26 May 1979
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1979
Page
1
Alfred Kahn, President Carter's inflation adviser, urges consumers to buy pork instead of beef as beef prices rose 4.1 percent in April while pork fell 1.7 percent. He also counsels using less gasoline amid a 6 percent April rise, and avoiding housing speculation as mortgage rates climbed 1.9 percent and prices overall rose 1.1 percent.
The Agriculture Department orders a broadened look at middleman and grocery pricing after a 4.1 percent rise in retail beef last month while cattle prices held steady. Howard Hart notes costs from farm to store up 30 percent in a year.
In Shelby North Carolina a clothing store fire exploded injuring more than a dozen and killing at least five people most of them firefighters. Officials say natural gas may have triggered the blast and bricks and glass struck rescuers and bystanders as the blaze raged.
Mostly cloudy with rain ending this afternoon and highs in the mid to upper 50s. Tonight cloudy with a low 40s to 45. Sunday partly cloudy with 60s to 65 highs. 20 percent precip tonight and Sunday. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph tonight. Warmer weekend with upper 60s to lower 70s Monday and upper 70s to lower 80s by Wednesday. Lows 40s to 50s early week. Friday temperatures 52 to 54 and total precipitation 1.52 inches. Sunrise 6:00 am Sunset 8:49 pm. Marriage license applications list six couples, births note a girl at Norwalk hospital, deaths include Robert S. Allen 45 and Otto Wilhelm 90.
A clever salesman could sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo. In fact many Eskimos own refrigerators to keep foods from freezing.
Anthony Tony Minardi 80 of Mansfield and formerly Norwalk died early today in his charge. He owned the Y Not Cycle Shop now Arnie's Bicycle Shop. Funeral services will be announced later.
A DC-10 jet lost engine number one on takeoff from O'Hare and disintegrated in a massive fire near runway 32-R. All 271 aboard died, with debris scattering toward mobile home parks and oil tanks. Investigators, led by FAA and NTSB, secured the wreckage and recovered the black box as Red Cross teams prepared a makeshift morgue at the American Airlines hanger.
Stephen Neil Sampsel a 26 year old Holiday Lakes man faced arraignment on drug trafficking charges after a Thursday night arrest following a secret grand jury indictment. He pleaded not guilty and is held on a 100000 cash bond. A second Friday search yielded three shotguns and a stolen VCR and a separate witness says a Detroit arrest involved explosives. Rhonda Bowman arraigned with Sampsel on aiding and abetting and remains jailed on 10000 cash or 20000 property bond. Pre trial dates set for Bowman May 31 and Sampsel June 25.
A Norwalk Nor'easter delayed festival activities with rain and cold. By Friday night most events were canceled or moved indoors to Norwalk High School. Forecasters expect clearing skies, warmer temps, and little rain, with weekend events including skates, parades, concerts, a car parade, and a disco show. Memorial Day ceremonies begin at dawn with cemetery services and a parade through Main Street led by officials and student speakers.
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