County Board Approves County-Wide Registration Plan
Athens County election board approved a county wide voter registration plan by 3 to 1 vote after a heated session. E B Young, retiring chairman, led the move to begin registrations as soon as feasible and to complete them by the 1971 general election. The plan would add 17 000 to 20 000 voters county wide, with estimates up to 22 900. Registration would be township based, starting near Athens Two, and applies to 50 precincts outside Athens City. Critics argued cost and added legal hurdles, while supporters said registration is essential for democracy and would likely be required by the state legislature. New members are to be sworn Feb 21 as Secretary of State Ted W. Brown appoints boards statewide.
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Roger Bennett Messenger
Athens County Board of Elections
William Lavelle
Cable Lane
E. B Young
Athens
Lavelle
Young
Athens County
William Mechem
Nelsonville
Ivan Tribe
Albany
Athens Two
Mechem
William Hoffman
William Rowland
Women to enroll in John Carroll College arts program
U S and World News Briefs report John Carroll University in Cleveland will become coeducational in September. Women will be admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences, joining the evening college, the school of business, and the graduate school as current options for female students. Mae Marsh dies of heart attack at 72 in Hermosa Beach after a long marriage. U Thant visits Paris seeking to restart Vietnam peace talks, with limited optimism reported by British officials.
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Cleveland —P
John Carroll University
University
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
Graduate
Hermosa Beach, Calif
Mae Marsh
Flora
D. W. Griffith
Ravenna Arsenal may be reactivated for Vietnam artillery
Ravenna Ohio 2000 acre arsenal might be partially reactivated to produce artillery shells for the Vietnam war. General manager H M Krengel said engineering estimates are being prepared for the Defense Department to assess startup costs. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co operates the facility with the Defense Department and it now employs several hundred, down from about 5200 at the end of Korea.
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Ravenna
Ohio
H. M. Krengel
Arsenal
Defense Department
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Riot Control Bill Studied by Ohio Senate Panel
The Ohio State Senate judiciary committee continues work on a House passed riot control bill with pushes for tougher provisions. Civil rights and labor groups oppose the measure as too stringent, though testimony before the committee Tuesday was largely favorable. In a separate item, moon moisture may hint at life friendly areas near Aristarchus, per UCLA astronomers.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Senate
Judiciary Committee
Los Angeles
Jack Green
University of California At Los Angeles
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aristarchus
Trouble Hits Harts Family Near Coolville
In Coolville the Harts family faces ongoing trouble as events unfold on daily life and local concerns. Page references note a meetings schedule with the Meigs Local High School architect, a bridge safety inspection bill advancing in the Ohio Senate, and a look back at last summer’s riots as investigators near conclusions, alongside the U S securing a fourth silver at the Olympic Games in France.
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New Meigs Local High School
Ohio Senate
U. S
France
Nelsonville Airman Credited In MIG Kill Over North Vietnam
Nelsonville’s First Lt. Ted L. Voigt Jr., 25, among airmen credited with shooting down a MIG 17 northeast of Hanoi. Voigt serves with the 55th Tactical Air Command and is stationed at Ubon Thailand after arriving in Southeast Asia two months ago. The report notes a three year total of 110 MIGs downed by U.S. forces and details broader air operations around Haiphong, Hue, Khe Sanh, and Saigon amid ongoing combat in Vietnam.
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Saigon
Nelsonville
North Vietnam
Air Force
Hanoi
Ted L. Voigt Jr
Ted Voigt Sr
Washington St
Lackland Afb
Calif
Laughlin Afb
Tex
Ubon
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Voigt
55Th Tactical Air Force Comand
Voigts
Gil
U.S. Command
Bob Rogers
Ted Voigt Jr
U.S. Air Force
North Korea Threats War Over U.S. Presence in Korea
At Panmunjom a North Korean representative warned of war unless U.S. forces leave Korea. The U.S. delegate urged peace by halting aggression. The talks focused on armistice violations as the Pueblo crew fate remained unsettled. Cyrus Vance kept days of talks in Seoul amid U.S. South Korean tensions over priorities.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United States
U.S
Mistice
U.N
Pueblo
North Korea
Cyrus Vance
Still
Seoul
John W. Smith
Armistice Commission
Republic of Korea
Pak Chung Kook
Smith
Bond Issue May Head To November Ballot In Ohio
Gov. Rhodes bond plan is under review as to whether it will go to voters in November or stay on the May ballot. Aide John McElroy said May remains the timetable, and the legislature must approve before ballot submission. The measure, for highways and capital projects, passed the Senate with one dissent. Republican officials say a May turnout won’t alarm them.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
John McElroy
Rhodes
McElroy
Senate
House
10500 Troops Ordered Off To Vietnam Strain Reserve
Washington reports a fresh shipment of 10500 combat troops to Vietnam deepening strain on the strategic reserve. Public and military leaders debate mobilizing National Guard divisions and possibly calling up group reserves as Westmoreland presses for more ground forces amid the Khe Sanh threat. Defense officials dispute the risk of overstretch, noting nearly a million uniformed personnel in the U.S. but stressing many are in training or rear-area roles. Four U.S. Army divisions remain active in the country, with one losing a brigade to the Vietnam war.
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Washington
Vietnam
Army National Guard
United States
Pentagon
Congress
Robert $. McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
Strategic Reserve
Johnson
Barron and 5 Others Charged in WV Bribery Scheme
A federal indictment unsealed in Charleston accuses former West Virginia governor William Wallace Barron and five associates of conspiring to gain state contracts through bribes. The group includes state roads officials and a finance administrator, with schemes allegedly dating from 1961 and involving bid manipulation and shell firms. Barron, a Democrat and former Elkins mayor, faces up to five years and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
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Washington
William Wallace Barron
West Virginia
Justice Department
Charleston
W. Va
Barron
Burl A. Sawyers
Vincent J. Johnkoski
Truman EE. Gore
Finance and Administration
Bonn Brown
Elkins
Alfred W. Schroath
Clarksburg
Sawyers, Gore
John Koski
Brown and
Schroath
Ohio Valley Co
Ment
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Board of Elections
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Hermosa Beach
Hollywood
Louis Lee Arms
U Thant
Paris
U. N
Ravenna Arsenal
Harts
Coolville
Tree Renee
Chauncey Glouster
PT. Pleasant
Logan
Haiphong
Bai Thuong
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
Imperial Capital of
Perfume River
Navy
Marine
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
Chung Hee Park
Gen. Westmoreland
Gov. Barron
Oy Oe
Ohio Valley
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