04 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1971
Page
1
Hollywood mourns actress Martha Vickers formerly married to Mickey Rooney. The 1940s film star died Tuesday after a long illness, ending a career that began with her role as a dying woman in the 1942 thriller Wolf Man.
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports nearly 500 small colleges are at risk of closure due to public indifference. In Ohio, 21 private colleges are labeled invisible and headed for obscurity unless financial support improves. The study cites 494 institutions in this endangered group.
The International Synod of Bishops teeters on whether some elderly married men could become priests amid amendment wording. Earlier votes rejected priestly marriage relaxation, while deferring Pope Paul VI ordination powers under special circumstances.
A Norwalk couple Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Shock were saved through a dining room window by police after a fire started from an electric short under a chair. The blaze damaged the living room and parlor and two bedrooms while most damage came from water and smoke. Shock, 78, and his wife have lived there 40 years and escaped unharmed.
Richard Cunningham, set to become council president in January, outlines procedural changes to tighten meeting control. He seeks resident speaker equality for property owners, a citizen question path to the president, and late agenda additions only by council vote. He plans quick distribution of rules, committee assignments, and ongoing adherence to Flickinger era practices.
The Chase Manhattan Bank reduced its prime lending rate by a quarter point to 5 percent effective immediately, citing a continued downward trend in money market rates over the past two weeks. The prime rate sets the base for other lending rates.
Georgia Lt. Gov Lester Maddox spoke before about 700 students at Case Western Reserve University but was booed and heckled by about 50. During the Q A session he walked off the stage after telling the audience you act like a bunch of asses instead of human beings. He blamed government not free enterprise for poverty welfare rolls ghettos and pollution.
Neighbors say Ethel Johnson, missing since Oct, allegedly moved her daughter Marian Adams 34 from a Louisiana mausoleum to a vacant Houston house front room. The corpse lay on a pallet wrapped in coffin liner silk with a pink ribbon. authorities pursue Johnson and probe possible law violations.
Columbus state officials said the Department of Natural Resources will reopen all state parks at noon on Friday. The announcement confirms a full resumption of park access after a closure period.
Fred Stein, who placed third in a three candidate contest for the Norwalk City Board of Education, praised general voter interest in education. He criticized school communications and noted his limited local recognition but said his education interest could grow, though his future plans depend on business commitments.
Erie Air Service faces four lease violations at the Norwalk Huron County airport and must fix them by mid December or lose its lease. The Airport Authority cited management gaps hangar work and fuel shortages. Authority member Baltes warned the carrier about the poor image in Huron County.
The Statue of Liberty floodlights and torch illumination went dark after an underwater electrical cable was severed by a barge in New York Harbor. Power loss began around 9 30 p m Wednesday and officials expect repairs by later today.
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