Johnson to Attend Vietnam Strategy Conference This Month
President Johnson said he will participate in a Vietnam strategy conference in the Pacific area within weeks. He plans to meet with Henry Cabot Lodge and General Westmoreland and did not specify the exact site. He reaffirmed U.S. policy in Vietnam and urged Congress to restore the 7 percent investment tax credit for new plant and equipment.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Pacific
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Congress
Lodge
Westmoreland
Ers
West Coast
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Robert Kennedy
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson Defends Tax Plan Amid Vietnam Talks
President Johnson addresses Congress on a 6 percent income tax surcharge planned to start July 1 while voicing optimism on lunar goals for 1970. He dismisses timing for a Vietnam conference and defends CIA subsidies amid calls for oversight.
Area Death Notices From The Plains And Nearby
The Plains area reports the deaths of Gary Nelson 13 Chauncey-Dover School student and football scorekeeper, Ray Hanning 88 Chauncey, Charles C. Sullivan 73 West Columbia, Eddie Staats 69 Hartford, William Franklin Johnson 84 Milton Route 1, Emmet C. Waugh 73 Crown City, Lois Ann Chalfant 41 Glouster, Dorthella May Boyer 45 Mason, Eunice B Bumgarner 65 Poca Route 1. Funeral details and burial plans follow for each, with survivors and service times noted.
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the Plains
Gary Nelson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chauncey - Dover School
Chauncey - Dover
Gasco
Roger
Bonnie Keirns Sapp
Clyde Nelson
Logan
Darlene Sapp
Beth Anette
Vickie Donnette
Ricky
Willis Keirns
Chauncey
Wesley Keirns
Millfield
Eirvil Nelson
Plains Nazarene Church
E. 0
Altic
Hilltop Cemetery
Jagers
N. Congress Street
Ray Hanning
Athens County
Jim Newman Transfer Co
Nelsonville
Johnson Funeral Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Point Pleasant
Charles C. Sullivan
West Columbia
Henderson
John
Clara Gleason Sullivan
Garnet Reynolds
Gallipolis Ferry
Nerces
Chapman- Wilcoxen
Garry Roach
Hartford
Eddie Staats
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Clifton
Philip and
Rebecca Cutshaw Staats
Ernestine Staats
Clara Roush
Mason
Harry Staats
California
Foglesong Funeral Home
Marvan Frame
Fry Cemetery
William Franklin Johnson
Milton
Mason County
Thurman Ward
Chelyan
Arvil Johnson
Leo Johnson
Mt. Olive Church
Church
Gallipolis
Emmet C. Waugh
Hannan - Trace
Crown City
Ohio Township
Wayne
Betty Swindler Waugh
Goldie Mooney Waugh
Kenneth
Louella) Sheets
Greely
Janie) Neal
Norman
Betty) Parsons
Columbus
Wilbur
Gerald
Ray
Grover
John T
Rachel Fraley
Victory Baptist Church
Earl Cremeens
Victory Cemetery
Waugh - Halley - Wood
Glouster
Lois Ann Chalfant
Trimble
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Dorthella May Boyer
Veterans Memorial Hospital
William KE
Artie Powell Watkins
Parma
Holley R. Boyer
Carlottia
Flossie Woods
Malden
Fred Renard
Mayfield
Cecil Ray
Hickory
Homer
Denver
Colo
Rupert
Deerborn
Mich
Foglesong
Ray Linn
Benton
Marshall Bolin
Clerk River
Eunice B. Bumgarner
Wilson
Spring Hill
Area Traffic Court Guilty on Speeding and Violations
A municipal court docket lists numerous defendants from Lancaster to Athens and The Plains. Charges include speeding, failing to yield, left of center, improper turns, and traffic signals with fines ranging from $5 to $32 plus costs and patrol fees.
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Elbert W. Northup II
Lancaster
Martin Joseph McCabe
Scott Quad
Robert L. Coffindaffer
Lost Creek
W. Va
Warren Jeffers
the Plains
Vernon Ray Castle
Guysville
Grant Ralph Dunfee
Harry James Medley
Court Street
Yellow Line
Steven T. Gottleib
Race St
Lela Pearl McAllister
Ona Ray Nichols
New Marshfield
William R. Duncan
Irvine Hall
Jerome D. Maurath
Athens
Dennis R. Livingston
Vine St
Larry D. Purnell
Union St
Eugene Wheaton
William 0. Sahley
Washington St
Frederick E. Gross
Athens Apts
Judy Ann Poffenbarger
Alexander St
Paul Edward Perry
Chauncey
Sharon Marlene Kauff
Columbus
Gordon C. Meyer Jr
W. Carpenter St
Vinton Guests Share Overnight Visits
Mrs. Patty Irvin and Becky stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Don Stanley of Gallipolis. Mr. and Mrs. Don Swick visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Swick of Wellston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor White Vinton
Patty Irvin
Becky
Don Stanley
Gallipolis
Don Swick
Claude Swick
Wellston
Handicapped Persons Rehabilitated in Fiscal Year
The 20 Athens County handicapped residents rehabilitated last fiscal year were placed in jobs from custodial to professional work. The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation report notes increased services statewide and outlines costs of $59,401 for nine counties including Athens with 120 cases.
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Athens County
State Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
State Board of Education
John Patchen
Athens
BVA
Patchen
Robert Betz Jr
Ernest Karhu
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Boston hires engineer through blind newspaper ad
Malcolm E. Dudley of Marshfield, 42, became Boston's director of public facilities earning $25,000 a year after answering a blind classified ad. He said he did not know the city had placed the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Malcolm E. Dudley
Marshfield
Miami School Adopts Bilingual Program
Miami public schools expand bilingual instruction at Central Beach Elementary starting in fall. Kindergarten pupils will learn all subjects in both Spanish and English to foster bilingualism among a large Cuban exile community.
