Ohio suffers deadliest weekend of the year with 43 deaths
The Associated Press reports Ohio endured its deadliest weekend of the year with 43 fatalities from two C119 Flying Boxcar crashes near Wilmington and multiple traffic accidents. Seventeen servicemen died in Clinton County air crash, while at least 21 died in highway crashes. A 10 year old boy was killed by lightning in Fairfield County. four double fatality traffic crashes were logged.
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Driver Faces 3 Charges After Rt. 93S Accident
Charles C. Davis 21, Logan County, was charged with drunken driving speeding and driving without a license after a one car crash on Route 93 four miles south of Logan. He was held on $450 bond at Hocking County Jail. He sustained head and leg injuries.
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Review of Need For Draft Slated
President Johnson orders Pentagon to study the military draft with aim of meeting requirements on a voluntary basis within a decade. He notes inequities in the conscription system and recalls helping legislate the first peacetime draft in 1940.
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Editors Back Johnson On Domestic Policy Confidence
Washington editors polled over the weekend gave President Johnson an overwhelming vote of confidence on domestic matters and were more reserved on foreign affairs.
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Rains Bring New Threat Of Hocking Valley Flood
Johnson remains optimistic on avoiding a nationwide railroad strike as negotiations continue between five unions and about 200 railroads. A progress report was presented to the chief executive amid ongoing talks and rain related flood concerns in the Hocking Valley.
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Third Of Ohio Farmers Live In Poverty
Ohio State University rural sociologist Dr. John B. Mitchell reports that more than one in three Ohio farm families live in poverty based on cash income under 3 000 dollars yearly. He notes 16 percent of Ohio families earned under 3 000 in 1960, including 47 000 rural farm families.
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Republican Leaders Favor Nixon Over Goldwater in GOP Poll
A nationwide AP poll of 1 606 GOP county chairmen and party leaders shows Richard Nixon as the most likely nominee, with Barry Goldwater leading for personal preference. Results cover two questions on final nomination and personal choice, reflecting shifts since prior surveys amid national events.
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New Cut In Uranium Output Will Affect Southeast Ohio
President Johnson announced a four year plan that reduces enriched uranium by 40 percent and plutonium by 20 percent, affecting Pike County atomic plant and Kyger Creek power plant jobs and coal output while pushing broader U S Soviet nuclear material reductions. He linked this to foreign policy aims including Cuba isolation, China relations, and potential shifts in foreign aid depending on Congress actions.
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Oil Rules Under Fire at Ohio Hearing on Drilling Rules
Public hearing in Columbus heard about making oil and gas drilling rules permanent. About 10 witnesses spoke, including Mount Gilead Mayor Sid Tennant, who announced a county committee resolution opposing the rules, calling for removal of the 10 acre spacing rule and a 2 cent per barrel oil tax.
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Three Teenagers Nabbed For Entry At Murray City
Three teenage boys ages 13 and 14 were arrested by Nelsonville police Saturday night as suspects in a burglary at the Murray City Eagles Lodge. Two are charged with taking part in the entry about 1 a.m. while the third joined in a spending spree. The youths, two from Hocking County and one from Athens County, were found at the Dew Hotel in Nelsonville. police recovered money and several items they had bought.
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Laos Coup Collapses Amid U S Opposition
U S diplomatic sources say the Laos right wing army coup collapsed after one day as Washington voiced disapproval and feared jeopardizing the 1962 Geneva accord. Souvanna Phouma was freed from house arrest and leaders offered apologies. talks with the king followed in Luang Prabang.
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Landslide and floods hit Hocking Valley region
Weekend rains caused minor flooding in the Hocking Valley and a landslide on Laurel Run Road. River levels rose, then fell, with outages and detours reported near Nelsonville and Logan. Officials warned of more storms, with forecasts of heavy rain and flash flood risks across the area.
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