NRA Opposes Registration in Push Against Gun Control
The NRA mobilizes mail campaigns to sway Congress, claiming up to 500,000 letters within 72 hours. Key figures defend gun ownership while Senate and House debates unfold, with support from Rep. McCarthy and others but growing industry fractures over mail order sales bans.
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NRA
Capitol Hill
House
Judiciary Committee
American Rifleman
Joseph Tydings
Johnson
Congress
Glassen
Legislative Service
Richard D. McCarthy
Bob Casey
D-Tex
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Cecil R. King
D-Calif
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
Gun and Ammunition Industry
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
National Reloading Manufacturers Association
Savage
Remington
Winchester - Wester
Cold Rain Continues Noting Power Outage in Athens
A cold rain fell in Athens with 57 degrees at 9 a.m. and .15 inch of precipitation. The Hocking River dropped to 3.72 feet while a high of 74 followed an early rain with winds. A tree limb fell on a Columbus and Southern Ohio Co. power line near the United Dairy plant causing outages in Mill and Palmer streets and along Coolville Ridge and Clarks Chapel. C&SOE crews repaired the line in about ninety minutes.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
Columbus and Southern Ohio Co
United Dairy Plant
East Bridge
Mill St. Palmer St
Coolville Ridge
Clarks Chapel
C&soe
County Man Accused In Theft Of 20 Cows
Gordon Bolin appeared in Athens County Municipal Court on charges he took 20 cows valued at $2,000. His mother Mrs Virgene Bolin filed the charges. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to June 25.
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Athens
Minor Mishaps Involving City Police And Deputies
Four minor weekend mishaps were investigated by Athens police and the Athens County sheriff. At 6:30 p.m. Sunday a crash at Carpenter and FE Streets involved Katharin Knippenberg and Sven Lehman. Lehman was cited for failing to stop within an assured clear distance. Other incidents included an improper left turn by Eber Samples at Washington and Court Streets, a backing fault by Nelle Matthews, and a collision between Matthews and Wilma McDonald. Deputies cited Herbert Tucker for driving left of center. Also noted is a Master Mason degree event for Paramutia Lodge 25 F&AM and a brief political forecast for Guatorial Gunea in 1968.
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Athens
Athens County
Eber Samples
Fern St
Gene Thrailkill
Stimson Ave
Nelle J. Matthews
Zanesville
Wilma E. McDonald
Columbus
Matthews
Herbert Tucker
Kurtz St
Albert Daugherty
Tucker
Accidents Listed By Patrol In Athens County
The State Highway Patrol reported four accidents in Athens County over Saturday night and Sunday morning with one person slightly injured. Diane L Foss 18 of Athens Route 1 drove out of control on Baker Road and struck a mailbox. Charlotte Finsterwald 17 of 92 Grosvenor Street sustained minor injuries. Louis Kidwell 18 of Glouster lost control on Route 13 near Jacksonville and crashed through a fence. Danny Reed Coolville reported a hit skip on Main Street Coolville. Delores Brookhart 45 of Athens Route 8 and Charles Street sideswiped on Route 50 A three miles east of Route 33 causing slight damage.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Diane L. Foss
Athens
Baker Road
Charlotte Finsterwald
Grosvenor St
Louis Kidwell
Glouster
Route 13
Jacksonville
Danny Reed
Coolville
Main Street
Delores Brookhart
Charles Street
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Marvin Davenport of Athens and Mr and Mrs Robert Barber of Long Bottom Route 1 plus names including Daniel West Frank Russell and several Athens residents. Dismissals include Mrs Paul Whitsides Edith Stover and Mrs Alvin Pierce among others.
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Marvin Davenport
Athens
Robert Barber
Long Bottom
Daniel West
Frank Russell
Robert Sheridan
Dennis Rosser
Kathleen Mahaffey
John Bartholomy
Charlotte Finsterwald
Larry Smith
C. R. McKnight
Coolville
Josie Huseman
the Plains
Nancy Sharp
Trimble
Earl Whitman
Cincinnati
Dale Perry
Shade
Forrest Forick
New Marshfield
Paul Stotts
Sharpsburg
Paul Whitsides
Edith Stover
Alvin Pierce
Blanche Cline
Orville Martin
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Kennedy
America
Casey
FBI
Beasley & Mathews
Carpenter Street
Boys State
Ken Steinhoff
BBS
Buckeye Boys
Ohio University
Bird Arena
Gregory R. Huth
Charles Leonard
Huth
Seven Hills
Cleveland
David L. Wickeman
Poland
Ohio
C. William O’neill
Ohio Supreme Court
W. L
Pete) DeWeese
American Legion
James H. Rhodes
Hetuck
Paramuthia Lodge
Masonic Temple
Guatorial Gunea
Sten
Rodders
Hammersteins
Robert Wise
Own
Mathens
Donald K. Barstow
Earl #. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Co
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
Reed & Baur Inc
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville
Oakley Insurance Agency
Saltz Insur
Richard Guinthes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Watch Repair Service
Watchmaker
CVU Aur
Altmans
TM Compax Corp
BAKK
Etheng
Ethesathens Snational “Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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