Rhodes Proposes Ohio Valley Development To Compete With Appalachia
Gov. James A. Rhodes outlines a six point Ohio Valley Region plan with an Appalachian highway, industrial diversification, a research park at Ohio University, and new recreation and resort facilities. Leaders from 18 counties including Athens and Belmont gather at Ohio University to decide whether to join Rhodes program or stay with the federal Appalachia plan.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio Valley
Ohio University
Athens
Rhodes
Ohio
George W. Wilson
Cincinnati
Bridgeport
Belmont County
Belmont
Brown
Adams
Pike
Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Washington
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Appalachian Development
National Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
McElroy
Development Department
Edward Fehring
Leesburg
E. Davis
E. H. Davis
Oak Hill
Homer Cole
Tuppers Plains
David M. Crawford
Ava
H. C. Musser
R. C. Cook
Harland Martin
H. W. Cherrington
Gallipolis
Clarence Lacy
Middleport
James Finley
McConnelsville
Louis Warringer
Portsmouth
R. H. Morris
Marietta
Milk Contaminated by Insecticide Found in Washington
District and federal officials uncovered milk shipped to the capital containing up to eight times the permissible insecticide levels. Health officials said no health hazard is involved. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff urged preventive action during pesticide hearings. The chemical was heptachlor epoxide used to prevent alfalfa weevil infestations.
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Washington
Abraham Ribicoff
D - Conn
Senate
Texas bank robbery plot led by Las Vegas groom mastermind
Police say John L. Burke, a 27 year old Las Vegas groom, admitted planning a four bank heist with unsuspecting aides hired through the Texas Employment Commission. Four messengers were used as pawns, each believing they delivered payroll to a new boss, while Burke allegedly fled with about $12,000 from Belfort State Bank.
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Houston
Tex
Las Vegas
Nev
Texas Employment Commission
Joe Singleton
John L. Burke
Burke
Charles Hudson
Belfort State Bank
Hudson
Pensacola
Fla
Arrests in Chester race violence rise to 28
Civil rights protests in Chester Pennsylvania turned violent Friday night with rocks bricks and bottles thrown at police. At least 10 people were injured and 28 arrests were made after state and city officers moved in to clear demonstrators.
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Chester
Pennsylvania
Providence Baptist Church
Price
Death Claims Jacob Nihiser At Age of 96
Jacob Nihiser aged 96 of Logan Route 2 died at 5 15 p m Friday at his Laurel Two home He was born in Falls Township and lived in Hocking County all his life He was one of 12 children a retired farmer and stock raiser who owned the family farm for 50 years He and his wife Lillie May Earnhart celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last September 5 He was a member of St Matthew Lutheran Church Logan a former Antioch Grange and Red Men Lodge of Gibisonville Surviving are his wife three sons Ray Harold Joseph four daughters Goldie Sater Olive Kornmiller Mary Helber Estella F Nihiser a brother Samuel 31 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday Heinlein Funeral Home Rev Willard Drefke officiating Burial in Fairview Cemetery near Midway Friends may call after 10 am Sunday
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Jacob Nihiser
Logan Rt. 2
Laurel Two
John
Mary Ringhiser Nihiser
Falls Two
Hocking County
Lillie May Earnhart
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Logan
Antioch Grange
Red Men's Lodge
Gibisonville
Ray
Harold
Joseph
Logan Star
Goldie Sater
Lancaster
Olive Kornmiller
Logan Rt
Mary Helber
Enterprise
Estella Faye Nihiser
Samuel
Heinlein
Willard Drefke
Fairview Cemetery
Midway
First Lady’s Kentucky Trip Reflects Hope For Appalachia
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson praised the four state poverty swing as energizing for her husband and the nation. She recalled a boy in Inez Kentucky saying no one comes there and described crowds, handshakes, and the jovial greeting for the Johnsons’ beagle.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kentucky
Inez
Chicago
Lyndon
Johnson
Huntington
W. Va
America
Soviet Ad Criticism Highlights Advertising Gap
Izvestia laments dull ads failing to draw shoppers in the Soviet Union urging more engaging campaigns. It cites tea and railway services as bland examples and notes editor Alexei Adshubei is Khrushchev’s son-in-law.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Madison Avenue
Izvestia
Alexei Adshubei
Khrushchev
Laos Crisis Deepens as Pathet Lao Opposes Cabinet Expansion
In Vientiane the Pathet Lao denounced calls to widen Premier Souvanna Phouma’s neutralist coalition cabinet. The spokesman warned against enlarging the government to include more rightists, jeopardizing moves toward a settlement.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Tunku Appeals for Full Resistance Against Indonesian Hostility
Kuala Lumpur voters weigh Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman’s call for united front and strong policy stance amid widening tensions with Indonesia. He risks political prestige as public reaction shapes support for anti Indonesian measures.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malasia
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Cleveland Mayor files report on subversive group protests
Mayor Ralph S. Locher reports to the FBI that 38 members of subversive organizations joined Cleveland civil rights demonstrations this year. In Tokyo Mongolia asks Chinese Communist technicians to depart, per New China News Agency.
