News Briefs Highlight AP Chief and Rhodes Speaking
Ohio event honors include Paul Miller receiving the Distinguished Service Award at the Ohio Newspaper Association banquet. Gov Rhodes to speak. In Chicago a sausage plant fire and explosions killed six, with 78 injured and a missing executive. Bea Benaderet recovers from cancer treatment in California. In Orangeburg Gov McNair seeks to quell racial violence amid rioting at South Carolina State and Claflin colleges. bowling alley operator Floyd plans talks in Columbia.
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Columbus
Ohio
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Gannett Newspapers
Rochester
N. Y
Ohio Newspaper Association
ONA
Orangeburg
S. C
Robert McNair
McNair
Columbia
Harry Floyd
South Carolina State
Claflin
Floyd
Ohio State students arrested at campus protest
Ten male students and one coed were arrested at Ohio State University on trespassing charges after failing to leave Hitchcock Hall during a demonstration against four Navy recruiters. Three more were arrested last week during a similar protest on campus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Navy
Hitchcock Hall
Ga woman found insane after arsenic killings
CORDELE Georgia. Janie Lou Gibbs 35 admitted killing five family members with arsenic. Superior Court jury finds her insane as she showed no emotion when verdict read. Psychiatrist said she described deaths as driven by compulsive need she could not explain.
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Cordele
Janie Lou Gibbs
Ohio bill would set bridge inspection standards state wide
The Senate Urban and Highway Affairs Committee backed a bill to have the state highway director set bridge inspection standards in Ohio. Rep. Roger W. Tracy said the measure would require an inspection manual, making Ohio an early adopter. The bill follows the Silver Bridge collapse near Gallipolis.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Urban and Highway Affairs Committee
Roger W. Tracy
Tracy
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Bus Service Probe in Athens by Bucyrus Firm
Bucyrus based firm to study the feasibility of starting a new bus service in Athens. George Gallup polls show the American public seeking problem solving without war, while Federal Hocking's Lancers are noted as a team without a home.
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Bucyrus Firm
Athens
George Gallup
Federal Hocking’s
Lancers
Communists siege Khe Sanh as offensive nears main base
AP report from Saigon details a heavy North Vietnamese attack on Khe Sanh Marine base after capturing Lang Vei camp near the northwest border. Over 300 rounds pounded the position as Marines countered, while the Lang Vei loss left about 225 dead or missing among irregulars and defenders. The clash signals a broader push toward Route 9 toward the South China Sea, with tanks deployed for the first time in the siege.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Lang Vei
John T. Wheeler
South China Sea
Wallace Plans Third-Party Bid For 1968 Presidency
George C. Wallace announced as a third party candidate saying neither major party heeds the people’s wishes and vowing he will run to win. He aims to be on all 50 state ballots and to finance the campaign. He urged a return to constitutional government and states’ rights while criticizing one‑party control and city crime.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Barry Goldwater
Washington, D.C
New Point Bridge May Rise By 1970 In Ohio West Virginia
The Ohio Department of Highways and federal officials plan a new bridge over the Ohio River to replace the Silver Bridge. Construction could start and be completed by 1970 with federal funds of 2 million dollars and state contributions totaling 0.75 million from Ohio and West Virginia. West Virginia will design the bridge with consultants, and site options include locations north or south of the old span. President Johnson praised the project as a model of national state cooperation and said traffic approaches and modular construction will speed the build.
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Washington
Ohio River
Ohio Department of Highways
Johnson
Point Pleasant
Appalachian Regional Commission
America
White House
Ohio
West Virginia
Hulett Smith
Ken Hechler
W. Va
Clarence Miller
Charleston
Smith
Columbus
Jack Cowie
Pervisor
Ohio Highway Department
Kanawha River
Henderson
Mansfield Sees Pueblo Crew May Be Freed
Senate leader Mansfield says North Korea listing Pueblo dead and wounded signals possible release of the 83 crew members. State Department cautions against quick expectations as Panmunjom talks proceed. Enterprise removal viewed as conciliatory gesture while other ships remain in the area. Pentagon to replace negotiator Admiral Smith with Brig. Gen. Woodward by April. Hatfield questions if gains justify the costs of the Pueblo incident.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Korea
State Department
Mansfield
U.S
Enterprise
Sea of Japan
Pueblo
United Nations
United States
Hungary
U.N
Karoly Csaterday
Panmunjom
John V. Smith
Pentagon
Apri 1
Army
Gilbert H. Woodward
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
Oregon
Nick Adams Found Dead In West Los Angeles Home
Los Angeles AP reports actor Nick Adams 36 was found dead in his upstairs bedroom at a West Los Angeles house where he lived alone. An autopsy was planned with cause tentatively listed as natural. police noted no marks on the body. Adams starred in The Rebel and appeared in films, with his estranged wife Carol Nugent involved in cross divorce suits and custody battles for their children Allyson and Jeb Stuart.
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Los Angeles
Nick Adams
Adams
the Rebel
Ervin Roder
Carol Nugent
Allyson
Jeb Stuart
Miss Nugent
Ford Seen As Joining LBIC wale
A ranking Senate Commerce Committee member hints Henry Ford II will replace ailing Alexander B. Trowbridge as secretary of commerce. The senator suggested Ford might be tapped for a high government post amid Trowbridge’s heart ailment and hospitalization. No resignation confirmed, and White House notes no indication of one.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Henry Ford II
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Ford
White House
Trowbridge
George Christian
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