Enemy Doubles Attacks Across South Vietnam
The enemy intensified weekend operations in South Vietnam, hitting the Mekong Delta and coastal lowlands from Cam Ranh to Da Nang. Communiqués report 49 South Vietnamese killed, 168 wounded, 100+ houses destroyed. 5 civilians dead, 56 wounded. U S forces: 7 Americans killed, 3 missing, 60 wounded. losses include two bulldozers, two Sheridan tanks, one APC, a UH 1 helicopter, and F4 Phantom. North Vietnamese casualties tallied at 54 killed.
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Gallia County Fire Kills Six in Cheshire Home
A fuel related blaze at a Poplar Church Road frame house near Cheshire left six dead from the Yost family and two neighborhood youths. Cecil Yost survived with burns, while fire officials and coroner work the scene and plan combined services for the victims.
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Louella A. Yost
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Thelma Virginia Yost
Bobby Yost
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Cecil Yost
Middleport
Donald Warehime
War foes campaign visits to Congress spark two week protests
Antiwar and welfare activists launched a two week drive after a large Capitol rally. They plan meetings with Congress and 24 hour senatorial vigils in a people’s lobby. Police reported the White House vigil drew about 125 arrests as crowds exceeded permit limits.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
No Commitments Made Alden Denies Promising University Support
Former Ohio University president Vernon R. Alden refutes claims he led Monticello developers to expect a perpetual university occupancy guarantee for Bromley Hall. Hecht corroborates that the board did not receive a resolution, and both men say no official written commitment was ever issued.
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Messenger
Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Monticello Village
Bromley Hall
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Tishman Realty and Construction Co
Martin Hecht
Monticello
OU Board of Trustees
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Hecht
Monti
Rogers visit aims to restart Middle East talks via Suez plan
Secretary of State William P. Rogers flies from London toward the Middle East to push for reopening the Suez Canal through a partial Israeli withdrawal. Egypt and Israel show firm positions as peace talks stall. He plans stops in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Israel before returning to Washington around May 9.
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Tiny ad salesman drives sales in area homes
An ad promotes action ads as a daily presence in over 16 000 local homes promising fast results and strong value with a topnotch salesman offering cost efficiency.
Mass Peace Rally Protest Leads to 97 Arraigned on Turnpike
Ninety seven demonstrators arraigned in Mount Laurel N J on charges of disorderly conduct from a stall in on the New Jersey Turnpike after a peace rally in Washington. Police said most remained on the highway after traffic resumed about 11 p m Sunday. Thirteen cars and one bus were towed. About 1 000 people left their cars at the peak, built a bonfire, drank beer and shouted antiwar slogans for about five hours.
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Nixon forecasts solid expansion amid inflation easing
President Nixon assured businessmen at the 59th annual U S Chamber of Commerce meeting in Constitution Hall that the nation is entering a solid and sustainable expansion. He said the rate of price increases has been cut in half and that the worst of inflation is behind us.
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Ohio to name Kenneth Gaver head of mental hygiene department
Gov. John Gilligan selected Dr. Kenneth D. Gaver of Oregon to lead the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. His official appointment awaits Ohio residency completion. he will serve as consultant to Acting Director James Welsh in the interim.
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John J. Gilligan
Inside Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries Sports
A fragmented page fragment shows sections including classifieds comics editorials obituaries and sports coverage with unclear text and layout. No readable events names dates or scores are fully discernible from the fragment.
Eleven Ohioans Die in Fires and East Liverpool Lumber Blaze
Eleven Ohioans died Sunday from injuries in fires across the state. A Gallia County blaze claimed six lives, a Cleveland fire killed three children from smoke inhalation, and a Cambridge home fire killed Mrs. Victor Davis and her 4 year old Kimberly. An East Liverpool lumber yard fire caused $250,000 damage but no injuries.
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Christo
Adkins Lumber Co
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Snediker Motion Overruled in Tax Irregularities Case
Judge Franklin Sheeter overruled John Snediker’s motion to quash an affidavit charging income tax irregularities after an Athens County Municipal Court hearing on April 15. The seven point decision found no evidence of due process denial or correct legal interpretation issues, including Snediker’s bond posting concerns and lack of library access while jailed.
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John Snediker
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Gerald Mollica
Sheeter
Law Library
Inconvenient Amtrak Schedules Hit Canton Ohio
Amtrak announced odd arrival times for Canton stops with the eastbound New York train at 11 10 p.m. and the westbound Chicago bound train at 3 50 a.m. Officials note Ohio's push to connect Cleveland remains unresolved as funding debates unfold.
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