one in eight would go on welfare and liberals say 1600 dollars per year for a family of four is insufficient. Conservatives complain the plan lacks enough overhaul to improve outcomes for working families.
Senate Democrats accuse Education Commissioner James E. Allen Jr. of provoking his firing by publicly criticizing Nixon's Cambodia policy and urging removal of segregated schools. House and Senate leaders noted his persistent stance and stated the administration had no option but to dismiss him.
West Lake Erie shore sees mostly sunny warm day with highs around 85 to 90. Tonight mild with lows in the 60s. Friday mostly warm with a chance of thundershowers and a 20 to 30 percent precipitation outlook. Births list three local newborns and a marriage license application for David P. Glover Jr. and Linda L. Brown.
Guam officials report a labor shortage with an estimated 20 000 positions across professional and clerical trades. The UPI story notes hospitals and businesses seek nurses clerks secretaries electricians carpenters and cooks. Despite high costs of living and housing limits, employers welcome workers under the U S minimum wage and GI loan programs.
Ohio officials study a 1.6 mile stretch of U.S. 250 between Norwalk and Milan after a fatal crash near the Bargain Center. Officials consider slower speeds and no passing to ease congestion, with widening deemed impractical before a planned 1973 divided highway project. UPI briefs follow about Kennedy re election and Volpe transit grant.
State Auditor Roger Cloud says Ohio taxpayers spent about 1 million to fund National Guard troops on campuses over five months with costs likely to double in two weeks. The report itemizes payouts to guard units and highway patrol for Ohio State University, Kent State, and other disturbances including the Teamsters strike and flood relief, totaling 1.8 million for the current year to date.
William E. Thoresen III, a 32 year old heir to a steel company fortune, was shot to death in his Fresno home. His wife Louise Thoresen, 33, was jailed on suspicion of murder after fleeing to a neighbor and reportedly saying I shot Bill. Thoresen had been convicted in 1967 for assembling a large arsenal and illegal interstate arms shipments.
The state rejects angle parking on Main Street, shelving a plan to make Monroe and Seminary Streets one way. Norwalk Area Development Committee backs off angle parking, pursuing off street lots near the shopping area for 60 to 70 cars, with plans to seek city action and promote downtown parking.
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