Governor Outlines Proposal To Spend Extra 118 Million
Gov. John Gilligan describes a 118 million windfall from tax reforms and a strong Ohio economy. He proposes using 55 million for schools and distributing the rest to universities, mental health programs, employee benefits, Aid to Dependent Children, and Community Action programs. The plan, to be sent as a substitute budget, would push two-year state spending above 9.8 billion.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Gilligan
House Finance Committee
House
Detroit
Purse Snatching Reported Twice More In City
City police investigate a 6 30 pm Thursday snatching on Second Street where Merle Karshner lost a purse with about 12 dollars and a driver license. An attempted snatching at Main and Spring Street at 8 08 pm was reported by a service station attendant.
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Second St
Merle Karshner
Hill St
W. Second St
Main
Spring Sts
Gallipolis Youth Dies After Bat Injury in Game
A 17-year-old Gallipolis Ohio youth, Dean Allen Watson, was struck on the head with a baseball bat during a game in a neighbor’s yard. He died Thursday at St Mary’s Hospital after being injured last Saturday.
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Huntington. W.va
Gallipolis
Ohio
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dean Allen Watson
Haydenville Added to National Register of Historic Places
Haydenville has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places per notice to Congressman Clarence Miller. The Register preserves historic properties and is guided by the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
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Clarence Miller
Lancaster
U.S. Department of the Interior
Haydenville
United States
Congress
Hue Defenses Attacked and Saigon Reports
Saigon reported renewed attacks on Hue defenses and artillery strikes in the Mekong Delta with heavy shelling of a ranger base north of Saigon. Vietnamese casualties numbered about 100 dead and 534 wounded over two days as Communist forces pressed attacks near Hue and in the delta.
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Saigon
Hue
Mekong
Kien Hung
Delta
Mississippi Flood Crisis Stabilizes Near St Louis
The Mississippi River flood near St Louis shows signs of stabilizing as crest nears 40.3 feet, with 1.2 million acres under water, 4,000 displaced, and a $41 million damage estimate from Hannibal to Cairo. Coast Guard reservists activated for peacetime flood relief, while sandbagging continues on Chouteau and Kaskaskia Islands.
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Mississippi River
Here
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
Hannibal
Cairo
Ill
Corps
Illinois
Missouri
Coast Guard
Nixon
National
Winfield
Chouteau Island
Kaskaskia Island
Ohio Voters Face Seven Constitutional Amendments
Ohio voters will decide on seven proposed constitutional amendments including whether to authorize state lotteries and dedicate lottery proceeds to the General Revenue Fund. The campaign features a larger anti lottery fund versus a pro lottery fund and a race between public and private interests over governance and finances.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
General Revenue
Argu
Ohio Council of Churches
Big City
Humane Society Agent Presses Logan City Access
Cron says he will quit if Mayor Haney does not authorize his Humane Society work in Logan. He plans Saturday meetings to gain approval and cites lack of city response despite county authority and aid from police on stray dog issues. Cron notes logan's unenforced dog ordinance and his role across Hocking County.
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Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Pierre- Paul Schweitzer
International Monetary Fund
Kenneth Rush
Defense
Elliot Richardson
National Press Club
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
Vietnam
Rodney Cron
Hocking County Humane Society
Merril Haney
Cron
Haney
Humane Society
Hocking Coun
Logan
Crow
U.S. Air Force
Logan High Announces Cheerleading Selections for 1973-74
Logan High School named its varsity cheerleaders Nanette Wallace Carla Risch Dyanna Austin Betty Johnson Nancy Thomas and Becky Smith with Lora Walker as alternate. Reserve squad includes Gina Parry Gina Grueser Shelby Inboden Gretchen Berry Wanda Matthews Debbie Cook with Melody Colburn as alternate. Junior high rosters list eighth graders Paula Brown Lisa Grueser Keely Sinnott Susan Walsh Wanda Whitcraft Theresa Bishop with Theresa Blosser as alternate. Ninth graders include Karen Crawford Lisa Dillon Tesa Kornmiller Pam Moore Tammy Mount Cathy Walker with Vicki Acker as alternate.
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Logan High School
Nanette Wallace
Carla Risch
Dyanna Austin
Betty Johnson
Nancy Thomas
Becky Smith
Lora Walker
Gina Parry
Gina Grueser
Shelby Inboden
Gretchen Berry
Wanda Matthews
Debbie Cook
Melody Colburn
Paula Brown
Lisa Grueser
Keely Sinnott
Susan Walsh
Wanda Whitcraft
Theresa Bishop
Theresa Blosser
Karen Crawford
Lisa Dillon
Tesa Kornmiller
Pam Moore
Tammy Mount
Cathy Walker
Vicki Acker
National Meat Boycott Triggers Price Cuts Nationwide
The Grand Union Co. cut beef pork lamb and veal prices by at least 10 cents per pound below Nixon ceiling levels. The move, announced by Charles G. Rodman, is based on boycott pressure and will continue through April. Results varied with some closures and rising wholesale prices noted. full impact uncertain until next week.
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Grand Union Co
Grand Union
Charles G. Rodman
Kansas
National Beef Packing Co
Liberal
Kan
New York State
State Department of Agriculture
Seattle
Safeway Stores, Inc
Nixon
Fight
FIT
Gray Drops Out as FBI Director Nominee Amid Watergate Turmoil
President Nixon withdrew L Patrick Gray III's FBI director nomination after Senate doubts emerged during the Watergate probe. Rumored successors include John Ingersoll, Richard Ogilvie, and Judge Matt Byrne with others named but not confirmed. White House indicated no confirmed successor and ongoing screening had not begun.
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Justice Department
Illinois
Los Angeles
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Nixon
Senate
Gray
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Richard B. Ogilvie
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Henry Petersen
Jerry V. Wilson
District of Columbia
Petersen
Wilson
Washington Post
James O
Administration Stands Firm Against Mandated Price Cuts
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz defended Nixon’s meat price ceiling and rejected a broad freeze while the House eyes a rollback to Jan 10 levels. He warned a nationwide freeze would be a catastrophe as wholesale prices jumped 2.2 percent in March, with food costs rising 4.6 percent.
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House
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Senate
House Banking Committee
Congress
Sion Nixon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Shultz
Banking Committee
Labor Department
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