Hunger conference mood at White House sparks debate
President Nixon heard strong emotion from about 3000 delegates at a White House hunger conference. Panels discussed food stamps welfare reform and a possible guaranteed income. McGovern supported aiming to end hunger in a year if funding and goals are set.
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White House
Washington
Nixon
Yohalem
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lyng
McGovern
Congress
Congressman Price
North Korea Sets Release Of Three U.S. Helicopter Crewmen
U S military headquarters says three American helicopter crewmen downed in North Korea on August 17 will be released Wednesday at Panmunjom. They will be flown to the United States after medical checks at the 121st Evacuation Hospital near Seoul. Capt David H. Crawford Spec 4 Herman F E Hofstatter and WO Malcolm V Loepke were injured. North Korea says they were treated and later listed as normal.
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U.S
North Korea
Panmunjom
U.S. Army
United States
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Herman FE. Hofstatter
Lowpoint
Ill
WO Malcolm V. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
Crawford
Hofstatter
Loepke
Kumchon
Salem Center pageant lights up PTA meeting
More than 100 Salem Center School students took part in a Christmas pageant The Spirit of Christmas directed by Mrs Marie Miller The program included a rhythm band a speaking section a 38 voice chorus and toy characters Younger students were joined by older participants listing many student names and helpers.
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Salem Center
Maurita Miller
PTA
38 Voice Chorus
Mike Swick
Bruce Beach
David Shuler
James Council
Tommy Amey
Teresa Mitchell
Edith Woodard
Steven Peyton
Pamela Davis
Kathy Rupe
Debra Matson
Brenda Rupe
Joe Nelson
William Gloyd
Bonita Johnston
Debra Janey
Lanny Longstreth
Craig Swick
Mary Colwell
Valerie Matson
Marvelea Brown
Donna Metheny
Patty Dyer
Paul Rupe
Charles Tyree
Michael Pierce
Roberta
Point Pleasant Fire Dept Seeks Applications for Baskets and Toys
Point Pleasant Fire Department announced December 15 as the deadline to receive applications for food baskets for needy families and toys for children. They had 81 applications so far, with 125 baskets distributed last year. Volunteers are still needed to provide toys and dress dolls, with about 35 dolls already repaired and dressed.
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Point Pleasant
Vinton Friendship Garden Club Meets At Mrs Payne home
The Vinton Friendship Garden Club gathered at Mrs E C Payne's home with 13 members and two guests. Visitors included Mrs John Smith and her son from Gallipolis, and Mr and Mrs Claude Swick of Wellston. Additional visits came from Mr and Mrs Oscar Chamberlain, Lester Metcalf of Marietta, and Ronnie Lanier with his son from Logan. Connie Browning, employed in Jackson, spent the weekend with her parents Woodrow Browning and family.
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Vinton
Leo Lanier
Connie Browning
Jackson
Woodrow Browning
Danny
Cathy
Road Deaths Fall Short of 1968 Thanksgiving Toll
Traffic accidents during the four day Thanksgiving holiday killed 660 people, below 1968's 764. The National Safety Council had warned 700 to 800 possible deaths. The worst crash involved 10 cars and six trucks on the foggy New Jersey Turnpike, with six dead and 19 wounded. A fiery collision near Richmond, Virginia, claimed five lives. Howard Williams of Brent Alabama lost his wife and only child in an accident that mirrored his eight year old tragedy.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New Jersey Turnpike
Richmond
Howard Williams
Brent
Ala
Christ Church Guild Luncheon Plans Tuesday Meeting
Members of the Service Guild of Christ Episcopal Church plan a 1 p.m. luncheon and parish house meeting for the women of the church. Attendees should bring a Christmas gift for Mrs. Ida Stanley of the Welfare Department to be distributed to welfare children. Hostesses are Mrs. Harold Somerville Mrs. Mae Kryder and Mrs. W T Minton. A separate note mentions knights in armor weighing 120 pounds and costing a fortune to buy.
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Point Pleasant
Service Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
Ida Stanley
Welfare Department
Harold Somerville
Mae Kryder
W. T. Minton
Thanksgiving Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Ohio and Florida
A series of Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings are noted. Racine residents hosted relatives from Washington DC and Venice Florida en route to Cleveland. Other families from Pomeroy Athens Canton Columbus Reedsville Rutland and Boston shared holiday meals and travel plans. The First National Bank of Boston traces its founding to 1784.
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Jeffrey Foss
Maria
Athens
Frank Reinhart
Melvin Smith
Barbara
Dan Smith
Canton
William Smith
George Smith
Columbus
Dale Smith
Reedsville
Jim Bales
Vernon Weber
Lawrence Milhoan
Paul Baer
Linda
Chester
Dennis McCune
Mae Weber
Rutland
Westmoreland says Vietnam war could have ended sooner
Gen Westmoreland testifies before a House subcommittee that continued bombing of North Vietnam might have ended the war by now. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says Nixon policy could yield a military victory for Saigon, with escalation possible if Vietn amization falters. Army Secretary Resor adds that time and patience could lead to a successful conclusion.
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William Westmoreland
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
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House
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Nixon
Saigon
Westmoreland
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Red China
Stanley R. Resor
Church Sets Night Service in Heights United Methodist
Huntington district superintendent the Rev. Connie Dickens will preach at Heights United Methodist Church Wednesday at 7 p.m. and chair the Charge Conference afterward. The administrative board meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to finish business before the conference. Senior choir rehearsal moves to Tuesday. Plans form to organize Point Pleasant United Methodist Men's Group with all four city churches. meeting set for Dec. 9 led by Charles Thompson.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Connie Dickens
Heights United Methodist Church
Charles Frum
Frum
Charles Thompson
Trinity Church
Democratic Women Plan Officer Installation in Point Pleasant
Mason County Democratic Women's Organization will hold installation of officers Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at Pleasant Point Resort. Amita Booth will conduct the rituals. The 1970 71 officers include Maxine Nibert president Juanita Ward first vice president Frances Lingerfelt second vice president Neil Kennedy recording secretary Carolyn Neal corresponding secretary Allene Plants treasurer Barbara Huffman parliamentarian and Lynn Durst historian.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Democratic Women’s Organization
Pleasant Point Resort
Amita Booth
W. Va
Maxine Nibert
Juanita Ward
Frances Lingerfelt
Neil Kennedy
Carolyn Neal
Allene Plants
Barbara Huffman
Lynn Durst
Backers Set For Passage Of Nixon Vietnam Resolution
The House backs a resolution supporting President Nixon’s efforts for a just peace in Vietnam and rejects amendments in a 251 to 100 vote on a closed rule allowing four hours of debate before passage. Critics warn it risks creating a Gulf of Tonkin style authority. Nov. events include a Meigs County Golf Association Christmas dinner in Pomeroy at 6:30 p.m.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Vietnam
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Gan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Wright
Meigs County Golf Association
Legion Hall
Pomeroy
Leon Man Receives Second Bronze Star Medal
Army Spec. 4 Rod ney W. Buck of Leon Route 3 earned his second Bronze Star for heroism in Vietnam. While with Company A 4th Battalion 9th Infantry 25th Infantry Division he exposed himself to heavy fire on Oct 17 1969, delivering sustained rifle fire to halt the attack. Buck arrived in Vietnam last December and previously earned the Combat Infantryman Badge the Air Medal and two Army Commendation Medals.
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Rodney W. Buck
Clodus Buck
Vietnam
9Th Infantry
25Th Infantry
South Vietnam
Buck
Army
Ft. Campbell
Point Pleasant High School
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