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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1972
Page
1
Chuck Hohler threw three touchdowns as St Paul Flyers defeated Lakeside 25-6 for their second win of the season. Sandusky St Mary's edged Western Reserve 26-6 in another game noted on the page.
Tanzanian army spokesman says one or two planes, possibly Ugandan, bombed Bukoba on Lake Victoria 40 miles south of the Ugandan border. Casualties and damage not yet known. Kampala government says forces halted an invasion from across the border. Tanzania denies the charge.
President Nixon called drug abuse a top national priority and said the United States would suspend all aid to countries whose leaders protect narcotics traffickers. He spoke at the International Narcotics Control Conference at the State Department and listed actions by his administration against drug peddlers.
UPI reports GOP leaders predict control of Congress if Nixon wins about 60 percent or more in this year’s election. Senate chair Sen. Peter Dominick and Rep. Bob Wilson said polls show Nixon up to 63 percent over Democrat George S. McGovern.
British army officers say the outlawed IRA has a new breed of disciplined and deadly marksmen targeting troops in Northern Ireland. An army spokesman calls them murderers but notes they are top-class snipers with training and skill.
South Vietnamese marines secured another key sector near the Citadel at reoccupied Quang Tri City and planned a push north, while Communist resistance was said to be at a three month low. Elsewhere Communist forces attacked central coast government outposts and correspondents were warned not to reach the area.
The 86 year old entertainer was hospitalized for exhaustion after being deeply upset by the Munich Olympic killings. Doctors suspect two or three mild strokes but confirmation awaits tests due Tuesday.
The Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi said North Vietnam released three American prisoners of war to their families and a U S peace group. The pilots were Navy Lt. Markham L. Gartley of Dunedin Florida Navy Lt. Alphonzo Charles of San Diego California and Air Force Maj. Edward Knight Elias of Valdosta Georgia.
Showers and thunderstorms. locally heavy rain east this morning. Afternoon and tonight may see more storms. Highs in the low to mid 80s. tonight lows upper 60s to low 70s. Tuesday sunny and warm with highs around 80. Rain chances 30 percent west and 60 percent east today, 30 percent tonight, 20 percent Tuesday. Winds southwest 15 to 25 mph today, 5 to 10 mph tonight. Norwalk temps: high 86, low 60. Humidity 73 percent at 7 am, 65 percent at 1 pm, 81 percent at 7 pm. Precipitation 3.12 inches. Sun set 6:32 pm, sunrise 7:11 am, moonrise 5:02 pm, moonset 2:06 am.
Lissan al Hal says hundreds died in weekend Israeli raids into southern Lebanon with damage to towns and a water plant at Taibeh costing 334000 dollars. Al Nahar cites about 80 dead as fighting continues on frontiers with Syria and Golan Heights.
UPI reports both U S and South Vietnamese officials anticipate a dramatic North Vietnamese strike before the presidential election. They expect it to fail militarily, seek a post election cease-fire unlikely before, and warn continued American aid will likely be needed for years.
Two girls attending a birthday party were bitten by a monkey that escaped from its cage and entered through a bedroom window in New Haven. The animal, owned by Jack L. Ally, bit Andrea Wicker and Patricia Wright and both were treated at Willard Area Hospital.
A 19-year-old Farr Texas man was charged with aggravated assault after an incident at the Stokely Van Camp plant at 1 15 this morning. Francisco Escalante was arrested by Norwalk police. The assault victim was Mark S Betschman 63 from Monroeville. Police provided no further details.
NFU charges private traders selling U S wheat to Russia could have netted up to 100 million dollars in windfall profits through timing of purchases and subsidy applications. The House subcommittee weighs export subsidies and U S price supports amid internal debate on Russia sales and farm compensation.
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