Grand Jury Probed Liquor Case Dissolved by Judge Draper
A special Franklin County grand jury investigating liquor department influence peddling was discharged by Common Pleas Judge Robert M. Draper after foreman John W. Melville was found to have a prison record. Draper cited uncertain replacement and potential long court action to resolve the panel’s problems.
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Columbus
Common Pleas
Robert M. Draper
Michael V. di Salle
John W. Melville
Melville
Unions May Join News Strike In Cleveland
Three craft unions may join the walkout against Cleveland's Plain Dealer and Cleveland Press and News as talks were set to resume. Federal mediator Gilbert J. Seldin said unions notified him they would act under their legal rights if negotiations do not continue.
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press and News
Gilbert J. Seldin
Russians Renew Pledge To Send India Planes
Prime Minister Nehru said Parliament that the Soviet Union will deliver MIG 21 jet fighters to India for training. He cited samples from a Soviet built MI6 factory in India with deliveries in December 1962 and 1963 and 1964. Defense Minister Chavan said assurances came from Moscow but did not state quantities.
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India
Nehru
Soviet Union
Y. B. Chavan
Moscow
DiSalle appoints two to State Waterways Commission
Columbus government actions confirm two appointments to the State Waterways Commission by Gov. Michael V. DiSalle on June 4. The nominations, needing Senate confirmation, were challenged since the Senate had not met since November 1961 and would not convene until January 1963, but the Attorney General ruled them valid.
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State Waterways Commission
Michael V. DiSalle
Atty
Mark Mce-Elroy
Senate
Women campaign for redistricting in Ohio counties
The League of Women Voters of Ohio launches a drive to win support for redrawing Ohio county maps to elect members to the General Assembly. The campaign aims to engage voters across populous counties and promote fair district boundaries.
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Cleveland
Ohio
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League of Women Voters
Tito Begins State Visit to Moscow With Khrushchev Greeting
Yugoslav leader Tito arrived in Moscow for a state visit amid Khrushchev’s welcome ceremony. A guard of honor and band greeted the guest, who has tangled with Soviet leaders over years while Moscow signaled intent to strengthen ties.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Peking
Pomery jeweler given 90 day tax case sentence in Columbus
Columbus. P N W Compton a 49 year old Pom eroy jeweler was convicted for failing to file an income tax return and is held for federal authorities. Judge Mell G Underwood refused to mitigate and he will serve a 90 day prison term and pay a 5000 dollar fine.
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P—N. W
Compton
Pomeroy
Mell G. Underwood
Anti-Rocky Drive Starts By Secret Chicago Meeting
Conservative Republicans hold a secret Chicago gathering of 30 to 50 members to start a 1964 campaign against Nelson Rockefeller with Barry Goldwater as the favored rival. Reports cite a possible $250000 pledge toward a $3 million fund though details remain unclear.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Associated Press
Chicago
Rockefeller
South
Senate
Sen
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Russians Remove Cuba Planes as Missiles Claim Top Status
Pentagon reports three Ilyushin 28 fuselages photographed on a Soviet freighter Okhotsk off Cuba. AI indicates J-28 bombers are being dismantled at San Julian and loaded for withdrawal. Estimates place total bombers over 20, with unofficial counts up to 35.
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OU Tackles In Pro Draft Highlights Ohio Picks
In Chicago the NFL draft lists 14 Ohio players including Dick Schulz a senior tackle drafted by San Francisco and his teammate Chuck Nickoson by Washington. Six Ohio State stars also selected Bob Vogel Gary Moeller Dave Francis Rod Foster and others. In Old Lyme Connecticut William Seaver Woods aged 90 longtime editor in chief of the Literary Digest died Monday.
