Nixon China trip to get extensive TV coverage
The White House announced plans for live television from Peking during President Nixon’s upcoming trip. Three mobile U.S. TV units and a Chinese ground station will enable live coverage of Nixon’s activities, with an 80-member White House press party and a larger media turnout expected for the trip.
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Washington
Nixon
Peking
White House
U.S
United States
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Tran
Ziegler
Arctic Cold Wave Grips U S Heartland
An Arctic cold wave moved into the nation midsection with snow from the central Rockies to the Midwest. Storm winds swept Lake Superior and Lake Michigan as bitter temperatures spread inland.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Lake Superior
Lake Mich
Unseasonal Warm Spell Gives Way to Cold Wet Weather
A January warm spell in the Hocking Valley peaked at 70 degrees at noon, then cooled to 58 as rain began. Travelers face wind and a shift to snow this afternoon while Friday forecast highs near 30 with continued cold, cloudy weather.
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Hocking Valley
Tornado Kills Four at Ft. Rucker in Spring Weather
A tornado ripped through two trailer parks near Fort Rucker Alabama in mild springlike conditions. Four people were killed and more than 60 injured as eight UH1 helicopters were destroyed on the ground and two others damaged at the Army base.
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Ozark
Ala
Ft. Rucker
Rucker
Glenn Peters Seeks State Legislature Seat in 91st District
Glenn L. Peters of McArthur longtime Vinton County auditor announces as Republican candidate for state representative from the 91st District. Peters cites fiscal record and 1960 NCR computer upgrade, plus WWII Navy service, local awards, and public service roles.
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Glenn Peters
Glenn L. Peters
McArthur
Vinton County
Hocking
Vinton Counties
Athens County
Jackson County
Wellston
Jackson
Washington County
Belpre
Peters
Union Furnace High School
Ruth Sommers
Logan
Michael
Columbus
Dana
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Republican Party
Ohio University
Ohio
Supreme Court
Ile
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio lawmakers bog down over redistricting and pay raise
In Columbus the 109th General Assembly stalled on three issues and faced a fourth. A redistricting plan to create 23 congressional districts and a $98 million state employee pay raise stalled amid party caucuses. A diesel locomotive crew rule was debated as Republicans chose Kenneth Berry for a Senate seat.
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Columbus
Ohio
109Th General Assembly
Senate Republicans
Kenneth Berry
Coshocton
James Leedy
Wooster
Dale Bricker
Mansfield
Richland County
Republican Executive Committee
Andrews
van Meter
U.S
John Ashbrook
Johnstown
Berry
House
Senate
GOP
John Andrews
Ashland County
Senate Elections and Retirement Committee
Logan MayorAsks Solicitor To Seek Salary Hike Injunction
Logan mayor Merril Haney asks city solicitor Edwin C. Johnston to file for a court injunction to stop the $7,000 yearly salary raise for the city solicitor and auditor. Haney contends the ordinance took effect after terms began and violate changes to officer compensation. Johnston has not yet decided whether to file the action.
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Johnston
Merril Haney
Logan
Edwin C. Johnston
Haney
Tor
Virginia Gano
Jury Trial Draws Split Verdict In Athens Marijuana Case
A Athens County Municipal Court jury found Katie Bowers guilty of possession of marijuana and sentenced her to six months in jail with three months suspended, while Elizabeth Fields could not reach a verdict with nine voting guilty and three not guilty. The third accused fled after posting bond.
