Ethics Bill Sparks Sharp Fight In Ohio Legislature
In Columbus a contentious ethics bill prompts party lines as Democrats claim GOP motives while Republicans accuse the governor of political timing. The measure would require state and local officials to disclose income sources and amounts to a six member ethics commission with removal power. Fry opposes including local officials this year.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio House
John Gilligan
House
Patrick A. Sweeney
Cleveland
Sweeney
Gilligan
Fred Young
Dayton
Charles E. Fry
Springfield
Fry
Robert Baker
Baker
Weather floods Florida and Georgia as rivers rise
Torrential storms drenched northern Florida and southern Georgia with heavy rainfall. Jacksonville logged 5.07 inches in six hours and 7.57 inches for the day, while Brunswick and Tallahassee saw significant totals. Mississippi River region towns faced high water, with evacuations in West Alton Mo and 3,500 affected across Hannibal to Cairo.
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Georgia
Jacksonville
Fla
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Tallahassee
Missouri
Illinois
St. Louis
Memphis
Granite City
Ill
West Alton
Hannibal
Cairo
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Tennessee
Cumberland
Rainfall and chill persist in Hocking Valley forecast
Rainfall totaled .85 of an inch in the past 24 hours as 11 a.m. readings showed 44 degrees with ongoing rain after an early low of 41. Tuesday reached a high of 49, while Thursday is expected to stay cloudy and cool with possible showers or snow flurries and temperatures in the low 30s to low 40s.
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Hocking
Flood Crest Seen As Mississippi Flood Reaches Record
The flood surge along the Mississippi pushed toward a modern crest of 40.5 feet at St. Louis, threatening levees from St. Louis south as reports noted soggy banks and potential breaches. Weather across the country showed heavy rains east of the Mississippi and fresh snow at Flagstaff, with 40 inches observed since the weekend.
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Ariz
Rockies
St. Louis
U.S. Geological Survey
Mississippi
No Progress Reported In Carborundum Talks
Negotiations between Carborundum Co. and Local 7630 of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union in Lancaster yielded no progress Tuesday. Walter Mitchell said no new offer was made and no further meetings are scheduled. the union has been on strike since March 17 when their three-year contract expired.
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Carborundum Co
Local 7630
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Lancaster
George Bell
Walter Mitchell
R. F. Tremble
Logan Man Named Ohio DeMolay Advisor of the Year
Ed Ullman of Logan Ohio has been named Ohio DeMolay Advisor of the Year for his four year effort reviving Logan DeMolay. He will be invested with the Guild of the Leather Apron on May 19 in Sidney. Ullman is a West Elementary principal and active in community youth programs, churches, and Masonic groups.
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Ed Ullman
Warner Ave
Logan
Ohio
Logan Presbyterian Church
Gilligan Schedules Governors' Caucus in Ohio
Gov. John Gilligan said tentative plans place Ohio hosting the Democratic Governors' Caucus at Sawmill Creek Lodge near Huron April 29-30. The governors aim to confer before the National Governors' Conference gathers June 3-6 at Lake Tahoe Nevada.
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Ohio
John Gilligan
Sawmill Creek Lodge
Huron
Lake Tahoe
Nev
House Panel Votes Stiff Curbs On Prices
The House Banking Committee backed a rollback to Jan 10 price levels and scrapped May 1 food price and March 16 1973 rate targets. The panel also voted to require 60 day further rollbacks or explanations and to add a price wage salary trigger if inflation stays high.
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House Banking Committee
the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Congress
Dean Blacks Probe of Political Trips
Congressional auditors say White House Counsel John W. Dean III claimed executive privilege to bar them from inspecting information on pre election flights by administration officials last year. The hearings explore limits of presidential power to withhold information from Congress or GAO.
