Three McArthur Buildings To Be Razed For Station Expansions
West Main Street McArthur will lose three buildings to allow expansion of two service stations. Hamilton Smith and Chamberlain two story brick blocks will be razed for a new Standard Oil of Ohio station replacing the Bethel operated smaller outlet. Ohio Oil Co of Findlay also will raze the Peak property adjacent to the Marathon station for expansion. Stiflers' Store Inc will operate from the Murphy building under a 20 year lease and remodel the Murphy block into an ultra modern retail store by March 1. Murphy will move his appliance hardware and furniture business to a rear two story block on West Main Street.
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McArthur
West Main Street
Hamilton - Smith
Chamberlain
Standard Oil of Ohio
John A
Robert Bethel
Ohio Oil Co. of
Findlay
Marathon
William Graves
Don Martindill
Wolff
Vinton County
Leland E. Murphy
Murphy
Stifflers
Market Gets Big Share Of Plants
The Common Market expands its role in U.S. foreign plant and equipment outlays. Foreign investment by American firms is forecast at 9.2 billion dollars by year end 1966, a 21 percent rise from the prior year. Six Common Market countries Belgium France Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands and West Germany are set to receive about 1.4 billion dollars, up 40 percent from 1965.
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Chicago
U.S
Belgium
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
West Germany
Lights Flood From North LONDON Golf Range Opening
Martin Dyche observed a brilliant sky glow in London Kentucky and learned floodlights for a new golf driving range caused the northern lights-like illumination. The event drew local attention as residents saw the unusual sky color.
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London
Martin Dyche
Lightning strike at Sutterheim golf club injures boy
In Sutterheim South Africa 13 year old Bantu Noboyi was struck by lightning while resting beneath a tree at the golf club. Secretary Trevor Collett performed artificial respiration and rushed him to hospital where he recovered. Noboyi asked who had hit him with a golf club, not realizing the strike was natural.
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Sutterheim
South Africa
Potable Water Denied To Villagers In Upper Egypt
The Alakhbar report says 30 000 villagers in Girga city area have lacked potable water for a decade due to red tape. Two councils clashed over who should install a short pipe, taking ten years to decide. Villagers drink groundwater deemed unsafe by scientists.
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Cairo
Upper
Egypt
Alakhbar
Girga
Income Drops In India Amid Drought Woes 1965-66
New Delhi news reports per capita national income in India fell by 59 percent in the 1965-66 fiscal year. Planning Minister Ashoka Mehta attributed the decline to the drought crippling crop production and noted reduced growth in mining and manufacturing sectors.
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New Delhi
India
Ashoka Mehta
Corning Notes Elect Six Officers At O.E.S. Meeting
Corning report says O. E. S. post at Weaver's Tea Room elected six officers Luella Ballis president Beulah Craig vice president Frances Dunlap secretary Catherine Palmer treasurer Linda Keller joins Ohio University Angel Flight after pledge training as hostesses for aircraft and ROTC activities. Ralph McGowan returns from Maryland visit with daughter and son-in-law William E. Vance family. Jerry Bury and child visited relatives here.
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Bernadell Standish Corning
O.els
Weaver’s Tea Room
Luella Ballis
Beulah Craig
Frances Dunlap
Catherine Palmer
Linda Keller
Freeman Keller
Ohio University
Angel Flight
Air Force Rotc
Arnold Air Society
Miss Keller
Ralph McGowan
William E. Vance
Lanham
Jerry Bury
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Burdett Welding Products
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Myers & German Rupp Industrial & Contractor Pumps
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David Riggs
Harlan Antle
Aest Kaial
Harold Watson
Ray Riggs
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