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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1973
Page
2
Gov. John J. Gilligan signed a record 9.9 billion dollar state budget for 1973 75 in Columbus. The measure increases spending by 30 percent over the current level and takes effect at midnight to start the new biennium. The signing was low key with aides present and lawmakers absent.
Sharon L Rickard 24 of Sandusky was cited for failure to stop in an assured clear distance after rear-ending James A Lowe 31 of Willard on Ohio 113 near Ohio 60 in Erie County. Lowe slowed for a preceding car. Rickard claimed injuries but received no treatment. Additional Friday incidents include a minor U S 224 tire blowout crash near New Haven Ind and several parked-vehicle damages with no injuries or citations.
Nevada state highway engineer Grant Bastian says the Nevada Highway Fund will get $9.4 million in interim federal funds from Congress after the fund tumbled to 63 cents two weeks earlier. He says funds were being “sweated.”
Ohio Edison Co filed with PUCO to raise rates for industrial customers by about 22 percent and for commercial and residential customers in non ordinance areas by about 28 percent. The move would lift annual revenue by 39.7 million dollars and add roughly 17 cents a day to the typical non ordinance area home bill. President D Bruce Mansfield cites higher operating costs and environmental commitments as inflation presses prices, noting past increases did not keep up with costs. Norwalk customers are exempt for now due to a two year protection from a municipal sale agreement.
Obituary notices detail John Kline 76 dying at his son Robert E.’s home after living in Florida for seven years. The Norwalk barber, WWI veteran, Eagles member, and St Paul parishioner is survived by a large family. Additional notices list Dr George Nicholson and Arthur White dead in Willard, with service details and survivors.
The Bureau of Employment Services reported Ohio jobless rate at 3.5 percent in May. Through May the unemployment rate varied between 3.3 and 3.6 percent, with $62.9 million in unemployment benefits paid out statewide.
City Engineer Jim Widman reports Norwalk street resurfacing will finish early next week weather permitting. White Allotment work wraps Monday and Tuesday, Woodward Drive added to the program, Henry Street may be delayed to later summer if rain continues and asphalt paving depends on conditions.
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