Underwood suit against bridge payment withdrawn
The Franklin County Common Pleas Court records show Hocking Engineer Clyde O. Underwood's injunction action against the county dismissed at the plaintiff's cost on Nov. 26. Commissioners discussed the status at their weekly meeting with plans to authorize rebuilding the Clear Fork bridge on Old McArthur Rd once the suit is dropped.
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Logan Daily News
Franklin County Common Pleas
Clyde O. Underwood
Underwood
Howard Earnhart
Thomas van Duren
Clear Fork
McArthur Rd
Howard Blum
Blum
Marietta
Division 10
State Highway Department
John Dowler
George Mara
Hocking River
Rt. 93
Logan
Rt. 33
Earnhart
Community Chest Near 69 Percent of 1969 Goal
The Hocking County Community Chest reports 27 199 dollars in cash and pledges, reaching 95 percent of its 1969 goal. It supports seven agencies including American Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Rainbow School Salvation Army USC and YWCA. Donations may be left with treasurer Herschel Bensenhaver at Farmers & Merchants Bank in Logan or mailed to P O Box 764 Logan 0 43138.
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USC
YWCA
Herschel Bensenhaver
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Logan
Community Chest of
P.O
Wilson Resigns From Post In Veterans Office
The Hocking County Soldiers' Relief Commission accepted Roy Wilsons resignation as clerk investigator in the Courthouse office. His resignation takes effect December 31. Wilson has served three years and attends Tri County Technical Institute at Nelsonville. Several candidates are under consideration for his replacement, says Paul A. Fox president.
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Hocking County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Roy Wilson
Wilson
Tri-County Technical Institute
Nelsonville
Paul A. Fox
Fire destroys Starr County home leaving family homeless
A fire on Keller-Cox Road in Starr Two destroys the Gary Graves family home owned by Phillip Michel. Logan firefighters arrived at 1:29 p.m. with flames engulfing the interior. Fire Chief Robert Courter says an overheated coal furnace may have ignited flooring. Six firefighters fought the blaze for four hours. Sparks feared from smoldering ruins led to a second call at 5:48 a.m. today. firefighter Terry Goss returns to duty temporarily amid family medical leave.
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Phillip Michel
Gary Graves
Logan
Robert Courter
Terry Goss
Cold Snow Sweep Across Eastern U S
A winter cold snap hit the midwest and eastern Great Lakes with near zero temps and heavy snow. Winds of 50 to 60 mph caused power outages from Ohio to New York and six deaths were reported in New York State. Lake Erie saw 15 foot waves and Dunkirk Harbor suffered pier damage. travel remained hazardous in several counties.
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Lake Erie
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Dunkirk Harbor
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Buffalo
Finger Lakes
Delinquent Tax List Publication Scheduled Dec 12
Hocking County will publish its delinquent tax list on Thursday December 12. The list covers properties with taxes overdue for more than a year and a half. taxpayers can remove their names by paying taxes. A second publication will follow in the week after the original release.
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Hocking County
Leonard Myers
Egypt Says Israeli Plot to Overthrow Nasser Exposed
Cairo newspaper Al Ahram reports a phony Israeli plot to cause unrest in Egypt. The piece cites ongoing espionage disclosures, with details to be released soon while some cases stay secret.
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Regional Council Honors Hall and Davidson at Athens event
About 120 regional council members and guests gathered at the University Inn Athens to honor 12 outstanding citizens for regional development work. Awards went to Barton A. Holl and Max Davidson among others with speeches noting local investment risks paying off. The meeting featured a Wellston plant update and future highway and tourism announcements.
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Athens
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Logan Clay Products Co
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Logan Sears
Hocking County Community Improvement Cor
Communists Step Up Shelling Of Allied Installations
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shelled 37 allied bases and towns in South Vietnam in the heaviest attacks since the halt in bombing on Nov 1. About 300 to 400 rounds were fired. 27 South Vietnamese killed and 104 wounded. Two U.S. helicopters were shot down near An Loc, with eight crew members killed. A DMZ assault saw Marine bombers and the battleship New Jersey strike gun positions and bunkers.
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Actor Brando Kicked Off Plane After Cuba Remark
A man wearing a beard and pigtail asked if the flight to Cuba on National Airlines 64 was headed there. He was escorted off, then allowed to reboard, but refused, prompting Brando as the guest’s identity was revealed.
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Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Slow Trading
New York trading began with a hesitant start but the market edged up. Gains outpaced losses by about 90 issues on the New York Stock Exchange as activity remained slow.
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New York Stock Exchange
Jury Drawing Set for January Term in Hocking County
Prospective grand and petit jurors for the January term of Hocking County Common Pleas Court will be drawn at 10 a.m. December 20 in the clerk of courts office of Miss Thelma Keyes.
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Hocking County Common Pleas Court
Thelma Keyes
Paris Talks Hinged On Table Shape At Four-Way Talks
U S and North Vietnam clash over table arrangement delaying start of Vietnam war talks. Thuy says square table signals four-party talks, while U S favors a rectangular setup for dual U S Saigon delegation. Officials plan to draft conference procedures as next step.
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Czech Press Control Chief Fired Amid Calls for Stricter Curbs
Prague reports Deputy Premier Petr Colotka is replaced as chair of the press and information committee by Jaroslav Havelka. Dubcek urges publishers to strengthen party policy focus as censorship tightens and media controls tighten in a tense political climate.
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Alexander Dubcek
Bohemia
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Moscow
Dubcek
Army to Demobilize 20000 Guardsmen By End 1969
The Army announced it will release about 20,000 National Guardsmen and reservists from active duty by late 1969, replacing them with increased draft calls. About half to civilian life by Oct 31 next year, others by Dec 15, 1969, with plans to keep readiness. An early settlement in Vietnam could accelerate releases.
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