Godman Shoe Plant in Logan to Close After 30 Years
The Godman Shoe Co plant in Logan will shut down after 250 employees are laid off as production ends. Final cutting starts Friday, with about 20 weeks to finish shoe processing before equipment moves to Lancaster and Nelsonville plants. Executives cited sustained losses and long decline in demand.
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Godman Shoe Co
Logan
Forrest Deering
Irving Drew Shoe Corp
Lancaster
Godman
Deering
Drew
Brooks
Nelsonville
Harold C. Schuyler
Irving Drew
Gallagher Ave
Fulton Industries, Inc
Columbus
H. C. Godman Co
Logan Trade Club
Small Business Administration
Irving Drew Corp
Schuyler
Godman Shoe Company
R. B. Perkins
Trade Club
H. C. Godman
J. O. Moore
Bill Daugherty
Major Industries See Sales and Profit Rises Across U S
A government report shows all major American industries posting higher sales and profits in 1964. Overall sales rose 7 percent from 1963, profits up 19 percent, after tax profits per dollar of sales rose from 4.7 to 5.2 cents, and return on investment climbed from 10.1 to 11.4 percent.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lancione Enters Ohio Governor Race as Democrat Leader
A. G. Lancione, veteran Ohio House Democrat leader from Bellaire, announced his bid for governor. He seeks the party nomination next year, arguing for real government reform and education and industrial growth. Rhodes is expected to seek re election.
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Columbus, Ohio
A. G. Lancione
Ohio House Democrats
Lancione
Ohio
Michael Sweeney
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
Major Viet Cong Battle Reported In Binh Dinh Province
U S officials said up to 200 Viet Cong guerrillas died Wednesday night in a clash with Vietnamese Marines in Binh Dinh Province about 320 miles northeast of Saigon. Five South Vietnamese were killed and 25 wounded. no American casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
U.S
Mekong River
Adm
Chung Tan Cang
Cang
Nguyen Khanh
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Kontum
U.S. Navy
Viet Nam
Navy
Weather Update in Hocking Valley Promises Warm, Rain Overnight
Ideal spring weather prevailed in the Hocking Valley on Wednesday with a 72 degree reading at 11 am and an overnight low of 40. The day topped at 73 with partly cloudy skies and warm conditions. Friday forecast calls for thundershowers tonight.
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Hocking
Appalachian Way plan links roads to Hocking Park area
Ohio plans a six byroad loop feeding the proposed Appalachian Way from Cincinnati to Portsmouth with a $277 million project. The loop extends from Albany to Lake Hope and Hocking Hills, joining near Athens and ending across the Ohio River into Kentucky. Public conference in Athens discusses highway builds including Rt. 13 Rt. 78 Rt. 52 and Rt. 7 and Rt. 32.
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Hocking County
Ohio
Albany
Lake Hope
Hocking Hills State Park
Wellston
Jackson
Peebles
Portsmouth
Irenton
Ohio River
Kentucky
Rt. 13
Athens
Cincinnati
Bridgeport
Appalachia
FE. S. Preston
Rhodes Seeks Vast Highway Research Center in Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes proposed a $7.5 million plan for a 2000 acre highway research center to be built by Ohio State University, the Ohio Highway Department, and related groups. He said the center would elevate Ohio as a transportation hub and attract global auto parts manufacturers, though financing remains undetermined.
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Bogalusa
James Farmer
Appalachia
Lowell K. Bridwell
U.S
Commerce For Transportation
C. R. Hanes
State Highway Department
W. F E. Reed
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Carl L
Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio State University
Ohio State
College of Engineering
Ohio Highway, Development and Highway Safety Departments
Ohio
Johnson Says U S Ready To Negotiate Viet Nam War
President Johnson announced on radio from Johns Hopkins University that the United States is ready to discuss peace with the Communists without preconditions. He called for a $1 billion Southeast Asia development program and asked U Thant to lead implementation with global participation.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Congress
U.N
U Thant
Soviet Union
Eugene Black
World Bank
U.S
South Viet Nam
Shriver Hall
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnsons
Lynda
Luci
New York
Thant
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
White House
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Joseph Esselman
Tharon Shepherd
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Lebanon
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Faisal
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SE Asia
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Ohio Highway Department
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Morgan County
Scioto County
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Washington County
Belpre
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