Ohio gains record Negro representation in re districting
Unofficial election returns show nine Negroes in the Ohio House and two in the Senate, the largest ever. Incumbents include Rep. David D. Albritton Dayton and Rep. Carl B. Stokes Cleveland, with Senators M. Morris Jackson Cleveland and Calvin C. Johnson Cincinnati.
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House
Senate
David D. Albritton
Dayton
Albritton
Cleveland
M. Morris Jackson
Calvin C. Johnson
Cincinnati
Robert C. Blackburton
Albritton and
West End
Thomas E. Hill
Larry G. Smith
Troy Lee James
Phale D. Hale
Columbus
C.J. McLin Jr
Clara Weisenborn
R-Montgomery
Jerry O'Shaughnessy
D-Franklin
VC first gas attack reported on Yank patrol in Vietnam
A U S 1st Infantry Division patrol north east of Suoi Dau in War Zone C was hit by Viet Cong gas grenades marking the first reported gas use in the Vietnam conflict. About 30 patrol members wore gas masks as ground fighting remained light and battle casualties rose in Tay Ninh Province.
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Yank Patrol
Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Suoi Dau
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Tay Ninh
Zone C
U.S
New York Lights Dim a Joke
At 5 27 p m on Wednesday the Time Life Building tower suite fell dark as part of a joke marking the first anniversary of the great northeast power failure. The event honored physicians nurses policemen and firefighters who kept essential services running during the blackout. The 1965 outage began at 5 27 p m November 9 and lasted up to 13 hours affecting 30 million people in seven states and two Canadian provinces.
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New York
Time-Life
Kiesinger Chosen CDU Candidate to Succeed Erhard in Bonn
In a CDU decision in Bonn Kurt Georg Kiesinger Baden Wuerttemberg minister president won the parties nomination for chancellor on the third ballot with 137 votes. Schroeder 81 Barzel 26 Hallstein 3. Kiesinger must win a majority in the Bundestag with aid from either Socialists or Free Democrats.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Christian Democratic Party
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Baden- Wuerttemberg
Ludwig Erhard
Kiesinger
Gerhard Schroeder
Rainer Barzel
Bundestag
Christian Democrats
Hesse
National Democrats
Socialists
Free Democrats
Schroeder
Barzel
Walter Hallstein
The
European Common Market
United States
European commentators gauge gloom after U S elections
European observers note a tough path ahead for President Johnson's Great Society and continued strain on U S relations abroad. Pravda and Western papers say Viet Nam is not a campaign issue, while China and North Viet Nam offer muted reactions.
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London
Johnson
Great Society
China
North Viet Nam
New York
Pravda
Times of London
U.S
West Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Viet Nam
Democratic Party
Party
Gemini 12 mission cleared for Friday blast off at Cape Kennedy
After two autopilot delays the Titan 2 rocket is cleared for the Gemini 12 launch on Friday. Technicians rechecked the autopilot and NASA reports all launch preparations and weather are favorable. Astronauts Lovell and Aldrin continue simulator training and study their flight plan. A Hobbs resident says he flew 12,000 miles to vote in the 1966 election.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
James A Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Hobbs
N. M
Middle East
Jess R. Parker
Continental Oil Co
Doha
Qatar
Persian Gulf
Parker
Georgia runoff risk as no candidate wins majority
In Georgia the gubernatorial race nears a court battle after Tuesday’s general election as neither Democrat Lester Maddox nor Republican Howard Callaway reaches a majority. With 98.6 percent of precincts in, Maddox leads Callaway by a small margin, while Ellis Arnall's write in draws 5.9 percent. The ACLU sues over Republican control of the General Assembly and possible unlawful apportionment. Gov. Sanders says he will stay on until a legal successor is chosen. Truman Kennedy places last in a five candidate City Council field in Mount Angel Oregon.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Howard Callaway
Carl Sanders
Ellis Arnall
Maddox
Callaway
Arnall
Trial witness recalls key given to mystery kitchen visitor
Jack Krakaw testified that Marilyn Sheppard gave a key to a distinguished man, telling him not to let Sam see it, during a December 1953 kitchen visit at the Sheppard home in Bay Village. He later identified a photo of the man after the 1954 murder.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Sam
Jack Krakan
Byers
Ohio
Sheppard
Krakan
Sheppard House
Bay Village
F. Lee Bailey
Krakaw
U.S
Ohio Tops Nation In Road Work Progress
Ohio leads national interstate construction with 964 miles completed, 63 percent of the planned 1 529 mile system. Highway Director P E Masheter notes the state remains ahead of the national average of 54 percent from the U S Bureau of Public Roads. Ohio holds the fifth longest system, ahead of Texas California Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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Columbus
Ohio
P.E. Masheter
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Masketer
Taft Aims for Political Comeback in Ohio House Race
In Cincinnati AP report Robert Taft Jr. returns to Washington as U.S. Representative for Ohio 1st District. His 1968 bid follows a 1964 Gilligan win, with Taft defeating Milligan 69,586 to 61,754 in the race. Taft credits GOP gains under Gov Rhodes and predicts a tight 1968 presidential contest.
