Murder Charges Filed Against Eric Galt in King's Killing
Federal and Tennessee authorities charged Eric Starvo Galt with conspiracy to violate civil rights and first degree murder in the April 4 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. The FBI described Galt as armed and dangerous, with a noted alias John Willard, and sought public help locating him.
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Memphis, Tenn
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Galt
King
Memphis
Tennessee
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
U.S
Ramsey Clark
John Willard
Harvey Lowmeyer
Mississippi
State Parks Open House Sunday At Hocking Hills And All ODNR Areas
Ohio residents are invited to visit state parks on Sunday to see new lodges campsites beaches marinas and day use areas as part of the capital improvement program. Park rangers will distribute literature and answer questions at Hocking Hills Old Man's Cave and other ODNR areas with forestry units offering tours of fire towers and forest operation equipment.
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Hocking Hills State Park
Ohio
Marr
Division of Forestry & Reclamation
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
State Forests
Forest Fire Control Organization
Department of Natural Resources
Rhodes To Attend Geauga Festival
Gov. James A. Rhodes said he will attend the Geauga County Maple Festival in Chardon, opening Friday. He urged Ohioans to bring their families to the three day event focused on the area’s maple syrup products.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Geauga County
Chardon
Nationwide Telephone Strike Threatens Ohio Services
Nearly 200 000 AFL CIO Communications Workers threaten a 21 year first nationwide strike with a 3 p.m. deadline. Bell and Ohio Bell foresee minimal service disruption with installers most affected and local call handling by supervisors if walkout occurs. Ohio areas include Cleveland Columbus Akron Toledo Dayton and Youngstown plus Cincinnati region.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
New York
Joseph A. Beirne
H. I. Romnes
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell Telephone System
Bell
Wes
Tern Electric Co
Martin J. Hughes
Communications Workers of America
Ohio
Michigan
Ohio Bell
Cleveland
Columbus
Akron
Toledo
Dayton
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Bell Telephone Co
Kentucky
Former County Garage OK'd For Temporary Teen Canteen
Hocking County commissioners informal approval granted to TRAP for using the old county garage as a temporary teen canteen. Dick Lange reported the central location and suitability. objections from courthouse staff cited parking needs. TRAP co chair Donnie Devol said center aims to prove responsibility and pursue a permanent site. plan includes minor renovations and coordinated restroom access in evenings.
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Hocking County
TRAP
Teenage Recreation Association
Howard Blum
Howard Earnhart
Dick Lange
Logan High School
Donnie Devol
Nent
Devol
Blum
Jaycees
Johnson assures Park of voice in Vietnam talks
President Johnson flew from Hawaii to the United States promising South Korea's Park Hee Park a voice in any Vietnam peace talks and U S support against North Korea incursions. At Honolulu they issued a joint communiqué stressing Vietnam and Korea, with Park endorsing Johnson's bombing curtailment and pursuit of talks. The eight hour session at Henry Kaiser’s estate underscored allied resolve while signaling potential early negotiations.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
Johnson
U.S
South Korea
North Vietnam
North Korea
Texas
Honolulu
Chung Hee Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Hawaii
Vietnam
Pacific
Park
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Oceanside
Henry J. Kaiser
Korea
Absentee Voting Slow For Primary
Dean Collison the Hocking County director of elections reminds that armed service, disabled and civilian absentee ballot applications are available at the election board office for the May 7 primary. Servicemen applications are honored until noon May 4. Disabled and civilian absentee forms accepted until 4 p.m. May 2. A near relative may apply for service personnel. Ballots to faraway service members may require extra time for travel and return.
