Marines Storm Seaborne Assault on Batangan Peninsula
Two U S Marines battalions landed on the Batangan Peninsula as part of an 8 200 man allied force to seal a zone of about eight square miles believed to hold up to 800 North Vietnamese and guerrillas. The operation aims to pacify the area while facing deep tunnels and monsoon conditions.
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Batangan Peninsula
Vietnam
U.S
Batangan
U.S. Army
Chu Lai
Howard Cooksey
Alexandria
Cape
U.S. Navy
Inchon
William W. Behrens Jr
Coronado
Calif
7Th Fleet
Leading Logan Citizen Rolland Bright Dies At 87
Rolland Isaac Bright 87 a leading Logan citizen died at 7 30 a m at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after an apparent heart attack He was a former Hocking County representative to the state legislature banker and businessman repeatedly elected as chair of Citizens Bank director of Logan Federal Savings and Loan former cashier of Farmers and Merchants Bank and owner of Bright Insurance Agency He held Masonic degrees and was active in Odd Fellows Grange and Eastern Star He served five terms in the county house of representatives and was long time Logan school board member Born August 31 1881 he was survived by a son daughter brother and two sisters five grandchildren and several great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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Rolland Isaac Bright
Logan
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Citizens Bank
Logan Federal Savings & Loan Association
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bright Insurance Agency
Odd Fellows Lodge
Grange
Order of the Eastern Star
United Rubber Workers
Akron
Peter
Mary Wolfe Bright
Gertrude Martin Bright
Glendon R. Bright
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Marguerite Francis
Santa Rosa
Calif
Charles M. Bright
Maude Hite
Mae Rutter
Leonard Funeral Home
Two Charged With Giving Beer To Youth
State liquor inspector David Dreisback filed charges against Annabelle Ellis at the Tally-Ho Inn and Donald E Holycross 18 of Logan Rt 1 for furnishing beer to a 17-year-old. Ellis case certified to Hocking County Court under 250 bond. Holycross fined 10 dollars plus costs by Mayor Merril Haney.
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David Dreisback
Annabelle Ellis
Tally-Ho Inn
Donald E. Holycross
Logan Rt. 1
Ellis
Logan
Hocking County
Holycross
Merril Haney
Haney
State Department of Liquor Control
OU Students Plead Innocent In Farmhouse Drug Raid Case
Seven Ohio University students entered innocent pleas in Athens County Common Pleas Court to narcotics possession charges. They were indicted after a raid on a farmhouse last week.
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University
Athens County Common Pleas Court
India Resists A Ban Pact Backing at Commonwealth Meet
India resisted a British push for Commonwealth support of a pact to halt nuclear weapons spread. The row surfaced in behind the scenes talks on a communique for the 28 nation summit with leaders representing over 700 million people across five continents.
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London
India
Changes Plea To Guilty In Break-Ins
Gerald Garner age 21 of Logan Route 2 pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering in Hocking County Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer deferred sentencing for a probation study Bond of 500 dollars on each case remained in effect Garner was indicted for breaking into the Hocking Valley Concrete Inc office on May 14 and entering three cabins at Blackjack Lake on May 1 Roy Glenn Jr Haydenville saw his trial continued due to his attorney's illness on a non support charge he previously pleaded not guilty
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Gerald Garner
Logan Rt. 2
Hocking County
Roy Glenn Jr
Haydenville
Two Negro Leaders Criticize Nixon Appointees
In New York six Negro organization leaders met with President-elect Nixon and two critics cited concerns about his urban policy team. They singled out Moynihan for his focus on buildings over people, while Rev. Abernathy urged redemption and a Martin Luther King birthday holiday as a national observance.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
New York
Florida
Washington
Matthew Wright
Black Power Conference
Daniel P. Moynihan
Wright
Moynihan
Ralph D. Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King
Johnson to outline State of the Union and tax extension plans
President Johnson will deliver a broad farewell address and reserve specific legislation for his successor. He is expected to urge extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge to keep $13 billion in annual revenue for the 1970 budget. Nixon publicly hesitant but privately showing some support, while Vietnam withdrawal details remain unannounced.
