Athens Seeks 1970 Start for Route 33 Bypass System
Athens plans to complete a $24.8 million highway project by 1970 centered on Route 33 east bypass, Route 50 widening to Albany, and a Route 682 extension. Deputy Director John W. Dowler announced state approval after a May 22 journal entry, with federal and Appalachian funds backing the effort to relieve downtown congestion and support an intra city thoroughfare.
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John W. Dowler
Dowler
Ohio Highway
P. E. Masheter
Department Journal
Albany
Hooper St
Richland Ave
Appalachia
Division 10
Polit
Ical
Athens City Administration
Athens Citizens For Intelligent Road Routing, Inc
Middle East crisis deepens as Gulf of Aqaba tensions rise
France and Britain proposed joint action by the four powers to safeguard peace as Egypt moved to blockade the Gulf of Aqaba. U Thant began peace talks in Cairo while Israel warned of war if the blockade persisted. Johnson stated open passage for ships, and the Soviet Union pledged support to Arab states.
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Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Cairo
U.N
U Thant
Mhamoud Riad
Thant
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abba Eban
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Johnson
Moscow
Vatican call to end Vietnam war bombing and arms flow
Vatican broadcasts a call from Pope Paul VI urging the United States to stop bombing North Vietnam and North Vietnam to halt sending arms into South Vietnam. In Ohio, Gov race and state house results looms with Henry Ward leading and Chandler fading. Hoffa Jr. faces defeat in Detroit Democratic primary as Hoffa loses bid. Kentucky governor race sees Nunn gain narrow lead while Marlow Cook trails as the Democratic contest ends with Ward ahead of rivals. Ohio education funding to come via supplemental bill. $4.9 billion two year appropriation under review.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mason Monster Meets UFO Near Point Pleasant
A terse item reports Mason Monster with a rendezvous involving an unidentified flying object near Point Pleasant. Other brief notes cover labor and materials donated for a midget league event at Logan, with unrelated page references to Labor and Materials.
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Point Pleasant
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Seesssetetsee
Amond
Logan
U S Major Granted Asylum by Cuba in Havana
U S Army Maj Richard Harwood Pearce, a Vietnam veteran with top secret clearance, received Cuban asylum and arrived in Havana with his 5 year old son Richard Jr. Pearce, an aide to Lt Gen Thomas W Dunn at Ft Sam Houston. The State Department confirmed asylum after Pearce sent a conscience reasons message.
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Fla
Radio
Pearce
Havana
Richard Jr
4Th Army
Thomas W. Dunn
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Fort
Libertad
Houston
Washington
State Department
Carl Barthh
U.S
Playing It Cool In Crisis Tests U S Soviet Ties
AP analysis notes cautious moves by United States and Soviet Union as Middle East tensions rise. Moscow and Washington weigh Egypt blockade, Arab uprisings, and Vietnam links amid fear of a new cold war flare. Pravda hints U S aims to shift focus from Vietnam to pro Soviet regimes. The region’s proximity raises stakes for Moscow and Washington.
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William L. Ryan
Middle East
Pravda
Vietnam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Arab East
Long to quiz IRS on Life magazine leak claim
Sen. Edward V. Long said he will question the Internal Revenue Service about how Life magazine learned of fees he shared with a St. Louis lawyer. He called Life's 1963 1964 fee report ironic and suggested the IRS leaked the information after an audit of his tax returns.
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Washington
Edward V. Long
Internal Revenue Service
Life Magazine
St. Louis
Missouri Democrat
Extended road halt predicted by Ohio Contractors Association
The Ohio Contractors Association says the three week old strike by the Operating Engineers Union will persist for an extended period after the union reportedly rejected the contractors’ latest offer. The association’s spokesman Karl L. Rothermund Jr. said the next move is up to the engineers and noted offers could raise pay by up to 1.70 per hour over 42 months, with overtime potentially adding 85 to 90 dollars weekly. The union seeks 2.30 per hour raises in steps by 1969, while heavy equipment operators have been off the job since May 3 in a dispute over contracts.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Contractors Association
Karl L. Rothermund Jr
Rothermund
Rail Yard Hit as U S Planes End Truce in North Vietnam
AP reports American air forces resumed attacks after Buddha's birthday truce, striking Thai Nguyen rail yard near Hanoi and other targets in the Red River delta. The cease fire period saw numerous incidents, with allied casualties tallied by both commands. Weather forecasts noted above normal temperatures and weekend showers.
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Buddha
North Vietnam
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Red Capital
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red River Delta
South Vietnam
Athens Blaze Damages $100000 At Court Street Building
An Ohio University coed injured after leaping from burning a Court Street building as flames damaged Moore's Store and student rooms. Firefighters from Athens and Richland fought the blaze starting 1:55 a.m. and brought it under control by 3:30 a.m., with total losses estimated at 100000 including 75000 to the building and 25000 to contents.
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S. Court Street
Athens
Richland
Moore’s
S. Court
Moore
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