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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
1
The Nation's Labor Day weekend traffic toll surpassed the National Safety Council's low estimate of 570 deaths. The council had projected 570 to 670 fatalities for the 78 hour period ending Monday at midnight after beginning Friday at 6 p.m. local time.
Premier Golda Meir said Israel will not pull back from the Suez Canal front until peace is secured in the Middle East. Ambassador Yosef Tekoah told UN envoy Gunnar V. Jarring that Israel temporarily paused peace talks due to alleged Egyptian cease fire violations. Egypt allegedly moved Soviet anti aircraft missiles closer to the canal in the 31 mile standstill zone, breaching the 90 day truce that began Aug 7.
The IMF warns world monetary stability is at risk from U S inflation. It urges the Nixon administration to curb price rises by pressuring business and labor leaders. The annual report says US inflation spreads economic trouble to non Communist countries and ranks inflation as a top global priority. It notes IMF loans to help stabilize currencies.
The Cincinnati IRB announced auto insurance rate increases of about 14 percent effective Wednesday. About 180 IRB affiliated companies write roughly 20 percent of Ohio’s auto insurance. inflation and higher crime rates drive the adjustments.
Fourteen decades of musicians picket Severance Hall as 104 Cleveland Orchestra players begin a two day strike. Negotiations planned at noon include the late George Szell’s successor and his reputed dictatorial methods shaping the dispute.
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with a 40 percent shower chance. Highs in the mid to upper 80s, lows around 60s. Humidity shifts from 73 percent to around 52 percent by 1 pm. DEATHS list four residents: Mrs. Vletta C. Osborn 53, Sister Mary Nobertine 84, Lucy M. Crist 86, Harry P. Meyers 64.
Police hold Gerald Blekick and Ann Lecherk, a patient and attendant from Nassau County Psychiatric Hospital, on robbery and kidnapping charges after a Labor Day weekend spree across northern Ohio. They allegedly robbed a service station for 69 dollars, abducted three people, and drove to Bellevue and Tiffin where one victim escaped.
The village two man police force resigns with chief Leonard Conners and patrolman Robert McPeak leaving over long hours. Mayor Salisbury asks the Huron County Sheriff to provide protection as the police committee meets tonight to review the situation. Sheriff John Borgia plans around the clock coverage if possible.
Lt. DeWitt meets in Monroeville as Mayor Borgia contemplates using the police auxiliary and possible deputy reassignment to cover nights. He condemns abrupt resignations and warns of strain on protection services while promising night patrol checks. In Jordan, Red Cross negotiators seek release of 326 hijack victims as international talks unfold.
Alabama voters lobbied to choose schools despite a federal desegregation plan as Mobile begins a new term with mass transfers. Wallace urged peaceful action while endorsing freedom of choice to public schools. Mississippi and Winston-Salem show busings and private enrollments amid court orders and protests.
William Slabodnick, longtime Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital administrator, is named vice president of the Ohio Hospital Association, effective Nov. 1, with duties at the Columbus headquarters. He leaves Norwalk Area United Health Services and chairs several health groups.
Four Berlin Heights girls escaped injury when a ferris wheel light bar came loose jamming the gondola swing. Nancy Taft Terri Ann Weeks Vickie Kinch and Elizabeth Toer were left upside down momentarily before rescue. They were treated at Sandusky Memorial Hospital as a precaution and returned to the midway.
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