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Congressional
White House
John W. Dean III
General Accounting Office
Audit Agency For Congress
House Government Information Subcommittee
Congress
GAO
Nixon
Dean
Paul G. Dembling
Dembling
Spiro T. Agnew
William S. Moorhead
Dpa
Executive Branch
Moorhead
Drug Abuse Center Opens in Logan at Sunrise House
Sunrise House opens in Hocking County at 880 W Hunter St offering help for drug problems. Call 385 6794 during day hours or 385 3307 after hours. Director Dave Barrett's Logan area number to be available in about two weeks.
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Hocking County
New Drug Center
W. Hunter St
Dave Barrett
Barrett
Logan
Power Shutoff Planned Thursday in Logan Ohio
The utility will cut power on Thursday morning from 9 to 10 on the east side of Orchard Culver East and Hickory to Vine with a weather contingent postponement to Friday. An afternoon cut from 1 to 2 on the east Walnut and west Orchard sides from E Hunter to Vine also follows weather rules with Friday as alternate. Frank Roe Ohio Power Co. manager says the work continues electric system improvements in Logan.
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Hickory Sts
E. Hunter St
Vine St
Walnut St
Orchard St
Logan
Frank Roe
Ohio Power Co
Second Blackout Hits Florida Gold Coast
A massive power failure swept a 170 mile stretch of Florida’s Gold Coast amid 85 degree heat and tourist crowds. Traffic lights failed and high rise elevators stopped. some hairdressers sent customers outside to dry hair. Florida Power & Light blamed a widespread problem with unclear dimensions or cause. The outage reached White City 50 miles north of Palm Beach and Islamorada in the Keys 70 miles south of Miami, while Homestead and nearby West Palm Beach areas avoided outages thanks to municipal plants.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Gold Coast
Florida Power & Light Co
White City
Palm Beach
Islamorada
Florida Keys
Homestead
West Palm Beach
OAS General Assembly Opens Amid Rising Restiveness
Washington reports the Organization of American States general assembly opens for a ten day meeting amid signs of growing anti American restiveness across the hemispheric community.
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Washington
Organization of American States General Assembly
Nixon Victorious In Veto Clash With Senate
President Nixon claims victory as allies push new spending battles over power and the purse. Senate overrides fall short of two thirds on a $2.6 billion rehabilitation bill, which Nixon calls excessive.
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Washington
Nixon
House
America
Senate
Congressional
White House
MIA Meet Delayed as Hanoi Delivers Delegation Exclusion
A joint team to locate Americans missing in Vietnam held its first meeting in Saigon. North Vietnam said its delegation chief must arrive from Hanoi before business could begin. The U S aim is to repatriate remains and locate missing servicemen. The commission includes U S North and South Vietnamese and Viet Cong reps, with most Latin American members also represented.
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Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Tran Nguyen Do
U.S
Commission
North
South Vietnam
Meat Boycott Cuts Sales and Jobs Nationwide
The nationwide meat boycott enters its fourth day with farmers withholding cattle and hogs, causing plant shutdowns and layoffs. Retailers report meat declines up to 50 percent while cities from Roanoke to New York push authorities to curb meat service and state firms warn of impending job losses.
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Associated Press
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Omaha
Neb
Sioux Beef Co
Iowa Beef Processors
Dakota City
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Iowa
Inverne, Minn
Hygrade Food Products
Storm Lake
Fedmart
San Diego
Calif
California
Arizona
Texas
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Fazio
Fisher-Fazio-Costa
Governor’s Mansion
Roanoke
Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Columbus
Ed Wilke
Ohio Packing Co
Val, Decker Packing Co
Teeters Packing Co
Tough Anticrime Measures Hit Drug Pushers Gunmen
Senate approves mandatory prison terms for hard drug pushers not addicts and for using or carrying firearms during federally threatening crimes. Passage 93 to 1 sent to the House. House action uncertain. Senate sponsors call for tougher penalties while critics seek judicial discretion.
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Harold E. Hughes
Drona
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Jacob K. Javits
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