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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1978
Page
1
The piece records a personal diary of quitting smoking at Willard with a five day program emphasizing fruit and water diet, no coffee or alcohol, cold mittens in the morning, daily exercise, and mind body reinforcement led by Rev Harry Kohles. The author notes initial nerves and cravings, gradual calm by day two, and firm resolve to abstain despite temptations.
At a 500 delegate international symposium at the U S Center for Disease Control researchers reported mounting evidence that Legionnaires' disease is not rare and occurs more often than once believed. Studies link smoking and alcohol to higher risk with this pneumonia linked to the 1976 Philadelphia outbreak attracting renewed scrutiny.
Michigan conservationists condemn a federal judge’s denial of petitions to halt unrestricted gill net fishing by Indians in the Great Lakes. The judge refused a temporary restraining order as Indian fishing rights await court decisions. In Ohio, former Sheriff Steve Helli is rehired in Medina County as a security officer after resigning amid prior sexual battery charges. Cuyahoga officials urge Richard Celeste to consider a Cleveland mayoral bid as he weighs the end of his term as lieutenant governor.
New York police officers at the Harlem stationhouse were warned of a lice outbreak after about 20 officers were treated at a nearby hospital. Sgt. Rufus Peels cited dermatologists from St. Luke's Hospital who confirmed the infestation and admitted uncertainty about how it spread.
November 14 1978 forecast mostly cloudy cooler tonight with lows in the low 30s then mid to upper 40s Wednesday. 20 percent precip. Winds NW to N 10 15 mph. Temperatures Monday 66 40. Precip 0.18 inch. Births Howard and Chevy Hursh Greenwich girl Fisher Titus Greg and Barbara Nevine Milan girl Good Samaritan James and Darlene Rufener Willard girl Willard Area Hospital Feowh. Deaths Charles S Wilson 67 Willard Miss Geneva B Nichols 102 Elyria.
A 24 year old truck driver Benjamin A. Gross from Redford Va was shot in the neck while southbound on U S 250 near Olena Michigan. Three shots from a .22 hit the trailer air cleaner and the neck wound was minor. The attack was linked to a strike by the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers. No suspects were named and Gross was treated at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital and released after spending the night in Norwalk.
The Towne and Country Theatre stages Peter Pan with flying sequences using wires and a track system operated with expert help from Peter Foy. The production, directed by Ronn Koerper, opens Friday and is the costliest in 13 seasons with about $8,000 spent on wiring, tracks, and flying effects.
Milan resident Roger McKinnon was arrested by Erie County deputies for felonious assault in the October 10 shooting of Stephan Roth at McKinnon’s home. Roth, found wounded along Ohio 113, was treated and released from St. Joseph’s Hospital. McKinnon posted a $10,000 cash bond and faces arraignment Friday in Erie County Common Pleas Court. If convicted, he could receive 2 to 15 years in prison and a maximum $7,900 fine.
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