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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1974
Page
1
A school bus driver testified brakes failed about a block before a crossing hit by a train killing seven children and injuring nine. The accident at an uncontrolled crossing left victims buried in Aragon, Georgia, as investigators questioned the unconscious driver Billy Kellett, 61.
Elizabeth Wise a cousin of Queen Elizabeth received a year’s probation for mercy killing her ten month old daughter Emma Charlotte Abel Wise. Wise, 37 and granddaughter of Princess Alice of Athlone, pleaded innocent to murder but admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
Detroit and auto rivals face retrenchment as GM posts a 94 percent slide in third quarter profits, its worst nine month result in 16 years. GM cuts 6,000 jobs while Ford and Chrysler announce further layoffs on top of 52,000 still idle from last winter.
Most Americans will gain an extra hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time ends and clocks set back one hour at 2 a.m. local time. The switch ends the controversial energy-saving plan for now and Standard Time returns until February 23 when Daylight Time resumes.
Former President Richard Nixon hospitalised in Long Beach with phlebitis and bleeding gums. Doctors weigh operation as his condition in the left leg worsens, with witnesses saying he looks pale and in pain during day four at Long Beach Memorial Hospital.
UPI reports President Ford and Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev will meet November 23 and 24 near Vladivostok on the Soviet Pacific coast. The announcement came from Moscow and Washington with a Soviet spokesman confirming the talks.
Weather forecast calls for a cool night with a low in the upper 30s to lower 40s and near zero precipitation through Sunday. Friday temperatures reach 67 with humidity rising to 93 percent at 7 am and easing to 74 percent by 7 pm. sunrise 7:52 am sunset 6:30 pm. Births announced for Mr and Mrs Gordon Hahn Collins a boy. deaths listed for Cecil Barnett 61 Las Cruces NM Gertrude Elizabeth Marett 60 Norwalk Frank E Shonkwiler 77 Greenwich and Frederick J Sutton 70 Greenwich.
Norwalk High School's cross country team finished fifth in the Class AA District Meet at Lincoln Hills Golf Course, 108 points, with Bucyrus, Coldwater, Swanton, and Lakota earning the four state berths. Individual standards saw Bob Chappelear place third to qualify for state, with Ron Knoll likely advancing after 13th place.
Old Blue Eyes headlines the $20 million Coliseum in Richfield Township near Akron and Cleveland. Frank Sinatra performs to a sellout crowd as plans showcase the new venue hosting Crusaders Cavaliers and a slate of sports and entertainment events with accessible seating and architectural highlights.
Norwalk police nabbed George Lee Jr Ricky Burchett and Larry Bumphus all Sandusky men in connection with the Norwalk Beverage Center owner Clayton Fries shooting. Lee and Burchett arraigned with Bumphus held on aggravated robbery charges. The trio face possible grand jury charges for the shooting. Fries was shot three times but survived.
At Whitney Field eight Norwalk High School homecoming queens were introduced as part of the festivities. The event included a crowd with Helen Kluding and star quarterback Dan Hipp, plus a student voter poll on John Glenn and Ralph Perk. Voters were urged to call in responses by midnight.
Five bombs exploded in Manhattan targeting banks and major firms in a protest tied to Puerto Rican nationalists. The group Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation claimed responsibility and called for the release of five Puerto Ricans, including Oscar Collazo. No injuries were reported as windows shattered and a steel door was ripped from its hinges.
Newalk Norwalk Jaycees present a haunted house open 6 30 to 9 30 tonight and Sunday at 112 Benedict Ave with under nine accompanied by an adult and 50 cent admission. The World of Abbott and Costello screens at 8 tonight at the Towne and Country Regional Art Center.
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