Athens Inn Plans Unveiled at Baker Center Luncheon
John W. Galbreath previews a $1.5 million Inn project in Athens on Richland and Dairy Aves with 118 rooms a dining room ballroom and pool. Architect Richard Tully outlines renderings while council and university representatives weigh rezoning approval and community impact. Local jobs would total about 60 full time plus 15 part time with $200 000 annual payroll boost. Construction would start after council approval.
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Athens City
Galbreath
Planning Commission
City Council
Athens
Thirst Quenched by Oasis Library Visit
A hitchhiking boy tells Franklin Librarian Robert Eshleman that the public library serves as an oasis and a source of refreshment, noting he stops by the library to get a cold drink of water. The anecdote highlights the library as a welcoming refuge.
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Public Library
Robert Eshleman
Eshleman
American families average income rises to 7140 last year
The Commerce Department reports that American families averaged 7140 in income in the last year, a rise of 220 from 1961.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Meigs Board Refuses To Relinquish New Hospital
Meigs Memorial Hospital trustees refuse to give up the new facility after the Meigs County Hospital Commission moved to terminate the lease May 1. Attorney Frank W. Porter said formal action shows the board will not surrender the premises. The dispute centers on discrimination against three osteopath applicants who sought staff positions, a move the commission and county commissioners say breaches the lease.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Meigs County Hospital Commission
Frank W. Porter
Board of Trustees
Hospital Commission
Meigs County Commissioners
Judge Awards Damages Over Pretty Legs Comment
London reports High Court Judge Sir Richard Elwes awarded Vivian Pettit 1384 pounds after a scooter crash left her with a scar and a bowed leg. He defended the remark that pretty legs are admired, saying a young woman has to worry about disfigurement and deserves compensation.
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High Court
Richard Elwes
Vivian Pettit
White Maryland integrationist shot near Attalla
A Maryland born integrationist, William L. Moore, 35, was fatally shot beside a highway near Attalla Alabama on Tuesday night. Governor George Wallace denounced the killing as dastardly and offered a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killer.
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Auditor Opens Financial Gates To Aid Subdivisions In Ohio
Ohio State Auditor Roger W. Tracy announces April distributions surpass $61 million to counties municipalities and townships to ease fiscal strain. Gasoline tax funds totaled $4.58 million, with two more disbursements covering liquor permit funds and 1963 motor vehicle license money including equalization and 81 percent distributions. An additional $7.5 million is expected based on road mileage.
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Columbus
Roger W. Tracy
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Postal budget cuts provoke Senate warnings and House cuts
House Republicans seek deeper postal cuts amid Laos crisis. Postmaster General Day warned of service curtailments as Senate leaders Pastore and Robertson urge restraint, while Post Office telegrams ordered hiring freezes and overtime limits. Veterans recall 1950s battles over Saturday deliveries.
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Charles A. Halleck
Congress
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
J. Edward Day
Pastore
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
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Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
U S to Send 1500 Infantry to Thailand for SEATO Exercises
The United States will deploy a 1500-man battle group from the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii to join SEATO allies for joint maneuvers in Thailand from June 11 to 19. The move follows rising Southeast Asian tensions with Laos and parallels past force shows near the Thai border. More than 24,000 SEATO troops are expected to participate across the alliance.
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Senatorial Report To Attack Policy On Cuban Soviet Buildup
Senate Preparedness subcommittee plans a report criticizing government agencies for slow action on intelligence about Soviet missiles and troops in Cuba. It seeks language acceptable to military and intelligence bodies while noting underestimation by CIA and State and Defense on early warnings. The panel, led by Sen. John Stennis, held closed hearings amid the Cuban crisis and aftermath.
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Soviet Union
Idle Pay Compensation Bill Passage Seems Assured
Columbus report says House Republicans near enough votes to pass an unemployment compensation bill. The measure aims to restore the benefits fund and roll back liberalizations, while defeating anticipated Democratic amendments. A separate item notes an $84,000 Accelerated Public Works grant for New Haven sewer extension with $85,000 local match.
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Wet cold wave sweeps Midwest and Northeast
Wet windy and cold conditions spread from the Rockies into the Midwest and into the Northeast. Light rain fell from Ohio Valley to the mid Atlantic with rain and snow mixing. Maine interiors faced fairly heavy snowfall and temperatures dropped into the 30s in the Great Lakes region.
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Oberlin approves trial for girls dating in men's dorms
Oberlin College votes 87 60 to allow female students to visit men's dormitories on weekend dates starting next fall. Girls remain barred from men’s dorm rooms. Temperatures will run two to five degrees below normal with a light rainfall forecast over the weekend.
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Oberlin College
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Herb Smith ARA Aide Dies At 56 In Marietta
Herbert A. Smith aged 56, district coordinator for the Area Redevelopment Administration and former Ohio state representative, died Tuesday after a prolonged cancer battle. A Vincennes, Indiana native, he served in the Ohio House 1936 to 1938, ran for Congress in 1956 58 and 60, was an aide to Rep. Robert T. Secrest and Marietta City Council member. Funeral services will be held Friday in Marietta.
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Bodies Of Trapped Coal Miners Located In West Virginia
CLARKSBURG W Va rescue workers located the body of the second miner at the CW Coal Co mine at Johnstown after discovering Homer Collins 51 of Philippi earlier. William Kacinec 47 of Clarksburg was found about 100 yards from the main shaft where rock and earth collapsed Tuesday trapping two men.
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Ohio Woman Wins Title Mrs. America Ahead Of Bake Off
Miami Beach Florida witnessed a pageant warm up as 51 contestants vied for Mrs. America. Georgia Merrilyn Welch Eastham 31 of Marietta won the Mrs U S Savings Bonds title after the apple pie challenge. She quipped about pecan pies and home life.
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Fla
Georgia Merrilyn Welch Eastham
Marietta
U. S. Savings Bonds
Ladies' Week in Columbus as Ohio Clubs Meet
Buckeye Capital hosts the 66th annual Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs convention in progress through Thursday afternoon. The event gathers club members from across the state for meetings and activities.
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ROTC Summer Encampments Planned at 19 Colleges
The 20th Army Corps at Ft. Hayes announced six week summer encampments for ROTC cadets from 19 colleges in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Cadets in their third or fourth year will train June 15 to July 26 at Indiantown Gap and several Ohio sites including Ohio State Central State Akron Bowling Green and Xavier. Kentucky and West Virginia schools will train at Ft. Knox Eastern Kentucky University University of Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Marshall West Virginia State College and West Virginia University.
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Machinists Postpone Cape Canaveral Walkout
About 400 machinists at Cape Canaveral who had scheduled a 6 a.m. strike today postponed the walkout for at least 24 hours.
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MacMillan Sees Peace Talks As Aid To Re-Election
London reports Prime Minister Harold MacMillan seeks a new Big Three talks to halt nuclear testing and restore peacemaker image ahead of a forthcoming general election. U S and British ambassadors in Moscow to push for a high level meeting, Kennedy backing further probes, and debate over enforcement procedures amid stalled test ban negotiations.
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