Glenn Campaign Opens in New Concord Ohio
Former astronaut John H. Glenn kicks off his Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate in New Concord Ohio. He urges a reevaluation of America’s military posture, cites Vietnam inflation, and calls for ending discrimination while outlining seven goals for the nation.
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New Concord
Ohio
John H. Glenn
U.S. Senate
America
Glenn
Marine Corps
Senate
Vietnam
Memorial Services Mark King's 41st Birthday Anniversa
Memorial services and marches marked the 41st anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s birth across the nation. Mrs King and her four children attended at the Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Atlanta and sang We Shall Overcome beside his crypt. Officials in multiple states observed a holiday or moment of silence while leaders nationwide urged reconciliation and remembrance.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Martin Luther King
St. Paul
Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
King
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts House
Boston
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Canaan Baptist Church
Harlem
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore
John D. Rockefeller IV
State Capitol
Statehouse
Senate
Washington, D.C
Walter E. Washington
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Laird Sees Big US Armed Forces Cutback By Summer
Secretary Melvin Laird indicates a larger overall force reduction, about 300000 fewer troops by June, signaling another Vietnam withdrawal and possible draft cuts. The plan would reduce U.S. military manpower to roughly 3,155,000 with subsequent reductions in defense civilian and contractor roles as Vietnamization shifts combat duties to South Vietnamese forces.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Los Angeles
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Nixon
United States
Defense Department
Civil Service
Pentagon
After bombing halt deaths drop in Vietnam war
The AP reports battlefield American deaths fell by about one third since the Nov 1 1968 bombing halt, with 10958 killed in action over 62 weeks versus 16463 beforehand. Saigon records show combat deaths rising to 19771 in the same period. A major Feb 1969 Tet era offensive was the only large action since the pause. A Viet Cong attack on a refugee camp near Da Nang killed 18, including 14 civilians. Senator Tran Van Don launches a new opposition movement in Saigon seeking a middle path.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Saigon
Allied Headquarters
da Nang
Sen
Tran van Don
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Nixon eyes balanced budget without new taxes
The Nixon administration grows confident it can balance the budget without tax increases. A Treasury official says Nixon may avoid higher excise taxes on liquor, cigarettes, and gasoline and not rush gift and estate tax collection while aiming for a $200 billion budget to curb inflation and ease bond market strain.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Budget Bureau
Ohio university leaders question consultant report on state schools
At a Columbus hearing Youngstown State University President Albert Pugsley challenged a Warren King and Associates study claiming 32.7 million annual savings from reorganizing Ohio's 12 state universities and deferring 100 million in capital projects. He called errors unchecked and too elaborate for growing campuses. Miami University President Phillip Shriver noted the firm spent two days at his university.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Youngstown State University
Albert L. Pugsley
Joint
House Senate Education Review Committee
Pugsley
Miami University
Phillip Shriver
Lawmaker questions pill information and safety warnings
Senate hearings on the birth control pill prompt Democrat Gaylord Nelson to urge more patient education despite no conclusive cancer evidence. HEW Secretary Finch defends pill benefits for preventing pregnancy, while Dr John Rock challenges extrapolating animal data to humans.
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Washington
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
Congress
Robert H. Finch
Agnew Shows New Zealand Patience Amid Protests
Auckland judge commits a man who threatened to assassinate Vice President Agnew to a mental hospital for two weeks. Antiwar demonstrators outside the hotel ranged from a dozen to 200 as Agnew met Prime Minister Holyoake and opposition leader Kirk and dismissed protesters as childish.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Keith Holyoake
Norman Kirk
Sen. Jr
Fulbright
D-Ark
F.C. Johnstone
Whatawhata
Labor Party
Sydney James Arthur
Spiro Agnew
Coolville Elementary celebrates active library program
Ann Mulligan reports that Coolville Elementary School now runs an active library program thanks to the PTO. Patti Hill covers a West Columbia church home for sparrows and field mice with a history back to 1849. Beulah Jones notes a new state education law threatens Meigs County Schools. OU’s 10 2 Bobcats host Toledo Rockets in Athens. Messenger Sports plans late reports and photos as area high school basketball resumes this weekend.
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Coolville Elementary School
Ann Mulligan
West Columbia
Patti Hill
Meigs County
Meigs
Beulah Jones
Bobcats
Toledo Rockets
Athens
Messenger
Rowland Congdon
The
Local Ad Line Switches to Automated Action Ads
The paper announces a move to a telephone system for Action Ads starting next Monday. Calls will automatically switch if the line is busy, described as a service improvement.
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