Viet troops overrun base near DMZ as U S forces cope
North Vietnamese overran Fire Base Fuller below the DMZ turning its guns on fleeing defenders. Unaccounted for include fewer than 10 American advisers and GIs. Reports say helicopters and B 52s supported South Vietnamese bases in Quang Tri. Cambodian forces claim retreat of Vietnamese units from Vihear Suol marshes near Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Fuller
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Quang Tri Province
Hien
Sarge
Camp Carol
Qui Nhon
Mand
Vihear Suol
Phnom Penh
Am Rong
Kompong Chamlang
Kompong Ampil
Prey Baing
Cambodia
Athens County Acts On Road Limit And County Projects
Athens County Commissioners authorized an eight ton limit on Township Road 404 near Armatige Road to Route 682. They heard plans for The Plains water and sewer project and awaited next week’s approvals. They also discussed a damaged sheriff cruiser and exhausted dog fund for sheep losses amid dog tag funding options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lovell
Athens Township
Athens
Plains
Armatige
C. L. Colmer
Shields
George Mara
Plains Water and Sewer
Health Department
Mara
David Cain
Doug Strang
Magazine salesman fined for lack of license
A Gallipolis man forfeited a $33 bond in Athens County Municipal Court Thursday on a charge of soliciting without a license. Roy Milslagle, 40, was selling magazines door to door when apprehended by Athens police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Athens County
Athens
Roy Milslagle
Larry Cain
Glouster
Buckeye Mart
Bob Kempton
Millfield
James Keirns
Bill Cooper
Keirns
Cooper
John Ross Named ACCS Supervisor in Athens
John Ross, Athens native, joins Athens County Children’s Services as supervisor of OU students in training and volunteer coordinator. He earned a master’s in social work from Ohio State University and will carry a selected case load. Other agency workers listed. court actions show several minor offenses and settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ross
Athens
Athens County Children’s Services
Ohio University
Ross
Ohio State University
Ohio Youth Commission
Athens High School
Carolyn Grusslin
Karen Pechak
Jennifer
DAV Installs New Officers On Friday
The Disabled American Veterans chapter Conrath-Bean will meet at 8 p.m. Friday after a 7 p.m. Floyd Bolin Post meeting at Home Street quarters. New officers installed include James Darnell commander and Herb Hart senior vice commander. Delegates to the state convention in Toledo July 9 11 will receive credentials. St Louis was known as the Mound City for Indian temple and burial grounds between the 9th and 16th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath-Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
DAV
James Darnell
Herb Hart
William Carsey
Robert P. Carsey
Adjustant
Neil C. Petty
Homer Baird
Carl Webb
Toledo
St. Louis
Mound City
Athens County Eyes Computerized Voting Plan
Athens County Board of Elections debates starting computerized voting within two weeks. Elections Director William Howe met with Diamond National Corp representatives to outline costs and a brochure. The system would use hole punch ballots and be tabulated by Ohio University computers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Elections
William Howe
Data Vote Division
Diamond National Corp
Howe
Election Board
Ohio University
Union Bible School Begins Monday at Union United Methodist
Vacation Bible School at Union United Methodist Church on State Route 56 runs Monday June 28 through Friday July 2 from 6 to 8 pm. Theme is Jesus speaks to our world. Director is Wilma Romine. Classes cover nursery age to 15 years. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union United Methodist Church
State Route 56
Jesus
Wilma Romine
Widows and Parents Barred from Testimony at Crash Hearings
Washington AP report notes widows and parents of Marshall University football players killed in the November 14 crash were denied permission to question witnesses at government hearings. The hearings, following an NTSB session in December at Huntington, focus on flight data recorder findings and safety measures by Southern Airways and Douglas Aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall University
National Transportation Safety Board
Huntington
W. Va
Tri-State
Southern Airways
John Reposy
Cincinnati
Oscar M. Laurel
Douglas Aircraft
W. Bayne Grubb
Marshall
Charles Katz
Katz
Southern
Colorado
Wichita State University
Grubb
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. Viets
Vihear Suol Marshes Are
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Phnom
Penh
North Vietnam
Dang Hei
Sanh
Vietnam
Laos
Chine Sea
TMZ
Aeae
Bankamericaro
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Hocking Conservancy District
Commission
John Law
Harold Shields
ACCS
Chester Carpenter
Albany
Lenwood Malachi
Carriage Hill
C&e
Union Bible School
Nelsonville
Tineft
Culotte
Jamacia
Athens and
Hocking Counties
Culligan
Culligan Water Conditioning
Stimson
Ohio
West Stimson Ave
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