Athens flood project included in omnibus bill
The House approved a 7.1 million Athens flood control plan as part of a 1.7 billion flood control and navigation package. The Hocking River Basin project, funded chiefly by federal dollars, would enable campus expansion and paving the way for a 41 million buildout. planning could start in 1965 with full construction in subsequent years.
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U S and World News Briefs
U S and world briefs report a secret satellite launch by a Thor rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base with an Agenda D stage. Sealab 2 aquanauts postpone their deep dive due to a fouled line, still aiming for safety depth. Pope Paul VI plans a UN peace visit and meetings with religious leaders. Fidel Castro’s brother Ramon Castro’s chauffeur among 67 Cuban refugees. U S AEC reports a low yield underground nuclear test named Tiny Tot on June 17.
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Miami
Fla
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
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Washington
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Dixie Radcliff to Stand Trial as Adult in 2 Murder Counts
Dixie Lee Radcliff, 16, of Amesville Ohio, must face an adult murder trial along with Donald Boggs 23 for the killings of Robert Willis 23 and Halver Johnson 28 near Ash Fork Arizona on Sept 7. Judge Laurance T. Wren ordered a second hearing after an earlier holding as an adult due to lack of counsel. The case, statewide for Cocoinino County, awaits grand jury action with indictments possible on Oct. 7.
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Amesville
Ohio
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Newport, N. H
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Londonderry
Flagstaff
Ariz
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Superior Court
Laurance T. Wren
Wren
Radcliff
William Egan
Cocoonino County
Jerry Smith
Robert Willis
Halver Johnson
Newport
N. H
Ash Fork
United States Signals Halt to China Drive at UN
U S Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg told the General Assembly that Washington seeks to block Communist China's bid to reshape world order. He urged peaceful talks, called on UN members to press Hanoi and Peking to cease aggression in Viet Nam, and urged India and Pakistan toward a permanent subcontinent peace. He pledged U S readiness to withdraw as Viet Nam achieves self determination.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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Peking
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Pakistan
Subcontinent
Squeeze Settles On Coal Fields
Wildcat coal mine strike stretches into its 17th day affecting three states. A small group of women picketed UMW District 6 headquarters in Bellaire Ohio and home of President Williams after protests over fired miners. No settlement yet as about 10 000 miners remain idle in Eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia panhandle and Western Pennsylvania.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Thomas A. Williams
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W. A. Boyle
Panhandle
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Bypass bids set for Pomeroy SR 7 bypass open date
Ohio Department of Highways schedules December 21 bid opening for a 4.04 mile two lane bypass corridor of SR 7 around Pomeroy and Middleport in Meigs County. Project budget about 2.8 million dollars includes right of way and engineering, with railroad grade separation and three bridges over Leading Creek and Township Road 204. Road relocations affect nearby crossings as SR 7 shifts.
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Senate votes to scrap national origins quota system
Congress ends the national origins quota and adopts a first come first served immigration policy. The Senate sets an annual 170000 outside the Western Hemisphere quota and a 120000 hemisphere ceiling starting July 1 1968, with 20000 per country limit. Priorities go to those with close family ties or special skills.
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D-Mass
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Quits Klan but Witnesses Klan Investigation Start
Washington The House Committee on Un American Activities has located a key witness in its Ku Klux Klan probe. Rep Charles L Weltner disclosed a former klansman who told all in a five hour secret session this week. Hearings begin next month likely in early October.
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House Committee On UN- American Activities
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
Weltner
Atlanta
Latin Nations Condemn U S Use of Force Resolution
In Lima and across Peru and Colombia lawmakers pass unanimous protests against the U S House resolution approving force in any American nation threatened by a Communist takeover. Media reaction is uniformly hostile and no favorable comment appears. The measure expresses House sentiment only and needs no Senate action.
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Ground fighting and bombing raids continue in Vietnam
Viet Cong raided two government outposts in the Mekong Delta as U S war planes bombed boats and bridges in North and South Vietnam. The U S Navy Midway squadron claimed destruction of two boats and damage to several bridges amid heavy ground fire. casualties were described as light at the delta outposts and moderate among the 101st Airborne at An Khe.
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Catholic Churchmen Approve World Plan
Vatican City Bishops at the Vatican Ecumenical Council approved the general outlines of a plan addressing modern world problems including birth control and nuclear warfare. It would launch a formal declaration to all mankind on non religious contemporary matters, though the measure is preliminary and likely to be rewritten.
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Vatican Ecumenical Council
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Guns Silent on Indian Pakistan Front Amid Kashmir Unrest
A UN sponsored cease fire silences guns after 22 days of conflict along the Indian Pakistan border. In Kashmir unrest continues with the Voice of Kashmir Radio declaring a guerrilla war of liberation. India's defense minister accuses Pakistan of infiltrating guerrillas and orders strict military action. Near Jelep Pass a wall is reportedly being built with cement and stone.
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India
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Indian Kashmir
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Jelep Pass
Move to floor blocked for DC home rule over wage bill
A $1.75 minimum wage bill faced House blockage as DC home rule takes priority. The stalled wage measure, cleared by the Education and Labor Committee, now can only be called on the second and fourth Mondays, with no plan to bring it up next Monday and Oct 11 as the next deadline.
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D-Mass
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