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Ohio University
San Francisco
Dick Schulz
Washington
Schulz
Chuck Nickoson
Don Lisbon
Bowling Green
Frank Baker
Toledo
Cleveland
Lowell Caylor
Tom Nomina
Miami
Los Angeles
Ed Scratchins
St. Louis
Paul Watters
Baltimore
Ohio State
Bob Vogel
Gary Moeller
Dave Francis
Rod Foster
Dave Katterhenrich
Daryl Sanders
Old Lyme
Conn
William Seaver Woods
Old Literary Digest
Pomeroy Laundry Fire Reaches Forty Thousand in Losses
A major fire in Pomeroy gutted Robinson's Laundry on E Second St causing estimated losses near $40,000. The blaze threatened the former General Telephone Co of Ohio headquarters and harmed laundry from two Ohio River towboats and Meigs Memorial Hospital. Fire Chief Henry Werry praised the response and noted continued investigation into the cause.
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Robinson
E. Second St
Norman Klees
John Duerr
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Edgar Arnold
Robinson Building
Telephone Company
Henry Werry
Ohio River
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Werry
E. P. Robinson
Reserve Units Reorganized By McNamara
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara orders a major reorganization to strengthen Army Reserve and National Guard forces for Cold War crises. The plan splits eight low rank divisions into mobile brigades, with governors needing to approve changes in their states. An earlier subcommittee withdrawal cleared opposition. In Nairobi, Kenya, another African nation barred Sen. Ellender, like Uganda did.
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Robert S.mcnamara
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National Guard
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Kenya
Sen
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Tankanyika
Louisiana Democrat
Uganda
Relocation Plans Drawn for Meigs Route 33
A Columbus engineering firm is drafting preliminary plans to improve 7.5 miles of Route 33 in Meigs County. The project would straighten curves and improve sight distances, shortening the Rock Springs to Burlingham segment by about 1.5 miles. Plans cover north from Rock Springs near Route 124 to south of the Athens Meigs line near Burlingham, with completion expected by January 1964.
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Ohio Department of Highways
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Burlingham
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Athens
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Pomeroy Lad Burned In Nuclear Test Alarm
Pomeroy teenager John Robson, 17, suffered third degree burns over two percent of his body when he lit gunpowder with a match near his home. He was treated at Meigs Memorial Hospital after emergency squad transport. In Geneva, the United States rejected the black box unmanned seismic station system as a foolproof ban policing method for underground nuclear tests.
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John Robson
Cherry Ridge
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Robson
Geneva
United States
Soviets Refuse Congo War Mission Payment at UN
The Soviet Union again rejects responsibility for funding Congo and Middle East peace-keeping efforts, arguing the operations were General Assembly approved. U Thant and Klutznick warned of UN financial disaster as costs mount, with the UN running about 130 million in the red on Congo operations.
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Soviet Union
U.N
Congo
Middle East
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General Assembly
Security Council
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Philip M. Klutznick
Thant
Soviet claim of missile lead fuels Cold War rhetoric
Marshal Sergei Biryuzov says Soviet rocket forces top the United States in power. Krasnaya Zvezda cites Moscow’s stance amid Western reports of a missile gap. British Institute for Strategic Studies estimates 75 Soviet ICBMs versus 450–500 Western missiles, noting Soviet focus on a larger strategic force and more accurate ICBMs due next year.
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Soviet Union
United States
Sergei Biryuzov
Krasnaya Zvezda Red Star
British Institute For Strategic Studies
West
U.S
Gas Believed Cause Of OSU Explosion
Fire officials say a natural gas leak may have caused the blast at the Ohio State University district dining hall under construction. Nine workmen were injured, windows were shattered, and six nearby structures may have suffered damage up to $1 million. Two fire trucks collided en route, injuring a firefighter. The blast tore two walls and half the dining hall roof in a boiler room where gas lines were being installed.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Frogmen Die In Record Dive Off California Coast
Two English divers attempting a 1000 foot deep sea dive in a diving bell collapsed after surfacing. Peter Small, 35, of the London Daily Telegraph, died from the bends. Whittaker, 29, vanished during rescue. Hannes Keller, 28, Swiss mathematician, survived after treatment.
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Calif
Peter Small
London Daily Telegraph
Whitak
Ae Ae Taker
University of Southern California At
Los Angeles
Small
Hannes Keller
Santa Catalina Island
Keller
Whittaker
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