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Athens County
Katie Bowers
Sycamore
Ill
Franklin Sheeter
Elizabeth Fields
Rutland Rt. 1
Michael Nolan
Nelsonville
Athens
C. David Frey
Dolen
Nolan
Gerald Jacobs
Margaret Patton
Lloyd Gibbons
Ruth Thompson
Phil Peterson
Dorothy Warmke
John Wade
Buchtel
Edna Carter
Darewood Jewell
Glouster
Robert Hawk
the Plains
Clara Sayers
Millfield
Elbert Brewer
Trimble
Police hunt for Com munist band leaders after Santo Domingo clash
In the Dominican Republic a large force searched a cave 14 miles east of Santo Domingo for two band leaders. Eight police and four gang members were killed in the prior battle. Plinio Matos Moquete and Harry Jiminez Castillo escaped. The gang allegedly robbed Royal Bank of Canada of 60 000 last November.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Plinio Matos Moquete
Harry Jiminez Castillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Royal Bank of Canada
Logan School Employees To Meet On Pay Issues
Logan city schools plan early dismissal Friday to allow certificated and non teaching staff to attend sessions on Amended House Bill 475 and its impact. Non teaching staff meet at 1 pm, high school teachers at 2 15 pm, elementary teachers at 3 15 pm, with classes dismissed accordingly and a 9 30 pm school board meeting to consider salary resolutions.
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Logan School
George M. Saribalas
Logan City
LHS
Wallace Announces Democratic Presidential Candidacy
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace formally declares for the Democratic nomination in Tallahassee Florida calling for a grass roots party shift from intellectual snobs He aims to keep his name on the Florida ballot as a Democratic candidate ahead of the March 14 primary.
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Tallahassee
Fla
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
American Independent Party
Florida
Stock Market Slips Broadly on Active Trading
Prices fell across markets in New York, with broad declines led by blue chips. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 6.24 to 904.58 at noon as declines outweighed advances about four to one on the Big Board.
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New York
Reds Hit South Viet Posts Amid Escalating Ground Action
In South Vietnam intensified fighting continued with 26 more enemy ground attacks in 24 hours, raising the three day total to 86. Government reports tallied 33 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead and 15 South Vietnamese soldiers killed, with 25 government troops and six civilians wounded. US Air Force F105s fired on a SAM site and nearby AAA battery after a SAM muzzle flare. results were unknown with no US casualties. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked at least four government outposts.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Air Force
Nixon Announces Further Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
President Nixon announced plans to reduce American forces in South Vietnam to 69,000 by May 1 and to bring home 70,000 more in the following three months. He said a further withdrawal announcement would come before May 1, noting only a slight increase in the average withdrawal rate from December and January.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
FBI Identifies Suspect in Bank Bomb Plots
FBI and Attorney General name Ronald Kaufman 33, AWOL Army private and Stanford PhD, as the man linked by fingerprints to bombs found in San Francisco banks. He is at large. photo released shows a thin, brown eyed man. Authorities describe him as armed and dangerous.
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Washington
Stanford University
San Francisco
FBI
Atty
John N. Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Ronald Kaufman
Kaufman
Hoover
Milwaukee
Wis
Berkeley
Calif
Ft. Polk
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Chicago
New York
Ghana Army Seizes Power Dismisses Busia Leader
The Ghana army announced via Ghana Radio and BBC report that it has seized power and dismissed Prime Minister Kofi Busia over alleged malpractice and economic mismanagement. The takeover signals a return to civilian rule after elections, with Busia leading the Provisional Progressive Party.
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London
Ghana
Kofi Busia
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Ghana Radio
Busia
Richard Nixon
Kwame Nkrumah
China
Progressive Party
Job Bureau Reorganization Takes Effect in Eight Districts
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services establishes eight districts effective Jan. 24 after federal approval. Districts group local offices under district managers to improve efficiency and accountability, with central oversight in Columbus. Districts cover Hamilton, Montgomery, Lucas, Lorain, Franklin, Stark, Mahoning, and Cuyahoga regions and surrounding counties.
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Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
William Garnes
Garnes
OBES
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Cincinnati
Cler
Crawford
Richland
Ashland
Marion
Morrow
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Franklin
Union
Delaware
Licking
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Pickaway
Fairfield
Ross, Hocking
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Athens
Scioto
Jackson
Meigs
Lawrence
Gallia
Stark Canton
Holmes
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Coshocton
Harrison, Jefferson
Muskingum
Guernsey
Belmont
Perry, Morgan, Noble
Washington
Monroe
Wayne
Mahoning
Youngstown
Summit
Akron
Ashetabula
Trumbull
Columbiana
Portage
Cuyahoga
Cleveland, Lake, Geauga
Medina Counties
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