Athens Route 33 bypass plan gains support at public hearing
A public hearing in the Junior Fair building drew 200 people as supporters led by Mayor Raymond Shepard and various Athens groups backed a revised Route 33 bypass. Opponents, including Athens Citizens for an Intelligent Road Routing, Inc., questioned cost, land use, and traffic impact amid a $24 million highway program. Dowler defended the plan noting 1,400 feet shorter alignment and reduced detours, with final approval pending the transcript.
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John Dowler
Raymond Shepard
Athens City Council
Athens Business Association
City Planning Commission
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
The
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Federal Hocking School Board
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Athens Citizens For
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E. State Street
Nate
Strouds Run
Peach Ridge Road
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Athens
Albany
Hooper Street
Richland Avenue
Mothers Eat Cake as Cuban Government Sells Treats
In Havana 200000 cakes will go on sale for Mothers Day along with 125000 bonbons and 150000 soda crackers as eggs milk sugar and shortening remain rationed. In Cleveland a 42 year old man drowned after his wife bore their 14th child and waves dragged him in Lake Erie. Atlantic City books AMA annual meeting June 18-22 expected to draw about 35000 attendees including 12000 physicians.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Greater
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Ohio Toll From Weekend Crashes Tops Twenty Eight
Ohio reports a grim weekend as at least 28 people died in traffic accidents across the state. The higher death toll followed two major multi-vehicle collisions late Friday into Saturday, with fatalities rising through Sunday night.
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Ohio
Ohio panel urged to study city school problems
State School Supt. Martin Essex proposed an 11 member commission to study mounting educational issues in Ohio cities. The plan includes a consultant to direct ongoing studies and was prepared for the State Board of Education meeting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Commission On
Martin Essex
Essex
State Board of Education
Clock at bank runs slow in daylight time mix
In Greenville Delaware City locals debate the Citizens and Southern National Bank clock. Some say it now mis aligns with daylight saving time while others joke it keeps bankers hours. Cashier Ben D. Harvey confirms it was set recently but the clock appears two hours slow.
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Greenville
D. C
Citizens and Southern National Bank
C&s
Bombing Pause in Vietnam Was Pawn in Hidden Peace Talks
The four month halt on North Vietnamese bombing followed a Polish mediated effort to trigger secret talks. Polish diplomat Lewandowski met Lodge in Saigon with a ten point agenda for possible discussions, while Hanoi rejected the parallel de escalation steps. U S bombers later resumed strikes near Hanoi center as the peace probe faltered.
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U. S
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Washington
Vietnam
United States
Hanoi Circle
Poland
Januz Lewandowski
International Control Commission
Lewandowski
Saigon
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Truman Turns 83 Quietly at Home in Independence
Former President Harry S. Truman marks his 83rd birthday at home with close friends observing the day but he declines the guest chair to conserve strength. He has not appeared publicly since last year and his weight has dropped to about 140 pounds. He reads a book daily, dictated letters in the morning, and enjoys a thrifty daily routine with wife Bess feeding him well.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Rose Conway
Appalachian Regional Commission meeting set for June in Ohio
Gov. Rhodes announced the Appalachian Regional Commission will hold its annual meeting June 12-14 at Burr Oak State Park near Athens, with ground broken June 13 for the Tri-County Vocational Technical School at Nelsonville. Attending will be representatives from 13 Appalachian states led by Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Burr Oak State Park
Athens
Appalachian Regional Commission
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Tri-County Vocational Technical School
Nelsonville
Election Illegalities Charged In GOP Women’s Vote
Gladys O Donnell, 63, of Long Beach California won the National Federation of Republican Women presidency 1910 to 1494 over Phyllis Schlafly of Alton Illinois Schlafly planned a news conference to file a protest with GOP National Chairman Ray Bliss alleging illegality and irregularity in the two day convention Schlafly hinted at forming a rival breakaway GOP women’s group Schlafly, author of A Choice Not an Echo, is a 42 year old mother of six Schlafly alleges threats to form rival organization accompany the election dispute
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Washington
Gladys O’donnell
National Federation of Republican Women
Phyllis Schlafly
Alton
Ill
GOP
Ray Bliss
North Vietnam Troops Assault Marine Camp Near Con Thien
About 1,200 North Vietnamese fighters attacked a U.S. Marine camp near Con Thien for three hours, leaving 179 enemy dead. Marines suffered 35 killed and 89 wounded, with South Vietnamese and Allied units also reporting casualties. Lt Gen Walt survived a near-miss as officers were injured in the attack.
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U.S
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Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
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Vietnam
Walt
James Barrett
Bill Lee
Arcadia
Calif
Panel says Pulitzer jury never saw entry for Penn and Karmin
Paul Sann of the New York Post says the five man journalism jury did not see the Wall Street Journal winners Penn and Karmin. The panel reportedly favored Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson for their Dodd and Powell disclosures, despite Pulitzer rules. Peter Lisagor was the unanimous second choice for the JFK assassination book.
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Stanley W. Penn
Monroe W. Karmin
The
Wall Street Journal
Paul Sann
New York Post
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
House Education and Labor Committee
Pearson-Anderson
Sen. Dodds
Pulitzer
Peter Lisagor
Chicago Daily News
Washington Bureau
John F. Kennedy
Sann
Karmin- Penn
United States
Bahamas
Eisenhower improving at Walter Reed Hospital says spokesman
The former president Dwight D. Eisenhower remains under care at Walter Reed Army Hospital with his condition improving and liquid nourishment tolerated. Public information officer Lt Col Edward Costello said Eisenhower slept well and showed no reported deterioration, Mamie Eisenhower at his side, with no forecast for further bulletins before Tuesday morning. The hospital notes a provisional gastroenteritis diagnosis and mentions Eisenhower’s VIP suite context amid 615 Vietnam theater patients. A chronology lists major illnesses since 1955 including heart attacks, ileitis, a stroke, gall bladder surgery, and a 1967 gastroenteritis episode.
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward J. Costello
Costello
Eisenhower
Mamie
Rel Hospital
Vietnam
Walter Reed
Gettysburg
Denver
Colo
Augusta
Goodyear Is Struck At Point Pleasant Plant
A midnight picket line formed at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co in Apple Grove after failed contract talks between United Rubber Workers Local 644 and company officials. About 300 plant workers and 400 construction workers honoring the line are affected. The two year contract expired at midnight and the union seeks a one year deal while the company pushes for a three year term amid expansion plans.
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Point Pleasant
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Apple Grove
United Rubber Workers Local 644
Temperature Outlook Shows Wide Cold Spell Ahead
Forecast calls for a sharp cold snap from Tuesday through Saturday with highs near 50s in the north and 0s in the south and nighttime lows dipping into the mid 30s. Wetting precipitation totals around 0.6 inches with periods of showers expected across the region.
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