10 May 1976
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
1
A 34 inch knife held to a clerk's throat during a Milan Ohio incident. The thief fled after the clerk battered him with a money bag. Larry M. Abner, 23, faces aggravated robbery and kidnapping charges. Bond set at $40,000.
President Ford, worried about losing crucial primaries to Ronald Reagan in Nebraska and Michigan, convened aides to map strategy and adjust his campaign schedule. He returned from Nebraska and added a second Michigan day as senior aides meet, including campaign manager Rogers Morton. In Columbus, Sally Savage will lead the Ohio Education Association starting Sept. 1, succeeding Wade Underwood, with Carol Gerhard and Yuriko Willcox also elected to key posts. J Burton Haerr III repeated as Ohio School Bus Driving Evaluation champion, scoring 470 points to beat Leonard L. Kizer and 34 other entrants.
London report says men in their 50s who sleep nine hours daily face double death risk from stroke heart attack or aneurysm versus seven hours or less. Ten hours boosts risk fourfold. Psychiatrist Dr. Joan Gomez advises seven hours for women and ten minutes extra for men in her book How Not To Die Young.
Cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and Tuesday morning. Low in the upper 40s, high in the 60s. Rain chances 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Tuesday. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 6 14 am sunset 8 34 pm. Moonrise 5 06 pm moonset 4 03 am. Marriage license applications for John R. King and Carol C. Sherwood and Mark FE Houghton and Mary K. Shirey. Births: Hayes boy. Deaths: Dircks Barre Gould Schlaufman Chapin and others.
A Saturday column asks readers if they would object to a mailman cutting across a resident’s lawn. The piece presents a civic etiquette angle and solicits reader opinions.
Residents debate a postal service expansion with concerns over trespass on private land, lawns damaged by foot traffic, and the authority of government to establish access. Voices warn about dogs, flowers, and sidewalks while urging yes or no votes by midnight via listed numbers.
UPI reports that a 20 year old clause has slowly reduced sex discrimination in retirement benefits. By 1978 the full year of equal benefits at age 65 is expected, with men gaining compared to prior formulas. The article notes past disparities, court challenges, and current beneficiary figures.
Pepperidge Farm Inc a Norwalk Connecticut company will build a plant in Willard Ohio after buying 67.2 acres on the city east edge for about 138000 dollars The deed shows four owners includingarry and Leora Jump and Frank Crall The land lies near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks and is in New Haven Township City and chamber officials confirm interest but no details yet
Wayne State historian states the 1791 St Clair defeat in Ohio was the Army’s worst setback, with about 670 killed and 300 wounded, far surpassing Custer’s 1876 stand. He ties it to delayed western expansion, British support for Indians, and control of the Northwest Territory. The piece also notes last minute voter registrations in Huron County for the June 8 primary.
Cuyahoga County Coroner reports Daryl E. Perkins 21 died April 25 at New London Hospital after seven hours of CPR. Autopsy in Cleveland found heroin overdose with morphine derivatives. Huron County Coroner cites severe bilateral bronchial pneumonia as actual cause. Possible needle contamination noted. Police to reopen inquiry once report arrives.
The Norwalk Boosters Club will meet at 8 tonight in the high school cafeteria.
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