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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
2
A 65 mph wind collapsed a circus tent crowding 700 spectators in Grand Junction Colorado injuring 77 people, five seriously. Many children were affected including 20 from a state home. Ambulances and police rushed victims to St Marys Hospital where 24 remained admitted overnight.
Rep. Carl Albert, 62, a longtime House leader, appeared certain to succeed Rep. John W. McCormack as speaker if Democrats retain control in November. McCormack, 78, announced retirement after 42 years in Congress amid calls for reform and a related scandal.
Dr Samuel Katz and Dr J F Enders noted a rise in measles in the United States after seven years of decline. Katz attributed the increase to reduced federal health funding and highlighted the higher impact on low income groups.
A vial of hydrochloric and nitric acid exploded on a Sugar City High School bus in Rexburg Idaho injuring more than 50 students. Driver Louis Steel stopped the bus evacuated all pupils and directed them to wash faces in a canal. Fifteen were hospitalized. Paul Hemsley 14 suffered burns and inhalation injuries but was listed in satisfactory condition. The biology teacher and principal claimed they thought it safe for the student to take the acid home.
Oxford Ohio imposes an indefinite curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. after several nights of large student gatherings on the main street. The village council enacted the rule Wednesday night, and police along with Miami University officials persuaded hundreds of students to return to campus.
Bright and eager one year old female dog among two up for adoption by the Huron County Humane Society. Both dogs are good with children and may be adopted by calling the society. VFW to sell poppies Friday and Saturday to aid disabled veterans with proceeds benefiting veterans nationwide. In legal notices two men were fined for drunken driving with jail time and suspensions. Another man pleaded guilty to driving without a license with fines and suspended jail. North Fairfield to host voluntary motor vehicle inspection at the town square Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm.
Diane Harshberger 16 of Norwalk was injured Wednesday night while performing on parallel bars during a St. Paul High School girls gymnastic show at Norwalk Junior High. She was admitted to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital with possible back injuries and to be evaluated by doctors. Her mother said the spotlight blinded her as she tried a flip, missing the lower bar and landing on the mat during the second annual Saint Paul gymnastic show attended by over 700.
County goal of 1000 aims to double last year’s total for ALSAC. Norwalk High School volunteer count reaches about 30 for Sunday canvass beginning at 1 p.m. at 75 Christie Avenue. Funds support St. Jude Children’s Research Center in Memphis. Co-chair Ruth Ann Lawrence also assists.
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