Athens Key Location For Appalachian Way Plans
Ohio officials seek federal aid to build 522 miles of developmental highways and 277.4 million total cost in Appalachia counties. Athens sits at a key junction in multiple proposed routes linking Clermont Brown Adams Scioto Jackson Vinton Meigs and Belmont counties to Belpre Piketon Jackson and Miltonsburg with a possible southern link to Kentucky. Final federal approval pending. Ohio planned 264 miles of developmental highways 119 miles new access roads and 149 miles existing access roads with 30 percent state funding.
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North Korea offers to send volunteers to South Vietnam
Pyongyang Radio broadcast a government statement saying North Korea will send volunteers and arms to South Vietnam if the Viet Cong request aid. Beijing and Pyongyang echo calls for international support as U S actions expand the war.
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Third Fatality In Drive In Lowndesboro Alabama
Viola Gregg Liuzzo, 39, an attractive white Detroit mother, was shot to death while driving near Lowndesboro Alabama on U S 80 during the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. A second person in the car was wounded. the attackers fled after a flash of light.
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Johnson orders halt to federal job discrimination in south
President Johnson, after a Cabinet briefing by Leroy Collins, orders an immediate stop to job bias in federal agencies. Collins, head of the Community Relations Service, cited a Selma Alabama visit showing federal offices not applying fair employment principles.
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Train Derails Injuring Twelve West of Marion
Twelve people eight trainmen and postal workers were hurt when a New York Central westbound passenger train derailed two miles west of Marion. The incident disrupted service and prompted an emergency response.
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Gemini Team Honored by Congress and LBJ for Space Feat
President Johnson awards the Gemini astronauts the nation's space heroes medal at the White House. Virgil Grissom becomes a two time Distinguished Service Medal recipient and John Young wins his first. A Capitol motorcade follows to greet Congress.
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Roads Safe Subways Net Says Wallace Aide
Governor George C. Wallace expressed regret over the shooting of a woman civil rights worker in Lowndes County Alabama. He said he felt badly about any death but asserted it remains safer to drive on Alabama highways than ride New York subways.
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Johnsons Viet Aim An Honorable Peace
Washington reports President Johnson ready to meet anywhere anytime if there is progress toward an honorable peace in Vietnam. Premier Chou En-lai accuses U.S. aggression as China and the Soviet Union likely close ranks. U S Navy jets strike four coastal radars in North Vietnam, the deepest raid yet, with two planes shot down and pilots rescued.
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Democrats accuse GOP gag rule in Ohio Senate audit move
Democratic leaders Frank W. King and Charles L. Pancake charged Republicans used gag rule tactics to block a request for an audit of Ohio administration spending on the Wonderful World of Ohio pamphlets and the state highway map. The measure, sent to the State Government Committee, followed a Senate wrangle sparked by Majority Leader Theodore M. Gray's bid to override objections and push the issue forward.
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Johnson School Bill Passage Near Washington
House leaders aim to pass President Johnsons school bill providing 1.06 billion in aid to elementary and secondary schools. Provisions would add 250 million for textbooks and libraries while funds are allocated to states for districts with high poverty, targeting per child costs under 2000 dollars.
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