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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1974
Page
1
President Ford says talks with GOP professionals convinced him that party chances in the upcoming elections are not as bleak as polls show. He defends devoting time to campaigning and insists he can manage Oval Office duties while backing Republicans.
A government study commissioned by three federal agencies finds the traditional single family home is the costliest to construct and least efficient to operate. It says high density housing like row houses and apartments are cheaper, more economical, and environmentally better.
About 25,000 demonstrators in central Tokyo joined an International Anti War Day protest against President Ford's planned Nov. 18 22 visit, far below organizers' 100,000 target. Police reported nationwide demonstrations denouncing his trip.
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley warned at a Chicago crime commission lunch that loopholes allow criminals to be sprung or avoid punishment. He argued risks are worth taking as many are arrested and tried but too often freed before serving full sentences.
Texas billionaire Ross Perot, Naval Academy graduate, wagered vacations for 40 Air Force cadets if Navy lost. Navy dropped the game 19 to 16 at Colorado, and during halftime cadets drew names for destinations. Perot also funds haircuts for several hundred Midshipmen as the sting of a Navy defeat echoes beyond the field.
President Ford flies from Washington to Nogales border area to meet President Luis Echeverria of Mexico for first foreign trip as president. Secretary of State Kissinger accompanies him to discuss friendship and negotiations on trade oil and migrant farm workers.
Ohio Health Director John Cashman says more than 100 residents die yearly from carbon monoxide. He urges homeowners to inspect furnaces stoves and heating units before first use this winter and cautions CO gas can be produced if fuel burning is incomplete.
Norwalk Area United Fund director B. Harry Parke announced the drive, begun October 1, will run longer to month end. Pledges total $18,369 toward a goal of $86,100.
Weather outlook clear and warmer with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and near zero to 20 percent precip. Births include a Norwalk couple's boy and girl. deaths list Mrs Gladys G Sprout and Willona Leona M Schneider.
FBI Director Clarence Kelley warns of many Soviet bloc agents in U S embassies UN missions and among visitors. He notes few spies expelled recently and urges more FBI staffing while detailing 217 Soviet diplomats and 400 more in Washington and at the UN plus associated firms and visitors.
One of eight former Ohio National Guardsmen described the past four years as hell as he faces trial in Cleveland for involvement in the Kent State shootings. The defendants include Pierce Shafer Zoller McGee Perkins Morris McManus and Smith. Half the group face potential life sentences if convicted for willful assault and intimidation tied to student deaths.
Dennis Dussell entered a not guilty plea in Erie County Common Pleas Court to aggravated murder charges connected to the Oct. 5 beating death of 17-year-old Jodi Auble near Huron. Trial set for Nov. 18. bail waived for now.
Crowds at the Jaycees haunted house reached about 1700 with 550 visitors on opening Friday, 920 Saturday, and 750 Sunday. Most guests were children. a 9 year old offered $1.75 to admit others who could not pay, and the group declined the money. The event runs 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays through Halloween.
Survey asks if Watergate affects local and state voting with 58.9 percent saying yes and 41.1 percent no. Respondents cite Nixon pardon fallout and party loyalty. Call 668-8544 or 668-8545 to vote by midnight.
Norwalk Junior High hosts Back To School Night starting at 6 15 PM with a dinner for parents in the cafeteria A school night program follows at 7 PM The Huron County Mental Health Society holds its annual meeting open house at 7 30 PM tonight at the Mental Health Center 83 West Main Street
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