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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
1
Gunmen shot Chilean army commander Gen Rene Schneider in an assassination attempt only 48 hours before Congress could confirm Marxist Salvador Allende as president. The attack spurred thoughts of military alert or martial law until after the vote.
Telephone lineman David Bauer was working in a manhole when a thief told him to keep his head down and hand over cash. Bauer, 25, complied and handed up $8. The robber wore dark shoes and socks. no other description could be given to police.
Partly cloudy today with highs in the low 60s and clear tonight. Friday will be fair and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Chance of showers on Saturday with mild conditions. Births announce a girl to Mr and Mrs Russell W Street of Norwalk. Death notices: Mae Young, 49, of Berlin Heights.
Two powerful typhoons Joan and Kate have caused the Philippines its worst disaster since World War II, killing 947 with 348 missing and displacing more than 500,000 across 24 provinces. International aid, including from the Soviet Union and Singapore, arrives as relief operations mobilize.
A Detroit couple held a black police detective and his wife hostage for six hours in a St. Louis hotel room before releasing them. the man will not face charges for holding them, while the husband, Wesley Copeland, is a fugitive wanted in Detroit. In Moscow, a U.S. Army general flight violated Soviet air space and landed in Leninakan Armenia. Tass says four men including Maj. Gen. Edward C. D. Scherrer and Brig. Gen. Claude Monroe McQuarrie Jr. were in good health.
Burglars broke into the REA Express office at 3 Railroad Ave and stole five wearing apparel packages valued at $213.50. Entry occurred between 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday via an overhead back door after removing the lock cylinder. Police interview REA employee C D Frederick and will seek his observations.
Ross on Wye merchant Jack Roberts bought 1000 Army-issue chamber pots at a surplus auction. Friends doubted him but they became his top seller, with Americans especially buying them as flower planters.
In 1914 Norwalk voters approved a $120 000 bond to build a generating plant and distribution system after years of debate. The move followed dissatisfaction with the Green Line electric service which supplied residents and the street lights bill of 1913 spurring talk of public power.
In 1914 Norwalk debated city owned electric power versus private service. Mayor E G Martin called for better lights and lower rates while the Chamber hosted a public meeting on municipal plant versus private franchise. Green Line representatives failed to attend.
Norwalk Reflector launches a series titled Sell Or Keep addressing municipal electric system issues. The first article presents a history of Norwalk's system with future pieces promised to compare profitability, value, trends, and future needs for the next decade.
Washington reports Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday October 25. Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, requiring conformity with the changeover except for exemptions. Hawaii Michigan and Arizona did not follow initially. Standard Time remains until April 1971 when clocks move forward again.
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