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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1972
Page
1
Augusta Cain, age 60, returned to her burning Lorain home to rescue a pet dog and perished with the animal. Her husband Roy, 69, initially led her to safety but she went back for the dog. He tried to reenter but was driven back by intense heat as firefighters suspected a stove blaze started the fire. The frame house was destroyed.
New York man Paul Driesen 31 was charged with grand larceny and bribery after attempting to bribe patrolman Michael Longarello with a $2000 check at a stationhouse following his arrest for stealing a car from a public garage.
Kent State University President Dr. Glenn A. Olds said the campus responds in anguish to the killing of two Southern University students last week, noting the killings echo May 1970 campus shootings and the school’s own tragic history.
Cloudy with a 30 chance of snow flurries today and tonight and 10 percent Tuesday. Highs near 38 to 40, lows around 31. Winds north to northwest 10 to 25 mph. Marriage licenses for Richard C. Hartwig Sandusky and Judith E. Hipp Norwalk. Births in area include McClain Collins Shupe Norwalk Roose Charville. Deaths listed: Mae Whitman Willard 93 Bertha Dolbee Norwalk Norman Perry Norwalk Ethel Forbes Shiloh Melvin Rothgery Oberlin Coletta Tyler Monroeville.
Sandusky Ohio officials report debris from Lake Erie flood clogged filter screens at the water plant. The city hooked to an emergency supply last week and operated at reduced pressure to conserve water while restoring normal service.
An Ohio advisory committee proposes major liquor law changes including allowing 18-year-olds to drink and permitting liquor sales on election days. The panel also backs letting imports with taxes paid and penalties for dummy liquor permits. Additional ideas include hospital and rest home beverage sales and stricter penalties for illegal liquor transport.
Chancellor Willy Brandt headed into a new four year term after the Social Democrats won 45.9 percent of the vote and 230 seats in the Bundestag. The Christian Democrats trailed with 44.8 percent and 224 seats while the Free Democrats held 8.4 percent and 42 seats. The high turnout and broad endorsement cited Brandt’s peace and European unification policies.
The annual feather party sponsored by the Eagles runs this evening with a free supper from 6 to 8 PM. Also at 7:30 PM the Huron County Young Democrats meet at the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce to discuss local affairs.
The Supreme Court refused to rule on whether paddling public school students without parental consent is constitutional. The Dallas case, filed by Marshall Ware and son Douglas Ware against Superintendent Nolan Estes, followed district court findings that paddling involved hitting the buttocks and that the practice deprives children and parents of fundamental liberties.
Rep. Les Aspin says the White House illegally blocked GAO access to payroll records and exceeded congressional staff authorization by hiring 60 unauthorized workers. He notes staff rose to 600 from 540 and cites a broken pledge to Congress to be honest about personnel.
In Paris, Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resumed secret Vietnam peace talks with optimism for a quick agreement to end the war. Saigon shows resistance, while Viet Cong denounces U.S. bluffing and calls for Thieu's resignation and no changes to the draft cease-fire.
James Reese Lawyer president of Norwalk Vault Co died of a heart attack Sunday at Berry's Restaurant. He was 61, survived by wife Mildred, daughter Anne Daley, and other relatives. Elks memorial service set for Tuesday night and funeral Wednesday at Heaston Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorials to the heart fund.
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