Armstrong to Command Apollo 11 Moon Landing Crew
NASA named Neil A. Armstrong as commander of Apollo 11 with Edwin Aldrin as lunar module pilot and Michael Collins in lunar orbit. The July mission aims to land on the moon after testing Apollo 9 and 10, with Lovell Anders Borman on backup roles.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Neil A. Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Navy
NASA
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Frank Borman
Fred Haise
Space Agency
Anders
Lovell
Aldrin
Pacific
Ellington Air Force Base
Fla
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Montclair
N.J
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Massacchusetts Institute of Technology
Collins
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Services Set For William R Brooks 82
Funeral rites for William R Brooks 82 founder of Wm Brooks Shoe Co Nelsonville proceed at Schoedinger State Street Chapel Columbus at 10 a m Saturday. He died December 24 in St Petersburg Florida with interment in Greenlawn Nelsonville.
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Schoedinger State
Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Jan 6 Crash
William IF. Tyo, 25, Zanesville, entered a not guilty plea in Hocking County Court on a speed for road conditions charge after the Jan 6 auto truck crash on Rt. 216 that killed 56 year old John Patrick Poppery of Murray City. Case continued to 10 a.m. Jan. Tyo is represented by Lancaster attorney Ray Lentz.
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William IF. Tyo
Zanesville
Hocking
Tyo
State
Rt. 216
John Patrick Poppery
Murray City
Tye
Ray Lentz
Lancaster
Doctor Doering Injured In Fall At City Intersection
Dr. J. W. Doering chief of staff at Hocking Valley Community Hospital fractured a pelvic bone after slipping on ice at Main and Spring Streets. He will remain at his home 539 Warner Ave for three to four weeks of confinement.
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J. W. Doering
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Main
Spring
Warner Ave
Apollo 8 Astronauts Toured New York Canyon of Heroes
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders arrive in New York for a ticker tape parade and daylong honors. They meet Mayor Lindsay receive the Gold Medal of the City of New York and attend a luncheon at Lincoln Center and events at the United Nations and Waldorf Astoria with families and officials.
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New York
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
LaGuardia
Washington
Whitehall Street
Lower Manhattan
Broadway
City Hall
Space
John Glenn Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
John V. Lindsay
City of New York
New York State Theater
Lincoln Center
Weather Outlook for Hocking Valley Saturday
Fair and cold conditions are forecast for the Hocking Valley on Saturday. Overnight lows near zero are expected after a brisk 19 degrees at 11 am under cloudy skies. Thursday’s high reached 28 degrees.
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Hocking Valley
All Schools Reopen After Icy Closure
All area schools resumed today except Starr Washington which remained closed due to icy roads. Nelsonville York schools also restarted classes for the first time since Monday.
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Starr
Washington
Starr-Washington
Nelsonville-York
Unrest Grips Italy As Strikes Spread Nationwide
Rome faces a 24hour transport strike while unions in Venice Bari and other cities halt tens of thousands of workers. Judges and lawyers push court reform as student protests continue challenging Premier Mari ano Rumor's new center-left government amid Communist and Proletarian Socialist support for unrests spread nationwide.
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Rome
Italy
Venice
Bari
Palace of Justice
Mariano Rumor
Communist Party
Proletarian
Socialist Party
Paese Sera
Vandals Strike Downtown Church Rooms Twice in a Week
Police report damage in the upstairs rooms of the James Building used by the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. An electric organ was cleaned with liquid cleaner, a classroom wall hole was punched, and papers and soap powder scattered. Last weekend paint was poured on the floor and a window broken. The church previously shared space with Phil Henderson’s law offices and Democratic headquarters upstairs.
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Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
James
John D. Mingus
Phil Henderson
Democrat
New Measure Aims to Boost City Share of State Sales Tax
State Sen. Michael J. Maloney announces a plan to add millions to Ohio cities from the state sales tax. The proposal would raise local allocations from a $24 million cap to a 5 percent boost, using per capita valuation and local levies to determine receipts.
