Americans Begin Gold Bullion Trading After 41 Years
Americans start legal gold bullion buying and selling at 12:01 a.m. EDT with notable purchases by Sen. James L. Buckley and actor Dean Jones. Banks and exchanges begin handling gold as Panama and inaugural medals are minted marking the end of the ban.
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New York
James L. Buckley
Los Angeles
Dean Jones
Southfield
Mich
Carlonne Brown
Canada
Robert Bogdanski
Bache & Co
New York Mercantile Exchange
Samuel Weiss
Samuel Weiss & Co
U.S
Credit Suisse
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Treasury
William Simon
New Year Festivities Spread Across U S Cities
New Year's Eve plans span San Francisco Nob Hill dinners to Times Square celebrations. Free spirits mix with caution as travel slows and offices close for New Year's Day.
Watergate cover up jury moves slowly as transcripts sought
The Watergate cover up trial jury shows no rush to judgment. Judge Sirica declines reading back entire trial transcript citing time, while jurors request early-stage transcripts. Foreman John A Hoffar, 57, leads a three member panel weighing the fate of Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman Mardian Parkinson. A grand theft charge looms in Hocking County against Charles Mack for items recovered November from Rolland Bailey residence.
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Washington
Hocking
Logan Rt. 2
Hocking County
Rolland Bailey
Lake Logan Rd
Charles Mack
Mack
Chris Veidt
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Sirica
1975 Outlook Uncertain At Logan Goodyear Plant
Welton Birdwell, plant manager, says the 1975 outlook at Logan Foam Products Plant, Goodyear Tire, is uncertain with anticipated drop in orders as car sales slow. Current payroll 750, about 600 production workers, reflecting 1974 declines from fuel shortages and an 18 day strike that shifted work to rivals.
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Logan Goodyear
Logan Foam
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Welton Birdwell
Birdwell
Trio Endorsed For Hocking County Posts
The Hocking County Republican patronage committee endorsed candidates for local posts including state highway superintendent in Hocking County and timekeeper at the county office. The meeting highlighted party alignment and local governance roles.
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Trio
Hocking Posts
Hocking County
Republican Patronage Committee
State Highway Garage
Logan
Laurelville
Howard Earnhart
Logan Rt. 1
Hugh Daubenmier
Earnhart
Harry Mercer
W. Hunter Sr
State
Kenneth Burgess
Logan Rt. 4
Mary Blosser
Midland Place
Anna Walter
Evelyn Mettler
Mettlers
Armco Hikes Steel Prices in Late December Move
Armco Steel Corp raises prices on about a third of its products effective December 31, 2.2 percent overall, excluding flat rolled carbon steel. A letter was sent to the Council on Wage and Price Stability. Increases cover plates structurals bars tubulars rods and certain wire products while major line remains unchanged. Costs rise blamed on energy raw materials and labor.
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Middletown
Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Council
Armco
Ford
Weather forecast for New Year's Day in Hocking Valley
Cooler conditions expected with highs and lows in the 30s and a chance of showers. It was 42 degrees at 11 a.m. after an overnight low of 34. Monday's high reached 45. Early today rainfall measured 0.10 inch.
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Hocking Valley
Prison Hostages Stabbed During Walla Walla Prison Disturbance
Guards stormed the Washington state prison hospital to rescue two women hostages stabbed by convicts as part of two simultaneous disturbances. Thirteen hostages were held. all were freed and charges may be filed against two inmates.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
A. J. Murphy
Murphy
B. J. Rhay
James Harvey
Wanda Goins
Annie Sporleader
Delores Day
Gene Miller
Rhay
Harvey
Dark Clouds Of 1974 In Hocking County Resolve To Find A Silver Lining
The 1974 year brought national turmoil and local strain to Hocking Valley residents. Nixon resigned, Ford became president, and Rockefeller joined the VP role as the nation faced inflation and recession. Locally, bond issues failed, city politics faced tensions, and a notable close of the Hocking Honor Camp contrasted with new housing and business developments. Growth continued with store openings and housing projects, while major road work and shopping center plans remained stalled into 1975.
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Hocking County
Nation
Kenley Freeman
Daily News
Hocking Valley
United States
Watergate
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Xenia
Clyde R. Thompson
Robert LeClain
Logan Rt. 2
Donald E. Schultz
Logan Fire Department
Todd Miller
John H. Pavlik Jr
Gregory A. Mills
Columbus
Hocking
Chieftain
N. Market St
Jack’s Surplus
Logan Iga
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Bank of America
First National City Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Willard C. Butcher
Republic National Bank
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc
Mid-American Commodity Exchange
Chicago
Medallic Art Co
Danbury, Conn
Franklin Mint
Franklin Center
Franklin
Panama
THE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Nob Hill
First Christian Reformed Church
Salt Lake City
Miami Beach
Lester Moshcon
Honolulu
Robert Howell
Decatur
Ala
American Airlines
United Air Lines
Manhattan
Miami
San Juan
Central Park
Times Square
Allied Chemical
Guy Lombardo
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Park Avenue
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Logan Post Office
Richard E. Guggenheim
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Logan-Hocking County
Logan Daily News
Logan Rt
John J. Sirica
John A. Hoffar
U.S. Park Service
Senior Citizens Housing
E. Front St
Norwood Ave
Walhending Ave
U.S. 33
Haydenville
Nelsonville
Albert E. Leonard
Edward F. Dalton
Dalton
Tom Grey
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