Rhodes Future Clouded By Ohio Bond Failure
Ohio voters rejected Gov. James A. Rhodes proposed five member bond commission and a plan to redraw district lines. Unofficial returns showed about 1,021,058 against and 509,826 for the bond idea while apportionment carried 699,859 yes to 840,721 no. Rhodes pledged to fulfill the voters direction and continue efforts to make Ohio the greatest state. Leaders warned of long term effects on capital projects and legislative control.
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James A. Rhodes
Bond Commission
Rhodes
Union
Sion
U.S
Frank J. Lausche
Doanville blaze kills two residents in Nelsonville area
Two people died in a morning fire destroying a three room shack on Happy Hollow Road near Doanville. Montin L. Savage 63 and Velva Scott 55 suffocated, likely from fire. The blaze started near a coal stove, firefighters forced entry, and the building was a total loss. Survivors and funeral arrangements are listed. services set for Scott Saturday. Temperatures forecast cooler with scattered showers next week.
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Happy Hollow Road
Clarence Hall
Montin L
Roy) Savage
Velva Scott
Robert Butts
Athens County
Johnson Funeral Home
Scott
Bowen St
Logan
Henry
Donald Shelton
Oak Hill
Thomas Shelton
Aubrey Miller
Dwight Scott
Elizabeth Rose
Georgeanna Burns
Leonard Funeral Home
E. V. Martin
Chillicothe
Oak Grove Cemetery
Athens School Operating Levy Turned Down
Voters in the Athens city school district rejected a five mill operating levy by a wide margin with 1 937 for and 2 206 against, well short of the 55 percent needed. Rural precincts opposed the measure, and officials plan a meeting with the school board to review results and future steps, possibly before the May 15 session. If resubmitted in November a simple majority would suffice.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Athens
Fred Chase
Chase
Board of Elections
Sol Rosenberg
Logan Levy Passes After Tight Logan City Vote
Logan voters approved a six mill school levy by 2 255 to 1 801 in a close tally that kept the measure alive after three prior defeats. Green 2 in Haydenville was the final precinct to report at 9 37 p m with 70 81, a result insufficient to alter the outcome. Superintendent Dwight Diller and board president Dr Frederick Blume praised perseverance and teacher involvement in the campaign.
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Green
Hocking County
Frederick Blume
Board of Education
Dwight Diller
Diller
Haydenville
State Senate Studies Pay Raise Measure For Ohio Senate
State senators debated a pay raise for about 45 000 state employees as the House sent a revised coat of arms and Great Seal bill to the Senate. Action on an anti discrimination employment measure on public projects was expected Thursday. The election the prior day kept lawmakers wary of apportionment plans and potential November ballot substitutes.
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Senate
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Adena State Memorial
Chillicothe
Scioto River
State of
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East West highway bypass review in Athens area
In a three part Messenger Special Report Managing Editor Charles W. Reamer surveys ten years of the east west bypass controversy in Athens. The second piece set for Thursday outlines the state proposal ahead of Monday public hearing. maps accompany the report.
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Charles W. Reamer
Athens
Allied Troops Kill 300 Commies In Two Battles
U S infantrymen and South Vietnamese paratroopers reported killing more than 300 Communist troops in two battles 400 miles apart. An American unit north of Saigon uncovered a large enemy arms cache. Air strikes pounded rail lines from Hanoi to Red China. Major Vasiliadis, a 39 year old pilot from Huntington N Y, survived after his F105 Thunderchief was downed. The 9th Infantry Division reported 181 Viet Cong killed in Mekong Delta fighting 39 miles southwest of Saigon with 18 Americans killed.
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U.S
Adis
Huntington
N.Y
North Vietnam
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong
Vietnam
Ironton Chief Killing Defense Witness Testifies
Carl E Halleck testified he could not have fired the shot that killed Ironton Police Chief W E Markel last December and said he fled before any shots were fired. He stated he never saw Chief Markel in his life. In Sunflower Mississippi Negro civil rights forces lost a major grassroots political fight as whites won municipal races amid a black voter majority. A federal suit alleging unfair elections was being prepared.
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Ironton
Ohio
Carl E. Halleck
W. E
Halleck
Chief Markel
Sunflower
Miss —R
Ohio Voters Defeat Most Local Money Issues
In Columbus area polls Tuesday schools faced the sharpest defeats as voters rejected tax-increase measures. Cleveland rebounded, approving most issues except a one mill levy for 30 million dollars to fund the new Cuyahoga Community College.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cuyahoga Community College
Campaign Finance Law Stalled in Senate Fight
Washington senators clash over the presidential campaign financing law with Sen Russell B Long D La defending the plan. The Senate voted 52 to 46 against Longs bid to overturn a repeal of the law as the six week floor battle continues.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
State Department Orders 2 Percent Job Cut Worldwide
The department’s top administrator ordered a two per cent reduction in employment ceilings worldwide, abolishing about 273 positions. The move aims to save money and curb what critics say is overstaffing in the foreign affairs agency.
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State Department
Negro youths storm California Capitol in gun incident
In Sacramento California a group of 26 youths aged 17 to 25 burst into the Capitol with drawn revolvers at noon on Tuesday. They were arrested by city police and taken to the station. Lawmakers surveyed security measures following the incident.
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Angvary
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Washington
Cleveland
Sacramento
Calif
California
Capitol
Dirksen Confronts GOP Revolt Over War Policy
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen left a hospital bed to quell a budding revolt within his party over war direction. After a closed Policy Committee session he urged support for Johnson, delivering a firm statement of wholehearted backing and standing foursquare behind the President.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Commander In Chief
Johnson
Engineers to study water system serving Pomeroy and Middleport
House Committee urged adding funds in 1967 68 budget for Hocking River changes. Engineers to study parts of the water system that serve both Pomeroy and Middleport. Merril B. Haney faces Rl Donahey in Logan mayoralty race.
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Hocking
Pomeroy
Middleport
Merril B. Haney
Rl Donahey
Logan
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