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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1973
Page
1
Communist fire forced down two truce team helicopters carrying government and Communist officers. Occupants were held at gunpoint for nearly three hours before flying on to Saigon. One helicopter sustained slight damage with no reported casualties.
A tornado outbreak across North Central and Central Ohio, centered on Willard in Huron County, left three dead and at least 100 injured with five missing. Names of the deceased include Dorothy Grundish, Ethel Strauss, and William Hillis. Two others, Martin Gullett and Theodora Phillips, are hospitalized in poor condition. A citywide curfew was set for the night.<Vec>
Rescue workers search the trailer wreckage after a Thursday tornado at Willard. At night Mary Holbrook, mother of the children, speaks with a newsman about the incident.
A Willard tornado devastated Briarwood Estates leaving five Holbrook children missing after the mobile home court was ripped apart. Rescue workers, National Guard, and Red Cross mobilized as power failed and a curfew was imposed.
Edison plans to develop a nuclear generating site in Erie County near Berlin Heights as part of CAPCO with four utilities. Plant completion could occur in the early to mid 1980s barring decisions by pool committees. CAPCO members include Pennsylvania Power, Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Duquesne Light, and Toledo Edison.
Reflector photographers provide comprehensive Willard tornado coverage across pages 6 and 14 with hospital treatment lists. Personal accounts from Donnelley employee Ben Franklin and residents James Zellner are featured on pages 10 and 3 respectively, with reporters Sue Brooks and Susan Staggers noted on pages 3 and 6.
Weather forecast for Norwalk on May 11 1973 calls for lows in the lower 40s and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s with a 30 percent chance of rain through today tonight and Saturday. Winds will shift from southwest to west then northwest. sunrise at 6 11 am and sunset at 8 35 pm. Death notice for Harold Fowler 79 of Huron.
Norwalk public schools present an All-City Instrumental Music Festival at 7 30 p m in the Norwalk High School auditorium. The program shows musical growth from elementary to high school and is free and open to the public.
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