Bomb Attacks Rise as Viet Cong Hold Ground Forces
U S jet fighters stepped up strikes in North and South Viet Nam while Viet Cong ground forces remained elusive. American combat deaths for the week surged to 89 with 499 wounded and eight missing. Allied air and ground actions destroyed bridges, depots, and thousands of tons of rice, with Viet Cong losses reported at 1 541 killed and 245 captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Vientiane
Laos
Man
Laotian Defense Ministry
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Tay Ninh
Phu Yen
U.S
7Th Fleet
Ticonderoga
Ranger
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Viet Nam
New Welfare Law Aims to Boost Ohio Aid and Efficiency
Welfare Director Denver L. White and Gov. James A. Rhodes champion a July 1 reorganization that shifts Aid to the Aged to county departments, consolidates 28 city welfare offices, and tightens use of federal funds. The plan lowers poor relief rolls and invites faster access to ADC and related programs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Denver L. White
White
James A. Rhodes
106Th General Assembly
Poo Relief
ADC
ADCU
Robert B. Canary
New York
Pennsylvania
Canary
Church Taxation Studied Shows Tax Debate Gains and Risks
Ohio cities schools and counties would gain about 21 million dollars if church property were taxed. Some church leaders oppose any tax on church property while others favor voluntary contributions in lieu of taxes for state services. Ohio has 577 million dollars in exempt church real estate, about 17.25 percent of all tax exempt property. Five day forecast expects mild temperatures and scattered showers through Sunday.
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Bob Haring
Columbus
Ohio
John Wilson
Ohio Council of Churches
Hocking Man Killed in Route 33 Crash not Fitzgerald
Kenneth Spar non Fitzgerald 26 of Logan died in a one car crash a half mile north of Logan West Gate Tuesday night. Dr. Owen Yaw said death came from a massive skull fracture and crushed chest. Fitzgerald was pinned under his car which skidded 100 feet after leaving the highway and overturning on an incline. He was a laboratory assistant at Logan Clay Products and survived by wife Carol Jean Evans Fitzgerald and two children. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Leonard Funeral Home. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Kenneth S. Fitzgerald
Logan
Messenger Newsphoto
Kenneth Sparnon Fitzgerald
Logan West Gate
Owen Yaw
Hocking County
Fitzgerald
Kenneth
Lillian Sparnon Fitzgerald
Carol Jean Evans Fitzgerald
Kenneth Shane
Kristal Sue
Logan Clay Products
Logan Church of the Nazarene
Cotton Tycoon Will Clayton Dies at 86 in Houston
William Lockhart Clayton known as King Cotton Himself died after a heart attack in Houston. A multimillionaire, he built Anderson, Clayton & Co. from $3000 to a 1965 revenue of over $488 million and served in the New Deal era including assistant secretary of state for economic affairs. He helped shape the Marshall Plan concept.
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Houston
Tex
Will Clayton
William Lockhart Clayton
New Deal
Clayton
Tupelo, Miss
Anderson, Clayton Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Anderson, Clayton & Co
Dixie Lee Receives Jail Term
Dixie Lee Radcliff, 16, daughter of an Ohio preacher, was sentenced in Flagstaff Arizona to up to 10 years in prison for her role in two killings. The judge said she had received mitigation, and the sentences run consecutively on guilty pleas to accessory after the fact and to complicity in a crime.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Dixie Lee Radcliff
Ohio
Superior Court
Melvin Shelley
Shelley
Miss Radcliff
Amesville
New Hampshire
Arizona
Kupferman Succeeds Lindsay In Congress
Theodore R. Kupferman defeated Democrat Orin Lehman by under 1000 votes in a special election to fill the seat John V. Lindsay vacated to become mayor on January 1. Kupferman thanked voters on the streets after his victory.
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New York
Congress
Theodore R. Kupferman
Kupferman
Orin Lehman
John V. Lindsay
Johnson Returns as HHH Begins Asia Trip
President Johnson returns from Honolulu confident in victory over aggression in Viet Nam and plans to meet South Vietnamese leaders again within months. He praises talks as he meets Vice President Hubert Humphrey in Los Angeles before Humphrey heads to Saigon on a multi nation mission through Asia and Oceania.
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Washington
Johnson
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Saigon
Hawaii
Humphrey
Pacific
South Viet Nam
Congressmen Betts and Devine testify on four year House terms
Reps Jackson E Betts and Samuel L Devine both Ohio Republicans spoke at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to extend House terms to four years. Senator Stephen M Young of Ohio joined a 27 senator bid to invoke cloture on the union shop bill. Senate rejected 51-48. IRS notes 239 million dollars in overpayments last year and urges careful tax form completion to avoid errors and missed deductions.
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Washington
Jackson E. Betts
Samuel L. Devine
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
Stephen M. Young
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Young
Ohio State to Interview Directors for School of Journalism
Dean J. Osborne Fuller of the arts college said OSU will begin interviews to select a new director for the School of Journalism. A special committee reported results but Fuller cautioned it would be unfortunate if the names became public.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
J. Osborne Fuller
the Arts College
Fuller
Senate Hears Viet War Debate and Money Requests
The Senate Armed Services Committee considers an emergency defense fund of 4.8 billion for Vietnam with a path to 12.8 billion in aid. General Gavin warns against escalation while McNamara argues against expanding U S troop enclaves, citing risks of Viet Cong gains and South Vietnamese collapse.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Johnson
James M. Gavin
U. S
Viet Nam
Korea
Gavin
United States
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
New York
McNamara
Ho Chi Minh letter fails to signal new peace move
New Delhi reports a letter from Ho Chi Minh to President Radhakrishnan was presented. Officials in Washington said the text was not shared and the note appeared to restate Hanoi's position. Markets showed volatility on speculation of a possible peace signal, with Fulbright calling it potentially significant.
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Humphrey
Thailand
Malaysia
Australia
India
Keith Holyoake
New Zealand
Auckland
New Delhi
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
State Department
United States
U. S
Hanoi
New York Stock Exchange
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