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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1978
Page
1
Newsweek reports Patty Hearst plans to marry Bernard Shaw, a San Francisco police officer who was her private bodyguard during her 18 months on bond. Shaw, 30, is divorcing his wife and reportedly plans to marry Hearst before she finishes her prison term.
Gary F. Inderhill and William R. Hall both of Leetonia were struck by lightning during a Sunday picnic at the Leetonia Sportsman's Club as severe storms skirted eastern Ohio. Police noted a thunderstorm watch in effect. the spokesman called it a freak event. Both men died on arrival at the hospital.
Brezhnev held a 35 minute Kremlin meeting with Muhammad Ali and designated the former boxing champion as his unofficial ambassador for peace with the United States. Ali described a cordial exchange, noting Brezhnev kissed him on both cheeks after the greeting. US officials called the meeting unprecedented in length and significance.
Ottawa reports resumed talks on a long term fishing accord with calls for immediate approval of an interim pact and an end to the reciprocal ban. Chief Canadian negotiator Marcel Cadieux cited urgency after suspending the 1978 provisional implementation. U S negotiator Lloyd Cutler said the ban hindered talks on fishing and mineral rights as offshore limits extend to 200 miles.
A Johns Hopkins survey of 1976 by Melvin Zelnik and John Kantner found contraceptives prevented about 680000 pregnancies among unwed teen girls in one year and could prevent more if more accessible. The study questioned the belief that access spurs sexual activity and abortions.
Jack and Edna Moran have observed a July 27 vow renewal each year since 1937. They first wed in Seaside Oregon after eloping, then remarried on their first anniversary in Seattle. The tradition, run with friends present, has spanned cities including Cairo and London.
Partly cloudy tonight with 80s today and a 10 percent chance of rain. Sunny Tuesday with 80 to 85 high. Sunday 88 to 60 with 16 hundredths of an inch rainfall. Sunrise 5 53 Sunset 9 04. Marriage license for John P Watts and Grace A Mills. births listed for Sommers Brewer Boguszewski Cook Wells. deaths include Mrs Viola Welch Mrs Elsie Helmund Mrs Alma Rossman. Theodore Roosevelt noted as first president to ride in an automobile and not fond of it.
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered Cleveland to pause recall certifications against Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich pending a ruling on whether to hear his suit. The stay blocks scheduling a recall election as Kucinich battles claims signatures were invalid. A Democratic party convention will be called to decide future party support, inviting all 650 precinct committeemen and the mayor to attend.
Fidel Castro denied Cuba aided Katangan rebels in Zaire and accused the CIA of meddling in Angola. He urged U S officials to respond to the charge, praised Carter as honest, and warned Brzezinski’s policy risked dangerous meddling and using China as pressure against the Soviet Union.
Rescue teams recovered 14 dead and searched Lake Pomona for a missing 9 year old after a tornado capsized the paddle wheel showboat Whippoorwill during a Saturday cruise. Weather service warned storms 10 minutes earlier but issued a tornado warning after the incident. Divers from Missouri aided the two hour, six-boat drag, as authorities vowed ongoing searches. Names and hometowns of the victims include Grace Vogel Topeka Pamela Nelson Wichita Norris Weiss Wichita Judy Patterson Topeka Mildred Lilly Topeka Sarah Reed Emporia Muriel Fuller Madison Zubaidah Isa Emporia and others.
The Vietnam Radio broadcast from Hanoi says Beijing demands the immediate closure of Vietnamese consulates in Canton Kunming and Nanking while Hanoi resists. Vietnam also asks Beijing to provide details on Chinese ships to evacuate ethnic Chinese from Saigon and Haiphong, with consent to enter port areas contingent on information about the ships and crews.
At Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio a ballroom porch collapsed injuring about 25 people. The group of 3000 Methodist church attendees from Ohio were on the porch when it failed, sending guests about 10 feet to the ground. Officials blamed overload on the old wooden structure and said victims were treated and released from three Sandusky hospitals.
Ripley Township clerk Donald G. Sparks admitted to two years of salary overpayments due to misposted revenue sharing funds. Audited in March, state examiner found Sparks should have received 2,067 in 1976 and 2,648 in 1977 but got 2,122 and 2,692 respectively. Sparks repaid the excess from his own pocket and the state auditor confirmed the correction after the Ohio Supreme Court overturned a prior opinion.
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