Rhodes clash over Ohio mining of federal aid plan
Ohio Governor Rhodes defends a Southeast Ohio development plan while federal Appalachian Redevelopment Chief Roosevelt urges participation in the Johnson administration program. Rhodes schedules an Athens meeting April 24 to unveil a state plan backed by development director George Wilson. Roosevelt warns Ohio’s refusal could affect eight states and highway routes, urging broader regional ties and a four lane Appalachian Way from Marietta to Cincinnati with a multi‑part six ply program for industry, recreation, education, and community projects.
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General Finds Final Rest In Historic Army Casket
New York crowds view the body of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur at the 7th Regiment Armory on Park Avenue and 67th Street. Religious leaders and dignitaries will pay tribute as the command post extends viewing hours and President Johnson sends a wreath from Washington.
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67Th Street
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
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Terence J. Finaly
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MacArthur
Max Schenk
Johnson
Garrison H. Davidson
1St Army
7Th Regiment
Jean MacArthur
Arthur
Vis
Seek Halt To Miners Walkouts
United Mine Workers representatives arrive to press for ending wildcat strikes that idled thousands of coal miners across six states. Some 2500 miners in Northern West Virginia resumed work after locals backed the two year contract with major soft coal producers.
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W. A. Boyle
West Virginia
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Morgantown
Ohio - West Virginia
Wheeling
W. Va
Clarksburg
Fewer Soviet Troops Withdrawn From Cuba Report
Washington sources say the Soviet Union has pulled out troops from Cuba in large numbers with U S officials confirming. Estimates place remaining forces around four thousand from a peak of twenty two thousand during the October 1962 missile crisis. A State Department note states most Soviet troops have been withdrawn.
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U.S
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Latin America
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Doctors Strike Crowds Belgian Hospitals Amid Crisis
Belgium faces a week of hospital overcrowding as 10 000 doctors strike over health policy. Nurses struggle to cope, beds fill corridors, and emergency care is limited to pressing cases. Two doctors were arrested for neglect after a child's death. Government refuses talks while the strike persists.
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Belgium
Arthur Gilson
Gilson
West Germany
Theo Lefevre
Olen
Lefevre
Turkg Cypriot Crisis Deepens After Cyprus Shootout
In Nicosia Greek Cypriot police condemn an attempted murder of four Turkish Cypriots amid rising tensions. Two Turks were killed, one wounded, the fourth missing. Turkish Cypriot leader Dr. Fazi Kuchuk accuses Greek Cypriots. UN peacekeepers inspect under Gen Prem Singh Gyani after a cease fire to end three days of fighting remains fragile.
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Cyprus
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Island
U. N
Prem Singh Gyani
Lorse
Glenns Name May Be Off Final Ballot
Ohio Supreme Court was asked to strike Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. from May 6 primaries after his withdrawal as a Democratic U. S. Senate candidate March 30. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown said removal was untimely. a writ was sought to blank his name on printed ballots and halt counting votes for the space hero.
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Ohio Supreme Court
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U. S
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Brown
Johnson Sips While He Zips Across Texas Hill
Time Magazine reports President Johnson drank beer from a paper cup during a high speed ride in his cream Lincoln Continental up a Texas hill. The caravan included reporters and newswomen as Johnson described the ranch Easter tour.
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White House
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California Primary May Become Shadow Contest
Washington reports a potential shadow contest between Henry Cabot Lodge and Richard Nixon in the California primary as the GOP battle between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller unfolds for the state's 86 delegates. If Rockefeller falters, Lodge could gain support. Stassen also appears on the ballot in the June 2 contest.
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Richard M. Nixon
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U. S
South Viet Nam
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Minnnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Brazil Moves to Immediate Interim President Election
The Brazilian Senate approved a bill for an early election to fill the remaining 20 months of Joao Goulart's term. A swift vote in the Chamber of Deputies was anticipated with a Thursday election target set by military leaders seeking prompt government restoration. In Cambodia Mao pledged aid if the Indochina nation is attacked.
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Brazil
Joao Goulart
Chamber of Deputies
Goulart
Woman slain in Fairfield. youth held for questioning
Lancaster sheriff reports a juvenile detained for questioning after a Fairfield County woman was found stabbed and hacked to death in a grocery store recreation center. The victim, 43 year old Mrs. Vanetta Brucker, lay in a blood pool with an ice pick in her neck and a meat cleaver on her stomach. nothing appeared stolen.
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Jack Blazer
Fairfield County
Vanetta Brucker
Bruce
Ker
Morrison Wins Eastern School Post
Larry Morrison, 29, former basketball star at Trimble High School and Ohio University, was named executive head of the Eastern Local School District. He currently coaches basketball at Bellview High School and previously coached at Racine. Morrison will start Aug. 1 under a three year contract, succeeding retiree J. S. Davis, who has led the district since its formation about ten years ago.
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Pomeroy
Larry Morrison
Trimble High School
Ohio University
Eastern
Morrison
Bellview High School
Racine
J. S. Davis
Davis
Peter Sellers In Critical Condition After Heart Attack
Hollywood actor Peter Sellers 38 suffered a heart attack Monday and remained in critical condition at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. He was moved to intensive care after complications affected his heartbeat rhythm. He was filming Kiss Me Stupid and producers say suspension of filming may follow until his return.
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Peter Sellers
Cedars of Lebanon
Sellers
Harold Mirisch
Wisconsin Voters Test Wallace In Presidential Primary
Milwaukee voters face a pivotal Democratic primary pitting Gov. John Reynolds a favorite son for President Johnson against George Wallace. The race doubles as a civil rights bill referendum with possible Republican participation complicating turnout expected near one million. Weather foresees snow flurries and cold temperatures.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
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Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
John Byrnes
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