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Washington
Johnson
State of the Union
Congress
Nixon
Belive
New York
Vietnam
Paris
White House
South Vietnam
Saigon
State Department
United States
Robert J McCloskey
Weather Alert Paints Broad Cold And Rain Across Regions
A stalled low pressure off Washington drives rain over the Pacific coast with snow in western Washington and heavy snow risk in central Nebraska. Temperatures range from in the 30s and 40s on the coast to subzero in the east with bone chilling cold extending into much of the eastern U.S.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Plains
Quillayute
Oregon
California
Arizona
Montana
Nebraska
Pacific
Green Bay
Saxbe to Open Offices in State in Two Weeks
U S Senator William B Saxbe of Ohio will set up offices in Columbus and Cleveland within two weeks The Columbus office will be led by Lewis Earnhart an Urbana investigator in the attorney general s consumer frauds and crimes section The Cleveland office will be run by Charles J Neuger a special counsel for the attorney general and long time Saxbe ally.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
William B. Saxbe
Cleveland
Lewis Earnhart
Urbana
Attorneys General
Atty
Charles J Neuger
Attorney General
Saxbe
Vandals Cause Power Outage In Four Counties
Vandalism near Lancaster Sunday morning cut power to 12 000 South Central Power Co customers across Hocking Pickaway Fairfield and Ross counties. A lock was cut and a Delmont station switch opened leaving Laurelville Amanda Logan Elm Red Bridge Circleville and Ashville substations without power for about an hour after 2 30 a m. Sheriff Jack Blazer is investigating with special deputies guarding stations and SCPC general manager Darwin Kindler says FBI help may join the probe.
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Lancaster
South Central Power Co
Hocking
Pickaway
Fairfield
Ross Coun
Delmont
SCPC
Laurelville
Amanda
Logan Elm
Red Bridge
Circleville
Ashville
Fairfield County
Jack Blazer
Strike Ends In Norton Ohio Police Force
AP reports a four day sick call strike by Norton Ohio eight man police force ended as officers returned to duty after city officials indicated they would resume negotiations.
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Norton
Ohio
Akron
First Manned Space Linkup May Be Tried
Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov was launched aboard Soyuz-4 in a test mission with potential plans for a first manned linkup. Mission officials reported manual control success and a near planned orbit as Shatalov pledged to carry out his tasks.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Air Force
Vladimir Shatalov
Shatalov
Vladimir Beregovoy
Vladimir Komarov
Tass
Mother Earth
Moscow Radio
Moscow Television
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Narcotics Raid Nets 8 Persons in Columbus
Police arrested six men and two women after a narcotics raid in Columbus. Officers had watched the location since last June and say the operation cut off a heroin source. Cash totaling 1600 and about 500 in narcotics were seized.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gushing Oil Causes Emergency in Lima
Oil gushed from a 22 inch line in Lima Ohio turning streets into black rivers and forcing evacuation of about 8000 people. Firefighters and Civil Defense worked with foam from Wright Patterson AFB to clear sewers and stabilize the area as officials assess damage and plan restoral.
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Lima, Ohio
National Guard
Ohio
Christian Morris
City Hall
Ronald Cook
Buckeye Pipeline Co
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Salvation Army
Civil Defense
Toledo
Ottawa
Logan school hires Kellam Foley for first plans
Logan school board voted to negotiate with Kellam & Foley Columbus architects to prepare preliminary plans for a school building program. They will not submit a bond issue in the May primary. Dwight Diller cites a need for substitute bus drivers. Contacts are Diller and Risch during school hours or evenings. The board accepted Martha Crewson’s resignation as fifth grade teacher and her sabbatical leave for a year.
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Logan
Kellam
Tarry Crewson
Ohio University
Proposed Annexation Bill Favors Big Ohio Cities
Ohio lawmakers discuss a bill to ease annexation by large cities, risking harm to smaller towns. State figures including Sen David S. Loscomb and Rep Robert Netaler anticipate metropolitan support and fierce opposition from rural areas as reconvening sessions begin.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
David S. Loscomb
HeDayton
Holcomb
Badoom
Robert KE. Netaler i
Laura
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Senate
Frank King
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