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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1978
Page
1
Barbara Smith 28 decided to smash her 196? car with a baseball bat after it failed to start. King County Police Officer Jim Fuda found the vehicle wrecked with windows and headlights shattered and a pleased smile on her face. She told the officer she felt good about killing the car after years of misery and even offered neighbors and the officer a turn with their clubs.
Atlanta reports health officials caution that two vaccine doses may be required this fall and winter to guard certain age groups against a renewed Russian influenza. The Public Health Service expects a repeat of last winter’s three strains Russian, A-Victoria, and A-Texas, with ACPIC deciding if dual shots are necessary after ongoing vaccine field trials.
In Dearborn Michigan a Ford founder descendant led a parade of classic cars through Greenfield Village and lauded Henry Ford as a great visionary who put the nation on wheels. Meanwhile a Ford built weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida to join a global weather monitoring network.
In a bar fracas over a stool, a 25 year old man James Hudson died on arrival at St Marys Hospital. A 29 year old Kermit Ross and 24 year old Gary Rewal were wounded. the gunman remains unidentified. In Cincinnati, Senator Lowell Weicker warned that restricting children's TV advertising would curb First Amendment rights, calling the issue a misdirection.
Actress Judy Carne known for the Sock It To Me catchphrase was in serious condition after a one car crash in Upper Makefield Township Bucks County. A Doylestown Hospital spokeswoman said the 39 year old, whose Pineville Pa address was listed, suffered a fractured neck but was not paralyzed.
Alex Montoya told police he cut a taxi driver's throat from ear to ear with a boxcutter to feel the excitement. Timothy Henry, 42, of Los Angeles, was listed in stable condition at County USC Medical Center with a deep neck wound. Montoya, 38, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers tonight and Sunday. Highs near 90 and 80s, lows mid 60s. Precip chances 30 40 and 50 percent. Also obituary: Judge Frank J. Hiltz 77 of Norwalk. UPI reports Frank Lloyd Wright designed a single Best Service Station in Cloquet Minnesota.
President Carter closed his Panama trip with tries to reassure American Zone residents amid fears over canal handover. He met Gen Omar Torrijos and leaders from Colombia and Venezuela, toured the canal by helicopter, and spoke in Spanish to cheering crowds. A large crowd at Fifth of May Plaza heard Torrijos and Carter stress a new era of U.S. Panama ties and the smooth transition ahead.
National Airlines dismissed pilot George Kunz and copilot Leonard Sanderson for descending below minimum descent altitude and failing to issue altitude callouts before the May crash into Escambia Bay. The two were joined by flight engineer James Stockwell in receiving firing letters, per their attorneys, amid ongoing NTSB investigations.
Tuesday council considers ordinances to cite residents who fail to mow land and to rezone Old State Road property eyed by Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge for a new temple. Norwalk Masonic leader IRVING ROTH says move from Main Street temple remains tentative, with months to acquire 1.6 acres and years to build. The noxious weeds amendment ends certified mail notices and seven day mowing deadlines, shifting to citations and avoiding city mowing costs.
Norwalk wastewater superintendent Chaii Sweet Sweet reports state findings show virtually no mercury in the city system. He suggests prior readings may have stemmed from a mercury deposit in sewers now being flushed out. Sweet will monitor plants and tighten industry contact as new regulations take effect.
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