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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
1
In Toledo and nearby counties floodwaters slowly drop after winds up to fifty mph drove Lake Erie water over dikes. Over 800 people fled homes Sunday as severe storms and floods disrupted northwestern Ohio communities. President Nixon press remarks referenced in Washington.
Golda Meir, age 75, announced she will run for a four year term as Israel's prime minister amid broad public support reflected in a recent poll. Nixon welcomed Soviet leader Brezhnev at the White House for seven days of summit talks amid a rainy welcome with a 21 gun salute.
The FTC directs 11 shampoo makers to substantiate claims including dandruff reduction and hair conditioning. Proctor and Gamble Co. of Cincinnati faces Head and Shoulders Shampoo in the list, part of a broader campaign to require evidence for major advertising claims across industries.
Houston reports Skylab crew Charles Pete Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz exceeded Russia's 24 day space endurance mark reaching 25th day of flight on the 500th orbit. They aimed for a four week stay with a splashdown planned Friday and sent regards to Soviet cosmonauts.
Weather report notes high 70s to low 80s with clouds, chance of rain at 10 20 and 50 percent on successive days. Norwalk highs 78 lows 60 precipitation trace. Marriage license data lists multiple couples from Milan Norwalk Ashland and other towns. Births and deaths provide names ages and locations of residents.
The aircraft carrier Wasp en route to a scrap dock in Newark Bay crashes into a Penn Central Lehigh Valley rail bridge, jamming it in the open position. No injuries reported. ship's radar gear and railing ripped off. Bridge damaged and out of alignment. harbor traffic continues. Wasp was sold for scrap to River Terminal Development Co. of Kearny and departed Boston on Saturday.
Dean J. Ortner 45 a Wakeman resident and veteran stunt pilot died when his SNF North American trainer crashed during a Father's Day air show at Shelby Community Airport. Investigators say a double snap roll went wrong after the first roll. He had about 21 000 flight hours. Ortner had survived a 196? accident in Beaver Falls and remained active in aviation. He leaves a widow Lois a son Steven and a daughter Joanne along with his father and siblings. Funeral arrangements were set at Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman.
Navy divers failed in a second attempt to free four men from the 21 foot Johnson Sea Link stuck 360 feet beneath a sunken destroyer off Key West. A slack tide rescue was planned as currents hindered progress with all men reportedly alive though possibly unconscious from carbon dioxide.
The Postal Service likely will raise first class mail rates from 8 to 10 cents in January to cover higher wage costs. Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen said the increase may be proposed to the Postal Rate Commission in September, potentially adding about $1 billion yearly. Antrim, 44, Huron County judge, admitted to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital in fair condition after a September collapse.
Huron County Commissioner Maurice B. Smith predicts many county rest homes including Shady Lane will close if new fire safety rules are enforced. Sprinkler systems by 1974 and room by room smoke alarms by 1975 are seen as unaffordable for the century-old facility with 37 residents.
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