U S Planes Bomb South Vietnam as Curbs Build Pressure
U S warplanes conducted 145 missions in the southern North Vietnam panhandle the heaviest raids this year under President Johnson’s curtailment. Targets included bridges and roads with 14 bridges and 13 trucks hit or damaged. A helicopter collision near Qui Nhon killed 26 with no survivors.
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NATO rejects antiballistic missile in Europe debate
The NATO Nuclear Planning Group concluded no current need for an antiballistic shield in Western Europe citing high cost and limited warning, while pledging ongoing review and aim to curb the strategic arms race with the Soviet Union. Attendees included U S Defense Chief Clark M Clifton and ministers from Canada Britain West Germany Italy Greece and the Netherlands.
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Roberto Tremelloni
Italy
Denis Healey
Britain
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Holland
Panayotis Pipinellis
Greece
LeMay Urges Escalation of Vietnam War Tactics
Gen. Curtis LeMay told the Engineering Society of Cincinnati that the United States should use air and naval superiority to hit North Vietnam. He urged destroying industry and water control systems and closing Haiphong port as part of a decisive victory plan while declining to back any presidential candidate.
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Curtis LeMay
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Haiphong
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Nixon
Chain Reaction Crash Shuts Palmetto Expressway
About 70 to 75 motorists were blinded by fog and smoke when a multi car pileup occurred on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami. Four Florida Highway Patrol cars responded as ambulances navigated the boxed in roadway and several people were injured. Fire from Everglades muck fires reduced visibility to ten feet at times before traffic resumed an hour later.
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U S proposes ten more sites for Viet talks
The United States expands its list to 15 potential venues for initial peace contacts with North Vietnam as Hanoi weighs the latest proposal. Secretary Rusk urges a serious answer while stressing Asia as the proper region for negotiations.
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Weather forecast for Hocking Valley Saturday showers likely
The Hocking Valley is listed for mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and little temperature change. At noon today the area recorded 68 degrees under clear skies, Thursday reached 75, and the overnight low was 68.
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Hocking Valley
Lawrence County to Get $21,000 Farm Home Grant
The Lawrence County Planning Commission was notified it will receive a $21,000 grant from the Farmers Home Administration to finance a study of sewerage and water services in Ironton Ohio and surrounding areas.
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Lawrence County Planning Commission
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Ohio Bell Strike Strands 20 000 Emploees Across State
Nationwide walkout halts work at Ohio Bell and Cincinnati Suburban Bell amid 7.5 percent wage offer dispute. Cable lines damaged near Toledo and repairs ongoing as FBI joins probe. Supervisory crews take over emergencies while 165000 Bell workers strike in 16 states.
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Canton
Cincinnati & Suburban Bell
Intensified Search For King's Killer Galt
Nationwide manhunt expands for Eric Starvo Galt alias James Earl Ray for the MLK assassination. FBI identifies Galt and links two aliases John Willard and Harvey Lowmyer on warrants issued in Alabama and Memphis. Authorities describe him as a 36 or 40 year old with rural speech and a nervous ear lobe habit.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Harvey Lowmyer
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Strike Slows Service At Nelsonville
The Bell Telephone Co. strike slows long distance service in Nelsonville as supervisory personnel man switchboards. Ohio Bell manager Don DeLor says employees struck as of 3 p.m. Thursday. emergency calls try to be maintained. Logan General Telephone Co. reports no local impact yet but warns prolonged strike could affect long distance calls.
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Don DeLor
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Thomas Quaintance
Logan General Telephone Co
Bell
Ohio to Begin Daylight Saving Time in Late April
Ohio residents will gain an extra hour of daylight on Sunday April 28 as clocks move forward from 2 a.m. The change marks the start of Eastern Daylight Saving Time and will remain in effect until 2 a.m. October 27 when clocks revert.
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Columbus, Ohio
Low Flying Planes In SEC Wartime Drill
Residents in Kentucky West Virginia and southeast Ohio will see low flying aircraft from 4 p.m. Saturday to midnight Sunday as the 130th Air Commando Group of the West Virginia Air National Guard conducts simulated wartime flight missions.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
130Th Air Commando Group
West Virginia Air National Guard
Builders See 1968 Outlook Mixed Yet Positive
A nationwide AP survey finds most bankers and home builders optimistic about 1968 despite higher costs and rising mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders projects 1.43 million housing starts, while experts warn tighter money could temper gains and labor costs loom in Detroit contracts. Peace in Vietnam could spur a California land boom and freer mortgage funds.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee
Fla
al Albert
Sam Teague
Leon Federal Savings and Loan Association
Teague
Detroit
William E. Stewart
Detroit Association of General Contractors
National Association of Home Builders
Washington
Vietnam
California
Sanford R. Goodkin
Los Angeles
John M. Wetmore
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Public Hearing Set May 2 On Community Action Program
A public hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. May 2 in the Hocking County Commissioners Courthouse to evaluate the Community Action Program. Charles Ennis of Tri-County CAP notes Perry and Athens counties have held hearings and approved continuing the CAP under the Economic Opportunity Act as amended. It is expected Hocking commissioners will designate the existing CAP organization to continue as its agency.
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Hocking County
Commissioners
Charles Ennis
Tri-County
CAP
Perry
Athens
Hocking Commissioners
Inflationary Rate Hike Shrinks Credit Supply
Washington reports the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate to 5.5 percent for three banks New York Philadelphia and Minneapolis in a bid to curb inflation. The move likely pushes up loan and mortgage costs while the Fed signaled higher rates for savings and CDs to attract funds.
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Minneapolis
Johnson
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Commerce Department
Rhodes Predicts Tourist Boom in Ohio
Governor James A. Rhodes told an industrial luncheon in Sandusky that Ohio will see more than 200 million dollars in extra tourist spending this year. He cited last year’s 2.8 billion and projected 3 billion for this year, stating tourism creates jobs with 1700 jobs per added million visitors.
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James A. Rhodes
Ohio
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