State considers new city school district in Athens County
Ohio's top school official will urge the state school board to create a district combining Nelsonville and York Local, effective December 16. In Cleveland, the ACLU argues that public school Christmas carols may breach church state separation principles in a letter to principals.
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Columbus
City
Nelsonville City
York
Athens County
Martin W. Essex
Cleveland
The
American Civil Liberties Union of Greater
Ike jokes golf plans despite gall bladder operation
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, entering Walter Reed Army Hospital for gall bladder surgery, joked that doctors think one gallstone is shaped like a golf ball though it has no dimples. He said the operation will not end his golfing.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Jayne Mansfield Says Son Improving After Lion Attack
Thousand Oaks California. Zoltan Hargitai remains in serious condition but shows improvement, according to his mother actress Jayne Mansfield. The boy was mauled by a lion on November 26 at an animal compound, had two surgeries, then developed spinal meningitis.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Zoltan Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
President Johnson Returns to Washington After Texas Stop
President Johnson departs Bergstrom Air Force Base for Washington after a Texas swing that included budget talks and the national Christmas tree lighting. He flew from Bergstrom to his jet at the LBJ Ranch 65 miles west, completing a 19 day stay mixing official duties with rest following abdominal surgery on November 16.
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Austin
Texas
Johnson
Washington
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bergstrom
Lbj Ranch
Churches Seek UN Action on Viet Nam Crisis
Delegates from major American churches near final approval of a resolution urging the United Nations to end the Viet Nam war promptly. The proposal calls on the UN to take the lead through actions guided by Secretary-General U Thant as the war nears a possible conclusion.
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Miami Beach
Fla
United Nations
General Assembly of the
National Council of Churches
U Thant
Coppolino Murder Trial Opens in Freehold
A jury of 10 men and four women begins hearing the state's case against Dr. Carl Coppolino 34 a physician hypnotist and writer accused of strangling a retired Army colonel Prosecution and defense lawyers were to deliver opening statements to the jury which reached its full complement Thursday.
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Freehold
N. J
Carl Coppolino
Ohio Republicans to appoint state Senate whip
With a large Republican majority anticipated in January the party plans to designate a whip to monitor colleagues and ensure attendance for key roll calls and meetings.
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Senate
Future urban areas may become cities of cars not men
A city planner warned that future urban development could prioritize automobiles over people, stating planners must balance growth with livable design as Athens outlines its comprehensive community plan. The report notes federal funds are linked to progress on the plan and outlines page references for further detail.
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Athens
France and Soviet Union condemn Viet Nam War
In a joint communique France and the Soviet Union call Viet Nam a danger to neighbors and hinderer of international détente. They decry external intervention, urge an end to war, and say the United States is the implied aggressor as Kosygin toured Paris.
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Paris
France
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Kosygin
America
Rusk Rejects Long Pause as B52s Bomb Viet Nam
In three raids from Guam, B52 bombers hit Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targets from Tay Ninh to Hue as Dean Rusk arrived in Saigon and rejected any halt to bombing. U S fighters clashed with MIGs near Hanoi and one U S plane was downed over North Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Guam
U.S
Dean Rusk
North Viet Nam
Rusk
Hanoi
Tay Ninh
Hue
U.S. Expected Far Bloodier Viet Nam War
The United States anticipated a far bloodier conflict in the Viet Nam war with projections of 10,000 deaths and five times as many wounded in the year. Pentagon planning based on WWII and Korean-era data suggested 10 combat deaths, 50 wounded, and 140 nonhostile losses per day per 100,000 men, but actual figures showed lower ratios.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Viet Nam
Korea
Spike Murder Suspect Denies Guilt
William R. Minor 23 stands silent in Columbus Municipal Court as Otto Beatty Jr. enters an innocent plea to first degree murder in the death of Dr. Robert W. Spike 43 a University of Chicago ministry professor active in civil rights. Judge Strasbaugh delays case to Wednesday and Minor may await grand jury indictment or waive for trial. Early Wednesday Minor surrendered to police in downtown Columbus.
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William R. Minor
Columbus
Otto Beatty Jr
The
Public Defender’s Office
Rob
Ert W. Spike
University of Chicago
Minor
Countdown and Shooting Tells of Coral Gables Assault
James Lamka 24 of Coral Gables survived a 60 second countdown before being shot in the head at point blank range after an alleged acquaintance tried to force a violent act. Clark 25 was arrested for aggravated assault with intent to murder as Lamka remains in fair condition.
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Miami
Fla
James Lamka
Coral Gables
Lamka
John Kirchheiner
John Wesley Clark
Clark
Kirchheiner
Cincinnati Woman, 31, Strangled in Elevator Case
The body of Lula Kerrick, 31, was found strangled with a stocking in the Brittany Apartments elevator at Ninth and Elm in Cincinnati. Police did not confirm sexual assault or any link to five prior rape strangulations of older women in the city. Detective Russell Jackson noted the homicide but offered no further detail.
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Cincinnati
Russell Jackson
Jackson
Lula Kerrick
Brittany
Ninth and
Elm Streets
Lancaster Paper Sold to Thomson Newspapers
Cincinnati attorney Charles Sawyer said from his Palm Beach home that he will sell his interest in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette to Thomson Newspapers, a major operator of multiple newspaper properties.
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Cincinnati (Ap
Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Palm Beach, Fla
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Thomson Newspapers
Weekend Warmth Persists Then Drops Into Midweek
Forecast calls for cooler temperatures Saturday through Wednesday with highs in the 40s and 30s. Normal highs and lows listed for Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Precipitation averages about 0.75 inches with intermittent rain over the weekend and occasional showers Monday and Tuesday, with light snow flurries possible north by Tuesday.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Tuesay
Agreement bans war in space gains support at UN
U N diplomats see the U S Soviet pact to ban war and weapons in space as paving the way for a broader treaty. The accord declares moon and space open to all nations, bans nuclear weapons in space or on celestial bodies, and forbids bases, testing, fortifications, and orbital weapons. Spying use remains unresolved.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Moon
Earth
Rhodes offers cost sharing for Ohio water planning program
Gov James A Rhodes announced Ohio would match federal funds for a long range water management plan system. The Water Commission received a report urging a state water resources agency and full time director while outlining a 20 year need exceeding 2 billion dollars for improvements.
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Gov. Rhodes
Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Water Commission
Water Management Advisory Council
Natural Resources, Health
Rhodes
Federal Water Resources Council
Natural Resources
Fred E. Marr
Fireflies Declared Natural Monument in Sawabe Area
The Sawabe fireflies are officially named natural monuments by Japan's Ministry of Education. To curb extinction from urbanization authorities will plant trees around breeding reservoirs and stock reservoirs with shellfish for larvae food.
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Sendai
Japan
Sawabe
Ministry of Education
Group Urges Governor To Increase Salaries
In Columbus the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association called on Gov. James A. Rhodes to act on state salaries as nurses threaten mass resignations at two institutions. Krabach cited an administration plan for a comprehensive pay revision affecting about 40,000 workers previously raised in Rhodes years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Richard L. Krabach
Krabach
Governors push to mold GOP presidential bid
Republican governors led by Michigan's George Romney in Colorado Springs aim to back a single candidate for 1968. John A. Love and John H. Chafee said the 25 state executives should shape the party platform and early delegate selection, with Love predicting a governor as nominee. Ford said no Hill dissension is expected.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Michigan
George Romney
Colorado
John A. Love
Rhode Island
John H. Chafee
White House
Broad
Chafee
House
Gerald R. Ford
Capitol Hill
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