Fairgrounds grandstand replacement plan approved by commissioners
Hocking County commissioners authorized the fair board to mortgage up to 50 percent of the 111 390 value of the fairgrounds to fund a new bleacher style grandstand. The plan calls for a 120 foot long 17 row bleacher with 3000 square feet of display space beneath. Construction hoped ready by mid June with bids after final plans in 2 3 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Hocking County
Fairgrounds
County Fair Board
Fair Board
Crock & Schafer Construction Co
Caldwell
County Extension Office
General Electric
Rt. 93
Logan
Matheny
Sam Terrell
Cleveland ends 126 day newspaper strike
The 126 day Cleveland newspaper strike ends as Plain Dealer and Cleveland Press & News workers return to duty ahead of Monday publication. Printers and supervisors resume at 12:22 a.m. after unions ratified contracts, marking the strike's official close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press & News
the Plain Dealer
New TFX Study To Examine Costs
Washington AP reports a GAO audit will study the TFX cost over about two months to assess whether the Pentagon contract to General Dynamics in Fort Worth favored by some officials is justified. Boeing and rival evaluations were overridden by Defense Secretary McNamara as cheaper long term. The study aims to clarify the $6.5 billion plan for 1700 fighters across Air Force and Navy role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
McClellan
Pentagon
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
General Dynamics
Stock Market Falls Back After Early Gains in 1963
New York traders pulled back from a partial rally as profit taking dragged the market lower after a morning of mixed results. Blue chip stocks briefly hit highs then retreated, with losses broadening into the afternoon as volume ran to about 2.34 million shares in two hours. Major sectors including Big Three automakers aerospace oils tobacco and electronics softened while rubbers rose slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rhodes Denies Link to Highway Bond Proposal
Gov. James A. Rhodes disavows any connection to a plan for a new 200 million highway construction bond. Sen. Fred L. Hoffman proposed extending a 500 million bond issue, arguing current taxes would cover both. Lawmakers closed a 13th week as debates continue on workers compensation and Sunday blue laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Fred L. Hoffman
R-Hamilton
Rhodes
Hoffman
Senate
James H. Grose
Trumbull
New Concord
John H. Glenn Jr
Wild Weather Causes Deaths Across The Nation
The Associated Press reports powerful winds from Maine to Georgia kill at least three people. Trees topple and lines fall with gusts up to 81 mph as cold, snow and hail strike many areas. A NYC worker dies from a wind tossed plank, a Syracuse suburb woman fatally shocked by live wires, and a Passaic building collapse kills another. Winds fade and temps rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Georgia
New York City
Syracuse
N.Y
Passaic
N.J
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cold, stormy regionwide with forest fires across several states
Hocking County saw a high of 49 and a low of 21 as storms sweep the Northeast. New England endured high winds and power outages while Kentucky and the Carolinas faced widespread fires driven by dry heat and strong gusts. Ohio's Weather Bureau forecast mostly clear skies tonight, then a warmer day with scattered showers by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Columbus
Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio Weather Outlook Temperatures Near Normal This Week
Temperatures will average near or slightly above normal with highs 57 to 65 and lows 37 to 42. Expect only minor changes through Wednesday. Rainfall totals about half an inch in scattered showers Saturday and again early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Gardner Named To Head State Health Agency
Gov Rhodes appointed Dr Thomas A Gardner acting director of the State Health Department replacing Dr Ralph E Dwork. Gardner former chief of the Bureau of Local Services is a Dayton native from Upper Arlington Columbus suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Ralph E. Dwork
James A. Rhodes
Thomas A. Gardner
Upper Arlington
Bureau of Local Services
Health Department
Dayton
Castro Halts Repatriation of Cubans by Cuba
Fidel Castro suspended repatriation of American citizens leaving Cuba, possibly to pressure the United States for ships to ferry emigrants. About 100 Cuban-Americans and families planned to fly to Miami today. Swiss Embassy said Castro notified it, with no formal explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Miami
Castro
Bay of Pigs
America
Auditor Targets Ohio Historical Society Funds
