Ohio Legislature Takes Up Gilligan Budget and Tax Proposals
Gov. John J. Gilligan faces a full week of hearings as the Ohio General Assembly reviews his 9.1 billion budget. Senate Finance and House committees will scrutinize taxes, welfare, education, and mental health funding, while debates over constitutional validity of a 1.6 billion tax increase unfold.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
General Assembly
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Gilligan
Senate Finance Committee
House
House Finance Committee
Rep
E. W. Lampson
Ways and Means
Lampson
Michael J. Maloney
Cincinnati
Maloney
Nixon Predicts Inflation Slowing and Economic Confidence
President Nixon told the 59th annual United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in Constitution Hall that inflation is easing and the economy is entering a solid expansion. He urged confidence against isolationists while noting ongoing Vietnam-era protests in Washington. The stock market drifted with the Dow at 946.11 after a narrow session.
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Washington
Nixon
United States Chamber of Commerce
Constitution Hall
Southeast Asia
New York
Former OU Chief Denies Charges
Vernon R. Alden, former president of Ohio University from 1961 to 1969, denies wrongdoing and says Cleveland Plain Dealer articles are misleading. He disputes involvement with 1966 and 1968 insurance forms, the 80 percent occupancy guarantee claim for Athens housing, and his role with Fortune National Life Insurance. He notes no direct policy decisions and explains housing status for Bromley Hall was due to overcrowding and lack of state funds.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Cleveland Plain Dealer
the Plain Dealer
Alden
Fred H. Johnson
Insurance Commission
Johnson
Fortune National Life Insurance Co
Pennsylvania
Fortune
Ohio
Bromley Hall
Bromley
Logan Band Wins Excellent Rating at State Contest
Logan High School concert band earned an excellent rating in the state band contest at Lexington High School in the B I class. Adjudicators praised technical ability and tone but noted issues with interpretation and overblowing. Band boosters funded travel and chaperones and hosted a home celebration after a police escorted motorcade.
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Logan High School
Lexington High School
Dale Harper
Euclid
Ralph Shell
Findlay
Robert Fleming
Youngstown University
Herbert Murphy
Murphy
Logan
Logan Band
Sterling
Derson
Heather Schmidt
Harry Mack
Jean Ann Hutchison
Lexington
Rachelmacher Park
al Horsky
Dave Sellers
Fred Schmidt
Annexation Hearing Set for Logan Area
A public hearing on annexing a section of W Hunter St and Rt 664N into Logan is scheduled for 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Logan Federal community room. About 45 families live in the area. contact Al Ganoey at 385 2614 or Edwin Johnston for notification questions.
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Logan
W. Hunter St
Logan Federal
al Ganoey
Edwin Johnston
Gallia County blaze kills five in Southern Ohio
In Cheshire Gallia County a fire killed Bert Yost 60 and five others including two teens Jeff Dobbins 15 and Paul Kent Jr. 14 plus Thelma 24 and Bobby 17 while Mrs Yost 53 and Cecil 22 were badly burned. A second Cleveland fire killed three children from smoke inhalation. A Cambridge fire claimed Mrs Victor Davis an d Kimberly 4. Electrical workers at Western Electric vote to strike if proposals aren t made by April 30. Kent State marks first anniversary of four students shot by guardsmen May 1-4. Frank Fontaine Bankruptcy noted with $850000 liabilities. Insurance agents urge auto premium deductibility for 1971 taxes. China urged to join UN with Nationalist China remaining.
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East Liverpool Lumber Company
Cheshire
Gallia County
Ohio
Cleveland
Cambridge
Victor Davis
Kimberly
Bert Yost
Bobby
Thelma
Jeff Dobbins
Paul Kent Jr
Yost
Cecil
Columbus, Ohio
Western Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Western Electric
Columbus
Kent
Kent State University
Kent State
Soong, Veteran Nationalist Official, Dies at 77
San Francisco AP reports T. V. Soong a veteran official of the Chinese Nationalist government died Sunday night at age 77.
