Nixon Rejects Peace Bonus and Warns Governors
President Nixon told governors not to expect new federal funds as a result of ending the Vietnam War and defended welfare reform while urging budget discipline. He rejected a peace bonus and said funds must be trimmed from old programs to pay for new ones.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
Vietnam
New York
Nel
Son A. Rockefeller
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Black Tie
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Arthur Burns
Burns
U.S
Ohio
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Labor Day Holiday Toll Near Six Hundred
Traffic accidents across the nation killed 583 people during the three day Labor Day weekend. The toll may rise but likely below last year’s Labor Day record of 688. Comparisons show 435 deaths on a late summer three day weekend. Ohio’s toll stood at 24, far below predictions of 34.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ohio
Highway Safety Department
Dayton prints contract ends labor stalemate
Tentative three year agreement was reached Monday night between McCall's Printing Corp and Local 54 of the Dayton Printing Pressmen and Assistants and Offset Workers Union resolving a labor dispute in Dayton Ohio. The deal covers wages benefits and work rules for the next three years.
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Dayton
Ohio
McCall’s Printing Corp
Dayton Printing Pressmen and Assistants and Offset Workers Union
Jacksonville Mayor Shot While Aiding Officer
A Jacksonville mayor was shot during an incident involving a police liaison. The arrestee or bystander details remain unclear as reports continue to unfold. The event dominated early coverage with updates expected on page two.
Helicopters Reinforce South Vietnamese Troops Near Saigon
In a daylight operation 400 American air cavalrymen landed north of Saigon to reinforce battered South Vietnamese forces. Casualties included 26 South Vietnamese killed and 120 wounded with 17 missing, while four Green Beret advisers were wounded. The battle date marked Ho Chi Minh’s 24th anniversary of proclaiming the Vietnamese Republic.
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Song Be
Julian J. Ewell
U.S
2Nd Field Force
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ho Chi Minh
Expohio Ends 12 Day Run As Smash Hit
Expohio 69 closed after 12 days in Columbus with a record attendance of 2,053,971. Richard Adams of Hamilton bought tickets that pushed past two million. he won a $1,000 prize funded by a local finance firm. Gov. James A. Rhodes praised the event as the nation’s finest state fair. Bobby Grim won the USAC Buckeye 100 at the fair.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard Adams
Hamilton
James A. Rhodes
Fair
Jerry Kaltenbach
Kaltenbach
Rhodes
Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas
Adams
Bobby Grim
Speedway
Ind
Bill Englehart
Whitewater
Wis
Les Scott
Livonia
Mich
Navy orders court martial for Evans collision officers
The destroyer Frank E. Evans collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne on June 2 led to a court martial for Cmdr. Albert St. McLemore and Lt. Ronald C. Ramsey. Bringle ordered the trial at Subic Bay around Sept. 10. Lt. James Hopson faces nonjudicial action.
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Manula
U.S. Navy
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
W. F. Bringle
7Th Fleet
Albert St. McLemore
San Pedro
Calif
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Subic Naval Base
J.g
James A Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Navy
Adm
Bringle
Evans
South China Sea
McLemore
Ramsey
Subic
Rhodes to Oppose Ohio Income Tax Citing Burdens
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes told a National Governors Conference that a state income tax would overburden the working man and drive industry away, arguing low taxes boost jobs and take home pay. He urged redirecting Ohio’s $42 million under current tax base to cities and urged a governors’ commission to study rising welfare costs.
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Rhodes
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
U.S. Senate
Nixon
Hoover Commission
Drew Pearson dies at 71 after heart attack
Washington correspondent Drew Pearson died at 71 from a heart attack at his Maryland farm. The longtime columnist of The Washington Merry Go Round faced fierce fights with Presidents Roosevelt Truman and McCarthy while shaping four decades of investigative reporting.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Maryland
Truman
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Kennedy Inquest Opens As Lawyers Await Next Move
Edgartown Massachusetts on the eve of the Mary Jo Kopechne inquest Sen Edward Kennedy lawyers question cross examination ruling and potential appeal. Security tightness surrounds Martha’s Vineyard as Judge Boyle prepares to oversee proceedings with District Attorney Dinis and medical examiner Nevins amid exhumation debates.
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Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Boston
District Court
James A. Boyle
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Miss Kopechne
Washington
Sen. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Dominick J. Arena
Edmund Dinis
Robert W. Nevin
Dukes County
Dinis
Pennsylvania
New Bedford Standard- Times
Nevins
Kennedy
Martha’s Vineyard
Len. Edward M. Kennedy
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Ohio State University Board of Trustees
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Bowling Green State University
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BGSU
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