John L Lewis Dies Leader of United Mine Workers
John L Lewis died at Doctors Hospital at age 89 after internal bleeding. The longtime head of the United Mine Workers Union and a driving force behind the CIO’s formation, he organized miners and led major strikes, shaping American labor policy for decades. He is survived by son Dr. John L Lewis Jr. and a daughter Kathryn who died in 1962. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
The
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lucas
Iowa
Myrta Edith Bell
Myrta
UMW
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Potomac
John L. Lewis Jr
Baltimore
Kathryn
Viet Cong Formation Takes NLF Seats At Paris Talks
The Viet Congs new provisional revolutionary government took the seats of the National Liberation Front at the Paris peace talks. Nguyen Thi Binh replaced Tran Buu Kiem as NFL lead, while U S and Saigon delegates kept negotiating without recognition.
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Army warns on Vietnam drawdown sparking Congress backlash
Washington fear grows that Congress will object if mobilized National Guardsmen and reservists are left out of the planned 25 000 troop withdrawal from Vietnam. About 12 000 of the 20 000 guardsmen and reservists called up last year serve in Vietnam. Half stay in their units, half arrived as individual replacements. Sen Fred Harris said Democrats seek an America strong morally as they court Ohio for 1970 1972 campaigns.
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Oklahoma
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Miner Buck Jones Returns After Mine Ordeal and Road Crash
Salt Lake City miner Willam Buck Jones, 60, who survived an eight day rockfall at Lark Utah, is hospitalized for injuries from a motorcycle collision with a pickup in Salt Lake City. His wife says he would rather return to the mine.
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Buck” Jones
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Campus Unrest Becomes Topic for GOP Congress Hearings
Republican lawmakers summon HEW Secretary Robert H. Finch and Education Commissioner James E. Allen to Capitol Hill to clarify conflicting statements on a campus unrest bill. The private meeting with the House Education and Labor Committee aims to outline official positions on the legislation.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Two Meigs County grads win nursing scholarships
Two Meigs County high school graduates secure nursing school scholarships. The notice highlights their achievements and the scholarships awarded, underscoring local educational opportunities.
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Meigs County
Dave
Athens High School
Sen Young May Seek Reelection in Ohio in 1970
Senator Stephen M. Young hinted he plans to run again in 1970 while noting Governor James A. Rhodes could pose a strong challenge. He discounted John Glenn as a Democratic candidate, questioned Glenn’s Ohio residency, and praised Senator William B. Saxbe as an outstanding first term Republican.
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Stephen M. Young
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
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John H. Glenn
Young
William B. Saxbe
Senate
Saxbe
Sunday liquor sales bill advances in Ohio House
The Ohio House approved a measure to permit local option Sunday liquor sales with a 50 to 45 vote, sending it toward a likely close fight in the Senate where hearings will begin in two weeks. Support centers on Cincinnati and Cleveland lawmakers. rural critics oppose the change. The bill would allow sales 1 PM to midnight if a local referendum approves.
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Rich Marion
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Patrick A. Sweeney
D-47
Detroit
Pittsburgh
New York
Robert Netziey
Laura
Six Fairfield School for Boys teens still missing
Six of ten boys who escaped Fairfield School for Boys near Lancaster, Ohio, Wednesday evening remain at large as about 15 people search the area. The Fairfield County sheriff's office aids the hunt. four were captured, three are 16, one is 17 and another 18.
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Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Marines clash with North Viet in DMZ clash mission
U S Marines clashed with North Vietnamese troops inside the DMZ and carried wounded fighters to safety for two days. Two CH46 helicopters were shot down but crews were unhurt and joined the ground force. Seven Leathernecks were wounded.
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