Senate weighs draft extension and large military pay hike
The Senate planned action on a two year draft extension, a $2.4 billion pay raise, and a Vietnam withdrawal mandate. Debate pits pro withdrawal language and staffing needs against calls to restore a larger pay increase and push toward quick draft renewal.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Defense Melvin R. Laird
Alan Crans
Allott
House
Area Death Notices from Langsville to Zaleski
Robert R Edwards 67 of Langsville died at home. He was a member of Langsville Christian Church and several fraternal orders. Surviving family includes five daughters and four sons. Funeral Wednesday at Langsville Church with burial at Salem Center Cemetery. Pearl Reynolds 83 of Point Pleasant died at home after two weeks illness. A WWI veteran and former Ohio River Barge Line fireman, he leaves a wife, son, daughter, six grandchildren and a great grandchild. Service Wednesday at Stevens Funeral Home Point Pleasant with burial Lone Oak Cemetery. Clinton Ledford 84 of Logan Route 4 died at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Survived by two sons, a daughter, fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Service Tuesday at Leonard Funeral Home. Ruth O Leary 55 of Paleski killed in traffic accident. Daughter Elaine Webb and siblings survive. Services Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Wrightsel Funeral Home Zaleski burial St Sylvester’s Cemetery Zaleski.
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Langsville
California
Chester
West Virginia
Robert
Reedsville
Edith Borman
Gallipolis
Kathryn Long
Henderson
Macel Dunlavy
Chauncey
Chester Hudson
Addison
Lester Hudson
Point Pleasant
George and
Paul Hudson
Southside
W. Va
Pearl Andrew Reynolds
First St
Mason County
John Wesley
Rachel Jane Bailey Reynolds
Church of Christ In Christian Union of
Daisy Keefer
Everett
Columbus
Rachel Barton
Stevens
Charles Rogers
Lone Oak Cemetery
Logan
Clinton Ledford
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Harlan, Ky
Winfield Scott
Nancy Heddrick Ledford
Albert Douglas Ledford
Morgantown
Elmer Ledford
Titusville
Fla
Helen Sigler
Jesse Ledford
Frenchberg
Martin Ledford
Paylick
Leonard
Mcarthur
Ruth O’leary
Paleski
George Cram
Lillie Cram
Elaine Webb
Zaleski
William
Francis
Mary Cram
Wrightsel Funeral
Charles Griffin
St. Sylvester’s Cemetery
Neral
Athens
Lena Brandenburg West
Second St
Plains Church of the Nazarene
Lodi Community Hospital
Lodi
Ohio
Nazarene
Plains Church
Ruth) Klingman
Saint Clair Shores
Mich
Robert Brandenburg
Rutland
Marion
Hood) Nicholson
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
New York Central Railroad
Mount Union Baptist Church
Star Grange No
Evelyn Schilling
Vermillion
Ward
Dexter
Dale
Middleport
Ernest
Martin Funeral Home
Cecil Cox
Wellston
Bess Harper McCall
Wellston High School
Monterey
Grove City
J. A
Catherine Ober Harper
Hope United Methodist Church
Kathryn McCall Hannon
Marjorie Worline
Albuquerque
N.M
Victor McCall
Galloway
Simons Funeral Home
Robert W. Davis
Ridgewood Cemetery
Friends
Th. Funeral Home
Olive) Mahaffey
Maymie Welch
Drell
Alfreda) Goff
Willard
Bernadine) Craig
Mansfield
Pearl West
David and Paul West
Ralph West
Ronceverte
Edward West
Church of the Nazarene
Reba Ave
Harvey S. Galloway
Drell Goff
Mansfield Cemetery
Waponer Funeral Home
Virgil Herdman
Lexington
Miss
Leon
Jackson
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Detective Bureau
Peter
Nancy Sayre Herdman
Harvey Brown
Dollie Thornton
Crow-Hassell
Wilbur Baxter
Pine Grove Cemetery
George J. Powell
Albany
O’bleness Memorial
Cincinnati
Athens County
Troy General Tire Shop
Richland Avenue
Athens Grange
Gladys
Dean
Terry
Earl
Jane Stanley
Bremen
Vinton
James F. Jacobs
John
Latisha Cain Jacobs
Huntington Two
Winton United Methodist Church
Huntington Grange
Myrtle Stone
Eva) Wagonrod
Troy
Bruce
Elma) Hart
Omaha
Neb
Elma) van Ness
Melbourne
Bill
Lila) Barner
Dayton
Ronald
Mary Jane) Slayton
Hilliards
James Jr
John Lee
Bellville
Vinton United Methodist Church
John Bryant
Vinton Memorial Park
McCoy Funeral Home
Stella M. Beltz
Arcadia Nursing Home
Tresboro
Millard Beltz
Louisville
Gladys Kershinger
Orient
Louise Linscott
Wrightsel
Jerry Griffith
Elk Cemetery
Lumperport
Jack and
Mary Moore Robey
Guysville
Asbury Methodist Church
Harter
Richard
Benjamin
Paul
Stewart
Edwin Sweeney
Fortney
Clarence
Gladys) Fuller
Frank
Pearl) Croy
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Kenneth
Virginia) Hessen
Warner
White Funeral Home
Paul Williams
Bean Cemetery
Charles Evans Dies After Long Illness
Charles H. Evans of 58 N High St and Athens Route 5 died Sunday morning at Medicenter in Columbus after a lengthy illness. A former teacher, deputy sheriff, Red Cross board member, and long-time Ohio Real Estate Board employee, he was aged and survived by his wife Doris a stepson and stepdaughter. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday at St Pauls Catholic Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery and military honors.
