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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1974
Page
1
A paraphrased GOP newsletter contrasts Republicans and Democrats with satirical lines. It cites censorship, rutabaga production, hat wearing, exterminators, dating patterns, and marriage plans to suggest partisan differences in a humorous, exaggerated way.
UPI notes this week’s Ohio lottery results from Conneaut. The number 435 wins $20 if in any box. 612 and 429 in green and blue draw $500, 612 and 429 in blue boxes yield $1,000, while green box entries for 612 and 429 are eligible for a $300,000 drawing and auto-win $15,000.
Washington UPI reports Donald Rumsfeld told Betty Ford's aides Helen McCain Smith and Lucy Winchester they are being replaced. Ford wants her own people on her staff, continuing White House staff reshuffle after Nixon era.
Pekin High School students voted in a Pekinois straw poll to keep the nickname Chinks for their teams, 79 to 4, drawing protest from the National Chinese American Organization. Mayor William Waldmeier and the student council face complaints over derogatory implications.
Joan Kennedy wife of Senator Edward Kennedy was cited for drunken driving after a three car crash in McLean Virginia. No injuries were reported and damage totaled about 1400 dollars. Authorities cited a breathalyzer after the incident.
Britons cast ballots in a pivotal election as Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labour party seeks a strong mandate to steer Britain from its deepest postwar economic slump toward socialist policies. Opinion polls suggested a landslide win for Labour.
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson said one Ohio district lacks funds to finish 1974 operations and four more may close. Results on the four districts Wellington Lorain Bellefontaine Logan Twinsburg Warren Trumbull will wait until after the November elections.
Weather details show clear nights with lows in the lower 50s and sunny days reaching the low to mid 70s. No precipitation expected with light west to southwest winds. Also lists marriage license applicants births and deaths including names and locations across Ohio towns.
Ohio EPA confirms Leon Riley withdrew his variance request and ceased all burning at the $200,000 liquid digester south of Norwalk. The unit, long criticized for odors soot and noise, faced EPA actions including a July health hazard label and pending adjudication hearings set for November 27.
UPI reports seven guerrillas freed seven hostages from the Venezuelan Consulate in Santo Domingo after 13 days. Barbara Hutchison, a 47 year old U.S. Embassy public affairs officer from Newark Delaware, said captors treated them courteously and they grew to like them while sharing food and water. The group fled to asylum in Panama. Hutchison said she never believed they would shoot them.
The Chamber of Commerce board voted to retain Tom Carabin as president, Charles Sneddon as first vice president and treasurer, and Douglas Colvin as second vice president for 1975. Secretary Chris Keller said the officers will continue ongoing programs.
More than 300 Democrats and several Republicans joined John Glenn at a Norwalk Junior High School dinner. Glenn signed autographs, backed the county ticket, spoke on national issues, and urged a long term energy policy while criticizing a proposed surtax. Local candidates Dave Noble and Jack Jewell pressed for debates and highlighted labor and industry ties.
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