Aircraft Explodes in Field Near Laurelville Crash
North American Aviation test pilot Dick Wenzell survived a mid air explosion and crash near Pickaway Speedway six miles northwest of Laurelville while flying a twin engine turbo prop. He escaped with minor injuries and was hospitalized in Circleville. local witnesses reported a sonic boom and scattered debris across several fields.
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Columbus
Pickaway Speedway
Laurelville
Dick Wenzell
North American
Berger Hospital
Circleville
Wenzell
Walt Hayes
Rt. 56
Millard Huffman
Tecumseh Student Claims Two New Antibiotic Substances
Springfield Ohio reports 16 year old Paul M Douthitt of Tecumseh High School describes in a 10 page essay his discovery of two novel antibiotic growths from 20 soil samples across the Midwest and West. He notes his interest began at 13 and maintains high grades while serving in the student senate. His project aims to evaluate soil organisms for antibiotic properties.
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Springfield
Ohio
Tecumseh
Paul M. Douthitt
Midwest
United States
Young Douthitt
Stock market inches ahead on trading day
The New York Stock Exchange showed gains outnumbering losses by about 200 issues as the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 907.30 at noon, up 1.27 points, with trading fairly active this afternoon.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
OSU Officials Ponder Action After Building Takeover
Ohio State University officials weigh punishment for students who seized the administration building. Trustee James W. Shocknessy calls for dismissal of about 75 students involved, while President Fawcett cites unlawful acts and vows enforcement of rules. Trustees meet in May to decide.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Novice G. Fawcett
Fawcett
James W. Shacknessy
OSU
Shocknessy
Paris Surgeons Report Seventh Heart Transplant
Paris surgeons completed the seventh human heart transplant but report post operative complications. The patient Clovis Roblain, 66, suffered circulation failure and nerve issues 30 hours after surgery. a truck driver from central France, he is not the surviving case.
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Paris
Clovis Roblain
France
Philip Blaiberg
Cape Town
State Agents and Murray Eagles Swap Charges After Raid
A Murray City Eagles Lodge raid led to charges by both sides. Eagles face hindering an inspection while John C. Rowe, a state liquor agent, is charged with destruction of property for allegedly injuring a lodge door with a crowbar. Earlier, Rowe and three agents were denied entry after pounding the back door. Pending charges from March 16 include sale of liquor to non members and gambling.
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Murray City
Eagles Lodge
Eagles
Wade Knight
Ohio Liquor Control Board
Hocking County
John C. Rowe
Charles Roberts
Murray City Eagles Lodge
Rowe
Order of Eagles
Indiana Primary Campaigns Highlight Close Presidential Clash
Kennedy and McCarthy mount final Indiana push as Nixon plans a two day touch in the state. Humphrey defends Vietnam policy while Rockefeller hints at a possible bid and Reagan rumors swirl as Massachusetts votes loom with uncontested ballots for McCarthy and Volpe.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Indiana
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Washington
Humphrey
John A. Volpe
D-N.y
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
West German Rightists Gain Seats in Baden-Wuerttemberg
In Baden-Wuerttemberg the ultra-right National Democrats won 12 of 127 seats and 9.8 percent of the vote, marking their biggest share yet as public turnout hit 70.6 percent. The move follows leftist student protests in West Berlin and across major cities, with the NPD blaming the Socialists for a lenient stance while Adolf Von Thadden leads the party.
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Stuttgart
Germany
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Baden-Wuerttemberg
National Democrats
West Berlin
Adolf von Thadden
A and P Discontinues Bonus Bingo Promotion
COLUMBUS Ohio AP The A P Supermarket chain will discontinue its Bonus Bingo game after winning an extension from state Liquor Director Donald D Cook The deadline was moved from May 1 to May 15 for stopping the promotional game to avoid liquor law citations.
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Columbus, Ohio
A&p
Donald D. Cook
Cook
Liquor Department
Kroger
Newark Fire Levels Historic Memorial Building in City Center
A blaze in downtown Newark Ohio destroyed much of the Memorial Building a stone landmark erected in 1880 on the town square. Ten units from Newark and four nearby towns fought the two hour fire and confined it to the structure with one injury a firefighter James Burrell 30 treated for smoke inhalation.
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Newark
Ohio
James Burrell
Hannum Resigns As 76er Coach
Philadelphia coach Alex Hannum resigns after fulfilling his two year contract with the 76ers. The club will name a successor within ten days. Hannum led Philadelphia to two Eastern Division titles and one overall championship before returning to basketball on the West Coast.
