Pro assassination probe seeks sweeping congressional powers
The presidential commission seeks authority to compel testimony and immunity for witnesses. The proposal, led by Senators Russell and Cooper, comes as Texas drops its own inquiry. FBI reports on Oswald and Ruby are discussed amid new Walker and Paine notes.
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Kennedy
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D-Ga
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R-Ky
Earl Warren
Texas
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Johnson
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Commissioners Sign West Logan Sewer Agreement
Hocking County commissioners today signed the final draft of the West Logan sewer pact set at 2.50 dollars monthly for West Logan users. Service Director Richard Donahey was authorized to prepare final copies, and the contract will be presented to City Council next Tuesday for final approval.
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Hocking County
West Logan
Richard Donahey
White declared winner in Hocking County treasurer race
The Hocking County election board voted 4 to 0 to certify a disputed ballot in the city treasurer contest. Secretary of State Ted Brown ruled the ballot could not be counted for either candidate after a recount showed 1,124 for Juliet White and 1,123 for Edna Anthony.
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Hocking County Election Board
Ted Brown
Juliet White
Brown
White
Edna Anthony
Anthony
Adams Named To Pilot South All Star Gridders
Logan's Mel Adams was chosen to coach the South team for the North South high school all star game in Canton in August. Adams, Logan’s head coach, posted a career record of 40-21-3 over seven seasons and amassed 94 of 100 possible points in the voting. Robbie Johnson, Logan quarterback, was named to the South squad alongside Adams.
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Mel Adams
Canton
Ohio High School Football Coaches Assn
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Adams
Chieftain
Robbie Johnson
Lumbus
Gallipolis
Jackson
Athens
Wellston
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Middleport
Goldwater mocked by abusive letters after Kennedy death
The Chicago Tribune reports Barry Goldwater and John Tower received threatening telegrams and wires following President Kennedy's assassination. Close associates say the pair are deeply disturbed and consider their political futures amid right wing blame and hostility.
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Chicago Tribune
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Keane
Tribune
Washington
Goldwater
John Tower
R-Tex
the Tribune
Oil Well Drilling Halted in Hocking County
The Ohio Oil & Gas Association reports a near shutdown of drilling in Hocking County. After a 15 cent barrel price drop for Pennsylvania grade crude, no wells are listed as drilling or completing, marking a yearslong decline for the county’s oil industry.
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Hocking County
Pennsylvania
Scout
Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Buckles Named Superintendent of New In Town Youth Camp
Larry Buckles, 26, named superintendent of Columbus Ohio's first in town youth camp at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The program will house up to 50 delinquents within 60 days with no bars or doors. Buckles cites access to community resources and city facilities as benefits over forest or rural camps.
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Larry Buckles
William Henry Harrison
Buckles
Ohio State University
Youth panel chair reports Rhodes asks for nine more
State Youth Commission Chair Wayne Fogle says Gov. James A. Rhodes requested nine additional placements. The nine boys come from the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster and the Juvenile Diagnostic.
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James A. Rhodes
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Juvenile Diagnostic
Widow of Oswald Seeks U S Citizenship
Marina Oswald, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, seeks to become an American and remain in the Dallas area with her two children. Fort Worth housewife Leona Williamson reports about 7,700 dollars donated to aid the family, handed to the Secret Service.
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Fort Worth
Ohio appropriations shape bond funded higher learning plan
The Ohio legislature approved a 157.4 million appropriation bill financed by a 250 million bond issue aimed at state universities and colleges. The measure allocates funds to institutions including Akron Cincinnati Miami Ohio Ohio State Toledo Youngstown and various county colleges and parks projects totaling 157.4 million with further planned reappropriations.
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Ohio Lawmakers Pay Ruling Holds Pay Stable
Ohio legislators will receive no additional pay beyond their standard compensation and mileage for this week. State senators and representatives earn 5000 dollars annually and may be paid 600 dollars monthly for up to eight months during the regular biennial session.
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General Assembly
Ohio Legislature Ends 1963 Session After Five Fast Days
Ohio lawmakers wrap up the 1963 session in five days with adjournment sine die. A skeleton session is planned to tidy paperwork, with a governor call possible if a $500 million highway bond passes May 5. Major actions include an education and local aid package, oil and gas drilling regulations, and ADCU bill approval joining the federal program.
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