Penitentiary project in Lucasville runs behind schedule
Brief note from Portsmouth Ohio reports a 25 million penitentiary under construction at Lucasville Scioto County is 14 weeks late. State officials still target late 1970 completion. Project architect William Cooley says Silberblatt Co. of New York failed to hire enough workers, with 379 on site instead of 700 to 800.
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Lucasville
Scioto County
Silberblatt Co
New York
William Cooley
Silberblatt
Colley
Allstates-American van Lines denied expansion to 50 states
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Allstates-American Van Lines Inc. permission to become the first Negro-run trucking firm operating nationwide, citing lack of justification for expansion. AFL-CIO Council to rally support for GE strike as talks stall over demands.
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Washington
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allstates-American van Lines Inc
Afl-Cio
General Electric Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Inside party labels fade in Athens council campaign
A fragmented column notes party labels are becoming less significant in Athens city council campaigning as readers see shifting voter emphasis and candidate messaging. It mentions county developments and grants to youth groups in Meigs and Gallia as broader local issues.
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Athens
Nixon Returns to Campaign Trail with 1968 Gestures
President Nixon campaigns in Virginia for Linwood Holton, praising states rights and law and order. He uses familiar 1968 gestures at the Salem Roanoke Civic Center before 5,000 supporters and criticizes outsiders, while Patrick Buchanan accompanies him.
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Washington
Nixon
New Jersey
Virginia
Salem-Roanoke Valley
Law and Order
Patrick Buchanan
Raymond Price
Linwood Holton
Woodrum
Roanoke
Holton
Nixon Weighs Virginia Ties in 1968 Campaign Message
In a 1968 speech Nixon claimed deep roots in Virginia, noting he had lived there longer than in any other state aside from California and D C. He described his career as a federal bureaucrat, Navy service in World War II, and later Congress membership as his long association with Virginia.
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Nixon
California
District of Columbia
Virginia
Congress
Saigon Pardons Critic and Frees 88 Viet Cong Prisoners
Saigon's National Day observance included the pardon of Buddhist critic Thich Thien Minh by President Nguyen Van Thien and the release of 88 Viet Cong prisoners of war. The group included 63 women from a Qui Nhon POW camp. authorities cited humanitarian reasons for some releases but kept public pomp low.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thien
Thich Thien Minh
Thien Minh
Qui Nhon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Rogers Testimony Looms in Senate on MIRV Missile Tests
Secretary of State William P. Rogers was invited to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of a push by 42 sponsors led by Senator Edward Brooke for a resolution urging a U S Soviet moratorium on MIRV tests. Kislinger opposes congressional moves that could limit administration options. Allott quoted Kislinger warning the United States against hampering its investigation procedures. In Saigon, prisoners of war were released at Bien Hoa and Saigon City Hall amid ongoing small scale clashes reporting 207 enemy killed, 22 by air strikes.
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William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
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Rogers
Senate
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Gordon Allott
Colorado
GOP
Kissinger
Congress
United States
Students clash on Beirut campus amid pro government attack
About 200 Lebanese government supporters stormed the American University in Beirut arts and sciences building as leftist guerrilla factions defended the site. Rioters damaged windows and posters, with injuries reported on both sides while riot police blocked exits. In Israel, Golda Meir’s Labor coalition faced losses but maintained a National Unity government, with Gahal gains signaling possible cabinet shifts and Dayan supported by the rightward shift.
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American University
Beirut
Arts and Science
Proguerrilla
Lebanon
Independence
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Israel
Golda Meir
Mrs. Meir
National Unity
Gahal
Labor
San Pedro Homes May Slip Away
A widening crack along Paseo del Mar Drive threatens cliffside homes atop a 200-foot drop near San Pedro California. The 300-foot long fissure widened to 500 feet inland at dusk with sections two to three feet wide, endangering six oceanfront lots and several houses and guest homes in the area.
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Paseo del Mar Drive
Los Angeles
Trucking Firm Suspends Operations After Fatal Union Shootout
In Youngstown Ohio a gunfight at Republic Steel gates left John Gorsline 25 fatally shot during a Teamsters and steel haulers clash. Stony's Trucking Co halted operations citing street anarchy and a power struggle between unions. Eight others wounded. police detained five men.
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Jerry L. Stoneburner
Stony’s Trucking Co
Stoneburner
John J. Gov. Sline
Teamsters Union
Cleveland
Gates
Republic Steel Corp
Teamsters
Fraternal
Association of Steel Haulers
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Steel Haulers
Republic’s
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Stoney’s
Security clearance terminated for Medico Industries linked to Mafia
Pentagon officials ended Medico Industries access to secret material at the firm’s request after verifying officers and reviewing derogatory information. The Pittston Pennsylvania contractor has $12 million in defense contracts since 1966 and now works on a $4 million project producing metal parts for 2.75 inch rocket warheads used in Vietnam.
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Pennsylvania
Medico Industries Inc
Pittston
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Medico Industries
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Navy
Air Force
U.S
Vietnam
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FBI
Defense Industrial Security Command
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Ohio
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