Lancaster Youth Confesses Slaying Of Woman Grocer
A 16 year old Lancaster youth confessed to the murder of 43 year old widow Mrs. Vanetta Brucker at her grocery store recreation center. He led officers to $31, two rings and his clothing near the scene. Police and sheriff described the killing as staged by a stranger and uncovered the loot and blood stained garments.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Fairfield County
E. Raymond Morehart
Fairgrounds
Blazer
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Heavy Rainfall Hits Nelsonville Area Tuesday
A portion of the Hocking Valley saw heavy rain while most areas had scattered showers. Nelsonville reports 1 1/2 inches at the water plant with Logan around 1/4 inch as rivers rose then fell. Temperatures ranged from a high near 75 to a low around 40 with frost expected tonight and clearing skies later.
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Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Watson Wolfe
Logan
Logan Waterworks
Ohio
Chesapeake
Gemini Put In Orbit Test Aims For Manned Flight This Year
Cape Kennedy AP reports an unmanned Project Gemini capsule reached orbit on the Titan II rocket in a successful first test. The flight aims to pave the way for a two-astronaut, three-orbit mission later this year with a second, more advanced unmanned flight planned for summer.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Lady Bird Is Booked for Radcliffe Baccalaureate
Cambridge Massachusetts AP reports Mrs Lyndon B Johnson will deliver the baccalaureate address at Radcliffe College on June 9.
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Lady Bird
Cambridge, Mass
Lyndon B. Johnson
Radcliffe College
Cleveland Area Faces Another Racial Crisis
Civil rights protest in Cleveland led to the death of Rev. Bruce W. Klunder and sparked a night of rioting. Police arrested 26 people as 3000 demonstrators clashed with officers. 15 injured including 10 officers. Mayor Locher pledged injunctions and fencing to deter school-site protests in Glenville.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Board of Education
Bruce W. Klunder
Lakeview Road
Ralph S. Locher
Church of the Covenant
Klunder
Glenville
Cory Methodist Church
Ruth Turner
The
Congress of Racial Equality
U S presses allies for new anti red drive
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Overseas Press Club in New York that the United States will bypass divided European allies on core issues to build a united front with those willing to cooperate. He warned that NATO must not dismantle military strength and urged a larger non nuclear capacity and a strategic nuclear force with Europe.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Johnson Administration
France
Britain
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Overseas Press Club
New York
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Europe
Soviet Union
Western Europe
NATO
Kansas City Bans Racial Discrimination Expanded
Kansas City voters approved an expanded ordinance against racial discrimination in public trade establishments by a narrow margin. Unofficial totals show 45 476 for 43 733 against in 89 209 votes, about 42 percent turnout, a record for a special election.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Ohio Solon Opposes Anti-Poverty Plan
Washington AP reports Rep. William H. Ayres of Ohio joined several Republicans in opposing the administration anti poverty bill. As a member of the House Education and Labor subcommittee he argued the Job Corps section would help too few people and noted racial disparities in poverty.
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Washington
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Ayres
House
Education and Labor
Scranton to Withdraw at Republican Convention
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton will announce Thursday that he is no longer receptive to a draft at the Republican National Convention. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the change in his stance amid presidential nomination considerations.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Belgian doctors threaten draft as walkout worsens
Belgian Premier Theo Lefevre weighs calling 12,000 doctors into the army if the eight day strike continues. About 10,000 doctors and 2,000 dentists began a protest April 1 against new health insurance laws and privacy provisions. Emergency care limits and threats against physicians add to tensions.
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Brussels
Belgium
Theo Lefevre
Brugge
Arthur Gilson
Ohio outlines Southeast Ohio development plan
The Ohio Department of Development announced an economic development program for the Southeast Ohio Ohio Valley Region. Key aims include the Appalachian Way a long term expressway from eastern Cincinnati to Bridgeport plus a regional research park at Ohio University and expanded facilities education and industry across 18 counties. The plan emphasizes a broader approach than the federal Appalachian program with focus on infrastructure education and diversification and will be discussed again in April at Ohio University.
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Ohio Department of Development
Southeast
Ohio
George E. Wilson
Ohio University
Appalachian Way
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Clermont
Ohio Valley
Brown
Adams
Pike
Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Athens
Washington
Monroe
Belmont
Bridgeport
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Gallia
Highland
Hocking
Lawrence
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Scioto
Wilson
James A. Rhodes
Rights Bill Nears Test
Washington AP reports the civil rights bill faces key test votes as the Senate debate reaches day 25. Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen outlined planned amendments to the equal employment opportunity provisions and urged GOP backing at a Thursday conference. He cited about 40 changes, mostly technical, with eight or nine major, to be considered next week.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Dirksen
Rhodes Urges Cambridge To Build Local Industry Growth
Gov. James A. Rhodes urged Cambridge Ohio at an industrial appreciation dinner to actively pursue expansion. He warned that the region will not attract new industry by itself and emphasized the need for a local push to foster growth.
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Cambridge
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
First Half Property Tax Collections Rise in Hocking County
Hocking County reports $682,520 in first half real estate tax receipts, up $32,788 from $649,732 a year earlier. Total year’s levy is $1,144,498 with $461,978 still due. Second half taxes due June 20, with possible extension. statements go out June 1. Delinquent and second half payments accepted anytime, says Treasurer Ralph Moorhead.
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Hocking County
Ralph Moorhead
Moorhead
Brown County To Get New Shoe Factory
Lucky Stride Shoe Co plans to build new plants in Maysville Kentucky and Brown County Ohio at a total cost around 1.5 million dollars. No sites are selected yet and shoes from the Ohio plant would be shipped to the Maysville warehouse.
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Maysville, Ky
Lucky Stride Shoe Co
Brown County
Ohio
Maysville
Peter Sellers Critical After Heart Attack Hospitalization
Specialists in Hollywood say British actor Peter Sellers is in critical condition after a heart attack on Monday. Doctors describe his prognosis as uncertain but note possible recovery amid intensive care.
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Hollywood
Peter Sellers
Ohio Gov Rhodes Declines Apollo Appalachia Participation
Ohio Governor Rhodes says 20 southeast counties will not join the Appalachian project in the current authorization. He argues funds would be better used under a state program, while a War on Poverty is requested for 10 states. The Appalachian plan covers 9 states. Ohio would otherwise be eligible if Congress approves $962.5 million plus $220 million for distressed areas.
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Washington
Ohio
President Johnson
Congress
James A. Rhodes
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Commerce
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachia
Rhodes
Roosevelt
Adams
Athens
Belmont
Brown
Clermont
Gallia
Guernsey
Highland
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Noble
Pike
Ross
Scioto
Vinton
Homer E. Abele
William H. Harsha
Robert T. Secrest
D. Abele
Benc
Secrest
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
New Work Rules Face Rail Strike Threat Across Nation
A nationwide rail walkout looms as U S railroad firms announce Friday enforcement of new work rules. Labor leaders call it a lockout while President Johnson orders a labor management conference to avert stoppages tied to Illinois Central actions and a drawn out featherbedding dispute.
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Chicago
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
J. E. Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Washington
Illinois Central Railroad
A. F. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Congress
Wolfe
Illinois Central
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Special Train Takes Body Of MacArthur To Capitol
The nation mourns as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 84, is honored with a New York farewell. A special train carries his GI coffin to Washington after a rain-soaked sendoff in New York City where tens of thousands watched the caisson procession past Times Square and Pennsylvania Station.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
MacArthur
Times Square
Pennsylvania Station
Manhattan
John F. Kennedy
7Th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Kennedy
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