Nigeria's Army Seizes Power Amid Political Turmoil
Kenya Kenneth L. Whiting reports from Kaduna on Nigeria's military takeover after unresolved tribal and religious rivalries. The coup follows a bloody western region election, with deaths cited between 153 and 300. The article details regional dynamics, fears of federation collapse, and hopes for Nigerianization under military rule.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Kaduna
Nigeria
Africa
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Bello
Federation
Ohio Tomato Institute Formed Under Rhodes Drive
Gov. James A. Rhodes orders creation of the Ohio Tomato Institute to promote tomato juice products. The group will partner with the agriculture and development departments which will appoint its members as part of a statewide marketing push.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Tomato Institute
Ohio Agriculture and Development Departments
Toledo firm to announce major acquisition plan
Seilon Inc directors agreed in principle on a major acquisition to be announced soon. Executive VP P N Wehr said the board met and adopted a proposal to split its common stock and offer an exchange of common stock for preferred stock.
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Toledo
Seilon, Inc
P. N. Wehr
Fire damages new 30 unit Read ing apartments
A fire struck a 30 unit apartment building under construction in Read ing suburb of Cincinnati causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Officials did not know the cause.
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Cincinnati
Reading
Former Youngstown councilman Tobin arraigned for addiction hearing
Los Angeles based report notes John J. Tobin 37 ex Youngstown city councilman elect arraigned in Superior Court psychiatric department with Jan 25 hearing to decide narcotics addiction. Tobin, an ex convict, had pleaded guilty Dec 20 to forgery grand theft and burglary related to fraudulently obtained merchandise.
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LOS Ageles
Youngstown
Ohio
John J. Tobin
Superior Court
Long Beach
Calif
Tobin
Suit Filed After Car Crash in Point Pleasant
A $42,100 civil suit was filed in Mason County Circuit Court for a March 29, 1965 traffic crash in Point Pleasant. Harold Lewis Hart and Jean Marlene Hart sue Robert Franklin Crump for $23,500 and $18,600 respectively. The state and Tax Commissioner Thomas Battle sue Jackson Roush and Leonard Krebs for $480 plus costs. Paul Wedge, Mason County Board of Education member, seeks re election in Mason County clerk's office.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Harold Lewis Hart
Jean Marlene Hart
Robert Franklin Crump
Hart
West Virginia
Thomas Battle
Jackson Roush
Leonard K. Krebs
Aba
Roush and
Krebs Service Station
Paul Wedge
Mason County Board of Education
Mason County Circuit Clerk’s
Wedge
Oath
Nor
Lane Point Pleasant
Go kart crash kills 14 year old in Whetstone Park
In Columbus at Whetstone Park a go kart ride fatally injured 14 year old Robert McCloud when his vehicle struck a cable, breaking his neck. Authorities investigated the accident and sponsor details were not disclosed.
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Columbus
Whetstone Park
Robert McCloud
Chairmen Named for Point Pleasant Style Show
Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club selects committee chairs for its spring style show with theme Holiday In Greece. March 17 7 30 p m at Point Pleasant High School gymnasium. Narrator Marianne Campbell.
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Point Club
Point Pleasant
John Wiseman
Greece
Marianne Campbell
Patty Frye
Beverly Forbes
Betty Kauff
Janet Holland
Wilma Fisher
Jean Bardin
Barbara Wood
Queens
Gwen Carter
Cheryl Newton
Linda Rawson
Nancy Nott
Leah Henry
Judy Burdette
Betty Sue Kauff
Linda Ranson
4-H Clubs May Get New Camp in Southeast Ohio
A 240 acre Helber farm near Enterprise in Hocking County was bought by the Ross Hocking Extension Camps Association for 12000 dollars to serve 4 Hig 4 H clubs across eight southeastern counties. County agents from Athens Hocking Vinton Ross Pickaway and Fairfield will sit on the board. Pike and Scioto counties will also use the camp as a weekend rough camping site. The present Tarr Hollow camp in Ross and Vinton counties will be supplemented by the new site to meet rising enrollment. The Helber property lies four miles north of Logan and two miles north of Route 33.
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McArthur
Helber
Hocking County
Enterprise
Ross- Hocking Extension Camps Association, Inc
Ohio
Vinton County
Bob Davis
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Ross, Pickaway
Fairfield
Pike
Scioto County
Tarr Hollow State Forest
Ross
Helber Farm
Logan
Route 33
Dimes Movie Is Planned At Vin ton Theatre
The March of Dimes fundraiser sponsors a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in Vin ton Theatre with Snow White and The Three Stooges. Doors open at 1 p.m. free popcorn and pop for teens. admission 50 cents. Androids provide live music.
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McArthur
March of Dimes Fund Drive Committee
Vinton Theatre
Snow White
The
Three Stooges
Carol Heiss
Back Pay Claim Settled and County Contract Awarded
McArthur Judge C W Smith settled a dispute between Homer Haburn former deputy sheriff now McArthur police chief and Vinton County commissioners over seven years vacation pay. Commissioners confessed judgment for 650 dollars plus costs. Gregory Body Shop Hamden Route 1 won a 450 dollar bid to repair a 1961 sheriff cruiser damaged in Wellston last month. George Richards of Portsmouth Ohio drowned on the Kanawha River.
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McArthur
C. W. Smith
Homer Haburn
Vinton Couny
Haburn
Vinton County
Gregory
Hamden
Wellston
Col Yeager To Speak At C of C Dinner
Col Charles Yeager the first supersonic pilot will headline the Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Feb 3 at 6 30 p.m. at the Pleasant Point Resort. The event marks the chamber’s 21st anniversary in Mason County. Yeager is a West Virginia native and his wife are parents of four.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Yeager
Mason County
Col. Yeager
West Virginia
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