Drought Strains Ohio Water Supplies and Forest Fire Danger
Ohio faces a 43 day drought with looming water shortages as streams recede and Southern towns like Mount Crab seek assistance. Loveland reports only one foot of water left, while the Ohio River pool is maintained by flood reservoirs. Firefighters fight numerous blazes across several counties, with Monroe and Meigs among the areas seeing sizable losses and rapid suppression efforts.
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Associated Press
Ohio
South
Lake Grant
William Shawman
Loveland
Cincinnati
Little Miami
Ohio River
Army
State Forestry Division
Big Lift advances toward rapid completion of troop airlift
At 7 am 150 transports carried 9436 men of the 2nd Armored Division to bases in West Germany and France as the Big Lift aims to finish the airlift of 15000 troops from Texas to Europe ahead of the 72 hour deadline. Brigadier General Safford called the operation the smoothest he has seen. West German officials warned the move could foretell fewer U S troops in Europe.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Texas
Iron Curtain
2Nd Armored Division
West Germany
France
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Army
Air Force
U. S
Bergstrom Base
R. H. Safford
Europe
Rhein-Main
Fort Hood
UN at 18 Faces Persistent Problems and Growth
As the United Nations marks its 18th birthday it shows a warmer East West tone but fails to overcome core issues. Disarmament remains elusive and the body confronts structural reforms and mounting finances while expansion shifts power toward African and Asian members and colonialism concerns.
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United Nations
N. Y P
Church House
London
Hunter College
Lake Success
New York
Kennedy Civil Rights Bill Faces Delay in White House Meeting
President Kennedy personally pressed for civil rights legislation this year but House leaders agreed to delay a crucial committee vote until next Tuesday. The administration seeks a compromise bill closer to midsummer proposals while mobilizing votes from Northern and Western Democrats and a weakened Republican showing.
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Kennedy
White House
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Congress
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
McCulloch
Elberfeld Rites Slated in Pomeroy Community
Jacob B. Elberfeld 95 longtime Pomeroy merchant died at home after a 77 year career in the Elberfeld Department Stores. He helped expand the business to Logan Chillicothe Marietta and Jackson. He was active in multiple Masonic and fraternal orders and survived by his children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Sunday at St Paul Lutheran Church Beech Grove Cemetery burial follows.
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Jacob B. Elberfeld
Elberfeld
Jacob Elberfeld
Logan
Chillicothe
Marietta
Jackson
Jacob
Westerville
Alfred
Ima Keller
Darien
Conn
Lydia Siddall
Kathryn Slagel
Ironton
Martin
Robert
Barbara Lytle
Rachel Downie
St. Paul Lutheran Church
William L. Voris
Beech Grove Cemetery
Mulberry Ave
Clyde G. Milhone
Meigs County
Shamrock Motel
Henry Ewing
Millhone
Federated Church of Pomeroy
Vance
Tuppers Plains
Floyd
Belpre
Ralph
Elma Avery
Delaware
Bell Millhone
Antie
Ewing Funeral Home
Tuppers Plains Christian Church
Two Injured In Route 124 Car Smashup
Kathryn Hill, 20, driver, and Margaret Powell — both Racine women — were seriously injured when their car left Route 124 west of Racine, struck a utility pole, and was taken to Meigs Memorial Hospital by the Racine emergency squad.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Meigs
Yogi Berra Named Manager of the New York Yankees
Yogi Berra was named manager of the New York Yankees today confirming reports that had circulated since Ralph Houk was promoted to general manager two days earlier.
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NEW York
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Ralph Houk
Full Probe Of Baker Is Authorized
The Senate Rules Committee voted for a full investigation of Robert G. Baker and any current or former Senate employee tied to possible conflicts of interest. Baker, once secretary to the Democratic majority, left his post Oct. 7 after FBI interest in his outside business deals surfaced amid a $300,000 damage suit alleging he leveraged his Senate position for vending contracts. The panel, by unanimous vote, grants authority to seek FBI files, payroll records, and income tax data, and its scope includes others beyond Baker.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Baker
FBI
Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
King Hassan II Offers Meeting With Ben Bella in Morocco
King Hassan II proposed a meeting with Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella anywhere without conditions to stop bloodshed between Morocco and Algeria. He also urged Ben Bella to stop undermining the Moroccan regime amid rising tensions in North Africa. Annette Funicello, once a Musketeer, reached 21 and appeared in Superior Court to claim 46,950 in savings bonds tied to her Disney contract.
