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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1973
Page
1
Mrs Mildred Gratia 57 of New York was jailed 30 days for pocketing 97 dollars of jewelry at Harrods in London as part of Britain's foreign shoplifting crackdown. Her husband Arthur Gralia is a retired U S Navy vice admiral.
Mostly cloudy with showers possible and a 60 percent chance today. highs near 70. Tonight and Wednesday mostly cloudy with a 20 percent and 0 percent chance of precip. highs in the low 70s. Norwalk highs 68, lows 58. humidity rising midday. Births list two girls and a boy. deaths include five residents from Norwalk, North Baltimore, Monroeville, and nearby towns.
Wakeman Village Clerk Gale Batchelder resigns after 29 years in office due to ill health. Mayor Paul Burns to present the resignation to the village council. Batchelder, 68, began as a temporary appointee to help late Mayor Charles Todd. He and his wife Helen run the clerk duties including minutes and payments for the village and water department. Potential successors will be considered at the upcoming council meeting. the position pays 2400 dollars annually.
President Nixon ordered a mandatory allocation program for home heating oil and propane to blunt winter shortages. Interior Department will run the plan with regulations on heating oil to follow. impact expected this winter and possibly the next few years.
Donald Jammie Bowman of Norwalk was recaptured in Lexington while working as a painter. He escaped from Jefferson County Jail in Louisville with five others by sawing bars and climbing fences. Bowman faces unlawful flight charges and additional escape custody counts. his trial was moved to November 5.
Continental Cablevision will tape Norwalk versus Galion for delayed broadcast on channel 2 at 3 p.m. Sunday. A Galion crew with two cameras and a five minute pre game show will produce color narration and post game wrap up. The experiment tests equipment and local reaction at Whitney Field under adequate lighting.
The Norwalk area campaign reports a raised total of 3437 dollars toward a 85686 dollar goal for community United Fund efforts.
Publisher James A. Londot says The Reflector will cut pages for rest of 1973 after learning no more newsprint than 1972. Paper comes from Bowater in Old Greenwich with Canadian mills under pressure. Possible reduced on sale papers and occasional wire service cuts may occur.
Parents of Bronson and League Elementary students may visit classrooms at open house starting at 7 30 this evening. The events give families a chance to view ongoing activities at both schools.
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