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Philadelphia
Alex Hannum
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Hannum
Rockefeller Nomination Emerges From Ohio College Conventions
Rockefeller and Illinois Senator Charles Percy led mock Republican conventions on Ohio campuses. At Ohio University Rockefeller won on the third ballot at 7 05 a m. Kent State delegates ended a Nixon Rockefeller deadlock, giving Rockefeller 670 to 554. OU later produced 718 votes for Rockefeller as Hatfield trailed. Wooster picked John Lindsay and Edward Brooke as running mates.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Illinois
Charles Percy
Ohio
Richard Nixon
Ohio University
Rockefeller
Kent State
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Wooster College
John Lindsay
Massachusetts
Edward Brooke
Rockefeller to make announcement on political plans
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller will announce his political plans at 11 a.m. Tuesday, press secretary Leslie Slote said. Reports in the Capitol say Rockefeller will declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination as he prepares to travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday with a full press corps.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thruston B. Morton
California
Ronald Reagan
Boise
Idaho
Massachusetts
Newsweek Magazine
Kennedy
Indiana
Roger D. Branigin
McCarthy
Albany
N.Y
Leslie Slote
Slote
Rockefeller
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reams Pledges Aid To Humphrey In Ohio Push
Frazier Reams Jr the head of Ohio Democrats pledged support to Vice President Hubert Humphrey for the party's presidential nomination. He also released the Ohio National Convention delegation from any pledges he controlled noting that with Johnson’s withdrawal the group became free agents.
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Toledo, Ohio
Frazier Reams Jr
Ohio Democrats
Hubert Humphrey
Ohio
Israel to Hold Independence Day Parade Despite U N Request
In Jerusalem the Israeli government defies a United Nations Security Council appeal and proceeds with the Independence Day parade in both Arab and Israeli areas. A dress rehearsal drew about 10,000 Israelis. Arab residents watched from windows as tanks and captured missiles on display. The U N urged cancellation, calling it a threat to peace efforts, but Israel invoked cease fire jurisdiction. A separate clash near Jericho left 13 saboteurs killed and three Israeli soldiers wounded or killed, the army said.
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Jerusalem
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
United States
Israel
United Nations
Yosef Tekoah
U.N
U Thant
Middle East
Gunnar Jarring
Tel Aviv
Jericho
Little Baseball Queen Contest Meet Tonight
Girls eight and nine in Miss Peewee League and ten to twelve in Miss Midget League report to the LHS auditorium at 7 30 this evening for the Little Baseball Queen contest. Co sponsored by the Chieftain Squaws and Logan recreation commission, the top five in each division win gifts and join the Boys' Baseball Day parade on June 3.
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LHS
Chieftain Squaws
Logan Recreation Commission
Columbus Girl Miss Ohio Universe Crowned in Columbus
Linda Hoyle of Columbus was crowned Miss Ohio-Universe after 51 contestants competed statewide. The Ohio State University student earned the right to advance to the Miss USA Pageant in Miami Beach on May 18, with potential entry to the Miss Universe contest if she wins.
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Columbus, Ohio
Linda Hoyle
Columbus
Linda
Ohio State University
Miami Beach
Fla
Helicopters Reach North Vietnam Camp in A Shau Valley
U S forces airlifted into the A Shau Valley began Delaware recon in force. The 10 day assault reportedly found a 30-building camp with fuel drums trucks rifles artillery and mine detectors as combat wounded and casualties counted in the low hundreds.
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U.S
Jimmy R. Rose
Smithfield
N.C
Hillary Craig
Winter Park
Fla
Hue
Recreation Sites Draw Big Crowds
Hocking County’s two major recreation areas drew large crowds over the weekend with 3 000 fishermen and picnickers at Lake Logan. The state boat docks concession is open and the swimming beach opens officially at Memorial Day. Hocking Hills State Park reported 9 410 visitors between Saturday and Sunday, with 3 054 on Saturday and 6 356 on Sunday. About 120 units filled the Class A camping area at Old Man’s Cave, and 11 groups camped in the primitive area.
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Hocking County
Lake Logan
Hocking Hills State Park
Old Man’s Cave
Curfew Quiets Bermuda as Election Near
Bermuda imposes strict 7 PM to dawn curfew with 560 police and troops patrolling after three days of violence. May 23 general election looms as Am erican tourists are confined to hotels with hotel ballrooms and bingo nights continuing. A 180 member Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers detachment arrived to assist local forces.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Britain
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Lord Martonmere
Weather outlook for Hocking Valley Tuesday turns cloudy
Partly cloudy and mild weather is forecast for the Hocking Valley Tuesday with a chance of thunder showers. It was a pleasant 65 degrees under sunny skies at 11 a.m. today.
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Hocking Valley
Advance Group In Capital To Kick Off Poor March
About 100 advance scouts from the Poor People's Campaign begin a camp-in in Washington as organizers aim for a nationwide demonstration. Rev Ralph Abernathy leads talks with federal officials as the plan grows from 3000 tents to potentially hundreds of thousands, amid mixed political reaction.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Dean Rusk
Senate
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