Father Foy Retiring From St. John's Parish
The Rev. Fr. Charles P. Foy announces retirement after 23 years at St. John's Logan. Bishop Clarence Elwell accepts the decision. Fr. James A. Geiger will succeed him February 1. Foy will reside at Nazareth Towers Apt. 812 and parish open house is planned January 7.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Charles P. Foy
Clarence Elwell
Father Foy
St. John’s
Bucyrus
Father Geiger
St. Charles Seminary
Columbus
Rome
St. Charles
Josephinum
Worthington
Foy
Ohio
Philadelphia
Nazareth Towers
Diocese of Columbus
E. Rich St
Pope Urges Work With The Poor
Pope Paul VI called Catholics to aid those in slum conditions after a Christmas visit to a Rome shantytown parish. In St. Peter's Square he told thousands that the persistent inhuman living conditions of the poor must be faced as brothers in Christ.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Rome
St. Peter’s Square
Leftist Mob Demonstrates As Agnew Visits Manila
A sweeping New England storm left Vermont an official disaster area with near 50 inches of snow in places and widespread outages. Gov. Deane Davis declared the state in disaster, National Guard mobilized, and twelve deaths were attributed to the storm across six states as heavy rain and flooding followed the snow.
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Manila
Vermont
New England
Deane Davis
National Guard
Weather Bureau
East Wallingford
Waitesfield
Marshfield
McCullough
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Boston
Oklahoma
Texas
Rockies
Arizona
New Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Ohio River
Missouri
Illinois
California
North Pacific Coast
Plains
Great Lakes
Ambassador Agnew Visits Manila Amid Riot At Embassy
Anti-American demonstrators attacked a limousine carrying U S Ambassador Henry Byroade and his wife in Manila as Vice President Agnew arrived for a reception at the U S Embassy. Riot police separated the crowd of leftists, tear gas was used, and Agnew praised Philippine democracy during a broader Asia tour.
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Manila
U.S
Henry Byroade
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnews
Secret Service
Embassy
Agnew
Nixon
Philippines
Judy
Party of 40
Eugene A. Cernan
Ferdinand Marcos
Deadlock Broken On Postal Plan
Washington negotiators report a White House backed compromise may end the stalemate over Nixon's postal corporation plan. Most major postal unions show noncommitment while some critics argue the deal undercuts political leverage. The plan envisions a semi independent postal authority to replace direct congressional control and curb deficits.
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Washington
White House
House Post Office Committee
Nixon
Winto M. Blount
Charles Colson
James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Colson
Rademacher
Executive Council
Robb Inn Earns AAA Approval for Logan Motel
Robb Inn at the Rt 664 and U.S. 33 bypass intersection has received AAA approval. The 22 room motel now showcases two double beds per room except business suites, with gold and turquoise color schemes, carpeting, tile baths, wood paneling, and TVs, reflecting growing motorist patronage.
Mystery gunboats head toward Israel amid flotilla talk
Five mystery gunboats believed built in Cherbourg slipped from France on Christmas. They were seen moving through the eastern Mediterranean toward Haifa with possible Israeli escorts unseen. NATO and U S sources declined comment while European diplomats weighed potential fallout with France and Arab states.
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Associated Press
France
Mediterranean
Israel
Sicily
Cherbourg
Haifa
Malta
Defense Ministry
U.S
6Th Fleet
Naples
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon Signals Plan To Sign Tax Reform Bill
President Nixon, back at the White House from a retreat, indicated he will sign the tax reform bill before leaving for a two week California vacation. The measure trails $2.5 billion below targeted revenue as the administration seeks spending cuts to cover the shortfall. He discussed financial and foreign policy with aides Ehrlichman and Kissinger.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
California
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry A. Kissinger
Rescue Woman After Fall From Cliff
A Hebron woman dazed but unharmed after falling about 12 feet from a cliff while hiking near Donaldson Road southwest of Rockbridge. Rescue teams from Hocking County Sheriff's Department Logan Civil Defense and Rockbridge volunteers pulled her to safety at the cliff top. Missing hiker Carol Goldsberry was located after the fall.
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Hebron
Donaldson Rd
Good Hope Two
Rockbridge
Carol Marrow
William
Carol Goldsberry
Dennis Lynn
Rockbridge Rt. 1
Britain Battles Severe Flu Epidemic Stalling Industry
London reports a raging flu epidemic that halts coal and industrial output, reduces bus and subway service, and strains hospitals under red alert. The Health Ministry cites 294 deaths in the week ending December 19 as the toll from flu complications.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Health
Viet Cong cease fire nears amid new fighting north of Saigon
Reports from Saigon describe three clashes north and east of the city, an attack on a U S patrol boat, and the largest enemy shellings in 10 days as New Year cease fire plans unfold. U S and South Vietnamese losses include eight Americans and 11 South Vietnamese killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Suoi Ca
February Draft Call Set at 19,000 Men
The Pentagon announced a February draft call of 19,000 men, up from January. The total fits Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's projection of about 225,000 for 1970, with 18,200 to the Army and 800 to the Marines, reflecting a downward trend from 1969 amid Vietnam withdrawal momentum.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
County Eyes Financing of New Health Facilities
Hocking County officials and Prosecutor Forrest Moore met with Peck Williams and Schaffer representative John Anderson to discuss funding for a long term care unit and a public health center to be built beside Hocking Valley Community Hospital. The county’s shares total up to about 344000 with bids, grants and local fundraising planned.
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John Anderson
Cincinnati
Peck, Williams and Schaffer
Hocking County
Forrest Moore
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Anderson
Hill-Burton
Appalachian
Dan Carmichael
Columbus
Ed Lange
Gerald Sinnott
Bob King
Logan
Merril Haney
Max Davidson
Leonard Ferguson
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Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation
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National Postal Union
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Cairo
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French Defense Ministry
U.S. Command
Hamburg
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
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