Lavelle Elected Ohio Democratic Party Chairman
Athens attorney William Ambrose Lavelle won unanimous election as state party chairman at the Columbus meeting of the Democratic State Executive Committee. He succeeds Eugene P. O Grady, appointed highway safety director by Gov elect Gilligan, and vows to boost party involvement and a full-time executive assistant in Columbus. Gilligan praised Lavelle for organizing the 10th District and broadening county reach.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Democratic Party
Athens
William Ambrose Lavelle
Eugene P. O’grady
John J. Gilligan
Department of Highway Safety
Lavelle
Gilligan
10Th
O’grady
Samuel Gerber
Cuyahoga County
John Glenn Jr
Joseph Shump
Dayton
William Boyle
Toledo
John Wiethe
Cincinnati
Ann Gorman
Cleveland
Rosemary Duffy
Vera Elliott
Canton
Justina Miller
Xenia
Katie
Democratic Party
Gertrude Donahey
Oliver Mills Trial Opens In McArthur
The first degree murder trial of Oliver Mills, 60, for the shooting death of Vinton County Sheriff Harold Steele opens in Vinton County Common Pleas Court. Jurors are being drawn from a 75 person panel with 16 not appearing. trial sessions run 9:30 to noon and 1:15 to 4 daily.
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Oliver Mills
McArthur
Vinton County
Harold Steele
Robert Tague
Perry County
Ohio Supreme Court
Nixon expected to unveil business tax break plan
President Nixon may announce a tax break to accelerate economic growth by allowing accelerated depreciation for business equipment. The plan could reduce government receipts by 1.4 billion in year one and 3.7 billion in year two, with broader push for modernization and expanded production.
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Treasury
Washington
Presidential
Nixon
la Casa Pacifica
White House
Pat
Tricia
Ronald L. Ziegler
Volunteer Army Plans Under Way
The Pentagon outlines a major start this year for an all volunteer Army with a $2 billion GI pay raise and incentives. It includes less KP duty more privacy in barracks educational opportunities and enlistment at higher rank for skilled men. House subcommittee members question feasibility but back pay raise proposals as draft law expires this summer.
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Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
House
Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Congress
Ocean Mouth Wins Snowball Series Opener at Yonkers
Ocean Mouth, Ohio’s aged pacer of the year, captured the first Snowball Series race at Yonkers Raceway in 2 03 5 over the half mile track in 10 degree weather. The chestnut stallion owned by Barton A. Hall of Logan earned 7 500 of 15 000 purse and paid 18.40 9.60 and 4.80. Trained and driven by Dick Brandt Sr. of Logan, Ocean Mouth also earned 31 434 last year and will race three more Fridays as the series offers 15 000 purses and a 25 000 finale.
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Ocean Mouth
Ohio
Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers
N.Y
Barton A. Hall
Logan
Dick Brandt Sr
Claim Revolt In Bolivia Wiped Out
A group of army officers seized Bolivia's armed forces HQ in La Paz early today in a revolt against the leftist regime. President Juan Jose Torres said the rebellion was crushed and that leaders took refuge in foreign embassies, mainly Peru's.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Armed Forces
Juan Jose Torres
Torres
Peru
North America
Jorge Sanchez
Luis Reque Teran
Swedish mediator meets with Arabs in New York talks
United Nations envoy Gunnar V. Jarring planned talks in New York with Egypt and Jordan to sound them out on his Israel proposals. He called the talks with Israel very interesting and useful and said he looked forward to a successful continuation of his Middle East talks.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Jarring
Middle East
New York
Tupamaros Kill Detec tive in Uruguay Attack
In Montevideo the Tupamaro urban guerrillas assassinated off duty detective Jose Leandro Villalba as he left a bar. Police report the killing followed by gunfire from several Tupamaros with .45 pistols. A note claimed the act as payment to an informer and called for talks to free British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Jose Leandro Villalba
Villalba
Laird says Laos threat up, Vietnam lower. Nixon withdrawal pace set
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird stated the Laos threat has increased, Cambodia unchanged, and Vietnam at its lowest level. He pledged U S forces will meet or exceed Nixon's troop withdrawal deadlines. In New York, stocks drifted lower with the Dow at 832.42 after noon trading as profit taking persisted.