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Dean Collison
Hocking County
Armed Service
Election Board
Dollison
Vietnam
Cleveland Firm Plans Plant in East Side Slum
Cleveland firm Warner & Swasey Co. will establish Hough Manufacturing Co. in an East Side Negro area and give employment priority to the hard core unemployed. The plant is to hire about 50 people in its first year under Dr. James C. Hodge, president.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
James C. Hodge
Warner & Swasey Co
Hough Manufacturing Co
Koreas Deny Truck Ambush at Panmunjom Meeting
At Panmunjom the United States and North Korea accused each other of violations of the armistice after a DMZ clash. U S Rear Adm John V Smith called the ambush that killed two U S and two South Korean soldiers a vicious act and said pistols were stolen from the dead. North Korea denied involvement and accused the U N Command of plotting more hostilities. A separate DMZ incident left three South Korean soldiers wounded in an 11 man patrol.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United States
North Korea
Military Armistice Commission
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
John V. Smith
U.N
Pak Chung Kook
Dmz
South Korea
Two Men Arrested Near Nelsonville For Weapons Drugs
Athens Ohio AP two men from Toledo and Perrysburg were stopped near Nelsonville Athens County for suspected faulty brakes. Police found a pistol a chain cannabis 98 capsules and cannabis derivative. Irvin owner of a coffee shop and Dahmer musician were charged with weapons and drug offenses.
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Athens, Ohio
Toledo Area
Charles Harold Dahmer
Toledo
John Michael Irvin
Perrysburg
Nelsonville
Athens County
Irvin
Dahmer
North Vietnam Demands Halt to Bombing and Talks Sites
Hanoi through the Communist paper Nhan Dan calls on the United States to stop all bombing in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and agree urgently to talks on a site such as Phnom Penh or Warsaw. The piece blames Washington for delays in preliminary peace talks and cites Johnson's Honolulu remarks as proof of bad faith.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
United States
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
U.S
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Honolulu
South Vietnam
London Bridge Sale Sets Arizona Transfer to McCulloch Oil
London Bridge, a 136 year old granite tourist icon, will be dismantled and sold by London City Corporation to McCulloch Oil Corp of California for 2.46 million dollars. The bridge will be rebuilt at Lake Havasu City Arizona with an additional 240 thousand dollars in re erection costs.
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London
London Bridge
Arizona
London City Corporation
McCulloch Oil Corp
California
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
United States
B52s Bomb A Shau Valley in Heaviest U S Air Blows
AP reports waves of B52s dropped over A Shau Valley in South Vietnam in a 24 hour period, totaling about 1500 tons. The operation targeted truck parks and ammunition stores as more U S troops engage in major ground battles in the Mekong Delta and near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
A Shau
Thailand
Guam
U.S
Hue
Laos
Imperial
Khe Sanh
Mekong
U. S
Delta
Weather notes for Hocking Valley with mild warmth
Rain totaling .05 of an inch fell Wednesday evening in the Hocking Valley helping push temperatures upward. Overnight low reached 50 with a 73 degree high by noon under sunny skies. Yesterday's high was 58. Forecast calls for mild weather with scattered showers tonight and Friday.
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Hocking Valley
Mrs. Frank Courter Dies at 80 in Hocking County
Mrs. Frank Courter Tina Courter 80 of 255 W Front St died at her home after months of illness Born May 2 1887 Mt Pleasant Ohio daughter of Gail and Margaret Sain lived in Hocking County She married Frank Courter Nov 25 1908 he died Sept 6 1954 Survived by two daughters Evelyn Appleman and Iola Peters three sons Gerald Robert Ralph 15 grandchildren a great grandchild and a brother Levert Sain Funeral arrangements by Heinlein Funeral Home to be announced
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Frank
Tina) Courter
Front St
Mt. Pleasant
Gail
Margaret Allen Sain
Hocking County
Frank Courter
First Methodist Church
United Bible Class
C. E
Evelyn) Appleman
Logan Rt. 2
Iola Peters
London, O
Gerald
Washington D. H
Robert
Ralph
Logan
Levert Sain
Lancaster
Raymond
Paul
Heinlein Funeral Home
Roger Williams Named Atomic Coordinator
James A. Rhodes announced the appointment of Roger B. Williams as coordinator of atomic development activities in the Department of Development. Williams has served as acting coordinator for nine months and will serve at the governor's pleasure.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Roger B. Williams
Department of Development
Williams
Logan Merchants Launch Three Hour Madness Sale
Logan retailers joined in a three hour sale from 7 to 10 p m Wednesday opening extra hours. Merchants called it a huge success with traffic high and plans for more such promotions this year.
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Main St
Logan
Retail Merchants
Logan Trade Club
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Rhodes
Reds
LBJ
Shau Valley
Navy
Vinh
U.S. Command
Roger Williams
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