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Cincinnati
Michael J. Maloney
Ohio
Treasuries
Cincinnati Republican
Service Commission
Maloney
Ice Freezes Around Paris Vietnam Peace Talks
The article reports that peace talks around Paris remain stalled with both sides hardening positions. Saigon insists the NLF must not be treated as an equal partner, and four-sided talks are rejected by North Vietnam and the Front. The likely start hinges on Saigon’s stance and potential changes after Lodge succeeds Harriman as U.S. negotiator.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Front
North Vietnam
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
AP Wire Service Strike Enters Second Day
The AP faced a two day strike by the Wire Service Guild with federal mediator meetings set after a stalled joint session. AP continued basic services in 50 states and worldwide using exempt executives, non union workers, and some Guild members who did not strike.
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New York
Wire Service Guild
Associated Press
Ted Abernathy Traded From Reds to Cubs
Cincinnati reports ace relief pitcher Ted Abernathy is traded back to the Chicago Cubs in a deal involving three Cubs rookies. Reds receive rookie catcher Bill Plummer pitcher Ken Myette and outfielder Clarence Jones.
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Cincinnati
Ted Abernathy
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Reds
Bill Plummer
Ken Myett
Clarence Jones
Saigon claims Vietnam losses far exceed allied figures
Saigon reports 191,307 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths in 1968, nearly six times allied losses, with 14,521 American battle deaths through Dec 28 and 151,000 NVA troops infiltrated South in 1968. It cites 21,050 captives and 17,597 defections, and notes enemy strength at about 300,100 with limited battalion strength.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S
U.S
South
Hocking GI Receives Army Commendation Medal
Private First Class William J Taylor 21 son of Mrs Mildred Kk Taylor Rockbridge Rt 2 has earned the Army Commendation Medal with the 4th Infantry Division near Pleiku Vietnam for meritorious service as a cannon crewman in Battery A 2nd Battalion 9th Artillery This medal honors service or heroism and meritorious achievement established December 1945 by the secretary of war His father Harry R Taylor resides on S Broad St Laneas fer
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William J Taylor
Mildred Kk. Taylor
Rockbridge Rt. 2
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Vietnam
Pvt
Taylor
9Th Artil
McCarthy Leaves Senate Panel as War Faction Holds Ground
In Washington, Senator McCarthy resigns from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, leaving the peace bloc strong and Senator McGee as a hawk ally sidelined. The panel remains split, with Fulbright guiding a majority opposed to escalation and Nixon’s approach uncertain if Paris talks fail.
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Vietnam
Senate Forein
Eugene J. McCarthy
Sen
Gale McGee
North Vietnam
Johnson
Nixon
Paris
South Vietnam
New Foren Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
McCarthy
Lo Tol
Fulbright
McGee
Bains
Capitol
McGee D
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Nixon to Run Cabinet Sessions On Crime And Law Enforcement
President-elect Nixon opens a two day cabinet conference series with 22 advisory task forces. Attorney General designate John Mitchell chairs the crime and law enforcement group. Evelle Younger leads it. Other sessions cover education welfare health and government organization as tax policy looms over future budgets.
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New York
Nixon
Congress
Northhampton
Mass
Johnson
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Dist
Evelle J. Younger
Los Angeles
William P. Rogers
Robert H. Finch
Winton Blount
Julie
David Eisenhower
Westover Air Force Base
Smith College
Richard
Johnson seeks Nixon support for longer income surtax
Senate minority leader Dirksen says President Johnson wants the 50 percent income surtax extended and hopes Nixon will join in the push to avoid reopening political controversy. The surtax expires June 30 and was imposed last year as a temporary measure.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Congress
Nixon
House
Gerald R. Ford
Carl Albert
White House
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Barbara
Valerie
Alan
Glen
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