Elk in fenced hunting area sparks charges in West Virginia
U.S. And World News Briefs report conservation officers charging William O. Chapman after he shot a 1,000-pound elk at Chief Cornstalk public hunting area near Point Pleasant West Virginia. The animal was illegal game and shot beside a road off-limits to hunting. Chapman faces charges next day and inquiry into 1,000 pounds of elk meat continues.
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W. Va
William O. Chapman
Huntington
Chapman
Cornstalk
Here
Doar quits Justice Dept to enter private practice
Washington reports John Doar, a leading figure in federal civil rights enforcement, will leave the Justice Department. Stephen J. Pollak, a former Doar assistant and current aide to Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark, is named to replace him as head of the Civil Rights Division. In a separate note, President and Mrs. Eisenhower donate their home and nearby Pennsylvania fields for a national historic site, with the couple to reside there until Gen. Eisenhower’s lifetime.
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John Doar
South
Justice Department
Johnson
Stephen J. Pollak
Doar
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
United States
White House
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Earthquake strikes western Macedonia causes deaths and panic
A strong quake hit western Macedonia with at least two killed in Debar and widespread property damage. Townsfolk fled in fear as the quake rattled several area towns. In Atlanta, a U.S. pesticide expert warns mass poisoning by a local insecticide remains possible, saying it could happen.
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Belgrade
Macedonia
Debar
Atlanta
U. S
Columbia
Samuel W. Simmons
U. S. Public Health Service
Recount Of Votes Fails To Change Trustee Race
Inside Today reports that the recount of votes did not alter the outcome of the trustee race. Also noted are Hocking Commissioners' decision not to convert the old Hocking Valley hospital to service, a Johnson administration shift involving McNamara, and two Ohio University players Dick Conley and Ken Carmon earning All MAC grid honors.
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Derayeeve
Ohio University
Dick Conley
Ken Carmon
Biggest Tax Increase Ever Due For Athens Taxpayers
Athens County taxpayers face the largest tax rate increase in county history for fiscal year 1988 as 30 of 31 districts raise rates. Amesville Chauncey and Coolville exceed 40 mills. About 28,000 parcels will be taxed, with first payments due Feb 20 and extensions possible to Feb 20. Total taxes rise to $3,678,366, up $595,486 from last year.
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J. W. Whaley
Division of County Affairs
Ohio Department of Taxation
Whaley
Amesville
Chauncey
Coolville
Olive Rose
Miss Rose
Amesville Corporation
Ohio
Trimble Corporation
McCarthy to challenge Johnson in four Democratic primaries
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy announced he will run against President Johnson in four Democratic primaries over Vietnam policy. He named Wisconsin Oregon California and Nebraska as definite entries and planned decisions on Massachusetts New Hampshire within two weeks. He cited costs of war and urged a rational political settlement.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Vietnam
America
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Wisconsin
Oregon
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Nebraska
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
McCarthy
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South Vietnam
Dak To battle yields 130 North Vietnamese killed
Saigon dispatch says South Vietnamese paratroopers killed 130 North Vietnamese near Dak To in a six hour sweep six miles northeast of the town. American forces were flown in as bait to repel a Viet Cong and regular attack near the U S Special Forces camp at Bu Dop. Casualties for the week show Americans 212 killed and 1,826 enemy killed, with South Vietnamese losses 261 killed and 66 wounded as fighting subsides.
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Dak
U.S
3U Dap
Dak To
Central Highlands
Bu Dop
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bo Duc
Train and truck collision reported near Frost
State Highway patrolmen and Baltimore & Ohio Railway officials investigated an accident said to involve a train and truck at Frost just before noon Thursday. The Coalville Emergency Squad was called to the scene.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Frost
Coalville
Peace Threat Between Turkey and Greece Ends
AP reports the Cyprus crisis easing as peace makers return home. U S envoy Cyrus Vance and NATO chief Manlio Brosio say substantial understanding reached and danger of war is over. Greek leader Pipinelis noted a communique is being drafted, with Makarios delaying final approval.
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Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Washington
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brosio
Brussels
Jose Roiz-Bennett
United Nations
New York
Johnson
Panayiotis Pipinelis
Vance
Makarios
The
Jose Roiz Bennett
Ankara
Nicosia
Three Inch Snow Causes School Closures in Athens Area
Athens area residents woke to a three inch snow cover blanketing ground and highways, the first such fall of the season. Weather observer C. L. Colmer logged three inches with .34 inches of precipitation. Night low was 30, rising to 34 by 9 am, with Wednesday's high at 45. by mid morning the snow turned to cold rain.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
Family Of Four Die In Fire At Coshocton Ohio
A two story frame dwelling in Coshocton Ohio burned early today killing a family of four. Victims were 36 year old William T Gray an employee of the Cyclops steel plant his wife Helen 30 and their two daughters Teresa 10 and Pauline 9.
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Coshocton
Ohio
William T. Gray
Cyclops Steel
Helen
Teresa
Pauline
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