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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1969
Page
1
Gabe Paul, president and treasurer of the Cleveland Indians, was named foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury for the September term by Judge John Angelotta. The 59 year old said he looks forward to starting duties with the 15 member panel next Monday and is delighted to serve.
Cleveland developers Howard Schulman and Carl Glickman negotiate with Playboy Clubs International to build a downtown Playboy Club in a new apartment complex. The project would bring a high profile club to the city, pending approval.
District Court Judge James A. Boyle suspended the scheduled inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne's death, ordered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. The inquiry, to determine the legal cause, is expected to open after at least a month.
Partly cloudy through tomorrow with near seasonal temperatures. Highs today 75 to 80, tonight 55 to 60, tomorrow in the lower 80s. Winds east 6 to 12 mph today then light and variable. Norwalk highs 77 lows 60. Frigid humidity readings 84% at 8 am, 79% at 2 and 8 pm. .05 inch precip in Norwalk. Births list six couples from Milan, Norwalk, Willard with daughters. Marriage licenses filed for Schoenegge and Baxter, Norwalk. Deaths noted for Schlader of Biloxi and Price of Norwalk.
Striking workers at Pioneer Rubber Company plants in Willard and Attica halt work in a wildcat walkout. Posters read On Strike Unfair Labor Practices. Local 804 members met at Willard High School gym with results unavailable at press time. The action began Friday over a dismissal and job reclassification at Willard.
City Hall invites residents to comment as Mount plans a study of the scramble traffic light setup under Ohio standards. The state requires two signals per direction and an estimated 60 000 to install eight walk lights per intersection.
A school bus carrying special education students from Fairfax Elementary School collided with a car on Ohio 283 in Mentor-On-The-Lake on the first day of school. One girl was killed, seven others injured, including the driver Dorothy Smith who was hospitalized with chest and leg injuries. Police said the crash occurred at an intersection and the injured students were rushed to a local hospital.
Searchers found the car of James A. Pike former Episcopal bishop of California abandoned in the Judean desert with no trace of him. His wife Diane 31 walked to Bethlehem as helicopters combed the area for the missing churchman amid a widening search by Israeli troops and police. A map was found near the vehicle and officials note he and his wife were en route from Bethlehem to the Dead Sea.
Mrs. Lanny Repp 25 of Jeromesville wife of New London High School head basketball coach and her two daughters were injured when their car collided with a second vehicle at Old U.S. 30 and Ashland County Road 57 in Ashland County. She and the girls were taken to Samaritan Hospital with injuries. she was later moved to Riverside Hospital in Columbus for more severe injuries. The other driver, Richard R Young 22, also of Jeromesville, was involved. The accident remains under investigation.
A Norwalk group plans to submit an ambulance proposal to the City Council. Robert Young, a former funeral official, leads the effort as details emerge from Tuesday night developments.
James Vincent Borgia 40 a Norwalk police sergeant died at 5 a.m. after a heart attack at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. He served 13 years with the department joining in 1956 and was promoted in 1967. Surviving are his wife Rose and ten children. He was a Korean War veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. Funeral plans are announced with services at St Pauls Catholic Church.
Ohio Edison Company officials will meet with Norwalk's utility study committee in a closed session tonight. Discussions likely include a potential city sale of the Municipal Light Plant and stand-by power as the main topic.
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