02 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1977
Page
1
A Monroeville citizens group aims to raise 2000 to fund a special election on a proposed 245000 yearly levy for three years. The levy could avert school closure planned for Oct 7 if a special vote occurs before Nov 8.
Dayton analyst Ron Weirs wins 55000 on a televised Ohio Lottery show while Amelia Kearsley of Sandusky collects 7600 plus 85000 won last week. Ashland teachers seal one year deal with 9350 starting salary as FDA extends saccharin comment period to October 3. Unemployment rose to 7.1 percent in August with black jobless rate hitting postwar highs.
Six ill newborns at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital lost respiratory support after low water pressure and sediment blocked lines. A day-old girl under two pounds died from lung collapse linked to prematurity and autopsy results. Anita Bryant faces anonymous calls blaming her for Hurricane Anita after leading the repeal of a local ordinance.
Hurricane Anita veered south and struck the northeastern Mexican coast near La Pesca Las Guayavas El Charco Largo and Soto la Marina with 150 mph winds. Gales and high tides flooded offshore South Texas towns as the storm hit around 4 a.m. CDT.
Police informant says he and two others were offered forty thousand dollars to steal Elvis Presley’s body from his grave in Memphis Tennessee. The trio were nabbed at a cemetery around midnight Sunday after the plan was exposed by investigators.
Variable cloudiness with chances of showers or thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Lows in low to mid 60s, highs around 80, 60 percent precip. Thursday temps 90 to 69. Humidity 8 a.m. 85 percent, 2 p.m. 59 percent, 8 p.m. 79 percent. Precipitation Thursday total 0.5 inches. Sunrise 6:54 a.m. Sunset 7:59 p.m. Moonrise 10:43 p.m. Moonset 11:50 a.m. pare Robert and Janice Landoll Norwalk girl. Thomas and Patricia Miller Willard girl. Daniel and Kathleen Brooks Norwalk boy. Thomas and Diana Oney Plymouth girl. John and Kathy Scheel Norwalk boy.
At Valerie Vickers funeral in East Haddam Rev. Earle Fox asked mourners to donate to both the victim’s family and Gary Stankowski’s defense. Several attendees left the service in anger and many wrote to the Connecticut Episcopal bishop seeking action. Fox defended the request as a charitable gesture.
Iowa Attorney General Richard C. Turner says he will join Indiana Idaho and Louisiana AGs to seek a temporary block on signing the Panama Canal treaty. They argue Congress must act to relinquish canal control and demand a copy of the pact, claiming constitutional limits on transferring U.S. property without congressional approval.
Area schools must tally kindergarten immunizations this month to ensure four DPT vaccines three oral polio doses and measles and rubella shots have been given. The county health board announced the census after a directive from the state education and health departments with exemptions only for religious or philosophical reasons on file. National reports note a whooping cough outbreak in Georgia and upstate New York.
Ford Motor Co. chairman Henry Ford II said the firm acted too slowly in recalling 424000 1972 model cars after learning of a serious safety hazard. The delay caused at least one death and 11 injuries from defective engine cooling fan blades in Torinos Montegos and Lincolns with air conditioning. Ford acknowledged awareness of the problem since 1972.
The Towne and Country Players present Very Good Eddie at 8 pm at the East Main Street theater. A Knights of Columbus buffet dinner runs 6 30 to 9 tonight at the Kof C Hall 254 West Main Street.
Huron County defense argues a court informant cannot also be a co conspirator in the planned murder of Rhonda Seidel. Prosecutor Hauser says the issue hinges on whether a conspirator can be the informant and requests briefs by October first.
State Highway Department notes a 343 494 dollar Federal and State funded project to resurface U S Route 20 between Norwalk and Monroeville. S E Johnson Co of Maumee with Bellevue office is contractor. Tree removal median, new guard rails breakaway signs and berms to boost safety, completion planned by Sept 30.
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