Ohio Legislature opens amid tax, redistricting clashes
The 109th Ohio General Assembly begins with major fights over taxes and congressional boundaries. Gov. Rhodes delivers a farewell address while Gov.-elect Gilligan prepares a state of the state plan. Republicans hold House and Senate but lack veto overrides. redistricting looms with the 1970 census.
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Columbus
Ohio
109Th
Ohio General Assembly
Senate
House
James A. Rhodes
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
GOP
Republi
B 52s Strike North Vietnam Front in Laos Border Corridor
U S B 52 bombers attacked North Vietnamese positions in South Vietnam for the first time in a month. Six Stratofortresses dropped 180 tons near the demilitarized zone along the Laotian border and in the A Shau valley. American losses included three killed and 14 wounded in various incidents. Cambodian and Saigon reports note clashes and troop reductions totaling 335,800 in Vietnam by year end. Secretary Laird to visit Saigon to discuss faster withdrawal.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
A Shau
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U Minh
Mekong
Cambodia
Prey Totung
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Blizzard Strikes Midlands Halting Travel Across Several States
A foot-deep snow from the Rockies to the Great Lakes paralyzed travel across Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Utah and Wisconsin with airports closed. Six deaths attributed to the storm include a Minnesota couple killed in a Eureka Utah plane crash a New Mexico woman in a car crash and several heart attack victims during shoveling or exposure.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Great Lakes
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Utah
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Illinois
Minnesota
Eureka
U.S. 64
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Teacher Refuses Pledge and Faces Firing Over Flag Salute
Leroy Bates a 25 year old civics teacher and college graduate in Fort Lauderdale says he would rather push a broom than recite the pledge of allegiance citing the words liberty and justice for all as not applying to blacks. He was fired by the Broward County school board for not joining students in saluting the flag. Two lawyers offer help to appeal. Bates now clears offices for a living while reflecting on his suspension and family impact.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Leroy Bates
Bates
Broward County School Board
Hollywood Recreation Department
Recreation Department
Medical Letter Warns Against Vitamin C Overdose
The NIH plans a government study on Vitamin C for colds amid Pauling's hype. The Medical Letter warns high doses risk urinary stones and gout, noting Pauling recommends up to 15 grams daily versus 60 milligrams advised by national standards. The FDA to discuss Pauling views. date not set.
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L.A
Dr. Pauling
Food and Nutrition Board
National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences
Medical Newsletter
Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Northwestern antiwar fraternity forced to close by alumni group
Phi Kappa Sigma at Northwestern University was ordered closed by its national alumni association. Thirty members were told to vacate the chapter house by Tuesday as the group opposed the fraternity’s antiwar stance and plans to house girls on the fourth floor. Chapter president William J. Kroger said the move came from older members in disagreement with current views.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
National Alumni Association
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
William J. Kroger
N.Y
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