Rhodes Budget Aims To Make Ohio Top State In A Decade
Gov James A Rhodes unveiled a two year operating budget of 2 04 billion proposing a statewide bond commission to finance long term capital needs He said the plan targets education welfare health and corrections with highway funding rising about 200 million and education absorbing almost half of the budget Rhodes touted Ohio as the nations leading industrial state and urged swift passage of the bond commission and reapportionment measures while detailing plans for welfare mental health corrections urban affairs and unemployment proposals.
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General Assembly
Ohio Bond Commission
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Department of Urban Affairs
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Cincinnati
Belpre
Poland and Czechoslovakia sign 20 year friendship and aid treaty
In Warsaw Poland and Czechoslovakia signed a twenty year treaty of friendship and military aid aimed at West Germany. The move signals a broader bloc formation with East Germany as part of a Communist alignment to keep Germany divided. In Los Angeles Dusty Bartlett was awarded a divorce from actor Jeffrey Hunter after testimony of drunken and violent behavior.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
East Germany
Germany
Los Angeles
Dusty Bartlett
Jeffrey Hunter
Mundt Indicates Treaty Likely to Pass Senate
Senator Mundt said the U.S. Senate seems unlikely to block the proposed U S Soviet consular treaty after the Foreign Relations Committee approved it 15 to 4. Republican Leader Dirksen announced he would support the pact, signaling a shift in stance. Pravda accused the CIA of using exchange students for espionage in the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Karl Mundt
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Moscow
P— Pravda
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
CIA
Communist Party
Chicago Democrats retain council control and Daley wins primary
Chicago's regular Democratic organization kept a strong grip on the City Council Tuesday while Mayor Richard Daley, 64, advanced from an uncontested primary as the clear favorite for a fourth term. Daley surpassed his own prediction with 421,278 Democratic primary votes.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Oil Firms Roll Back Gasoline Prices in Bid to Ease Market
Washington reports indicate major oil companies are trimming price increases after last month’s rise. Mobile Oil Co. and Continental Oil Co. each announced partial rollbacks this week as the government notes softer resistance in the market.
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Mobile Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Retired Athens police chief honored with dinner
Page 3 notes Joseph Grogan receiving a dinner in honor of his service as Athens police chief. Page 5 lists Beee Dees as school board chosen principals and coaches for Athens area schools. Page 10 covers Hocking Commissioners predicting traffic increase on Lake Logan Road. Page 17 reports Ames Bern defeating Middleport and Alexander beating Lynchburg in Class A district games.
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Athens
Joseph Grogan
Nelsonville - York
Beee Dees
Hocking Commissioners
Lake Logan Road
Ames-Bern
Middleport
Alexander
Lynchburg
Marines Take Heavy Losses From North Vietnam Attacks
North Vietnamese forces shelled Marine positions 10 miles south of the demilitarized zone with about 1000 mortar shells in a day long battle. The shelling targeted self propelled 175mm guns and left two U S Marine companies heavily casualties as U S planes and artillery killed over 159 Viet Cong in Zone C near the Cambodian frontier.
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Saigon
U.S
Zone C
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Ohio University Trustees Approve New Math Hall Plans
OU trustees ratified multiple measures in Athens including funding for a $2.5 million mathematics lecture hall and new faculty salary schedule. Albany airport action deferred with further review planned at end of April and options on west Albany land extending over 500 to 1,000 acres.
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South Green
Athens
Albany
O U
Vernon R. Alden
Alden
University
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Mathematics Hall
Baltimore and Ohio
Race Street
University Terrace
Wolfe St
GI Rejects Food Says He Prefers Death Over War
Atty. William J. Hanson said Pfc. Robert Levy, 22, a Kansas City born medic in the Medical Corps, refuses all liquids or food after a seven day fast begun Monday to protest military violence. Levy, an Orthodox Jew, said he would starve himself rather than serve the gods of war and is being held in communicado at Madigan General Hospital with possible intravenous feeding if needed.
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Tacoma
Wash
William J. Hanson
Robert Levy
Kansas City
Levy
Army
Medical Corps
Ft. Lewis
Madigan General Hospital
Mao to Halt China Purge and Restore Economy
Hong Kong report says Mao Tse-tung grants Premier Chou En-lai full executive powers to stop the cultural purge and restore China’s economy. Red China exports to Hong Kong fell by over $8.2 million in January in the Hong Kong government release.
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The
Hong Kong Star
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
China
the Star
Red China
Weather outlook with above normal temperatures and showers
Temperatures Thursday through Moon day will run above normal with daytime highs near 45 to 55 and overnight lows around 28 to 35. Warmer Thursday and Friday, then cooler over the weekend. Showers expected Friday, totaling about 0.25 to 0.5 inch.
Kennedy Speech Book Dropped By Harper & Row
The Kennedy family dispute with Harper Row led Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to halt publication of a book containing his major speeches. Evan Thomas, VP of Harper & Row, said the publisher dropped the title from its winter schedule.
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Kennedy
Harper & Row
Robert F. Kennedy
Evan Thomas
Mississippi Klansman Sam Bowers Indicted in Philadelphia Slayings
Meridian AP confirms Sam Bowers Jr. of Laurel, a Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard, among 19 defendants charged in a federal conspiracy over the 1964 Philadelphia civil rights worker murders. He had earlier been implicated in the Vernon Dahmer firebombing death at Hattiesburg.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Sam Bowers Jr
Laurel
Bowers
FBI
Imperial Wizard
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Vernon Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Hoffa Seeks New Trial in Prison Fight
In Chattanooga Hoffa legal team pursues a last minute motion for a new trial after Hoffa’s loss in jury tampering case. Judge Frank Wilson weighing arguments as a conference is set to decide if hearing is warranted. Frank Fitzsimmons expected to lead the union if Hoffa goes to jail.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Hoffa
U.S
Baltimore
Frank FE. Fitzsimmons
Ramsey Clark Nominated as Attorney General and Senate Plans
Ramsey Clark named attorney general nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Tom C. Clark who plans to retire by midyear to avoid conflicts. Ramsey Clark, 39, has served since last October after Nicholas Katzenbach resigned. Early Senate approval anticipated with favorable support from several senators. Justice Tom C. Clark, age 67, will review potential conflicts before deciding retirement timing as court term ends in June.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Clark
High Court
Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
Nicholas Katzenbach
Reagan Bid Has Motive
Gov. Ronald Reagan declared he would run in the June California primary as a favorite son candidate to boost national exposure while keeping rivals like Michigan Gov. George Romney out of California's 1968 Republican presidential race.
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Calif
Ronald Reagan
Michigan
George Romney
California
Newsmen
Romney
GOP Solons Press For Final Action On Two Proposals
In Ohio the GOP majority pressed to wrap up action on two administration bond and apportionment proposals tied to a May 2 election. The House approved the apportionment plan 77-21, while Senate edits on the Ohio Bond Commission faced a conference committee. A separate primary election funding bill faltered in the House as a statewide election law debate loomed.
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Columnes
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Far East
Richard Christiansen
Richland
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