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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1970
Page
1
Norwalk resident Arthur L. Root Sr 52 of 12 Water St was severely injured when his legs were caught in a garbage truck blade while helping collect garbage. Root underwent hours of surgery and remained in critical condition. organizers noted the blade’s cycle prevents backward motion.
The 1970 UNICEF drive in Norwalk collected 700.23 dollars, down about 163 from last year. Rev. Homer Moore of First United Methodist Church noted 70 junior and senior high and 45 elementary students took part door to door. Some areas were not covered and fewer elementary children joined due to a three day weekend. Contributions can be mailed to the church. last year a late deposit around 6 dollars was likely mailed in.
UPI reports Army Maj. James Russell of Braxton Mississippi told U S diplomats a freak gust of wind caused his light Beechcraft plane to drift onto Soviet soil while approaching Kars airport in Turkey. The craft carried two American generals and a Turkish colonel.
Dense fog clears to sunny skies with highs near 65 to 70. Tonight stays fair and mild with lows upper 40s to lower 50s. Wednesday warms to lower 70s with more sun. Thursday turns partly cloudy and mild. Small rain chances: today 10 percent, tonight 20 percent, Wednesday 20 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph today and Wednesday, 5 to 10 mph tonight. Norwalk high 62 low 41. Humidity 96 percent at 7 am, 90 at 1 pm, 93 at 7 pm. Total precipitation none. Sunrise 6:53 am, sunset 5:29 pm. Moonrise 4:20 am, moonset 4:11 pm. Births reported from several towns. Marriage license for Willard residents. Death notice: Francis E. Cripps, 27, Detroit.
About 100 guests left after Cassius Clay and Jerry Quarry bout were lured to a West Atlanta home by invitations. Six to eight bandits in ski masks used sawed off shotguns to rob victims of cash and valuables, including a New York detective's badge, before fleeing.
R Clark Hunter of Greenwich was chosen by the Huron County Republican Central Committee to complete the unexpired term of Dana W Call as county clerk of courts. The appointment is effective immediately with Hunter, 41, to start full time after giving two weeks notice. Salary is 9360 dollars per year. Call died Oct 14 from an apparent heart attack. Hunter has held GOP roles and worked as an insurance representative for Retail Credit Co. for 17 years. He is married to Bonnie and has four children.
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital adopts a resolution permitting qualified Doctors of Osteopathy to apply for medical staff privileges. The Board of Trustees previously approved DO membership and the staff voted to release bylaw changes to the press.
The 1969 Federal Power Commission list shows 271 of 314 Ohio cities with populations over 2,500 served by private utilities, 35 with municipal systems and eight with both. In Bowling Green and Galion, buy-and-sell arrangements run profits with low costs, while Norwalk and Piqua maintain mostly municipal service.
Norwalk activist Roger H. Waite argued today that selling the city electric system could net about 4 million dollars with a 5.5 million deposit to bond trustees. He says the plan would shift proceeds to cover debt and allow investment in government securities, yielding roughly 6 percent interest and retiring bonds by 1990.
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