Holiday toll sets U S and Ohio record
Ohio safety officials predicted 24 deaths during the three day Fourth of July weekend but 36 were reported killed on the state highways. Nine drownings and a total accidental death toll of 47 were recorded. A Newark pond crash killed four in the worst single incident. National toll reached 542 with a record 78 hour period. Howard Pyle urged drivers to improve skills for safer travel.
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Associated Press
Ohio
California
Department of Highway Safety
Newark
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Pyle
Poll Tax’s Thorn In House
The House fights an intraparty battle over the voting rights bill a top Johnson priority with hope for a final vote by Friday The measure aims to enforce the 15th Amendment and end voting discrimination but faces dispute on poll taxes as Texas Alabama Mississippi and Virginia still collect them in elections.
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House
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Selma
Ala
Senate
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Riots Spark Tougher Penalties Across Five Resort Towns
Officials pressed for stiffer penalties after Fourth of July disturbances by beer drinking youths in Geneva-on-the-Lake Ohio and other resorts. Geneva mayor Finley plans ordinances with higher penalties after nearly 300 arrests, while about 100 were held in Arnolds Park Iowa and 350 arrests in Lake George New York. Senator Lausche urged prosecutors sheriffs and judges to back law enforcement to deter future riots.
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Geneva - On - the - Lake
Ohio
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Russells Point
Indian Lake
Decision Time Nears For Action On Bill To Permit Sunday Liquor
Ohio lawmakers return to work with a week that could decide the Sunday liquor bill. The measure authorizes Sunday liquor sales after 1 pm by local option in counties with 200000 or more, with final hearings tonight before the House Liquor Committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Coun
House Liquor Committee
David T. Matia
D-Cuyahoga
Prince Philip urged to stay quiet on politics
In London, Labour and Conservative leaders show little appetite to debate a motion warning Prince Philip about political remarks. Signed by over 30 Labour lawmakers, the proposal reflects criticism of the royal warning amid Rhodesia’s constitutional dispute and Commonwealth tensions over minority rule.
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London
House of Commons
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Commonwealth
Rhodesia
Japan Ruling party holds majority after upper house vote
Japan's ruling Liberal Democrats retained control of the upper house with 140 seats in the 250 member Diet for a pro Western government. The Socialists increased to 73 seats and the Sakongakkai gained seven as consumer price concerns and Vietnam policy dominated post election debate.
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Tokyo
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Liberal Democratic Party
U. S
Viet Nam
Sakongakkai, Buddhist Lay Party
Luci Johnson Baptismed by Catholic Priest Sparks Church Debate
The Rev James Montgomery says Luci Johnson requested and received Catholic baptism. Bishop Pike criticizes the rite as a direct slap at the Episcopal Church noting Luci was previously an Episcopalian. the Catholic Church recognizes valid baptisms across denominations. In Glenwood New Mexico officials announce tracking two orange-horned bighorn sheep via painted horns to monitor relocation in the Gila National Forest.
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Washington
James Montgomery
Luci Johnson
James A. Pike
Episcopal Diocese of California
Pike
San Francisco
Our Church
Luci
Glenwood
N.M
Gila National Forest
State Game and Fish Department
Harsha Attacks War on Poverty as Patronage War
Rep. William H. Harsha of Ohio denounces the administrations war on poverty as a tool for political patronage. He cites reports of degrading manipulation of public funds meant to aid the needy and accuses Democrats of promoting partisan abuses in poverty relief efforts.
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Harsha
Washington
William H. Harsha
Ohio Republican
U S Considers Boumedienne Regime Continuation in Algeria
Washington sources say the United States will treat the Boume dienne regime as a continuation of Ben Bella era Algeria. Ambassador Porter seeks audience with Foreign Minister Bouteflika to convey Washington's stance. Public savings bonds reach record sales in June totaling 48.795 billion dollars. In Malaysia, Sarawak moves Chinese villagers into camps amid claims of support for communist terrorists.
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United States
Algeria
U.S
Treasury
Kuching
Malaysia
Sarawak
Army to field new helicopter cavalry division
Gen Harold K Johnson announces a new 1st Cavalry Division formed by merging the 2nd Infantry Division and the experimental 11th Air Assault Division. The unit marks a new dimension in land warfare for the Army.
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Harold K. Johnson
Army
1St Cavalry Division
11Th
Yank and Australian Troops Launch Second Joint Viet Cong Operation
More than 100 American troops joined Vietnamese and Australian forces in a second combined operation against the Viet Cong in Pleiku Province. No significant enemy contact reported. two Americans and 26 Vietnamese mountain troops missing, four Vietnamese killed. About 2,500 troops involved including two US paratrooper battalions, one Royal Australian Regiment battalion, and two Vietnamese battalions.
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U. S
Pleiku
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Royal Australian Regiment
Army seeks five new helicopter companies for Viet Nam
The Army plans to form five new helicopter units to replace deployments to South Vietnam. The initiative calls for 125 additional helicopters and over 1000 more personnel. Existing Viet Nam helicopter outfits total about 300 machines across 12 companies, aiding airlift of South Vietnamese troops.
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South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Senate Opens Debates on Medicare Plan for Seniors
The Senate begins debate on a proposed Medicare bill to cover 19 million Americans 65 and older and boost Social Security benefits. Estimated 6.8 billion yearly cost funded mainly by higher payroll taxes. House passed similar measures. Senate Finance Committee approved with 12-5 vote and Byrd dissent.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance
Fight at Nelsonville tavern ends with pistol shot
An Athens area incident reports a fight at a Nelsonville tavern that concluded with a gunshot. The item notes location and outcome with brief detail from the page.
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Athens
Mason County
Cincinnatti Reds
Cleveland
Mead Corp. Leader Appointed to State Board of Regents
Gov Rhodes announces George H. Pringle 62 president of Mead Corp Chillicothe will join the State Board of Regents for a term ending Sept 20 1972. Pringle began with Mead in 1927 as a laborer and is a native of Pictou Nova Scotia Canada after attending Halifax University and McGill University.
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James A. Rhodes
George H. Pringle
Mead Corp
Chillicothe
State Board of Regents
Pringle
Pictlu
N. S
Canada
Halifax University
McGill University
Montreal
CORE Kills Anti-Policy Resolution in Durham Meeting
CORE delegates killed a resolution urging U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. The move followed approval by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference led by Martin Luther King Jr. CORE director James Farmer spoke up in the meeting urging reversal after the vote.
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Durham
N. C
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
U. S
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Farmer
Senators Move Toward Action on Presidential Disability Amendment
Washington leaders push to finish congressional action today on a constitutional amendment covering presidential disability and vice presidential vacancy. Debate allotted two hours as Dirksen and Gore debate language about a VP contesting a president’s ability. Birch Bayh predicts approval. ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures required. The amendment allows the president to nominate a vice president upon congressional majority approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Everett M. Dirksen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Congress
Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti face bigamy trial in Rome
Italy opened a Rome court hearing on bigamy charges against Academy Award winner Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti. The session lasted 30 minutes, a postponement was granted, and the next hearing was set for Oct. 21. Neither defendant attended.
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Rome
Italy
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Sion
Miss Loren
Ponti
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Sophia
Giuliana Fiastri
New York
Rubirosa Dies In Auto Crash Near Paris
Porfirio Rubirosa 56, famed playboy and ex diplomat, died after a Ferrari hit a parked car and crashed into a tree while returning from an all night party. Police speculated fatigue may have contributed to the fatal collision. The parked car’s driver and a cyclist rendered aid before an ambulance arrived.
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Paris
Porfirio Rubirosa
Doris Duke
Barbara Hutton
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