Memory and draft anger shape Vinton County Vietnam story
In McArthur Ohio and nearby Vin ton County the war’s toll is felt as 13 locals died in Vietnam among 9 420 residents. Residents recall draft inequities and resolve that if war is joined it should be won. Life in McArthur shows a quiet town facing historic memory in a changing county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Davis
Associated Press
Mcarthur
Ohio
Saigon
Vinton County
Vietnam
William A. Maxwell
Athens
Virgil Griffy
Creola
Pfc Goodwin
Army
Rex. F. Church
1St St. Barnes
Ross Goodwin
John Goodwin
Leslie Reynolds
Coco the gorilla signs for food and drinks at San Francisco Zoo
Coco, a 16 month old 26 pound gorilla taught sign language by Stanford student Penny Patterson hopes to use the research to aid teaching for retarded children. Patterson observers Coco's sign order and context in daily sessions, aiming to compare with a deaf child's language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Coco
San Francisco Zoo
Stanford University
Penny Patterson
Miss Patterson
University of Nevada
Patterson
Veterans, families endure Vietnam era losses in Vinton County
In McArthur and nearby towns, residents reflect on Vietnam losses and war weariness. Gene Barnes, Judge Wade Lohr, and local veterans are named as past and present figures. Parents recall sons killed in action, while townsfolk discuss cease fire hopes amid a conservative, Nixon‑era climate.
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Boring
Nixon Country
Whittier
Calif
Francis
George McGovern
Vinton County
Duncan McArthur
Douglas McArthur
Elk Cemetery
Blind Mechanic Triumphs in Auto Trans Repairs
Alfred Whiteing, a 57 year old man blinded in 1947, rebuilds automatic transmissions in Hollywood. Despite a long struggle with jobs and rehabilitation, he developed expert hand skills and now works steadily in a transmission shop with high regard from his employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Bolender
Goodwin
Thomas E. F. Peacock
McArthur
Roy R. Robinson
Los Angeles
Alfred Whiteing
Charles Amador
Whiteing
Hollywood
Braniff hires Deborah Burkhammer as reservations agent
Deborah Sue Burkhammer of Coolville has been employed as a Braniff International reservations agent in Kansas City Missouri. She is a Federal Hocking High School graduate and Weaver Airline Personnel School alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Sue Burkhammer
Dorsey C. Burkhammer
Coolville
Braniff International
Kansas City
Miss Burkhammer
Federal Hocking High School
Weaver Airline Personnel School
Albany Courthouse Notes and Social Roundup
Albany residents and relatives are listed visiting and hosting across the area. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Morse with Golda Richardson in Zanesville, extended family visits from Jewel couples, Florida winter plans, rest home treats by Albany Grange for 93 patients, a 90th birthday dinner for Catherine Rickey with numerous relatives, and multiple visitors to Albany and surrounding towns.
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Albany
E. H. Morse
Golda Richardson
Zanesville
Morses
Raymond Jewell
Coal Grove
Pearl Jewell
West Virginia
Howard Woodyard
Lee Street
Florida
Worley Baughman
Columbus
Edith Baughman
Nellie Dye
Mildred Carpenter
Angel of Mercy
Ney Carpenter
S. R. Knowlton
Baker Road
Beatrice Moore Dalton
Akron
Bernice Moore McGee
Nelsonville
Frank Moler
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lancaster
Albany Grange
Catherine Rickey
E. Clinton Street
Rickey
Bess Musser
Oleva Cotterill
Bradbury
Cotterill
Robert King
Ivan Cotterill
Raymond Cotterill
Harrisonville
Paul Dye
Cleveland
Kenneth Steward
Athens
Paul Cotterill
James and
Ben Cotterill
Toole May
Hysel Run
Three Accidents Reported By Patrol In Gallia County
Ohio Highway Patrol at Gallipolis logged three weekend crashes with no injuries. At 9:15 p.m. Saturday on Route 681 near Coolville, Wilson Putman 18 slowed for a deer and was rear ended by Billy Orr 44. no injuries or citations. A Crown City man, Dempsey Wickline 53, struck a pony on Bladen Mercury Road with Archie Meadows pony unharmed. Richard Mays 19 veered off Tycoon Road Sunday to avoid an unseen vehicle and hit a tree.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Coolville
Meigs County
Wilson Putman
Billy Orr
Reedsville
Putman
Dempsey Wickline
Crown City
Bladen-Mercerville
Archie Meadows
Richard Mays
Vinton
Tycoon Road
Mays
Racine Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Hazel Carnahan and Frances Foster visited Mrs. Lee Tisdale at Buckeye Lake. John Fisher of Akron stayed with his parents Henry and Mrs. Roush. Audrey Schroeder and Mae Fern from Columbus visited her parents, Francis Morris. Will Woods of Jacksonville spent time with Mrs. Guy Sayre and Frank Cleland. Melvin Riffle hosted by Roy Riffle. Bill McKenzie family from Gallipolis with Roy Biffle. David Nease and son from Baltimore with his mother Don Nease. Joan Mattingly of Clay Center stayed with her mother, Mrs. Mason Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Francis Morris
Hazel Carnahan
Frances Foster
Lee Tisdale
Buckeye Lake
John Fisher
Akron
Fisher
Henry Roush
Audrey Schroeder
Mae Fern
Columbus
Will Woods
Jacksonville
Guy Sayre
Frank Cleland
Melvin Riffle
Roy Riffle
Bill McKenzie
Gallipolis
Roy Biffle
David Nease
Baltimore
Nease
Don Nease
Joan Mattingly
Clay Center
Kan
Mason Spencer
Swiss adopt flexible work weeks spread across industries
In Switzerland flexitime, imported from West Germany in 1969, gains popularity with firms offering sliding schedules and 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. start times. Workers like Ros Lohmann and Kurt Wagner report benefits from later starts, longer lunches, and accumulated hours, while analysts note increased responsibility and better capacity use amid labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Roswitha Lohmann
Kurt Wagner
Goodby
West Germany
United States
Flexitime
Dr. A. Thommen
Swiss Employers Association
Earlier Checkups Could Save Lives
Two Maryland doctors report in JAMA that many heart attack deaths in a Montgomery County study could be prevented if patients sought help earlier. They cite delays in recognizing symptoms denial and delaying seeking care as key factors and urge public education to reduce first delay and transportation delays.
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Chicago
Maryland
Feinleib
Davidson
Montgomery County
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T. R. Boring
Gerry Frye
Vinton Courier
Gorsuch’s Drug Store
Gene Barnes
John Perry
Tom Peacock
Roy
Gorilla
Wade Lohr
Gene
Bolender
Francis Peacock
Tom
Braniff
Pomeroy
Edward Stobart
Miami
Sheri Kay
Miami Hospital
Guy Shuler
Arthur Stobart
Stobarts
Karolee
Middleport
Fenney Bennett Post
Paul Haptonstall
Main Street
Complete Insurance Service
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Reed & Baur, Inc
E. State
Albany Personals
By Melva Radcliffe
Ernest Nelson
Charleston
Carl Wharton
State Street
Nelson
Ruth Hewitt
Wharton
John Crossen
Dublin
Webber Wood
Virgil King
Melva Radcliffe
Hill Avenue
Fred Carpenter
W. I. Swett
Manning Feinleib
Michael J. Davidson
National Heart and Lung Institute
Bethesda
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ware, Lumber
Warp Bros
Tyas
Watchmaker
Wilson Baker
Berry Hall
N. Court
Armstrong
Stimson Ave
Eeth
Stimson
Bankamerica RR
Stimson Ay
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