Lake Logan Beach Project Funds Released by State Board
The Ohio Board of Control released funds for a Lake Logan bathing beach pending an Ohio Supreme Court ruling on the $250 million bond issue's constitutionality. Rep. Harry Armstrong announced the funding from the state bond issue, with construction overseen by the Department of Natural Resources engineers. If approved, bids will be advertised in 30 days and the beach could be ready for use this summer.
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Lake Logan
State Board of Control
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Harry Armstrong
Armstrong
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Fred E. Marr
Natural Resources Department
Lake Lo
Gan
Hocking Lake
Morr
Ringhiser
LeRoy Conkle
Supreme Court
Nuclear plants may be converted to civilian power
President Johnson's shutdown of plutonium production prompts the AEC to study converting idled reactors at Hanford, Wash and Savannah River, S.C into large civilian power plants. Utilities sign on for feasibility studies with potential capacity reaching hundreds of megawatts.
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Washington
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Hanford
Wash
Savannah River
S.C
Southern
Pacific Northwest
Hanford Center
Tricity
Richland
Pasco
Kennewick
Police in Dallas Quell Jail Riot
In Dallas County Jail, about 150 Negro inmates rioted for three and a half hours. Jailor Ray Masters, 50, was superficially wounded by a razor blade wielded by inmates. sheriff reports no other prisoners hurt. Sheriff Decker said he spoke with the protesting group about justice, food, crowding, and phone use.
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Dallas
Tex
Ray Masters
Bill Decker
Decker
U S Policy Toward Cuba Pinched By Restrictions
Roanoke Virginia AP Undersecretary of State George W Ball argues U S policy toward Communist Cuba must stay within a narrow band between war and negotiations which are ruled out He advocates strengthening Latin American nations to resist subversion and curbing Havana without war He defended the embargo and warned against selling locomotives to Cuba noting prior sale of 450 British buses as strengthening the island's economy The policy relies on NATO allies to limit trade and industrial goods to Cuba
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Roanoke
George W. Ball
U.S
Cuba
Washington
Ball
Havana
Omicron Delta Kappa Society
United States
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
NATO
Logan Junior High Panel Seeks School Improvements
A Logan district citizens group discussed junior high innovations such as programmed learning, ability grouping, and modern math. Principal Gustin noted 659 pupils in grades 7 to 9 with space and material shortages while speech therapist Havens urged parental cooperation.
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Citizens’ Group
Logan Junior High
Logan
Citizens’ Committee
Sarah Holmes
Holmes
James Gastin
Dwight Diller
Als
Gustin
Supt
Diller
Richard Havens
Havens
David Hadley
Johnson to Meet Nine Governors in Appalachian Poverty Tour
President Johnson planned a Huntington conference with governors from West Virginia Maryland Alabama North Carolina Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Virginia and Pennsylvania as part of a four state poverty tour to show federal antipoverty effort amid unemployment and distress. The day included stops in Chicago South Bend Pittsburgh Inez and Paintsville before the Huntington meeting.
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Huntington
W. Va
Johnson
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
Pittsburgh
Inez
Paintsville
Appalachian
George C. Wallace
Alabama
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Weather Summary For Columbus Ohio Area
Official U S Weather Bureau summary notes a light shower band moved east across central and southern Ohio Thursday night ending by daybreak. Fair and warmer conditions expected in Hocking Valley tonight and Saturday with highs near 78 previously. Morning lows ranged 48. today 11 a m temps 62 with regional readings from Toledo 35 to Marietta 48.
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Columbus, Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus
Cincinnati
Marietta
Cooper to Keynote Mock GOP Convention at Ohio University
Senator John S. Cooper of Kentucky will keynote the mock Republican national convention at Ohio University in Athens. More than 2,600 students participate in the two day event with Congressman Robert Taft Jr and Secretary of State Ted W. Brown on the Saturday program for the GOP U S Senate nomination.
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Athens
Ohio
John S. Cooper
U S Sees Crises For Red China
U S intelligence studies based on 1961 military documents forecast leadership crises in Communist China within 10 to 15 years as elders hand power to younger leaders. Reports say Mao era strategy aims at stalemate with the United States while CHina expands revolutionary efforts abroad and pursues atomic weapons despite reliance on conventional arms if war comes.
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Washington
China
U.S
Red China
United States
Mao Tse-tung
Africa
Communist Party
State Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Thomas L. Hughes
House Appropriations
Hughes
Youngsters Beat Vending Machines With Nail Cap Perforation
Hal Spang reports a new petty crime at service stations where nocturnal prowlers puncture bottle caps with a nail or icepick to steal soft drinks using a straw.
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Hal Spang
Main Street
Polio Vaccine Clinic Set At Courthouse
Oral polio vaccine will be available for Hocking County residents in the Courthouse auditorium from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The clinic targets pre school and school age children and pregnant women with single dose options for those needing a sequence and three in one doses for those unvaccinated.
Fire Destroys Uninhabited House South of Ilesboro
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed an uninhabited two story frame house on a township road five miles south of Ilesboro. Bill Beck discovered the blaze about 8 30 am. Mrs Cora Morris of Texas owned the building, which contained furniture tires and other items.
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Ilesboro
Hocking
FirefightersVentilate Home After Kitchen Smoke
All Smoke No Fire city firemen vented the home of Chester Speelman at 345 Short St at 1 30 p m today after burning food filled the residence with smoke No damage was reported
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Chester Speelman
Short St
Buckeye Boys State Delegates Selected from Logan High
Logan High School juniors George Hummel and Mike Murray were chosen by American Legion Post 78 as Buckeye Boys State delegates for Ohio University June 11 to 20. Alternates named were Mike Murray’s and Eddie Penrod or Fred A. Murray and Carl C. Penrod’s sons. Vaughn Collins will attend as a trustee for a fourth year, newly elected to a five year term.
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George Hummel
Mike Murray
Vaughn Collins
Buckeye Boys State
Collins
American Legion
Logan High School
American Legion Post
Ohio University
Mike
Fred A. Murray
Wilson Ave
George
James Hummel
N. Orchard St
Fred J. Busch
John Busch
Logan Rt. 3
Eddie Penrod
Carl C. Penrod
Hocking
Boys State
McNamara Announces 63 New Base Closures and Cuts
Secretary of Defense McNamara unveils 63 actions closing or reducing bases depots and arsenals and consolidating offices. He estimates $68 million yearly savings and over 500 bases affected overall. In Ohio the plan consolidates contract offices in Akron Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus with a 1956 full staffing target.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
Army, Navy, Air Force and
Defense Supply Agency
Navy
United States
Defense Department
Department
Office of Economic Adjustment
Ohio
Akron
Air Force
Cincinnati
Army
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U. S
Angela Anderson
Central
Miss Anderson
Richard Bowers
LBJ
Appalachia
Hudson Bay
Ohio Valley
Sen. Cooper
Boys Staters
Buckeye
Murray
Order of DeMolay
Logan Explorers Post
Logan Methodist Church
LHS
Hummel
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
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