House OKs Tax Plan Passes Ohio measure amid GOP critique
The Ohio House approved a $1.4 billion state income tax bill 54 to 42 after an 11 week deadlock. Sixteen Republicans supported the plan, with Gov. Gilligan praising bipartisan action as leaders clash over leadership and finance. The Senate expected to vote around Aug. 15, with emergency implementation upon signing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
John J. Gilligan
House
John A. Bechtold
Cincinnati
James Duerk
GOP
John Andrews
Gilligan
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Collins
John Gilligan
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
Ways and Means Committee
James Flannery
Cleveland
Flannery
Effects of Bell System strike hit minimal areas
The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America strike affected about 400,000 Bell workers in a second day of walkouts. Service slowed with longer wait times and limited repairs while talks continued in New York and Washington.
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Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Bell
Southern Bell
Washington
Denver
Miami
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
New York
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
J. Curtis Counts
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Bell System
U S Toll Highest In Six Weeks In Vietnam War
The Allied commands report last week 29 American and 238 South Vietnamese troops killed in action, plus 1 103 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths. U S nonhostile deaths reached nine with 179 wounded. South Vietnamese losses totaled 514 wounded. In Mekong Delta, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties were 19 with no South Vietnamese deaths. In Laos, Saigon reports a major shift in command power from Vientiane rightists to Prince Boun Oum supporters.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Maj
Charles Johnson
Johnson
U.S. Command
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
Vientaine
Laos
Sananikone
Boun Oum
Panhandle
NLRB Names Attorney to Probe Litton Charges
The National Labor Relations Bard's Ninth Region has appointed Douglas Muir to investigate alleged illegal labor practices at Litton Automated Business Systems Athens McBee plant. Union attorneys may submit evidence as Muir begins review next week to determine if the charges have merit and whether to seek company responses.
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National Labor Relations
Bard
Litton Automated
Mark Fox
NLRB
Ninth Region
the Messenger
Douglas Muir
Litton
Athens McBee Products
Athens McBee
Athens
Robert Doggett
Pressmen’s Union
Gary Snyder
Cincinnati
Fox
Muir
Nixon sees slower growth in economy this quarter
The administration forecasts gross national product rising by about 20 to 25 billion dollars from April to June, slower than hoped. Officials cite unemployment and inflation risks, while the Federal Reserve reports signs of ongoing expansion despite the softer pace.
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Commerce Department
White House
Ure
Nixon
Paul McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
McCracken
Federal Reserve Board
Hughes rules out 1972 bid for Democratic nomination
Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa said he will not seek the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after months of consideration. He announced at a Capitol Hill news conference that his decision is clearcut and irrevocable.
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Washington
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Capitol Hill
Jury Studies Capitol Blast
FBI Chief Hoover confirms a Detroit grand jury is probing the March 1 Capitol bombing. An Indiana man linked to May Day antiwar protests was arrested as a material witness but not yet called to testify.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Detroit
U.S
Indiana
Classified Section Teases Sports Comics Obituaries
Inside pages preview the classified listings for 16 to 19 sections with sports notes, comics, television listings, obituaries, and a brief look at Soviets and related topics in a compact interior feature.
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Soviets
Eguopial Cacccasvcaes
Womod Csc Checheic
Senators Fall Short on Overriding Nixon Veto
The Senate failed to override Nixon's veto of a 5.6 billion public works bill, 57 to 36, with only one Democrat supporting. Several Republicans crossed party lines to back the override, citing unemployment concerns and job creation, while Nixon favored a smaller emergency program.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Public Works Committee
Howard Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Walkout Idles 27,000 Bell System Workers in Ohio
A strike by the Communications Workers of America halts about 27,000 Ohio Bell and Cincinnati Bell employees, plus 3,000 Western Electric and AT&T long lines workers. Some services delayed. police escort provided for nonunion staff as talks resume.
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Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
Wsetern Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Ohio
United Telephone Co
United Telephone
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio Bell
Prospect Avenue
Cleveland
CWA
Thomas C. Ryan
Cincinnati Bell
Western Electric
At&t
Long Lines
Athens woman sells bikes after first caller response
Mrs. Ken Eberts of 27 Euclid Drive Athens reports nearly 20 calls from a three line ad offering several items for sale. She said she expected a quieter response and noted the first caller bought bikes. The feature highlights local buying interest.
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Ken Eberts
Euclid Drive
Athens
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