The state auditor alleges the Ohio Historical Society failed to transfer 320506 dollars in revenues since 1955 from concessions and other sources, a violation of law. The report warns budget cuts threaten 59 memorials and may force closures, while Gov Rhodes notes park closures depend on the legislature and cites a 9.1 percent funding cut affecting picnic sites at Logan Elm Park and Cross Mound Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
State Auditor
Ohio Historical Society
Rex Hecker
Society
Erwin C. Zepp
Zepp
Examiners
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Logan Elm Park
Pickaway County
Cross Mound Park
Tarlton
Fairfield County
Harlem Solon Loses Libel Suit Against Powell Jr
Esther James a Harlem widow won a libel verdict of 211500 from Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. after jurors found he called her a bag woman for graft in the Police Department. She cried that Powell is dead and he must keep his mouth shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Police Department
King
Esther James
Adam Clayton Powell
Argentine Naval Revolt Faces Conditional Peace Pact
Army commanders and rebel navy leaders prepared to meet in Buenos Aires to discuss a conditional agreement to end a four day revolt. The plan reportedly halves the navy's 35 000 personnel and calls for surrender of key officials, with terms not fully spelled out and no clear concessions from loyalist forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Puerto Belgrano
Eladio Vazquez
Bahia Blanca
Magdalena
Juan Peron
Jose Maria Guido
Guido
Vazquez
Cubans in U S Armed Forces Reach 3000 Mark
More than 3,000 Cuban refugees and Bay of Pigs veterans are training in U S military service. They join Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force units at four bases as part of a program to aid refugees and develop their skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Navy
Boeing
Washington
U.S
Defense Department
United States
Army
Marine
Pentagon
Kennedy
U.S. Army
Bay of Pigs
Marine Corps
Merchants Division Votes Two Hour Good Friday Closure
Members of the Logan Merchants Division voted to close for two hours on Good Friday from noon to 2 pm after a request from the Hocking County Ministerial Association. The group met at the Sportsman Bar & Grill with 25 attending, and also announced a July 12 and 13 sales promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants
Logan Trade Club
Sportsman Bar & Grill
Hugh Robinson
Hocking County Ministerial Association
Soviet Accepts Direct U.S.-Soviet Communication Channel
At the 17-nation disarmament conference in Geneva the Soviet Union said it will negotiate a direct telecommunication link with the United States to prevent accidental nuclear war. Tsarapkin proposed immediate talks on defining the link and its termination points, with Kennedy and Khrushchev potentially connected in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Soviet Union
Washington
Kremlin
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Tsarapkin
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Kennedy
Khrushchev
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Treaty Bloc
Annual Battle On Funds Begins
Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells the House Foreign Affairs Committee opponents of foreign aid would let the Communists take over world regions. He warns cuts to the Kennedy program could undermine freedom and marks $4.5 billion request as the target with hearings expected to run weeks. The panel foresees slight reductions from $3.9 billion, while defense and aid leaders outline next steps and budget tightenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rusk
Europe
Latin America
Kennedy
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Congress
Mediterranean
South Asia
Far East
Africa
Clay
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
David E. Bell
Lucius D. Clay
Morgan
House
Rep
Otto Passman
D-La
Rusk and Dobrynin Set Berlin Talks for Saturday
Dean Rusk will meet Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin at noon Saturday for the second in a series of exploratory talks on Berlin begun March 26. The discussion aims to narrow differences and pursue a path toward settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
Anatoly Dobrynin
Berlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jud Matheny
Vatican City
John XXIII
United Nations
Ernesto Pisoni
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Fermi
Newark, Ohio
Kaiser Aluminum
Moscow
Tass
Dixie
Associated Press
Canada
Missouri
New England
Mercury
New Castle
Delaware
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Forestry Department
Tennessee
Gardner
State Health Agency
Auditor Eyes
Ohio Historical Society Funds
Harlem Solon
U.S. Gls
U. S.-Moscow
Peking
Dobrynin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!