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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1970
Page
1
Li Thi Hoa a 22 year old in Nui Dat South Vietnam smiles after surrendering to Australian Forces near Nui Dat under the Saigon governments Chieu Hoi program. She says she was captured by the Viet Cong five years ago and served as a cook. Her fiance had married another after her surrender.
A two year old girl Regina Harris died when fire swept an apartment building in Lorain Ohio. A 32 year old woman Mrs Arthur Moore was treated for smoke inhalation. About 30 people were left homeless as the multi dwelling structure was destroyed. Damage was set at 15000 dollars.
The first Las Vegas gambling shutdown ends as a 94 hour strike by 14 000 union workers settles. The Culinary and Bartenders union wins a 31.5 percent pay raise. each side estimates a two million dollar loss. Nevada tax revenue drops by half a million dollars.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Richard Nixon, born Thelma Catherine Patricia Ryan in Ely Nevada in 1912, celebrated her 58th birthday with a quiet White House family gathering and gifts including a cake with carmel icing and green flowers. In Columbus Senator Stephen M Young urged revolt against U S involvement in Laos claiming extensive bombing and CIA control.
The Vatican released guidelines for priest training emphasizing sex education to help seminarians lead celibate lives. The document rejected calls for priestly marriage and urged bishops worldwide to implement education programs teaching sex beyond personal relationships.
In Siracusa Sicily a man, Rosario Forestieri, was killed by his own dog after the animal stepped on a rifle that fired during a hunting day meal. Police said the rifle’s safety catch was off and the weapon discharged.
Partly cloudy and cool tonight with teens and low 20s. Tuesday fair and milder with highs 35 to 40. 20 percent precip today, 10 percent tonight and Tuesday. Winds wnw 10-20 mph today, then 5-10 mph or less tonight and Tuesday. Norwalk high 29 low 14. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs James Wolford and a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Hawkins. Marriage licenses filed for Blyler Fritz Hafner Harvey Clevenger Gemmel. Deaths listed for Lila Shryock Minnie Cummings Mary Knapp Cheryl Resor infant.
Fire Chief Alfred G Howells blamed overloaded electrical wiring for a fatal fire in Mentor Ohio that killed four people Saturday. Authorities noted the blaze as the deadliest in months as investigators examined the scene and utility lines for clues.
Sixteen of a sixty car Norfolk and Western freight train derailed early Sunday in Monroeville. The train originated at Bellevue and was bound for Brewster. Ten cars were loaded. one lumber car was extensively damaged. Wheat lumber and trucks were also on board. Tracks were damaged but repairs were completed by midnight. The derailed cars were four cars ahead of the caboose.
Upi reports the 10,636 ton Columbia Eagle loaded with bombs for Thailand was taken over by two hippies after crew abandoned ship due to a false bomb threat. Rescuers from the Rappahannock recovered 24 crew members. the mutineers sailed to Sihanoukville with 15 remaining aboard the freighter.
A U S Navy EC121 aircraft crashed on landing at Da Nang Airbase killing at least 22 of the 31 Americans aboard. Eight or nine injured as the four engine Constellation struck a hangar amid flames. no ground casualties reported. The craft carried advanced aerial reconnaissance gear.
The municipal light plant has repaired a million-dollar boiler installed last May after two weeks of shutdown. Plant Supt. Donald Davis says the water-seal failure in January caused the latest outage and blames no single contractor. Repairs cost and bills await ordinance approval, with focus shifting to auxiliary equipment once boilers are fully fixed.
The New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam launches a week of antidraft protests with nonviolent sit ins and a strategy to burden draft offices with paperwork. Demonstrations target induction centers in about 70 cities as Senate hearings open on Curtis Tarr’s candidacy for Selective Service director.
Kendall L. Falke Norwalk High adviser was elected president of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisors Association for a two year term at the 46th annual convention at Columbia University. Falke has 19 years at Norwalk High with 30 top Medalist and All-American awards and the Gold Key Award.
In New Orleans UPI reports good weather kept a week-old oil slick from Chevron Oil's Charlie platform contained. Crews skimmed the Gulf waters around the platform as winds shift, with the slick stretching up to 10 miles north of the platform and 30 miles east of Venice, Louisiana, while exact size remained undetermined by the Coast Guard and Chevron.
Break-in at Merkle Ford Sales on U. S. 224 east of Willard reported by manager William Reed. A rear door was forced and a window frame taken apart to reach Reed’s office. a locked filing cabinet was ripped open and a dial knocked from the main showroom safe. Entry occurred between 9 p.m. Friday and 8:15 a.m. Saturday.
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