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Miami
Central Beach
Glouster Couple Sues Estate for 3552 Judgment
Mary Belle Stephenson and husband Charles H Glouster sue William A Lavelle executor of the C. E. Handley estate in Common Pleas Court for 3552 claiming they provided services to the late Handley. They say Handley’s estate rejected their claims and seek a court judgment.
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Mary Belle Stephenson
Charles H. Glouster
Common Pleas Court
William A. Lavelle
C. E. Handley
Mr. Handley
Hocking Falls River Falls as Heat Builds
The Hocking River continued to fall to 11.88 feet by 9 a.m. observer C. L. Colmer reports, while daytime temperatures rose under a bright sun. A 9:30 a.m. reading reached 45 as overnight low stood at 30, with Thursday high 54.
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Hocking River
0. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Dates Set For Athens Cancer Crusade Drive
The local Cancer Crusade residential drive runs April 15 to 20 as announced by the American Cancer Society executive board. Dr. B A Masters, president, said the unit will move to 2144 Court St Full Walgreen Building second floor. Mrs. James Shipman is new public education committee chairman. New board members include Mrs. Glen Atkinson and Mrs. Maynard Coats.
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Cancer Crusade
American Cancer Society
B. A. Masters
Court St
Walgreen
James Shipman
Public Education
Glen Atkinson
Second St
Maynard Coats
Rolling Hills
Zaleski News Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Recent guests include Homer Puckett and the Hansoms of London with Prattsville residents. Home moves announced for Ben Lowe and Richart Size more families. Local dinners, birthdays, and a minor car accident on Route 278 near Zaleski are noted along with visits to Hamden, Albany, and Columbus.
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David Rathour
Hope Road
David Ogle
McArthur
Zaleski
Denver Peters
Albany
Marle Peters
Arthur Allison
Chester Allison
Hamden
Everett McKibben
London
Sheryl] Booth
Frank Tripp
Robert Collins
Columbus
Agnes McGraner
Martha Tipp
Laurelville Notes Update on Local Travel and Health
Laurelville community notes detail trips to Fairfield Virginia Florida visits by Grattidge and Swepston family, Reynolds hosting relatives in Xenia, Kathy Rooney visiting Circleville, and two weeks with Beecher in Columbus. Local patients at Berger Hospital include Paxton Smith Pritchard Strous and Hitt. Ed and Fetherolf marked a wedding anniversary with a family supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon Paxton
Forest Smith
Thomas V. Pritchard
Mrs
Nan Strous
Rosemary Hitt
Berger Hospital
Ed Fetherolf
Fred Fetherolf
Miller Visits 10th District Opens Doors for Constituents
U S Congressman Clarence E. Miller plans open door sessions in Perry County New Lexington and McConnelsville, a Logan post office session 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and will speak at the Fairfield County Lincoln Day Banquet. He invites district residents to attend. June Foster case cited for gross neglect and separation agreement approved by court. Betty Riggs case notes gross neglect and willful absence with custody and support awarded.
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Clarence E. Miller
Lancaster
Perry County Court House
New Lexington
McConnelsville
Miller
Logan Post Office
June Foster
William Foster
Elks District Meet Slated For Athens
The South Central District of the Ohio Elks Association meets at the Athens Lodge on Saturday and Sunday. District initiation officers from the Portsmouth ritual contest will help. Officers and committee chairs are to be nominated. Registration starts at noon Saturday. A dance runs 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday. Sessions are Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. with dinner at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Elks Association
Athens Lodge
Portsmouth
Ohio grain and Cincinnati livestock market report
Markets in Columbus show No 2 red wheat trading 1.59 to 1.62 per bushel with most 1.60 to 1.61, No 2 yellow corn around 1.26 to 1.28 after a 1. Any oats mostly 67 to 75 cents, soybeans steady to down 2 cents. Cincinnati reports limited price tests for cattle calves hogs with hogs mostly 10 to 15 cents lower and barrows gilts 190 to 220 pounds at 19.25 and 425 to 500 pounds at 15.25 to 15.75. sheep untested.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Cincinnati
USDA
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Christian
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin
Justice Department
International Brotherhood of Electrical Work
Kennedy
William Johnson
Mrs. Lois Chalfant
Dorthella Boyer
Eunice Bumgarner
Paul G. Foreste
Leslie B. Daniels
Lakeview Apts
Edward A. Smart
Gloria A. Byard
Earl S. Powell
Emmitt Carl Benshoff
Ravenna
Joan B. Fokes
Theodore Williams
Sargent Hall
Michael J. Stott
S. Congress St
Agriculture Department
Walter Recht
Wilson Smith Jr
Hocking Falls
Cancer Crusade Drive
Zaleski News
John Hayes
Bernice Brooks
Betty Mabe
Lafe Harkless
Arden Campbell
Jesse Peyton
Sherri Lynn Peyton
Laurelville News
Celesta L. Hoy
Laurelville
Don Kempton
Florida
George Swepston
Dick Karr
Kathy Rooney
Circleville
Tiffin McNeal
Edward Beecher
Fairfield County
Betty Riggs
Earl Riggs
FT. Knox
Charles Edward Turner
Frank Turner
Robert L. Bumgardner
Homer Dick
Athens Area
Turner
Albany High School
Bumgardner
Nelsonville High School
Elks
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