Mystery Air Object Spawns Balloons and Venus Theories
Residents across Athens County and neighboring areas reported a bright object in the sky near sunset. FAA and Lockbourne officials offered conflicting explanations, with weather balloons ruled out and a satellite or Venus proposed. ROTC cadets observed a balloon-like drift while observers pursued answers from multiple agencies.
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Logan
Hocking County
Paul Hartman
Franklin County
State Highway Patrol
Athens
FAA
Columbus
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Mideastern
Lisbon Experts Say Spotted Object Likely Balloon Aided by Power Shortage
In Lisbon, Portugal, experts described the object seen Saturday as probably a balloon. They attributed the power outage to carelessness rather than the glow of a flying saucer.
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Columbus Weather Bureau
Lisbon
Portugal
Ford Attacks Johnson One Party Gov Claim
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford accused President Johnson of trying to drown out opposing views and seeking a one party government. Ford said Johnson wants a Congress that will do only what he dictates, calling him a dangerous advocate of one party rule.
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House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
William McCulloch
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
William L. McCulloch
Jobs In Production Jump Dramatically
President Johnson's economic team notes a sharp rebound in goods producing jobs with 820000 added in the last year, lifting manufacturing employment to over 18 million. After five years of annual declines averaging 100000, officials see six months of solid data signaling economic strength.
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Washington
Johnson
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Five Marines Killed Near Da Nang Air Base
Five U S Marines were killed and 17 wounded in two engagements near the Da Nang air base. Viet Cong casualties were reported as 22 in one action and 26 in another. Additional fighting 385 miles northeast of Saigon near Phu Bai airport ended with 19 Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Phu Yen
Thua Thien
Phu Bai
Hue
Is There Life On Mars Mariner Could Find Out Tomorrow
NASA scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory plan to wake Mariner 4 at 7:30 am PDT to shoot the first closeup Mars pictures. About 21 frames will be captured during a 25 minute camera run as the craft flies within 6000 miles, the data readout and tape erasure following each image.
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Mars
Mariner
Pasadena
Calif
P— Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Martiner
U. S
Mariner 4
Canopus
Safety Features In Cars Depend On Public Approval
General Motors chairman Frederic G. Donner told a Senate hearing that car safety features depend on public acceptance. He noted turn signals and seat belts were widely unused when first offered as options, arguing optional innovations let customers tailor costs to their desires.
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Senate
Washington
Frederic G. Donner
General Motors
Donner
Smaller High Schools Facing Consolidation
Ohio may consolidate more than half of its high schools if the State Board of Education approves new minimum standards. The plan raises three year high schools to 400 students and four year to 500, requires 45 courses, and adds a graduation credit. A public hearing is set for Oct. 12.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
Supt. of Public Instruction
E. E. Holt
Harriman Talks Viet Nam During Moscow Embassy Visit
U S Ambassador at large W Averell Harriman continued his so called vacation in Moscow and worked at the American Embassy as discussions on Vietnam persisted.
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Moscow
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Lation
Matterhorn Climb Televised If Weather Holds
In Zermatt Swiss watchers in Europe, the United States and Canada will see a live ascent of the Matterhorn on Wednesday. Four seasoned British climbers will use portable television cameras to film the climb to the 14,685 foot summit. Pictures will be transmitted on the spot via the Early Bird satellite across the Atlantic.
Gets Picture But Newsman Faces Trial
Ravenna report: newsman Richard Babb of WFAH goes on trial September 2 after allegedly disobeying an officer who ordered no photographs at a fatal accident scene. He is charged with taking pictures despite gasoline on the ground and faces a jury trial after pleading innocent in municipal court. He remains free on a $250 bond. Washington notes: House debates anti silver coin legislation.
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Ravenna
Alliance
Richard Babb
WFAH
Portage County
Babb
Details Piling Up On LBJ Activities
Washington report highlights how the White House now releases extensive daily details of President Johnson's movements. Assistant press secretary Joseph Laitin disclosed a 5:30 a.m. wake up and an early dip at the LBJ Ranch, plus visits to his parents' graves and the Scharnhorst ranch. He also said Johnson met banker Ernest Stubbs at Citizens State Bank in Johnson City.
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Bill D. Moyers
White House
George D. Reedy
Johnson
Texas
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
LBJ
Johnson City
Scharnhorst Ranch
Ernest Stubbs
Citizens State Bank
Sunday Liquor Sales Plan Clears House Committee
In Columbus a House Liquor Control Committee vote favored passage of a Sunday liquor sales bill, allowing sales after 1 pm in counties with 200,000+ population pending local option votes. A separate school foundation bill would add 100 million for education, raising the biennial education total to 626 million. The Senate postponed action on state employee pay raises for 39,000 workers.
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Columbus
House
House Liquor Control Committee
Senate
School Foundation
Stacle
Airman Describes Sea Crash as 100MPH Brick Wall
Three survivors from a radar picket plane crash in the Atlantic recount the impact. Coast Guard and search teams press on for seven missing crewmen about 100 miles northeast of Nantucket. Initial reports cited 10 or 11 survivors before corrected. In Washington a House bill would abolish the postal savings system.
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Falmount
Mass
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Warren C. Mitchell
Boston
Widow Seeks Truth About Mysterious Husband Mark Roth
In Lorain Ohio Mrs. Mark Roth 22 seeks to learn who her husband Mark Roth was after his death May 15 from a heart attack. She notes he appeared in 1962 as a Cincinnati grocer with secrets and claimed a Philadelphia birth and a chest scar from service but records fail to confirm these details.
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Lorain
Mark Roth
Roth
Cincinnati
Bonnie
Philadelphia
Veterans Administration
Ocean Trip Takes Longer Than Figured
Cleveland based amateur sailor Robert Maury flags a delay in his 3000 mile voyage to England aboard the 1314 foot Tinkerbelle. He warns his boss he may miss returning to work by August 29 as letters describe the long crossing.
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Cleveland
Atlantic Ocean
Robert Maury
England
Tinkerbelle
Manny
U. S
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