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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1978
Page
1
Three International Red Cross workers were ambushed and killed on a bush road near the Mozambique border in Rhodesia. Police attributed the killings to black guerrillas amid the five year conflict. Francois Perez called it murder as he mourned the first Red Cross fatalities in the war.
Seoul reports a running gun battle northeast of Seoul ending with the sinking of a North Korean spy vessel off Kojin after it ignored a halt order and fired on a South Korean craft. Eight armed sailors were captured, marking a second NK boat sunk near the coast in under a month.
The Ohio Board of Regents plans to name a new chancellor after James A. Norton, 56, steps down June 30 at the end of his five year contract. Norton will stay on as a consultant through September to smooth the transition.
Partly cloudy tonight with showers this evening and lows in the mid or upper 40s. Fair and cooler Sunday with highs in the upper 60s. 30 percent tonight and 10 percent Sunday. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph. Births include Richard and Joanne Suhr Norwalk a boy at Good Samaritan Hospital Sandusky and Richard and Linda Adelman Norwalk a boy at FT. Death: Mr Alva E. Hord 83 Willard. Oxbow Washington is the wettest spot in the 48 states with 144.43 inches average annual precipitation.
A school bus carrying 45 Downingtown Junior High students was struck by a bullet from across the Schuylkill River, wounding Krista Lang and injuring seven others as passengers ducked from shattered glass and a reported blast. Authorities said the shooting was deliberate. no motive or connection to a separate incident was yet established.
The Norwalk Strawberry Festival runs 9 p.m. May 27 to 9 p.m. May 29 with opening by Mayor Goodsite Chamber director Sawyer and 1977 Strawberry Queen Jackie Young. Acts include Cindy Wheeler from Sandusky, Oak Harbor and Fremont youths as Argosy, Stowers Dance Studio, The Crewmen from Cleveland, Port Clinton’s Bonita De Luca, and grand marshal appearances. Sunday features The Crewmen, Grand Parade start at 2 p.m. Ronald McDonald magic, parade awards, Llynn Stevens host, and a Monday skate contest plus square dancing. Weather caveat if rain cancels. All stage events are at Norwalk High School auditorium.
The Postal Service board rejected President Carter’s proposed citizens rate and approved an across the board rate hike to 15 cents for first class letters starting 12:01 a.m. May 29, with additional ounce increases to 13 cents. The move raises postal revenue about 1.9 billion dollars and affects second, third, fourth class mail and parcel post as well. The National Association of Greeting Card Publishers filed a federal suit in Washington challenging the rate. In other notes, the Jaycee bed race is set for Sunday at the Norwalk Furniture lot, with trials at 1:30 p.m. and races at 2 p.m.
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