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San Francisco
T. V. Soong
War foes and poverty groups mobilize to Congress
Antiwar protesters and poverty lobbyists opened a two week campaign with plans for nonviolent disruption and direct Senate and House action. Police reported 124 Quaker demonstrators removed from the White House vigil as organizers touted a turnout rivaling historic rallies.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol
Cosmonauts land after docking test in space mission
MOSCOW AP Col Vladim ir Shatalov and two crewmen completed a two day docking test aboard Soyuz 10 and returned safely to earth. They tested a new docking collar and other gear for orbital space platforms. The landing module almost dropped into a lake in Central Asia. Salute space station remained in orbit awaiting Soyuz 11.
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Moscow
Vladimir Shatalov
Earth
Shatalov
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
Soviet Central Asia
Karaganda
Alexei Yeliseyev
Rukavishnikov
Rogers Starts Mideast Trip
Secretary of State William Rogers begins a London flight en route to the Middle East to press a peace effort. Cairo officials warn progress hinges on clear plans for ending the Arab Israeli conflict while Israeli papers temper expectations of a breakthrough.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
London
Mideast
Egypt
Cairo
Rogers
Dewar
U.S
Teams Asked Not To Use City Park
The city recreation commission urged area teams to avoid City Park Diamond until further notice as the infield and other improvements are underway. Children on bicycles and mini bikes should stay out to prevent surface damage. Men’s Slow Pitch League crews are rebuilding the diamond and repainting light reflectors while bulbs are replaced. A work session on permanent bleachers is planned for Wednesday evening.
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City Recreation Commission
City Park
Winterlike Weather Grips Rockies and West
Winterlike conditions spread from the central Rockies to the Sierra Nevada with heavy snow warnings in Wyoming and six inches reported. Ogden Utah and South Lake Tahoe saw heavy snow, while winds gusted to 56 mph in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Other regions faced mixed precipitation including central Plains showers and flurries in Northern Michigan, with clear conditions elsewhere.
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Rockies
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Wyoming
Ing Lander
Ogden
Utah
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Rock Springs
Wyo
Midwest
Nebraska
South Dakota
Central Plains
Missouri Valley
Mid-Atlantic States
Michigan
Nation
Hocking Hills sees 11554 visitors despite cool weekend
Hocking Hills State Park reported 11,554 visitors over the weekend with 3,704 on Saturday and 7,850 on Sunday. Old Man's Cave camping had 93 units Saturday night, with 150 Boy Scouts in a primitive area and 35 families in a family primitive area. Lake Logan yielded two largemouth bass and notable catches by Richard Green and Ted Ackerman. Weather was cool and windy, making the lake rough and fishing light.
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Hocking Hills State Park
Old Man's Cave
Boy Scouts
Richard Green
Pickerington
Logan
Ted Ackerman
Lancaster
Hutchison
Ammunition dump wrecked in third January strike
The weekend assault on central Vietnam hit the 15000 ton ammunition dump near Qui Nhon for the third time since January. Casualties included 49 South Vietnamese dead and 168 wounded, with 7 U.S. killed and 60 wounded. Firearms and vehicles lost included two bulldozers and a Sherman-style tank. The attack concentrated in the Mekong Delta and along the Cam Ranh to Da Nang corridor.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Cam Ranh
da Nang
U.S. Command
Qui Nhon
U.S. Support Command
U.S. Army
Kotouc Trial Starts Today Amid My Lai Charges
Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc an intelligence officer, faces a possible ten year sentence on maiming and assault allegations tied to the My Lai village actions in 1968. The Humboldt Nebraska native and paratrooper is the fourth soldier tried on criminal charges from the My Lai affair.
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Mcpherson, Ga
Eugene M. Kotouc
U.S
My Lai
Kotouc
Humboldt
Neb
William L. Calley Jr
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