OU Heating Plant Set To Operate
Ohio University will switch to its new $2 million heating plant this week after inspections confirm all requirements are met. The move will stop power production units and buy electricity commercially, reducing city smoke from the old W Union Street plant. University architect Laverne Lausche notes improvements include Cottrell precipitators on boilers and baffle systems to cut emissions.
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Premier Ky faces protests on last full NZ day
In Auckland two student demonstrators threw rotten eggs at South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky as he departed Town Hall amid hostile demonstrations. his limo escaped damage. In Washington the Senate begins debate on a bulky reorganization bill aimed at improving congressional operations and widening access to actions.
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Soviet Publishes Uncut Death of a President Excerpt
In Moscow the Literary Gazette prints part of William Manchester's uncut Death of a President via Stern. Rio de Janeiro faces 233 dead after two days of heavy rain and vast, unnamed casualties. Cape Kennedy reports six Nike Tomahawk rockets launched to study space during a 16 hour window reaching 240 miles.
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ATHENS GOP MAYOR RACE EXPECTED IN LOGAN
Local election coverage notes that incumbent Raymond Shepard seeks POISE funds and public support while two Republicans circulate on the race. Meigs area school board discusses heating and legal matters. Committee plans single site for Meigs Local School athletic events. Page references indicate broader CNS coverage and page routing.
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DST Opponents Lose Senate Fight in Ohio Move
Ohio politics shift to Daylight Saving Time and two major programs after Senate committee vote. Gov Rhodes aims for an Ohio Building Authority and reapportionment plan while the House approves a 25 million public school deficiency bill. Hearings on ballot proposals set, with Saxbe among witnesses. party lines split on year-round time measure.
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Tornadoes kill six across Missouri Iowa and Illinois
At least six people died and hundreds were injured as tornadoes struck Missouri Iowa and Illinois during a warm spring day. A teenage boy and two young girls died in Missouri, a 3-year-old in Iowa, a Chicago police officer and a farmer in Illinois also perished. Damage was heaviest near Kansas City St Louis and Orrick Missouri where schools were damaged and debris blocked roads. Danny Gene Barber 18 died inside Orrick High School as a roof collapsed on him.
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Wallace Battling Fund Loss In Senate Hearing
Washington AP Wallace and Lurleen Wallace defend Alabama against Secretary Gardner’s plan to cut federal welfare funds effective Feb 28 over alleged race discrimination in aid programs. Alabama seeks delay. lawsuit filed. About 200000 people could lose aid. $95.8 million at stake.
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Southern General Ousted in Saigon Power Shuffle
In Saigon the ruling junta removed Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huu Co, a southern leader and deputy premier, defense minister. Sources say 20 to 30 of Co’s supporters were placed under house arrest as security measures shift. Discontent grows among southern leaders over northern dominance. Temperatures through Monday expected near normal with highs in the mid 30s and a turn to colder weather over the weekend with light precipitation.
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1000 GIs Move Into Mekong Delta
A reinforced battalion of American infantrymen entered the Mekong Delta, establishing the first large U S combat contingent there. About 1,000 troops from the U S 9th Infantry division moved into a base camp 40 miles southwest of Saigon near My Tho, joining engineers and support units in a delta buildup during a lull in fighting.
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Mao's Troops Play Minority Role In Power Struggle
Tokyo AP report notes Lin Piao's Liberation Army Daily admits Mao Tse-tung's forces are in the minority. It says the army’s role is temporary and Mao has called for military help as posts claim gains in Shansi and Taiyuan. Chinese posters report clashes in Changsha with casualties.
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Negroes Wooed By GOP in 1968 Presidential Drive
New Orleans AP Republicans aim to win at least 30 percent of the Negro vote in 1968 with a dynamic program. Clarence Townes, aide to Ray Bliss, says past efforts were weak and plans to increase contact through seminars and meetings with Negro leaders. Bliss notes GOP Negro support rose from 6% in 1964 to 19% in 1967, calling the gain phenomenal.
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Kerr Ouster Sparks University Academic Protests
About 1,000 University of California professors condemned the firing of President Clark Kerr as political intervention. Gov. Reagan defended the action, while Berkeley and Santa Barbara Academic Senates approved resolutions denouncing Kerr’s dismissal and urging faculty input into a successor and funding. The protests followed regents vote ending Kerr’s presidency amid budget and tuition disputes.
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Rhodes Sets Confab With Gov Romney
Gov James A Rhodes said he would meet tonight in Cleveland with Michigan Gov George Romney to discuss mutual problems facing Ohio and Michigan and matters of interest to the national governors conference. It will be the first such meeting since Romney emerged as a national GOP figure.
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Powell's Attorneys Challenge Congress Authority Over Powell Seat
Powell's lawyers contest the House's power to deny Rep. Adam Clayton Powell his seat. A House committee chaired by Emanuel Celler opened public hearings. no witnesses named yet. Powell draws $30,000 salary but cannot vote or speak while investigated over a 164,000 libel judgment and alleged use of funds. Powell plans to fund the judgment with profits from a new album Stay the course of his publicized dispute.
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Group Presses for Adequate Ohio Welfare
The Ohio Steering Committee for Adequate Welfare pressed the legislature for an adequate public assistance program while the Department of Public Welfare released figures. Committee members planned to interview legislators after a luncheon in Columbus that featured a 73 cent meal.
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