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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
1
Mrs. Elverna Fillner a 37 year old Wisconsin heart transplant patient sat up in her bed at St Luke's hospital Milwaukee on Wednesday. She received the heart of a 45 year old man in the second transplant operation performed by a surgical team led by Dr. W Dudley Johnson.
In New York City a peaceful rally at City Hall Park drew up to 150000 supporters of President Nixon Indochina policies. Thousands of police patrolled while demonstrators followed leaders urging peaceful protest regardless of agreement.
David and Julie Eisenhower have left their $95 monthly Northampton apartment and sent furnishings to the White House for storage. Both plan to graduate this spring from Amherst and Smith respectively but will skip ceremonies due to potential campus disruptions.
Three fourths of Canada's postal workers backed a strike vote as union leaders warned they could tangle the mails with short walkouts. The vote May trigger a strike by 27 000 members of the Council of Postal Unions, though no strike date was set. In Washington DC, garbage piles grew as sanitation workers entered day four of a citywide strike with 1 700 workers demanding higher pay and fairer promotions.
A 16 year old boy confessed to killing James M. Floyd 57 a NAACP leader during an attempted robbery in Savannah. He and two other juveniles were charged with armed robbery and murder in the Tuesday night slaying. Separately President Nixon met with 15 Negro college presidents led by Herman Branson and James Cheech to discuss civil rights anger over Jackson State College and Augusta Ga incidents.
West Lake Erie shore forecast to sunny warm with highs in the 80s and clear nights. Norwalk high 75 and low 50 with no precipitation. winds veer from southeast to southwest. Marriage license for Edward H. Wiers and Grace Wiersma of Willard. birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Claude Mullins of Norwalk. deaths of Mrs Florence Frary and Donn V Jones.
John William McCormack rose from a 14 year old errand boy to Speaker of the House at 70 earning 45000 a year. After Kennedy's assassination he became first in line to the presidency. At 78 and under pressure he held a news conference announcing this would be his last year.
Two Republican nominees for statewide office disclosed that a local firm financed GOP campaign efforts. The firm arranged high interest short term investments for the state with commissions up to six percent. Roger Cloud, state auditor and GOP gubernatorial nominee, cited a former assistant treasurer.
Junior Betty Todorov and senior Thomas McLaughlin of Norwalk High School tied for first in Ohio on the first year bookkeeping test. They led Division I and overall standings, with Tom planning accounting at Bowling Green or Michigan State. Betty will enter COE program and secretarial work after graduation.
Charles A. Bowen NOT general manager testified at a Public Utilities Commission hearing on Northern Ohio Telephone Company extended area service for Norwalk. He said EAS would boost long distance quality and direct calls though rate increases may occur. Local residents urged subscriber input before decisions.
Ohio House leaders plan to divvy at least 19 million dollars in lapsed Department of Education funds among local districts. The move ties to bills to curb school closings and stabilize financing as the omnibus education package edges through the General Assembly before election time. Speaker Kurfess confirmed the funds, with word the total may exceed 19 million.
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