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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1973
Page
1
Los Angeles Rams player Lance Rentzel received 90 days in jail a $2000 fine and three years probation for marijuana possession. Superior Court Judge William Caldecott stayed the sentence pending appeal by Rentzel's lawyers.
Senators Saxbe and Taft Jr introduce a bill to create a 15000 acre national park in the Cuyahoga Valley to serve about 4 million residents in the Cleveland Canton and Akron metro areas. The move emphasizes urban recreation and open spaces near cities.
CBS newsman Eric Sevareid, 60, was admitted to Booth Memorial Medical Center in Flushing Queens in satisfactory condition after abdominal pains during a Washington to New York flight. He entered the coronary care unit and declined further details. A CBS spokesman said the illness began on the flight to LaGuardia and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital.
Officials of the Ohio Farm Bureau said farmers could be without tractor fuel by week’s end. They urged prompt federal action as diesel shortages reach a critical stage and called for at least a 25 percent increase in fuel supplies to plant food and fiber crops.
Detroit Free Press reporter Howard Kohn says his Friday night kidnapping story was untrue and the paper suspended him pending an internal review. Managing editor Neal Shine apologizes for the reporter's unprofessional conduct and falsified portions of the tale.
A Vesco associate said that full disclosure of a case leading to G. Bradford Cook's resignation will startle the world and destroy investor confidence in U.S. securities abroad. Cook stepped down after allegations he deleted references to a $200,000 Nixon reelection contribution from an SEC Vesco complaint.
Weather outlook for Norwalk with low 50s tonight and highs in the 60s. Rain chances 70 today and tonight and 50 percent Thursday. Also includes cemetery activity with obituaries for Mrs Ora M Rowe 89 Norwalk and Mrs Louise C Behrens 88 Monroeville.
Larry D. Robinson of Willard faces a first degree murder and felony murder charge for the April 6 death of Alice White Womack. Common Pleas Judge Robert J. Vetter sets June 18 for trial. a special jury may be called. Defense is Henry E. Young. Prosecutor is William W. Owens.
Chicago reports that Dr. Norman Orentreich, pioneer of hair transplants, predicts drugs to prevent balding may be available within one to five years. He cites androgen research and early human trials with about 20 drugs showing scalp effects.
A public hearing on the termination of Judith A. Gumbish’s contract opened at the Huron County Courthouse with referee Paul Burson hearing testimony. Norwalk Board witnesses Glenn Sprague and James Loughridge testified, while Frederick Waugh represented the board and Charles Leberknight spoke for the OEA.
The Norwalk Board of Zoning Appeals granted two variances 5-0. Robert Brown may build a three unit apartment at South Foster and East Washington Streets amid parking and lot line disputes. A second 5-0 vote allowed a front setback variance for a garage at 107 River Bend Drive in Sycamore Hills.
Ex White House staffer John J. Caulfield testified he felt his actions were for the President as he relayed clemency offers to Watergate figure James W. McCord Jr. Caulfield said he believed Nixon knew of the offers, though he had no direct knowledge. He said his loyalty to the President outweighed his misgivings and that Dean urged him to convey the promises as coming from high White House levels.
The Norwalk Moose chapter plans a brick veneer lodge on the corner of East Seminary and South Prospect, with ground broken at 3 p.m. Monday. Roth Brothers Construction Co. handles the $115000 project, including a six room building with social and meeting spaces, aiming for completion by August and a larger main-floor presence for about 300 members.
Matthew C. Gross sixteen of 57 Milan Ave. driver of a station wagon that fatally injured five year old John L. Warner Jr. on Marian Drive March 31 appeared in Huron County Juvenile Court. Gross pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and operating without a licensed driver. Judge Russell T Antrim deferred sentencing pending probation report. Co defendant David P. Bleile fifteen who was with him at the time faces similar proceedings and may be sentenced later after his hearing. Bleile is charged with second degree homicide by vehicle and his plea was left not guilty as the case was continued.
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