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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1970
Page
1
Merle Haggard, a former San Quentin inmate, won entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association awards. He also took male vocalist of the year and tied for single and album of the year, per UPI telephoto coverage.
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong denounced President Nixon five point peace plan as pseudo peace upon arrival for the 88th Paris Peace Talks session. The United States urged reconsideration despite the rejection.
The Soviet Union details a two stage Israeli withdrawal and UN staffed demilitarized zones as Washington moves to restart Middle East talks. Rogers travels to New York to press Egypt over Soviet missiles in the Suez cease fire area.
A $47 million bridge under construction near Melbourne collapsed plunging workers into the Yarra River. Police report 30 dead 19 injured 10–15 missing. Chief engineer Jack Hindshaw among the fatalities.
Councilman Melvin J. Shipley declared Norwalk should sell its municipal electric generating plant or the entire system as economically obsolete. He favors keeping the distribution network and buying electricity wholesale, criticizing the city’s data on the issue and backing a shift from generation to wholesale supply.
Mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers this morning and frost away from Lake Erie at night. Friday shows a cooler high near 50s with a 30 percent precip chance today 20 tonight and 10 Friday. Marriage license for Hicks and Dale of Willard. Births: Perry and Immel in Norwalk. Wilson in Willard. Deaths: George Richter 75 Berlin Heights and infant Wilde son of Davis and Mrs Wilde in Willard.
A survey of 1,100 Ohio high school students, conducted by Goettler and Associates and Market Opinion Research, finds 90 percent want involvement in school decisions. The study cites poor communication as a cause of demonstrations and notes 59 percent say marijuana is available at their schools. The findings aim to guide administrators in a changing educational environment.
Dana W. Call 81 longtime Huron County Clerk of Courts died at Willard Area Hospital of an apparent heart attack after five weeks of illness. He served 18 years as clerk, was former bailiff and Norwalk Loan Office manager, and held church and civic memberships. Survivors include widow Edna and children Ruth Dash and George Call. services set at Kubach Smith Funeral Home with burial in Grove Street Cemetery New London.
Florence Lee, chief deputy, appointed acting clerk to fill the vacancy caused by Dana W. Call’s death. The county commissioners chose her this morning and she will serve until a Republican Central Committee appoints a successor to complete Call’s term ending in 1972. No ballot candidate will appear on November 3 due to the short time since Call’s death.
A Soviet airliner with 59 aboard was seized by hijackers and forced to land at Trabzon in Turkey after a struggle in which a hostess was reported killed and several crew injured. Turkish radio offered few details about the event.
Norwalk High School hosts an 8 pm bonfire at Whitney Field ahead of Friday’s homecoming game against Bucyrus Redmen. The Trucker band cheerleaders and students depart courthouse at 7 30 pm for a snake dance to the field. Parade starts 7 pm from Church and Main Streets to Whitney Field with homecoming queen crowning before the game.
Norwalk's electric rate consultant John S. Sawvel will present a preliminary report to council at 7 tonight in executive session. The report may propose a lower rate schedule and include exhibits, with the session lasting two to three hours. Sawvel reviewed every consumer bill from the past year and noted no true average bill exists.
Congress approved a government backed 15 member corporation to take over remaining inter city passenger rail operations beginning March 1. The plan aims to operate for profit but may rely on taxpayer funds if losses occur, with Nixon expected to sign. Railroads supported the move and passenger groups endorsed it.
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