15 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
1
Authorities suspect plastic bags filled with explosive gas floated into the air caused several Norwalk blasts. Fire Chief Elmer McGuckin confirmed a bag fragment was found and a source described a cigarette fuse triggering acetylene and helium bags. Police denied an active investigation.
Michele Susan Dorsett 17, Whitehall High School in Columbus, was elected Girls State governor on Tuesday. She ran with the Nationalists Party as the convention runs this week at Capital University with other elected officials including Nancy Nemecek, Avis Lyons, Julie Washington, Penny Ward and Chloe Beal. In Lorain, Golden Curry 48 was charged with felonious assault after a dispute with youths left Alisa Watson 14 wounded in the neck. Watson is in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital.
A Cincinnati man sues Johnny Bench and Bob Bailey of the Reds in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court over 2500 dollars paid to become a distributor in a water purifier venture. He says only seven of ten purifiers were delivered and the promised training and marketing support were not provided.
Clear tonight with patchy fog and upper 50s low temps. Thursday partly cloudy with low 80s highs and 10 to 20 percent rain chances. Birth notices list Gilbert Bryant and William Harlow as new girls in Norwalk. Death notices for Ruth Nickels of Milan and Raymond A. Graham of New London.
Huron County deputies end a two week search for two runaways from Massachusetts after no bodies were found north of Monroeville. Sheriff John Borgia planned a 9:30 a.m. Thursday press conference with Prosecutor Richard Hauser to address the missing persons case and inmate confession from Lucasville Facility.
Tim Hohman photographs Chris an experienced sailor and Judy a self declared novice as they set up the sail and boarded a small boat for a calm evening on the water Tuesday.
In Cincinnati UPI reports coroner Dr. Fred Stine faced criticism for not autopsying all 162 victims of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire while identifying bodies for families. Pathologists differ over death causes with toxic fumes and carbon monoxide cited, and debates echoing through Kentucky and Ohio officials.
Leslie S. Bryant representing 237 McDonald’s operators urged the House Ways and Means Committee to apply sales tax to all food and drink, including takeout, arguing current rules create tax disputes and customer resentment. He noted takeout taxes could be avoided by dining elsewhere, while auditors could bill back taxes on eatery takeout.
Norwalk Board of Education votes to place a 1 million dollar bond on the November 8 ballot for a new Pleasant Street elementary addition with ten classrooms and repairs across all district buildings. Phase I of a 16 year plan, with future bonds and a levy to maintain facilities.
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