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Cleveland (Ap
Ralph S. Locher
FBI
Cleveland
Tokyo
Mongolia
Moscow
New China News Agency
OU Students Predict GOP Ticket In Mock Convention
About 2000 Ohio University students attend a two day mock GOP convention to forecast the 1964 Republican national ticket. Delegates from 53 states and territories vote on a presidential candidate while Sen John Sherman Cooper criticizes Johnsons poverty program. Cooper arrives after a flight with Johnson to study poverty in Kentucky.
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Will
John Sherman Cooper
Cooper
Kentucky
Six Injured In Crash Near Sugar Grove
Six people were injured in a two car collision on Rt 33 near Sugar Grove at 6 30 p m. Clarence Hines 60 Columbus pulled from a county road into the southbound lane t he impact with Homer Taylor 65 Lancaster. Taylor had head injuries his wife Nellie a fractured right shoulder. Four others in the second car sustained injuries including Tommy Class 18 Columbus with a broken nose Victor Brown 16 Columbus with head and body bruises and Charles Chandler 15 Columbus with body bruises. Hines was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
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Rt. 33
Sugar Grove
State Highway Patrol
Clarence Hines
Columbus
Homer Taylor
Lancaster
Taylor
Nellie
Hines
Tommy Class
Victor Brown
Charles Chandler
Ohio weekend traffic toll rises with at least ten deaths
At least ten people have been killed in Ohio traffic accidents since 6 p.m. Friday marking an unusually heavy toll to begin the weekend period.
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Ohio
Johnson Seeks Hope After Poverty Tour in Appalachia
President Johnson returns from a 17 hour tour of poverty stricken areas in Indiana Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia praising a wonderful spirit among residents. He chats with a Kentucky coal family in Hatfield McCoy country and vows to push legislation aiding Appalachia while addressing unemployment and poverty.
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Johnson
West Virginia
Kentucky
John McElroy
Rhodes
Ohio Valley
Washington
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Secret Service
John F. Kennedy
Inez
Fletcher
Hatfield-and-McCoy Country
League of Women Voters
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
Maryland
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Huntington
W.va
Appalachian States
South Viet Nam
Congress
Appalachia
Ohio Wheat Signup Ordered By Agency
County ASCS offices will begin farmers signing up for the new wheat program to receive price supports marketing certificates and diversion payments. Ohio chairman Dwight Wise said the program is voluntary and signups occur in county offices.
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Columbus
Ohio
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Dwight Wise
Tax Dodger Is Fined
William L. Ruble a 41 year old Wellsville game cock breeder was sentenced in federal court to one year in prison and fined ten thousand dollars for failing to file an income tax return for 1959 to 1961.
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Cleveland (Ap
William L. Ruble
Wellsville
Oil boom prompts Ohio committee to weigh stronger regulation
Ohio legislative oil and gas committee led by Rep. Harry Armstrong toured Morrow County fields on Friday. It eyed a possible law to grant a state commission broader regulatory powers amid a rapid boom harming water supply with brine from pits and considering road damage taxes.
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Ohio
Legislative Oil and Gas Committee
Hocking
Harry Armstrong
Morrow County
Armstrong
Cardington
Skiver Promoted To CAP Group 12 Headquarters Staff
Major Jack Skiver commander of the Logan Civil Air Patrol squadron joins Group Twelve Headquarters as training officer for squadrons in Lancaster Logan Nelsonville and Athens. He joined CAP in 1955 and led the local unit for two years. Major Robert Sigler is promoted to Logan squadron commander succeeding Skiver and has served since 1955 with cadet command duties.
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Jack Skiver
Logan Civil Air Patrol
Lancaster
Logan
Nelsonville
Athens
Skiver
CAP
U.S. Air Force
Robert Sigler
Weather outlook for Hocking Valley clouds and showers
A forecast calls for cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with possible showers on Sunday in the Hocking Valley. Friday reached a high of 67 degrees and a 35 degree low was recorded last night, with 63 degrees reported at 10 30 a.m.
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Hocking Valley
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