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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1972
Page
1
President Nixon ordered a government reorganization to prevent stagnation from a landslide victory. Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler cited the need for new ideas to keep the administration dynamic. In Columbus, Rep. A G Lancione, veteran lawmaker, was chosen unanimously to be Speaker for the next two years.
A nursing home committee said Ohio would stop caring for welfare patients if the state adopts the Medicare reimbursement formula set to take effect Jan. 1. They reported 429 homes have petitioned for a flat per diem rate instead of the formula, warning many facilities will refuse welfare cases.
Walter Cronkite, CBS News managing editor, had last week surgery to remove a benign throat tumor. He is resting at home with only temporary hoarseness as a side effect, per a CBS spokesman.
United Press International reports heavy fighting along the 25 mile cease fire line in the Golan Heights with Israeli forces claiming six Syrian MIG 21s shot down and 12 Syrian tanks destroyed as tanks planes and artillery clash in the largest outbreak since the 1967 Six Day War.
London reporters note Leandro Acondia, at six, played Mozart and other composers with tiny hands and short legs unable to reach pedals yet delivered a sell-out Wigmore Hall performance. The audience cheered as he finished with an encore and then returned to his hotel room with a teddy bear.
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voiced concern about weak hitting at a meeting with police, noting an International League experiment where a pinch-hitter batted for the pitcher raised the league average by about 10 points while the pitcher stayed in the game.
Cloudy today with a high in the mid to upper 30s and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Tonight and Wednesday remain mostly cloudy with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s, winds light from the west to northwest today and east to northeast tonight. Births report two new babies in Norwalk and Willard, a marriage license application for Hartung and Hipp, and obituaries for Smith, Bertram, and Martin.
Norwalk on West Main Street sees a renaissance as old houses regain life. Restoration by attorney Paul L. Carpenter of the 1833 Federal style home at 54 W Main St earns praise from Mrs. John Stewart of the Firelands Historical Society. Series begins on page 6.
Norwalk city employees rank highly in regional wage comparisons. The Reflector found Norwalk's current schedules and a third reading pending show wages generally exceed Ashland and Shelby, with Bowling Green higher only in the area. Willard plans a new pay scale, with figures not yet released.
Attorneys for two Norwalk teens argued in Juvenile Court that a search warrant issued Oct 27 for a Jefferson Street house and an unoccupied car was defective for not naming premises or persons, not properly returned, and for a nighttime raid lacking urgent necessity. The hearing featured a request to exclude a Reflector reporter as a witness.
Margaret Truman Daniel says President Truman dismissed Gen. Douglas MacArthur in April 1951 because he believed MacArthur panicked and caused instability at a time of allied risk. She cites Washington disapproval of his China invasion threats and notes Truman anticipated backlash but did not dwell on it.
The wage chart lists jobs like Maintenance Super at 10386 dollars Regular Maintenance Employer at 6948 dollars Meter Readers at 7717 dollars Police Chief at 10698 dollars plus 600 dollars for serving as court bailiff totaling 11298 dollars. In October the cost of living rose 0.3 percent while wages saw their first dip in five months.
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