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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1974
Page
1
Betty Ford is back at the White House after an excellent recovery from surgery to remove a cancerous right breast. Dr. William Fouty reported her condition as excellent and noted she has excellent use of her right arm.
Wilson Sporting Goods Co announces a voluntary recall of about 167000 youth football helmets with potentially defective face masks. Helmets affected were manufactured since January 1972 and carry model numbers F2052-53 F2060-65 F2070-72 G5070-78 F2151-53 and F2255.
The State Bar disciplinary board urged disbarment for former White House aide Egil Krogh Jr over his part in the 1971 burglary of Daniel Elisberg's psychiatrist office. The panel will file the recommendation with the Washington State Supreme Court, which will decide, with Krogh having a 30 day appeal window.
U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes upheld Irving’s massage parlor ordinance but criticized suburban police for using undercover detectives who spend money in the parlors. She condemned the practice as wasteful and an encouragement of immorality, urging reform of investigative methods.
Weather forecast for Friday with showers likely and cooler conditions. Births report a boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Boger of Berlin Heights. Death notice for Sadie C McClintock, 70, Norwalk. Marriage license application listed for Philip Jamison and Dora Thompson of New London.
An ad from Alex-G Enterprises for Whitehorse Inn in Whitehorse Yukon seeks topless dancers with a 500 dollar weekly pay. Recruiter George Land calls for “hoofers not hookers” and notes a one month contract, free lodging, and transport. Candidates are warned of extreme cold and harsh conditions. Brandy Morgen, among applicants, cites favorable male demographics and curiosity about dancing in the snow.
Nelson Rockefeller states he gave 18 present or former public officials and staff cash gifts totaling 1.778 million between 1957 and 1974. He notes taxes paid and says gifts were fully reported. The disclosure follows Senate and House queries amid controversy over potential influence.
In Las Vegas nine other cases of injuries were reported among riders attempting Knievel style stunts. Doctors cited facial injuries broken jaws and arms from minicycle jumps inspired by the daredevil.
Robert Spencer Carr, a former USF mass communications instructor, said radio broadcasts that he discovered 12 tiny alien bodies in a deep freeze at Wright-Patterson Field. Air Force officials denied the claim, noting no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles and the end of Project Blue Book in 1969.
Harold J. Burke a 91 Milan Avenue resident appeared in Huron County Court and entered a not guilty plea to a city ordinance banning truck parking on residential driveways He seeks a jury trial with dates to be set by his lawyer Warren Ruggies and Norwalk Law Director Ronald Freeman Burke said he prefers his driveway to avoid theft and threatened welfare if barred from the setup.
Two young women ages likely late teens to early 20s were found shot to death in a ditch along Muskellunge Creek road in Sandusky County west of Fremont. Deputies said neither victim had identification and an autopsy was pending to determine exact causes and identities.
Norwalk council delays ordinance recognizing the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association as the bargaining agent for city workers. Finance committee chair Larry Bresson questions the need for council action and notes wage talks remain unsettled with workers seeking a 50 cent hourly raise plus a cost of living clause. The discussion follows a late Fire Prevention Week reminder.
Friday voters discuss the Norwalk High School Homecoming venue after Friday’s question notes the Junior High is rented to a religious group. Public facility access prompts debate with 31 percent support for religious use and 69 percent opposing. Call lines invite votes by midnight.
The St Paul Flyers host Mapleton tonight at 8 at Whitney Field in their homecoming game. A Main Street parade begins at 7 with homecoming queen Marianna Kline to be crowned before the kickoff.
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