13 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1976
Page
1
A $600000 class action suit accuses female white teachers at black-majority schools of intimidation harassment and discriminatory promotion and assignment practices. Jane F Balmes claims bias stems from conspiracy to empower black male administrators.
President Ford played golf in light rain at his Palm Springs vacation retreat and reviewed the fiscal 1978 federal budget proposals. He dined Friday night with Betty Ford and a few close friends at the Firestone house on the Thunderbird course, and aides praised his relaxed mood.
Occasional cloudiness and cold with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Clear tonight with 20 to 25 lows. Sunday mostly sunny with 40 to 45 highs. Precipitation 20 percent today, near zero tonight and Sunday. Winds west 10 to 20 mph. Friday temperatures 37 to 21. Humidity readings throughout the day. Births: Hall Horn Norwalk girl. William Peterson Norwalk girl. Kenneth Baker Berlin Heights girl. Deaths: Roy Schuster 63 Birmingham. H Manley Hurlbut 83 Elyria.
Friday's prompt asks whether Gary Gilmore should be executed after he requested to drop appeals. Civil rights groups warn that carrying out the death sentence on request could revive an inhumane practice and renew controversy over capital punishment.
Readers express sharp views on capital punishment with 69.7 percent backing execution in a heated debate. A minority opposes any execution and calls for a recount of Ohio votes, with calls to vote by midnight via listed numbers.
Franklin County Republican Chairman Russell Leach said he would seek a recount of Ohio’s presidential vote if final results show Ford losing by 20 000 votes or less He notified the Secretary of State and cited a five day deadline after certification. Carter leads by 7351 votes with 45 counties reporting.
Universal Studios and Disney filed a federal suit against Sony and others seeking to ban Betamax sales and use and to seize devices and tapes. They argued home video copies violate copyrights and undermine theaters and TV licensing. Sony cited private use allowances but faces potential actions over taped advertising displays.
Two Ohio districts with 8,400 pupils have shut their doors and about five more serving roughly 62,000 students will close for Christmas. Groveport Madison near Columbus and Jackson Milton near Youngstown halted until January after money shortages. Toledo, Colonel Crawford, and North Union also plan December closings, with Plain Local and Ridgedale eyed for December as auditors flag funding gaps. Oak Harbor shifted schedules while awaiting state action to borrow.
Greenwich Township farmer Donald Broughten thwarted an armed robbery Friday night by wrestling a shotgun from one of two intruders at his home near Ohio 162. The men fled after a struggle at 7:55 p.m., deputies and local police conducted a wide-area search with no suspects found.
The Elyria group Neuwalk The Chordsmen perform at 8 tonight in the High School Auditorium. Admission is 3 dollars for adults and 1.50 for students. They are an award winning chapter of the Society for the Prevention and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet singing in America.
A 10-year-old girl, Deena Luce of Frankfurt West Germany, was injured when she ran from the A and P lot across League Street into a westbound car driven by Michael Zimmerman. She is in satisfactory condition at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. No citations were issued.
Celestine Tate, 21, born without arms or legs, was awarded custody of her year old baby in a Friday Philadelphia court described by the judge as a symbol of hope and faith. Omega Leech, the baby’s father, appears with Niya as guards escort Tate from the court.
Newkirk Oklahoma reports a harrowing eight hours as plans to exchange a murder suspect for a kidnapped youth unraveled. authorities recaptured the suspect. the boy was found unharmed in Ponca City after a tense, multi-agency pursuit.
Army picks Chrysler over General Motors to build the XM tank prototype. The decision, announced by Army Secretary Martin R Hoffman, awards Chrysler a $196.2 million development contract and funds for 11 more models over three years as the $4.9 billion program progresses toward full production.
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