Byass Third Section Sale Delayed Again
The sale of the third section of the Rt. 33 Logan bypass project is rescheduled to April 16. John Dowler of the state highway department cites postponements due to federal requirements.
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Logan
John Dowler
Division 10
State Highway Department
Dowler
Haydenville
C&o
Hocking River
Mulberry St
Gene Engle
Engle Construction Co
Midway
Rt. 93
Rhodes Sets 68 Program Jobs Roads for Ohio in 1968
Gov. Rhodes outlined a 1968 plan to build highways and create thousands of jobs in Ohio. He proposed a $700 million highway bond issue with $275 million in direct grants to communities, plus $265 million for highway construction and $100 million for the Appalachian highway system. The program aims to create 62,000 new jobs for young workers and accelerate urban traffic relief.
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Columbus, Ohio
Rhodes
Hocking Hills State Park
Ohio
Richard L. Krabach
Department of Highways
Nine Hocking County men report for induction at Fort Hayes
Nine Hocking County men left by bus for induction into the U S Army at Fort Hayes Columbus. January call draftees received gift boxes from a Logan Adult Education Club representative. Names include Arnett Febes Hacker Tschappat Delong Inboden Fox Green Calvert and others. The board was notified of David Bruce Blankenship of Logan enlisting in the Navy.
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Hocking County
U.S. Army
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Logan Adult Education Club
Daniel L. Arnett
Lawrence L. Febes
George R. Hacker
Rockbridge
Richard K. Tschappat Jr
Roger L. DeLong
Michael VV
Buchtel
Selective Service Board
David Bruce Blankenship
Logan
Navy
Resolution honoring James D Wells of Logan Ohio
City of Logan resolves with sorrow the death of James D Wells on December 8 1967. He contributed to civic affairs and oversaw the Christmas Decorations project that brightened residents and statewide communities. The memorial records his devotion to family community state and country as an inspiration to future generations.
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James D. Wells
Logan
Ohio
State of
Jim Wells
Logan swears in Haney as mayor with Republican council
Logan's new city administration, led by Mayor Merril Haney, takes office in a ceremony at City Hall. Haney pledges cooperation with a 4-3 Republican council, outlines goals, and sets plans for committees, annexation reviews, and city projects for 1968.
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NEW City Administration
Rhea Bangert Brown
Logan
James Johnson
Marian Sinsel
Merril Haney
Virginia Gano
Ed Johnston
Richard Schultz
Fourth Ward
Charles Eaton
George Lohr
Third Ward
James Irvine
Ed Dalton
Wilbur Lanning Jr
Richard Collison
Haney
Council
City Hall
Merril B. Haney
Fic
West Logan
Johnson
Howard Blum elected president of Hocking County commissioners
Howard Blum and Tom Van Curen were elected as president and vice president respectively at the reorganizational meeting. Both Blum and Van Curen are Democrats. Howard Earnhart remains a Republican.
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Howard Blum
Hocking
Tom van Curen
Blum
van Curen
Howard Earnhart
Fanchion Mount
Charles Waugh
James Leonard
Fred Hugh
Clyde O. Underwood
Power Out Rushes Logan Area Fractured Grid
About 70 families south of Logan, on routes 938 and 6648 near Lake Logan, lost power early today. Ohio Power Co crews surveyed the outage, sectionalized lines, and restored service to some by noon as area manager Carl Goldsberry reported. In Meigs County, Herman H. Niemeyer died Sunday in a house fire near Middleport, with the sheriff saying the body was found in the kitchen and the cause is under investigation.
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Rt. 938
Old McArthur Rd
Lake Logan
Ohio Power Co
Carl Goldsberry
Goldsberry
Middleport
Ohio
Herman H. Niemeyer
Meigs County
Bloodiest Of All Truce Ends In Viet War
In Vietnam the New Year cease fire collapsed as a Viet Cong force of 2500 attacked an American outpost near Black Virgin Mountain, killing 23 soldiers and wounding 153. The 9th Division and North Vietnamese replacements suffered 348 dead. The breach jeopardizes a 48 hour Tet truce as U.S. bombers resume strikes and Hanoi accuses U.S. raids.
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Saigon
USS
Black Virgin Mountain
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Stock Market Advances Early in 1968 Trading
The New York Stock Exchange opened the 1968 session with gains outweighing losses by about seven to five as trading began this afternoon in New York.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Third Heart Transplant Said Successful in Cape Town
Cape Town doctors led by Dr. Christian Barnard completed another heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital. A 58 year old Cape Town dentist received the donor heart from a man who collapsed and died from a brain hemorrhage after a five hour operation. The hospital called the procedure a success and said the patient's condition was satisfactory.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian N. Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Philip Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Blaiberg
Washkansky
Mayor urges council to begin taxi service
Mayor Merril Haney called on the new City Council to start taxi service for the people. He criticized the city for lacking taxis, urged dropping the old firm, and noted its shutdown since November 28. A Logan firm offered two cabs if licensed while the service director reviews applications. Public safety committee to study a taxi franchise.
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Merril Haney
Haney
Richard Hubble
Logan Rt. 2
Ed Johnston
Council
James Parkinson
Public Safety Committee
Johnson City Council appoints 1968 committees
The Johnson City Council named its 1968 committees with James Johnson as president of the council. Appointed chairs include Richard Collison for Finance and Irvine for Annexation and poor relief, plus a slate of 11 other committee chairs and members.
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Logan
Ohio
Rhea Bangert Brown
Haney
Ed Johnston
James Johnson
Virginia Gano
Marian Sinsel
Re, Symesiene
Richard Dollison
George Lohr
James Irvine
Wilbur Lanning Jr
Demo
Richard Collison
Ed Dalton
Charles Eaton
Irvine
Dalton
Willow
Lanning
Eaton
Richard Schultz
Dollison
Logan Sets Ohio Cold Record In Zanesville Nearby
The morning reading of 11 degrees below zero ties Logan as the coldest spot in Ohio for a second day. Overnight lows included 9 below in Zanesville and 1 below in Columbus. Snowfall earlier in the weekend created hazardous travel in the Hocking Valley as schools mostly opened with Rockbridge closed for frozen pipes. Light snow and subfreezing temps were forecast to continue with a low near 10 to 20 degrees tonight.
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Logan
Ohio
Zanesville
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Rockbridge
Bitter New Year Freeze Drives Warnings Across 11 States
A deep cold snap and freezing rain swept from the northern Rockies to the Dixie region. Sub-zero readings were widespread from New England to the Midwest, with hazardous driving warnings in effect for an 11 state area from Wyoming to North Carolina as temperatures plunged across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes regions.
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Rockies
Dixie
Midwest
Wyoming
North Carolina
New England
Upstate
New York
Massena
St. Lawrence Valley
Minnesota
Dakotas
North Dakota
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Transit Strike Threat Is Over in New York
New York residents enjoyed subway and bus service on the first workday of the year after weeks of transit strike worry. Mayor Lindsay announced the Transit Authority contract settlement with two unions would not raise the 20 cent fare in the foreseeable future.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Transit Authority
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Wellston
Jackson County
Memoriam
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Parkinson
Crats Ed Dalton
Albert Blick
Blick
Commissioners
County Highway Department
Meigs
Stock Mart
Lohr
Dalton and
Schultz
Irvine and
Schultz and
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Eaton and
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