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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon canceled a nationally televised news conference planned to address the Watergate crisis. He shifted focus to the tense events in the Middle East, canceling the Tuesday address and the 9 p.m. EDT news conference. Deputy Press Secretary Warren cited concentration on Middle East developments.
United Nations reports Egypt alleging napalm and guided missiles strike troops and civilians in Suez amid cease-fire tensions. Egypt urges U S and Soviet patrols along truce lines, while the United States rejects the proposal.
UPI reports thousands of elite U S Army troops and undisclosed Air Force units placed on alert in the United States and abroad as a precaution amid tensions after the Soviet Union hinted at sending troops to police cease fire lines in the Middle East. Kissinger warned Dobrynin against Russian forces, amid cautious diplomacy and a generally observed cease-fire.
Israeli Defense Minister Moishe Dayan offered his resignation amid questions about national preparedness. Israel, caught by surprise by the Yom Kippur onset, called up reserves only hours before attacks along the Suez Canal and in the Golan Heights.
Partly cloudy tonight with a high of 60s Friday. Norwalk high 75 and low 40 with no precipitation. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Prendith Morrow of Wakeman. Marriage licenses issued to four couples: Porter McIntire Steinert Flory Barnes Zipfel. Deaths noted: Car L Reising 68 and Carrie C Detsch 87.
Washington according to UPI Sirica may seek technical advice to ensure Nixon Watergate tapes have not been altered while experts remain divided on detectability. A firm official warns that edits can be subtle and difficult to trace, likening tapes to fingerprints with unique flaws.
A 25 member Ohio task force on energy issued an interim report with 14 recommendations. It urges home conservation of fuels and lower highway speeds while noting energy supplies remain a growing problem but not a crisis. The plan calls for returning to coal to save natural gas and oil and for efficient use of air conditioning and hot water. It seeks energy conservation in transportation, new energy sources, and potential eastern and southern Ohio gas and oil development. Final actions are due by January 15.
President Nixon vetoes legislation that would limit presidential war powers. He calls the measure unconstitutional and dangerous to national interests citing crises from Berlin 1961 to Jordan 1970 and the current Middle East war as examples of how effective response would be hampered.
Leopold Chouinard 20 of Marshfield Vermont the lone survivor among 89 aboard the Delta DC9 crash at Logan Airport July 31 remains in critical condition after extensive third degree burns and leg amputations. His fiancee Brenda Newton 19 visits him regularly while his parents shield privacy as doctors describe his progress as remarkable amid ongoing skin grafts and infection risks.
Norwalk High School hosts an open house with a 7:30 p.m. auditorium meeting. The Moonlight Madness Sale runs 8 to 11 p.m. featuring local merchants.
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