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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1972
Page
1
Norwalk mayor Wayne Goodsite and Auditor Douglas Colvin vow to fix late payments after discovering an unpaid bill with a pointed note from a local business. The two officials will check the responsible employee and ensure timely handling of city bills.
Alabama Governor George C Wallace dominates the Tennessee Democratic primary with 68 percent of the vote, collecting all 49 delegates and boosting his national tally to 169 while Humphrey and McGovern vie behind him. The Ohio results show Humphrey leading McGovern narrowly with 99 percent counted.
Veterans homecoming in Norwalk as Joseph Ward 20 returns from eight months in Vietnam after early discharge. In Cleveland, federal judge Battisti rejects a countywide primary redo over voting irregularities, ordering 16 precincts reopened and keeping polls open later. The case involves Thomas Shaughnessy, Louis Stokes, and ongoing ballot review.
Weather mostly sunny today with highs upper 50s inland and near 50 by the lake. Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy with small rain chances and highs in the 60s. Norwalk temperatures range from 52 to 30 with humidity around 90 percent. Births report a girl to Mr and Mrs Martin Cook and a boy to Mr and Mrs Verl Musser at F T Hospital. Death: Maynard E Blair, 75, of New London.
Robert J Hettrick 34 of New Castle Pa was shot in the chest at the Fireplace Inn Willard Ohio 103 Friday night He is in guarded condition after surgery at Willard Area Hospital Robert DeHoyos 23 Plymouth area man was charged with shooting He was arraigned on shooting with intent to kill and held on 5 000 cash surety bond Detectives investigated with no known motive and no other injuries reported
Norwalk seeks to supply water to the Royce Shopping Center before annexation to avoid losing the area to Norwalk forever. The plan would require a larger 12 inch line at $25,000 extra, with Royce to cover $45,000, while a surcharge and outside-city rates spark dispute. The council tabled an ordinance, citing policy shifts and growth goals as the city contemplates future annexation.
A reporter asked Mayor Wayne Goodsite about a draft to run again this year. He replied I don t know and recalled the last time I was drafted ending up in Japan.
Elmer McGuckin, 47, was appointed fire chief by Mayor Wayne Goodsite, after serving as acting chief since Jan 22 when Kenneth Link fell ill. McGuckin, a city department member since May 1958 and previously captain, takes over as Norwalk fills police and fire vacancies.
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