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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1973
Page
1
Engelbert Humperdinck spent four hours in a Caracas jail after a customs guard mistook vitamin pills for drugs. A spokesman said the singer was denied contact with the British consul and a protest would be lodged with the Venezuelan government.
In East Palestine Ohio a kink in a prior rail crash track derailed Amtrak Broadway Limited injuring 19 and killing one. The train, from New York to Chicago, included a coach three sleepers and a lounge. cars and factory structures were smashed in a pre dawn wreck.
Republican State Chairman John Andrews of Ohio announces his resignation after eight years to join Owens-Illinois Inc in its corporate relations department. Andrews, aged 53, will start the new job July 1.
Pope Paul VI gave a brief window discourse blessing all people named Joseph on St. Josephs Day in Vatican City. In Brussels money markets reopened after 17 days with the dollar showing early strength aided by reforms, though dealers warned against a renewed faith in the dollar.
A seven inch snowfall clogged roads in Huron County over the weekend closing schools in Western Reserve New London Monroeville and South Central. Accidents numbered in the dozens as crews worked to reopen major routes. Fruit growers fear peach crop damage and some early flowers were killed while flooding fears near Port Clinton subsided after high water receded.
William S. Young, manager of the Huron County Automobile Club since January, resigns for personal reasons. Mike Meinke, assistant divisional manager in Newark, will take over April 2. Young has been with the club since 1966 and was interim manager after Katherine Dombart’s departure. Meinke has led since June 1972 as the club plans his move with family to Norwalk.
Lt. (j.g.) David Eisenhower, soon to be released from the Navy on March 31, said at a White House birthday party he may pursue journalism. He indicated an interest in public affairs and possibly becoming an investigative reporter, though he noted the job could be dangerous. He ruled out law school.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a 10 percent chance of precip. Low tonight mid to upper 20s, high Tuesday in the 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph today, 5 to 10 mph tonight. Norwalk highs 35, low 27. humidity readings show 62 to 64 percent. Trace snowfall of 7 inches in Norwalk. Sunrise 6 30, sunset 6 38, moonrise 7 52, moonset 6 33. Marriage license applications list four pairs. births include two girls and a boy at FT Hospital. deaths include Mrs. Rachel Knapp Lippus 82 Berlin Heights and three others aged 88 to 93 across Willard New London Norwalk.
Roger and Sandy Dempsey 19 from Toledo were wed Sunday in Ypsilanti after getting stranded on US 23. A four wheel drive squad brought in Judge Peter Thomassen for a shelter wedding staged in Washtenaw County sheriff’s gym. The pair and families were delayed six hours in a blizzard before the ceremony.
Frank J. Slanezka Sr. 51 of Wakeman died of a heart attack after his snowbound car stalled on Gore Orphanage Road. He collapsed while walking near his home after handing a grandchild to his wife Mary. The long-troubled family has endured multiple deaths and a 1979 fire loss. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, four sons, eight grandchildren, four brothers, and three sisters. Funeral arrangements are at Gerber Funeral Home with services at St. Mary Church.
An Air Vietnam DC6 flight en route from Saigon to Ban Me Thuot exploded in midair and crashed in the Central Highlands. Police say all 62 aboard were killed with no survivors. The accident occurred about 142 miles northeast of Saigon amid very bad weather.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller endorsed Democrat Robert Wagner for mayor saying he is the best qualified to lead a Republican Liberal coalition. Wagner has long been a former mayor, and the unusual cross party support sparked debate over coalition strategies in the city.
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