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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1972
Page
1
A 1947 photo shows the hidden safe from the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas to be opened today. The safe was left in Siegel era offices and found beneath carpet during renovations at the casino once owned by Siegel of Murder Inc. The discovery is documented by UPI Tele photo.
John Goforth 51 of Wichita Kansas and his wife Ellene arrived in San Francisco to seek treatment at Presbyterian Medical Center for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The three-cent pill guanidine is described as the only known treatment for the progressive disease.
Over the four day Thanksgiving period ending at midnight Sunday United Press International reports more than 600 people were killed in traffic crashes. The National Safety Council had estimated 580 to 680 fatalities and up to 30,000 disabling injuries during the 102 hour stretch.
Larry Callis a 28 year old father of three who lost both legs and an arm in a summer accident has settled for 1.5 million dollars out of court with Southern Pacific Railroad. The Yuma Arizona man filed a 4 million dollar suit after being deemed ineligible for disability benefits despite two months of railroad work. Packages For POWs New York A North Vietnam telegram allows American POWs to receive Christmas presents and cards this year with one 11 pound package per prisoner routed through Moscow.
Norwalk becomes a charter city at 7:30 a.m. Friday under home rule. Mayor Wayne Goodsite, re elected, will take oath at 7:30 p.m. to swear in eight councilmen who will elect a council president. The charter creates full time posts and separate planning and zoning commissions. Douglas Colvin will become finance director, full time if possible.
A United Church of Christ study finds 96 percent of Ohio commercial TV officials and managers are white, against 95 percent nationally. Based on 609 stations' FCC employment data, Ohio reports 214 minority workers in 1972, 10 percent of total. Ohio minority population is 9.4 percent.
Intermittent light snow or flurries likely today with a high around 36 in Norwalk. Tonight and Tuesday bring a 60 percent then 60 percent chance of snow. highs in the mid to upper 30s, lows in the upper 20s. WInds SW to W 12 to 22 MPH today, 10 to 18 tonight. Also marriage license filings, births, and deaths listed for Norwalk and nearby towns.
Oslo faces sharp criticism from press and parliament as a foreign submarine believed to be Russian slips from Sognefjord after a 14 day chase. Defense officials cite geography and human life concerns while NATO and European security factors loom.
Santa greeted children before the parade while 29 units joined the Norwalk Christmas Parade. Prizes went to Welcome Wagon for best theme and Salvation Army for religious theme, with $50 each, and Donette's Drum and Baton Corp. won best marching unit with $25. Five bands received $50 each. A 12-year-old driver caused a minor collision injuring nothing more than minor damage to a parked car. Santa will welcome kids at the courthouse area 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through Christmas.
A Gallup poll for the Daily Telegraph shows President Nixon and Prince Philip each named the most admired man by nine percent of Britons. Queen Elizabeth II tops the women list with 25 percent, while Prime Minister Edward Heath and MP Enoch Powell tie for third with eight percent.
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger hold their third meeting since the Paris talks pause, as Washington works on Hanoi objections and Thieu envoy reports. Thieu adviser Hoang Duc Nha also travels to Paris amid high level discussions.
A Senate refugee subcommittee led by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy intends to dispatch a nine member team to Indochina to study American POWs and postwar refugee needs. Six would visit North Vietnam and three would go to southern states, with two to three weeks planned. State Dept officials worry the trip could hinder peace efforts.
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