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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1972
Page
1
In Santa Clara seven children born to a mother using fertility drugs did not survive beyond 15 hours. One boy and one girl were stillborn, two boys died hours later, and three girls died early today. The two infant girls in isolettes at Stanford had the best chance to survive.
South San Francisco, Calif. UPI reports a mother, Mrs. Jacqueline Collum, says red tape in welfare rules led to her family's removal from county relief. She laments coping with paperwork while facing the heartsick burden of three dying children and notes donations from around the world.
Los Angeles agents seized about 500000 dollars in bogus twenty dollar bills and arrested 11 men linked to an Orange County based counterfeiting ring. The crackdown began February 24 after the counterfeit money surfaced in Boston Cleveland Denver Phoenix Albuquerque and other cities. Earlier in Ohio over 30 people were arrested for passing fake twenties with arrests in Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Cincinnati.
Hundreds of inmates escaped into common areas at Walpole State Prison. Fires were started and windows smashed before staff restored control with tear gas. One guard and one inmate were injured as commissioner Boone announced security at 4 a.m.
Philadelphia reporter notes Charles Coleman twenty five smiled during police questioning over a minor crash. He now faces federal charges for bank robbery after posters highlighted his gold tooth connected to a $22 000 March 7 holdup.
Paris police report a Maoist group named the Pierre Overney Organization has threatened to blow up Aeroflot jets unless a ransom of $526,316 is paid. The group claimed responsibility in a letter received at the Soviet Embassy, tying the demand to the March 8 kidnapping of a motor company executive and demanding payment via Orly airport authorities.
Secretary of State John D. Rockefeller IV blamed a coal company for negligence in the February flood that killed at least 117 people. He spoke publicly as a leading candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Weather outlook for Norwalk with cloudy cool conditions and a mix of sun. Birth notices include two boys and two girls born to local couples at area hospitals. Death notices report four residents passing at ages 57 to 95 in Milan Wakeman Plymouth Willard and surrounding areas.
Gigi, a seven ton gray whale raised in Sea World San Diego, has left her tank life and entered the Bering Sea. After an initial struggle to swim she began moving northward, aided by a radio tag and Navy help, showing signs of adaptation and resilience.
Norwalk High School hosts a 7:30 p.m. talent show next Thursday with sixteen acts to benefit the Dollars for Scholars fund. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. The event supports local scholarships and last year aided 28 Norwalk students.
Lobbyist Dita Beard calls a memorandum attributed to columnist Jack Anderson a forgery and hoax. The memo allegedly linked a corporate political contribution to ITT antitrust settlement. Beard, ITT lobbyist, issued a sworn statement from a Denver hospital bed.
John W. Rafal a 23 year old law student filed a 200 million dollar suit against ITT directors to hold them accountable. He alleges ITT chairman Harold S Geneen and others aided the Republican party with a 400000 dollar pledge. Rafal holds 100 ITT shares via Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott.
Monroeville High School sophomore Jim Davis 15 sustained a broken neck during a tumbling drill in physical education. Surgeons operated five hours Friday night and he remained in satisfactory condition at University Hospital in Columbus.
City Council agenda includes an ordinance to rezone Gallup Avenue from residential to trailer court use after annexation. Eastwood Drive residents vow to oppose. Planning Commission recommended mobile home park zoning 4 2. Also on the agenda are Widman’s request to rezone Whittlesey Avenue manufacturing parcels, Henry Street improvements assessments, and a $2.3 million annual appropriation.
A three judge Federal Court panel will hear a challenge to Ohio's plan to pay 45 dollars per pupil per semester to parents of children in parochial schools. A temporary restraining order blocks payments while the panel reviews constitutionality.
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