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Athens
Charles H. Evans
High St
Medicenter
Columbus
St. Anthony Hospital
Share
Alfred
Ella Phillips Evans
Amesville High School
Ohio University
Franklin
Athens County
Red Cross Board
Aid For the Aged
Ohio
Athens Post Office
Ohio Real Estate Board
Southeastern
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Athens Elks Lodge
American Legion
VFW
Doris
James Daggett
Judith Copeland
Teresa Copeland
Cora Evans
Herbert
Frances) Finsterwald
Wyatt
Nelle) McDaniel
Charles McWhorter rites set for Monday in Mercerville
Funeral services for Charles William McWhorter 39 of Crown City Route 2 will be held Monday at 1 p m at F L Stevers Funeral Home Mercerville with Rev Orville Carrico officiating. Burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery Mercerville. McWhorter died Friday night at his home of a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was born in Lynnhurst Virginia a son of Marie McWhorter Fitzgerald and the late Henry McWhorter. He spent three years in the U S Air Force. Survivors include his wife Shirley C lary McWhorter and six children Charles Randy Rosa Jonathan Tonda and Kimberly all at home. al home.
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Gallipolis
Charles William McWhorter
Crown City
F. L. Stevers
Mercerville
Orville Carrico
Ridgelawn
McWhorter
Lynnhurst
Marie McWhorter Fitzgerald
Staunton
Henry McWhorter
U. S. Air Force
Shirley Clary McWhorter
Charles
Randy
Rosa
Jonathan
Tonda
Kimberly
Ohio to Hear Three Tax Proposals From Administration
State Finance Director Harold Hovey will testify before the Senate Ways and Means Committee on three amendments: a severance tax on natural resources, a tax on domestic insurance companies matching out-of-state taxes, and a tax on federally chartered banks equal to state banks. The hearings likely run all week, with oil and gas interests opposing the severance tax.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Hovey
Senate
Ways and Means
Hovey
Michael Maloney
Maloney
Labor
Organized Labor
Controversy over busing grows in several cities
San Francisco begins a court ordered plan to desegregate 97 elementary schools by busing 26 000 students while 20 000 walk. Jackson Mississippi governors curb funding while Pontiac Michigan faces a federal probe into police enforcement. A Gallup poll shows majority still oppose busing with 18 percent in favor.
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San Francisco
San Francico
Chinatown
Jhome
Jackson
Miss
John Bell Williams
Williams
Pontiac
Mich
Aiaacp
U.S. District Court
Damon J. Keith
U.S. Marshals
Gallup
Five Accidents Reported In Mason County Weekend
Mason County Sheriff's Department investigated five weekend accidents. Julius Matheny 50 of Leon Route 3 collided on Warner Church Road with a truck driven by Ronal Casto 20 of Red House on Elmwood curve. James Barnette 32 of Evans drove left of center on Leon-Baden and side swiped Don Durst 18 of Leon Route 1. Richard Walker 18 of Charleston overturned in a corn patch on Route 35 after swerving to avoid a boy. Larry Bumgarner 21 of Letart Route 1 reported by crash on Route 62 when passing his trailer swerved Lucinda Mitchell 52 of West Columbia. Nancy Woessner 55 of Charleston drove off rainslick Route 35 into embankment after hole avoidance. No injuries reported in the last mishap at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff’s Department
Warner Church Road
Elmwood
Julius Matheny
Leon Route 3
Ronal Steven Casto
Red House
W. Va
Leon-Baden
James H. Barnette
Evans
Don Randall Durst
Leon
Richard Gene Walker
Charleston
Walker
Larry Bumgarner
Letart Route 1
Lucinda Ann Mitchell
West Columbia
Nancy Woessner
Two Injuries From Point Pleasant Accidents
Two people were injured in Point Pleasant accidents investigated by city police. Janet Hartley, 21, was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital for head and side injuries after colliding with a car driven by George Johnson at 8:55 a.m. at 24th Street and Jackson Avenue. Johnson was cited for failure to yield. Everett Bain, 23, was treated for minor injuries after his car on Main Street was struck by Eddie Black at 12:15 p.m. Black was charged with failure to yield. In Nelsonville, York Elementary PTO meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. to finalize Fall Festival plans.
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Point Pleasant
Janet Sue Hartley
Maple Avenue
Pleasant Valley Hospital
24Th Street
Jackson Avenue
Hartley
George R. Johnson
Jefferson
Johnson
Eighth
Main Streets
Everett Vernon Bain
Bain
Main Street
Eddie K. Black
Eighth Street
Black
Boosters Set Meeting With Tuppers Plains High
Eastern High School Athletic Boosters will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the high school to discuss upcoming events and support for the teams.
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Boosters
Tuppers Plains
Nelsonville York City School Board Meets Tuesday
Nelsonville York City School District Board of Education schedules its regular September session for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Senior High School board room.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville- York City
Jacksonville United Methodist WSCS Postponed to Sept 22
Jacksonville United Methodist Church WSCS meeting scheduled for this Wednesday is postponed to Wednesday Sept 22 at 7 30 p.m. The event will be held at Miss Anna Rasp’s home with Mrs Marcellla Gaskella as co host. Glouster Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid meets at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday with Mrs Marena Schultz.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville United Methodist Church
WSCS
Anna Rasp
Marcella Gaskella
Glouster
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid
Marena Schultz
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Perry County
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
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