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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1969

Page

3

Committees Start Work with Hearings Across Proposals

In Columbus, several Ohio General Assembly committees begin hearings this week on a wide range of bills. House Finance schedules two appropriations hearings with state agency testimony. topics include election dates, holidays, university mergers, and aid residency rules.

Columbus Ohio 108Th Ohio General Assembly Ralph Fisher House Finance Committee Treasurer's Office State Library Association House Cleveland State University Cleveland Marshall Law School Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Ways and Means Merce and Labor Committee

Rhodes Sets State of the State Message Wednesday

Governor James A. Rhodes will deliver the State of the State address to the Legislature at 10 a.m. Wednesday. He is expected to outline education plans focused on vocational and technical training, propose entering public housing, and emphasize water pollution control and conservation. This marks the first morning session for such a speech.

Rhodes Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes Ing

Chauncey Scout Meetings Schedule This Week

Chauncey Girl Scout Cadets and 7:30 p.m. meeting. Boy Scout Week planning with 6 Chauncey Scout adults. Mass at Chauncey Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Tuesday Cub Scout den meeting at 2:30 p.m. County ministers meeting in the afternoon. Chauncey CYF and Christian Church adult choir at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Chauncey Boy Scouts at 7:30 p.m.

Chauncey Scout Chauncey Catholic Church Chauncey Cub Scout Chauncey Cyf Chauncey Christian Church Chauncey Boy Scouts

Pueblo crewmen adapt to ship life without a ship

At North Island Naval Air Station Coronado the 81 crew members of the USS Pueblo maintain a shipboard routine in barracks while awaiting the court of inquiry into the vessel’s capture by North Korea. Cmdr Bucher and Lt Murphy testify as the crew handles mail, a cruise book, lectures, and duties like dormitory cleanup and watchkeeping.

Coronado Calif Bucher North Korea North Island Naval Air Station Uss Pueblo Lloyd M. Bucher Edward R. Murphy Jr Murphy Pueblo Lacy Harris Coronado-San Diego

United States to supply South Vietnam 300 modern helicopters

The Johnson administration approves a plan to provide about 300 UH1 Huey helicopters to South Vietnam over two years, forming about 17 squadrons with transports and some armed aircraft. The U S will also train Vietnamese crews, as part of de Americanization efforts costing an estimated 300 to 400 million dollars annually. Chauncey PTA notes follow with local event plans in Dover Elementary.

Washington United States South Vietnam Saigon Johnson Nixon Armed Forces Journal Vietnam U.S

Florida man pockets cash worth millions in bus station

Joseph Dunbar Wight, 74, told officers he converted assets to cash, pulled 187 118.62 from clothing, and was jailed on vagrancy charges after sleeping in a St. Petersburg bus station. Relatives traced wealth to Maryland distillery ties, with Wight claiming control over funds. Also noted is North Dakota 1968 football fres hman highlights.

ST. Petersburg Fila Joseph Dunbar Wight Wight Baltimore Maryland John Wight

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