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Michigan
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
James Rhodes
Ronald Reagan
Charles Percy
Edward Brooke
Mark Hatfield
Cincinnati
Robert Taft Jr
Washington
U.S
Ohio
Taft
William Howard Taft
John J .Gilligan
Congress
Gilligan
Hamilton County
Stephen M. Young
GOP
James A. Rhodes
Milligan
Military Talk Set At Ranch
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara returns to the LBJ Ranch with Gen. Earle G. Wheeler to confer with President Johnson for the second time in five days. McNamara suggested draft calls could be halved next year and a slowdown in U S troop buildup in Vietnam. The President hosted visitors Henry Fowler Charles Schultze and Joseph Califano Jr before they returned to Washington.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert
McNamara
LBJ
Johnson
Washington
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Viet Nam
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Gromyko presses US to halt bombing as peace talks demand
Moscow reiterates that Washington must stop bombing North Vietnam to begin peace talks. Gromyko also told Canada's Paul Martin that Moscow has no Hanoi mandate to negotiate peace terms for North Vietnam.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Viet Nam
Gromyko
Canada
Paul Martin
Hanoi
Rhodes Tops In Total Votes In Ohio Election Sweep
Incumbent Republican Governor James A. Rhodes led a GOP sweep with 1,783,556 votes to Frazier Reams Jr 1,087,533. Other totals included John W. Brown 1,649,858 over William L. Coleman 1,081,966 for lieutenant governor and Saxbe 1,516,826 over Sweeney 1,230,904 for attorney general.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Frazier Reams, Jr
John W. Brown
William L. Coleman
William B. Saxbe
Robert E. Sweeney
Roger Cloud
Thomas E. Ferguson
Archer Reilly
Clarence Kinsley
Ted W. Brown
James Nolan
John D. Herbert
Eldon Brown
Supreme Court
Louis J. Schneider
Clifford Brown
Paul W. Brown
Joseph Bryan
Melbourne brothers fined for throwing at Johnson’s car
Two Langley brothers, John 21 and David 18, were fined a total of 761 dollars after 14 days in jail for throwing something at President Johnson’s car during his Melbourne ride on October 21. Magistrate E J Danaher handed down sentencing.
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Melbourne
Australia
President Johnson
John N. Langley
David
E. J. Danaher
Ohio University role in Vietnam cited by Dr. Alden
Page notes show 2,500 school children greet events as Ohio University and Dr. Alden discuss OU’s Vietnam role. Athens hosts 110 high school students for a final Ohio history and government test.
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Ohio University
Viet Nam
Alden
Oudretioih. Co
Hades Cdiveg
Athens
Ohio
Holzer Hospital
Medical Center
Gallipolis
State Education Board
Meigs County
Sousterss I Ooo Ok Sks
Nisin
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Charleston
Jack Bell
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