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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1970
Page
1
Ohio collected about 29 949 in the first half of the year from taxes on alcoholic drinks served on flights. From March 1969 the tax raised 60 644 by year end, with director Donald D. Cook noting roughly a dime per drink and airline acceptance.
President Nixon announced a 205000 reduction in U S troops in Vietnam from 19 months earlier, with December 31 total at 334000 and a ceiling cut of 40000 by Christmas, 30000 more than planned, citing progress in handing the war to Vietnamese forces. The report also notes Ohio adopting tougher teacher certification standards effective January 1 1972 and a Las Vegas paternity suit claiming Frank Sinatra Jr as father of a six month old child Victor born in Chicago.
Saginaw Planning commission weighs Saginaw Wire Inc request for a one year lease of the old state highway garage on Chatham Street for light manufacturing A variance from B-3 zoning is needed but no rezoning is sought The panel will also consider a petition to vacate an alley off Morley Drive supported by thirteen neighboring property owners led by Mrs C E Jones
FBI official William C. Sullivan cautions that government leaders could be seized by extremist groups during the fall campaign. He noted possible Weatherman and anarchist plots, though the reference was omitted from his prepared speech. The warning underscores fears of political violence amid rising tensions.
Canada announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and recognized Peking as the sole legal government of China. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp released a joint communique in Ottawa and in Peking stating mutual recognition and relations effective October 30, 1970.
Cloudy with drizzle and showers likely today tonight and Wednesday. Highs upper 60s to low 70s with lows around 60s. Occasional showers return Thursday. Norwalk highs 64 lows 57 humidity high. Precip 1.1 in. Sunrise 7 37 Sunset 6 50 Moonset 6 10 Moonrise 6 09. Births listed for Milan Wakeman Greenwich Plymouth Willard Shiloh. Deaths Frederick Suppes Clark Ward infant Rettie Sandefur Clyde.
UPI reports Democratic Senate candidate Howard M. Metzenbaum released a Justice Department letter stating his 1947 link to the Ohio School of Social Sciences does not impugn loyalty. He cited a 1948 reply from Assistant Attorney General Peyton Ford acknowledging guilt by association is not a principle of American law. Metzenbaum was an incorporator and board member of the school, which operated 18 months in the mid 1940s.
Louisville consultant Robert E. Nolan says the average American worker spends about one hour per 7 hour day ogling minis. He classifies distractions as glance double take and continuous observation and notes both men and women contribute.
Stokely Van Camp has been undercharged for water for at least ten years due to meter reading and billing errors. Plant manager Arthur Gassman says he has heard little since a letter from Service Director William Mount and no figures have been quoted. City hall reports suggest thousands of dollars in lost revenue from the faulty six inch line.
John A. Austin a 23 year old from Detroit pleaded guilty to possession of heroin in Common Pleas Court after changing his plea during a jury trial that had begun. Judge Robert J. Vetter delayed sentencing for a probation report.
Robert Summerlin, Norwalk news dealer and owner of Bob's Grocery and News Stand, appeals his Feb. 17 conviction for selling an obscene book to the Ohio Supreme Court. His attorneys filed notices seeking a stay of sentence and continuation of bond with the Sixth District Court of Appeals. The case, originally upheld by the Court of Appeals July 29, centers on the book 69 Potion and First Amendment protections, with arguments that the indictment did not name the book and that Summerlin lacked a prior obscene-book determination.
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