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Saigon
Melvin R. Laird
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
New York
Wall Street
Texaco tanker split by collision in fog near Folkestone
A Texaco natural gas tanker and a Peruvian freighter collided in thick english channel fog. An explosion split the tanker in two and eight sailors are missing. The incident occurred near Folkestone with search efforts underway.
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Folkestone
England
Texaco
Sohio workers vote on new two year pact in Ohio plants
Ohio union members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers vote on a tentative contract covering about 1,900 Sohio workers at the Cleveland refinery and an asphalt plant, with wage increases of 8.5 percent first year and 7.5 percent second year plus fringe benefits. The agreement also covers employees at Lima and Toledo Ohio refineries, Port Arthur Texas, and Marcus Hook Pennsylvania.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio
Sohio
Cleveland
Lima
Toledo
Port Arthur
Tex
Marcus Hook
Private Services Held Today For Wayne W Galvin
Wayne W Galvin 64 longtime publisher of the Logan Daily News and president of the Galvin group of Ohio newspapers had private funeral services in Wilmington. The Rev John Morris officiated at the Presbyterian Church of Wilmington with cremation to follow and interment in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Galvin was a well known Ohio newspaper figure and an international leader in Standardbred horse breeding training and racing.
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Wilmington
Wayne W. Galvin
Logan Daily News
Galvin Group of
Ohio Newspapers
John Morris
Presbyterian Church of
Sugar Grove
Galvin
Ohio
Pompano Beach
Fla
Hocking Valley Weather Lets Expect Cloudy Tuesday
Forecast calls for cloudy skies and highs in the 30s in the Hocking Valley on Tuesday. It is 3 degrees at 11 a.m. with an overnight low near 21, following Sunday's 43 degree high.
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Hocking Valley
Legislature Awaits Gilligan Programs Amid Recess Start
Ohio's 109th General Assembly begins its second work week after a long weekend recess aimed at drafting a legislative package for Gov. John J. Gilligan. Key proposed amendments include lowering the voting age and creating a state lottery to bolster education funding.
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Columbus
Ohio
109Th General Assembly
Senate
House
John J. Gilligan
Assembly
General Assembly
Myrl Shoemaker
Bourneville
Shoemaker
Ronald Mottl
Parma
Mottl
Tony Hall
Dayton
Hall
Environmental Protection Agency
Institute For Environmental Quality
Militant Jewish Leader Plans Harassment of Soviet Diplomats
In New York Rabbi Meir Kahane of the Jewish Defense League vows to intensify the anti Soviet push by forming teams to trail and harass Soviet diplomats in the United States. He links actions to the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union and a recent hijacking trial.
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New York
Jewish Defense League
Meir Kahane
United Nations
East 67Th Street
Kahane
League
Soviet Union
Moscow
Chanel, Trailblazing Designer Coco Chanel Dies
Paris fashion leaders reflect on Gabrielle Chanel known as Coco Chanel as she dies at the Ritz. The influential 20th century dress designer passed away Sunday night prompting tributes from American and European fashion communities.
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Paris
Atlantic
Gabrielle ‘Coco” Chanel
The
Ritz
Tax Reform Act of 1969 Cuts Federal Taxes for Many
The Tax Reform Act of 1969 lowers federal taxes for most workers starting 1970 with a $9 billion total relief over several years. In 1971 the nationwide cut is $3.5 billion with higher Social Security taxes offsetting some gains. Unmarried, low income, and high earners gain most as standard exemptions rise and a new low income allowance reduces tax payments for many.
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Washington
Gilligan Sworn In as Ohio’s 62nd Governor
John Joyce Gilligan inaugurated as Ohio’s 62nd governor urging residents to set a course for government. He pressed Ohioans to improve cities environment and aid the poor ill and elderly, calling on the people to decide and act this year and the next. The ceremony drew about 3,000 on the west lawn of the Statehouse with the crowd growing toward the main event.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Joyce Gilligan
Gilligan
Statehouse
C. William O'Neill
St. Joseph Cathedral
William J. Brown
Joseph T. Ferguson
Gertrude Donahey
Ted W. Brown
John W. Brown
America
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John Peck
Franklin County
Arlo Chatfield
Carol Evans
San Clemente
Calif
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Akron
State Department of Natural Resources
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John Poda
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