Ohio Board Debates Vocational Plan Funding Split
The Ohio State Board of Education moves to craft a distribution formula for $5 million in federal Vocational Education Act funds. Urban rural disputes stall a strict population based split with 31 percent to cities and 69 percent elsewhere.
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Columbus
State Board of Education
Ohio
E. E. Holt
Public Instruction
State Foundation
Cincinnati
School Foundation
Education Department
House Education Committee
Ohio special session adds bond and loan programs
Columbus reports Ohio's special session enters its second day with reapportionment challenges and a proposed 275 million capital improvements bond issue plus an industrial development loan program. Gov Rhodes announced the additions amid redistricting talks and wage-education policy moves.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Goble Named Ohio State Auditor After Death
Chester W. Goble a 71 year old former major general and World War II and Korean War veteran is appointed to complete the term of Roger W. Tracy who died of a heart attack during a banquet. Tracy had risen from a state examiner to state treasurer and auditor.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Ohio
Roger W. Tracy
Goble
Ohio National Guard
Thomas J. Herbert
Tracy
Grant Hospital
LBJ Seeks Savings in Military Spending to Fund Other Programs
President Johnson reviews U.S. military commitments with Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary Rusk at the LBJ Ranch seeking cuts in the defense budget to free funds for education and prosperity programs. Views a total under $100 billion as target while warning this year’s $49.9 billion defense outlay looms within a $97.2 billion budget.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Congress
McNamara
LBJ
Pentagon
White House
Kremlin Urges World Communist Conference Over Soviet China Rift
Moscow calls for a world Communist conference to unite factions as Chou En Lai and his delegation meet Soviet leaders after the 47th Bolshevik anniversary. Pravda urges unity while Chou reportedly seeks terms on suspending hostile rhetoric and Khrushchev era policies.
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Kremlin
Peking
Chou En-lai
L’ Unita
Chou
Pravda
Red China
Nikita Khrushchev
Chi
Nese
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brezhnev
Communist Unity
Tass
Khrushchev
Wilson Survives First Vote and Faces New Challenge
Britain’s Labour government won a narrow 307 to 300 margin over a Conservative no confidence motion on steel nationalization. Nine Liberal defectors abstained, nine Scottish Labour MPs were delayed by fog, and Wilson warned Labour MPs to return for crucial votes. The victory boosts credibility after 23 days in office.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Glasgow
Commons
Cleveland probe cites missing ballots in East Side ward
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor John T. Corrigan said an inquiry into missing ballots for a liquor option in an East Side ward found possible criminal neglect by Election Board officials and employees. He estimates about 725 ballots in Precincts L and M were never printed.
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Cleveland
East Side
Election Board
Cuyahoga County
John T. Corrigan
L and M
Forest Fires Rage Across Southern West Virginia
More than 100 forest fires burned in southern West Virginia as firefighters struggled with still air. Thick smoke hid the Ohio River from Route 33 between Pomeroy and Point Pleasant and forced a ban on hunting state wide. Only firefighters may enter the woods as wardens noted a 15 to 20 mph wind could ease the blaze.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Route 33
Warden Lane
Department of Natural Resources
Secret Settlement Alleged In Baker Case
Newsweek reports an attorney for Bobby Baker evaded disclosure by agreeing on October 5 to an out of court settlement of a $300,000 suit for $30,000. Ralph Hill, Capitol Vending Co. president, claimed Baker used influence to block a vending machine contract. The deal was kept secret until after the election.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
Bobby Baker
Senate
Ralph Hill Presi
Drought Cripples Large Portions of the Nation
An autumn drought described as possibly the worst in history affects hundreds of counties across New England and beyond. Wells and streams dry up as water is pumped to farms, threatening winter wheat losses and turning regions into emergency areas according to an Associated Press survey.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
Brooke pushes for GOP convention to draft new platform
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke calls for a Republican convention in 1965 to draft a new party platform. Most leaders rate the move tepid, preferring to wait until 1968 while Brooke cites his recent victory and the need to prepare for future elections.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Associated Press
Victor Smith
GOP
Central Committee
Illinois
Brooke
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Congressional Leaders Stand United After Party Spat
Washington reports show Senate and House Republican leaders backing Dean Burch as party chairman despite Goldwater's push. Dirksen and Halleck resist challenges, stressing Congress shapes the party record for the 1966 elections. Goldwater says they will work with the congressional leaders.
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House
Roger Cloud
House Elections — Federal Relations Committee
Senate Committee
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
A. G. Lancione
D-Belmont
Congress
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Dean Burch
Burch
Barry Goldwater
National Committee
Dirksen
Halleck
Goldwater
Athens council backs flood control plan for Hocking River
The Athens City Council approved the planning commission's Hocking River flood control plan. A Gallia librarian urged allowing children to develop their own personalities. Evans and Novak discuss a GOP movie controversy. Pomeroy mayor proposes cutting salaries for elected officials. Bobcat fans bought 1300 tickets for BG before Saturday. travel interest waned.
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Athens
Planning Commission
Hocking River
Gallia
Evans
Novak
Pomeroy
Bobcat
Woman Buried In Mudslide After Storm Hits LA
In Southern California a mudslide swept a canyon into a residential street burying a housewife named Aimee Miller. Her husband William, 49, Sinatra accompanist, was swept away but rescued as fire crews battled debris and rising flood danger.
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William
Frank Sinatra
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