Humphrey Rushes Penn Primary Drive Against Nixon
Sen Hubert H Humphrey announced his third bid for the presidency urging rapid end to the Vietnam War. He argued Nixon delays troop withdrawal and pledged to bring the war to a close if elected. Humphrey plans to enter the April 25 Pennsylvania primary with Henry Jackson also aiming for the ballot.
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Terror raid damages B52s at Utapao base Thailand
Thai government reports three terrorists entered the Utapao air base and placed charges under several B52 bombers. One attacker died as guards killed two others. no casualties among Americans or Thai personnel were listed. The attack did not halt US raids into North Vietnam and Laos.
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Arab Guerrillas Fire Rockets Across Northern Border
Arab guerrillas in Lebanon fired Katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shmona but they landed outside the town and caused no damage. Israel returned fire. It marked the fourth border attack in four days. A Safad strike was missed, and an Israeli patrol later intercepted a guerrilla group near Yiron with three Arabs killed.
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Autopsy Doctor Affirms Warren Report on Kennedy Death
Dr. John K. Lattimer, first private physician to view the Kennedy autopsy materials, says the Warren Commission was correct that a single assassin killed President Kennedy. He viewed 65 X rays and photos in the National Archives and notes a steeper trajectory than the commission sketch. The Kennedy family only recently allowed access after a five year ban expired.
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National Archives
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Kennedy
Commission
Hughes Denies Auto Biography as Fraud Plans Public Return
In a Los Angeles press conference a voice identified as Howard Hughes calls the forthcoming autobiography false and a fiction. Publishers McGraw Hill and Life reiterate belief in the authentic work as networks broadcast coverage of the event.
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January Court Term Begins Today in Hocking County
The September term of Hocking County Common Pleas Court adjourned with undisposed cases carried to January term. Prospective jurors Evelyn Auker Gladys Karr Mary Ellen King Romeo Nida and Henry Boden excused for age. Others granted extensions or excused due to prior service or employment.
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Carl Hull
Gertrude Rose
Stanton Palmer
Heide Sloan
Paul Stimson
Oakey D. Hammond
Kerwood Fickel
Erma Myers
Mary Faye Lindsey
Surgeon General urges safer cigarettes to cut risks
U S Surgeon General urges safer cigarettes as new efforts to develop less hazardous options. The 226 page report warns non-smokers in smoke filled rooms face carbon monoxide exposure and calls for cessation plus reduced monoxide nicotine and tar. Senate subcommittee set hearings on tar and nicotine limits with FTC warnings support.
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Frank Moss
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Elliot L. Richardson
Federal Trade Commission
Athens Prosecutor Seeks 91st House District Seat
Athens County Prosecuting Attorney Claire Ball Jr. announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the new 91st Ohio House District. The district covers parts of Athens Jackson and Washington counties and all of Hocking and Vinton counties. Ball, a former youngest prosecuting attorney in Ohio, has long ties to the region and holds degrees from Ohio University and Ohio State University.
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Repeal Likely In Senate On Ohio Rail Fireman Law
Ohio Senate set to review a House passed repeal of the 50 year old railroad fireman on freight trains rule amid rail lobby and union arguments. Also up for vote is Rep. Alan Norris measure for state aid to alcoholic treatment centers tied to a budget providing 1.1 million dollars. The House returns to consider a 98 million pay raise for state workers and welfare staff.
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House Finance Committee
Mild Weather Envelops Nation Amid Arctic Front
A broad mild air mass blankets the nation with warm Pacific influence in the West and Midwest and Gulf of Mexico moisture in the East. An Arctic front lingers in the extreme north central region as the pattern holds.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Dense fog blankets Hocking Valley with cool temperatures
Heavy fog covered the Hocking Valley with a low of 38 degrees. Rain over the weekend totaled 0.3 inches. At 11am the temperature was 48 under overcast skies. Forecasters predict fair, cooler weather Tuesday with lingering clouds and scattered rain and thunder showers. A Meridian cloudburst dumped over three inches in six hours, while Chattanooga and Atlanta each received more than an inch in the same period.
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Atlanta
Bangladesh President Mujibur Rahman Returns Home in Delirious Welcome
Sheik Mujibur Rahman arrived in Dacca aboard a British jet to a sea of supporters and loud chants of Jai Bangla. Police held back crowds as he traveled from the airport to the Ramna race course where he urged civil disobedience against Yahya Khan's regime after his imprisonment last year.
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Queen Elizabeth capsizes in Hong Kong harbor after fires
The 83 000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth sank in Hong Kong harbor after 24 hours of fires and explosions. Officials say no deaths are believed. About 800 to 900 workers were aboard when the blaze started Sunday and the cause remains unknown.
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Pay Board Faces Hard Bargain Over Dock Pact
Washington AP report notes the Pay Board may struggle to reject a 15 percent longshoremen pay raise while previously vetoing a 12 percent aerospace rise. Sources warn of renewed shutdowns as disputes spill into the dock pact and related price controls. The Price Commission revises rules on insurance premium profits to cap yearly increases at 2.5 percent.
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