Dyna-Soar Plan May Be Cutback
The Air Force faces possible loss or major cutback of the Dyna-Soar manned space glider project. Secretary McNamara doubts the $500 million needed for completion. he argues Gemini flights reduce the need for Dyna-Soar and has ordered a review while the Air Force must justify continuing.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense
Rob
Ert
S. McNamara
McNamara
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defence Secretary
Pentagon
Expect Vote On Sunday Sales Law
The Ohio House is poised to vote on a new Sunday closing bill that would replace the current law banning common labor on Sundays. If passed it moves to the Senate as lawmakers enter their 10th week. The measure aims to liberalize blue laws and end enforcement uncertainties for merchants.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
Lawson Milk Co
Akron
Lawson
House
Edmund James
Ohio seeks to collect 9.3 million in unpaid bills
Ohio's attorney general faces more than 9.3 million dollars in delinquent accounts to recover, including sales tax, support payments for relatives of inmates, highway taxes, and vehicle accident damages, with debts tied to state universities. Dublin report notes death of Irish poet Brian O'Higgins at 80.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roger W. Tracy
Athens County Board votes not to renew Supt Christman contract
Athens County Board of Education voted 4-1 Saturday to not renew County School Superintendent George E. Christman’s contract when it expires August 1. Christman had pressed for action after renewals for Joan Burson and Robert Beckler, who were reappointed at current salaries. Beckler also received a $950 travel expense account. The meeting followed an unpublicized February 15 session amid secrecy rumors about Christman’s job status.
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Athens County Board of Education
George E. Christman
Christman
Joan Burson
Robert Beckler
George
Robert Ellis
Flood Alert Issued For Area After Ohio River Flood
An alert from the U S Weather Bureau in Huntington W V warns of heavy rains at the headwaters of the Hocking River causing renewed flooding in Athens and nearby areas. The river rose to 10 ft overnight before dropping to 9.82 ft by midmorning. Cleanup continued as residents scrub porches and basements amid widespread flood damage in Athens and Pomeroy Ohio. Officials investigate which towboat caused shattered Main Street storefront windows.
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Air Force
John Ettler
Cleveland
Springfield
Mass
Marsha Connors
Robert Eggleston
Connors
Athens
U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Main St
Management Of News Is Defended
Washington public affairs director for the State Department says both government and press seek news management to bring coherence amid a welter of acts. He argues most management aims are legitimate and rejects claims of distortion as a widespread practice in this administration.
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Washington
State Department
Robert J. Manning
Manning
Kennedy
US and France agree on space electro magnetic wave study plan
Despite policy disputes the United States and France will pursue a cooperative project to study electro magnetic waves in space. NASA announced the program which could see a French satellite launched using an American rocket.
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Washington
France
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Towboat Sinks on Ohio River. Deck Hand Missing
A towboat pushing two loaded barges sank in the Ohio River near Ludlow. Deck hand Earl Baker Jr. remains missing while pilot Harry Dryden and engineer William Peters were rescued. The sinking, blamed on swift current, occurred near the Southern Railroad bridge.
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Covington
Ohio
Ludlow
Harry Dryden
William Peters
Cincinnati
Kathleen K
Columbia Marine Service, Inc
Ohio River
Southern Railroad
Earl Baker Jr
Four Die In Ohio 250 Crash Near New Philadelphia
A three car collision on Ohio 250 thirty miles south of New Philadelphia killed four people. The victims include Forrest Gano 17 of New Philadelphia driver of one car and Helen Hammond 41 and her daughters Susan 18 and Dawna Conway 19 of Uhrichsville. Bonnie Hammond 11 and Mary Hammond 13 were listed in poor or fair condition. Jack Metcalf 18 of New Philadelphia, driver of the third car, was uninjured. The crash occurred when a car attempting to pass collided head on with another.
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New Philadelphia
Ohio
Here
Forrest Gano
Helen M. Hammond
Susan
Dawna Conway
Uhrichsville
Hammond
Mary
Bonnie
Judy Doney
Gano
Clifford van Dyke
Bonnie Hammond
Union Hospital
Dover
Highway Patrol
Jack Metcalf
Boy Fires Massillon Hospital Killing
A 49 year old man from Canfield died from burns suffered in a Massillon State Hospital fire started by a 13 year old patient who wanted to go home. The blaze evacuated 77 patients and caused heavy damage as staff fought the flames for almost two hours.
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Massillon
Canfield
Massillon State Hospital
Leroy Goldner
Ralph Hansen
M. B. Holmes
Garfield Garrison
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Kennedy urges tax cuts to tackle unemployment and growth
President Kennedy asks Congress to act on tax cuts and growth programs as unemployment climbs toward 5.9 million by 1967. He cites postwar labor force trends, slower job gains, and forecasts from Labor Department data, urging faster policy action amid a warming Ohio forecast with daily precipitation.
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Kennedy
Congress
Labor Department
Adenauer Rejects Bidault Asylum Request in Germany
Bonn spokesman said Chancellor Adenauer returned unopened a letter from former French Premier Georges Bidault requesting asylum. The decision rests with Bavarian local authorities. Bidault is under police protection near the Swiss border. Interior ministry counsel was sought due to political significance. Bidault leads a French separatist group opposed to De Gaulle. In a separate report, Iraqi revolutionary courts sentenced 26 to death and two to prison for actions against the February coup.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Georges Bidault
Bavaria
Bidault
Charles
Powell junket highlights U S foreign currency risk
United States owns over 3.8 billion in foreign currencies yet often uses gold to fund expenditures abroad. Rep Adam Clayton Powell faced criticism for entertaining assistants in Paris. GAO urges wiser use of foreign funds, including paying Polish Social Security in zlotys and better depositing foreign currencies to earn interest.
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United States
Stanley Meisler
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N
Paris
Powell
Secretary
Poland
U. S
U.S
France
General Accounting Office
Congress
Joseph Campbell
GAO
Bank
Italy
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