Wheeler's Troop Pullout Seen As Limited 25 000
Senate Armed Services members expect Gen. Earle Wheeler to urge a gradual pullout of only 25 000 U S troops from Vietnam this year. They described his briefing as pessimistic about South Vietnamese replacements and noted the administration's August decision still pending.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S
Vietnam
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
George Murphy
Calif
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Nixon
Young
South Vietnam
Cong
Byrd
Murphy
REA Ends Operations In its Athens Office
The Athens REA office closes as the firm shifts to truck hauling from rail service. Logan becomes the service hub within a 50 mile radius, with Athens callers directed to the new terminal. The change aims to cut costs amid declining passenger rail traffic.
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REA
Athens
Railway Express Agency
M. J. Keifer
Columbus
Logan
Keifer
Gary Myers
Richard Storer
Lancaster Rea
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Hodges Speedy Trial Claim
The Ohio Supreme Court refused Mark D. Hodges's request to dismiss first degree murder charges in Wood County. Justices ruled six months delay partly caused by Hodges did not violate speedy trial rights. Hodges faced related shooting charges in Henry County and had two trials culminating in acquittal in 1968. The court also ordered a new trial for Ronald Hector and upheld Raymond Eaton's death sentence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Mark D. Hodges
Wood County
Hodges
Karen Kern
Sylvania
AFL - Cio
Frank King
King
Ohio Senate
Illinois
Henry County
Napoleon
Bowling Green
Supreme Court
Ronald Hector
Cincinnati
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Hector
Walton P. Garret
Fifth Street Cab Co
Penn Central Train Derails In Gallia County
Fourteen cars of a Penn Central freight train derailed along Georges Creek Road near Route 7 in Gallia County. Two tankers carried chemicals but did not rupture. no injuries were reported. The 93 car train was en route from Charleston to Columbus, derailment about 2:30 a.m. Damages were preliminarily estimated at $12,000. Wreckage blocked the main line and trains were rerouted. Crew: E H Lightfoot engineer, E E Stiles fireman, C L Taylor conductor, all of Middleport.
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Middleport
Penn Central Railroad
Georges Creek Road
Route 7
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Charleston
Columbus
E. H. Lightfoot
E. E. Stiles
C. L. Taylor
Car overturns on Route 33 injures no one
David I. Ward 19 of McArthur Route 1 escaped injury Wednesday when his northbound car on Route 33 swerved after a rear tire blew leaving the road and overturning one mile south of State Route 682. Patrolmen report the accident under investigation. An angler, Johnny W. Lemon 21 of Cutler Route 1, forfeited a $25 bond after being arrested for fishing without a license on the Hocking River by State Game Protector R. E. Buyte.
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David I. Ward
McArthur
State Highway Patrol
Ward
Johnny W. Lemon
Cutler
R. E. Buyte
Hocking River
Bridge Ramp Paving Move Ahead Hopes Rise
City officials push to advance paving of Richland Avenue bridge ramps to speed an access route around the construction site near Route 682. Ohio Highways official Jack Dowler will coordinate with Mansfield Flooring and Paving to begin paving earlier, aiding campus traffic and pedestrian safety. Norma J. Silvey pleaded guilty to failure to stop within an assured clear distance in Municipal Court and was fined 25 dollars and costs for the July 22 collision.
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Richland Avenue
Dwight Robinson
Jack Dowler
Marietta
Ohio Department of Highways
Dowler
Mansfield Flooring and Paving Co
Robinson
Norma J. Silvey
Chauncey
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Stennis
Executive Department
Walgreen Drugs
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Raymond Lawrence Eaton
Woodbine
High Court
Eaton
Rodney Dale Hummel
Penn Central
Gallia
Ohio University
Buckeye
Oxford
Glenshire Underwear
Kodelin
Pima
Glenshire
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