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Marrakesh
Morocco
Hassan II
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
LOS Angeles
Annette Funicello
Superior Court
Walt Disney
Efficiency And Economy Desired By All Governor Tells Newsmen
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes told the Ohio Society of New York that Americans desire economy and efficiency in government. He said Ohio’s fiscal integrity is restored and he aims to expand industry without new taxes, noting an $83 million deficit cut to $21 million and predicting a balanced state next year.
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New York
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Society of New York
Rhodes
Michael V. DiSalle
Hoover Group Calls For 27 Cuts In State Personnel
The Little Hoover Commission reports 27 jobs could be cut from the State Personnel Department lowering staff to 60. It urges easier civil service rules, annual agency reviews, decentralization of hiring processes, and says reforms could save about 141000 dollars yearly. It also notes no pay raises but aims to make state work more appealing. London committee urges Britain to spend four billion dollars to double university enrollment by 1981.
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Columbus
State
Little Hoover Commission
Commission
London
Britain
Fire Claims Joan Davis Relative Family Tragedy
In Palm Springs California a predawn fire killed Joan Davis's mother Nina Mae Davis 70 plus her daughter Beverly Colbert 29 and Colbert's two children Guy 7 and Larry 4. Cause listed as smoking in bed. Colbert's husband Martin was away on business.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Joan Davis
Commedienne
Beverly Colbert
Nina Mae Davis
Ginny Nears Land As Hurricane Wobbles Offshore
Hurricane Ginny lashes Florida’s upper east coast with gale force winds as forecasters track its path parallel to the coast. A hurricane watch remains from Cape Canaveral to Brunswick while gusts reach about 40 mph along the central and southern Florida coast.
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Miami
Fla
Ginny
Florida
Weather Bureau
Gordon Dunn
Cape Canaveral
Brunswick
South Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Daytona Beach
Palm Beach
Jacksonville
Nobel Prize awarded to Greek poet Giorgos Seferis
Nobel Prize in literature goes to Giorgos Seferis, the first Greek laureate, worth 265000 crowns. The 63-year-old diplomat is praised for his lyrical writing rooted in Hellenic culture amid a brief but lasting body of work. In a separate incident, a coal hauler accident at Collins Mining Co. killed worker Huhey Bailey, about 50, when a 40-ton load rolled off a hill.
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Stockholm
Giorgos Seferis
Seferis
Royal Swedish Literary Academy
Academy
Anders Osterling
Ironton
Collins Mining Co
Huhey Bailey
Government clears corn sale to Hungary amid wheat export stalemate
Washington report says 1.2 million bushels of corn were cleared for sale to Communist Hungary while wheat sales to the Soviet bloc remain blocked by higher shipping rates charged by American shipowners. Cabinet officers met with a Soviet trade delegation but cannot resolve the shipping requirement. a White House decision is seen as crucial.
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Washington
Hungary
Soviet Bloc
White House
Churchill Daughter Diana Dies in Suspected Suicide
Coroner ruled Diana Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill’s eldest daughter, died from an acute barbiturate poisoning self administered. The 54 year old woman, ex wife of Duncan Sandys, was found dead in her bathroom last Sunday. The coroner avoided the legal term of death by own action.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Diana
Mrs. Churchill
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Gavin Thurston
Local News Index Notes Readable Fragments and Place Mentions
A garbled index lists several towns including Gallipolis Glouster Logan Nelsonville Point Pleasant and Middleport with scattered numbers and dates. It references notices and public actions in a chaotic OCR fragment suitable as a brief newspaper item.
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