Tri County Board Votes 1.2 Million For 1969 Operations
The Tri County school board elected Roland Pierce of Nelsonville as president and appropriated 1 205 605 to operate the Vocational School and Technical Institute in 1969. Pierce succeeds Howard Woodyard who did not seek re election. Robert Hampton of Junction City was named vice president. Woodyard Carl Risch and C F Harper sworn in for new terms. pay for board members set at 20 per regular meeting.
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Tri-County School Board
Roland Pierce
Nelsonville
Vocational School and Technical Institute
Pierce
Howard Woodyard
Albany
Robert Hampton
Junction City
Woodyard
Carl Risch
Athens
C. F. Harper
New Lexington
James Shumaker
Logan Installs 205 New Parking Meters Downtown
Installation of 205 manually-operated parking meters in downtown Logan began today. Police Chief Roy Kelch notes three slots for pennies nickels or dimes and that the handle must turn fully right to register. Frank Ferneau of Miller Meter Co supervises the project, with off duty officers and a $1000 service fund funding board expenses.
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Logan
Roy Kelch
Frank Ferneau
Miller Meter Co
Paris Sees Hopeful Start to Peace Talks Yet Road Ahead Remains
U S and South Vietnamese officials view Hanoi and NLF signals as a hopeful omen for substantive talks in Paris Saturday but warn the negotiators may push hard on demands. Nhan Dan editorial urges acceptance of four point program and five NLF demands as the path to end the war. Washington and Saigon expect a restatement of positions and look for signs of softness.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nhan Dan
Radio
United States
NLF
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
U S Troops Uncover Major Viet Cong Supply Stockpile
American air cavalrymen along the Cambodian border north of Saigon seized the second largest munitions stockpile of the war after 30 tons of rockets mortars and shells were recovered from 30 bunkers near the border. Three million dollar jet fighters were shot down with two pilots rescued. About 2 000 Thai troops will join 6 000 already in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Bucher Says Signals Sent To White House
Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher testified for 12 hours noting he sent messages to Navy officials in Japan and to the White House during the Pueblo crisis after North Korean gun boats surrounded the ship. A shelling wounded three crew members as the vessel was boarded and captured.
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Coronado
Calif
Uss Pueblo
White House
Japan
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Navy
Bucher
Pointblank
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert S. McNamara
Pueblo
Sea of Japan
Poseidon missile off course during test flight explodes
In Cape Kennedy experts scrutinize radio data after a Poseidon missile veered off course during a Tuesday test. Seventeen seconds after launch, a problem in the first stage prompted the range safety officer to destroy the weapon. In Columbus Ohio, over 2,500 teachers authorized a Monday rescission of a no strike policy tied to negotiations. A solar observatory was launched to study solar flares and warn moon astronauts of radiation storms as the stock market shows a moderate advance in trading.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Columbus Board of Education
Kurfess Seeks Calm at Burr Oak Rhodes Criticism
Ohio House Speaker Kurfess tried to steer a Burr Oak State Park workshop away from attacks on Gov. Rhodes. Economists Thatcher and Lowenstein criticized Rhodes' "Solutions for the Seventies" while Kurfess urged background briefing on tax welfare and education and said the seminar is not a policy session.
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Kurfess
Burr Oak Meet
Rhodes
Glouster
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Wood
James A. Rhodes
Burr Oak State Park
Here
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
Scioto
George W. Thatcher
Miami University
Thatcher
Kurtess
Ing
Columbus
Ohio University
Meno Lowenstein
Antifilibuster Forces End Their Efforts
Senate antifilibuster leaders concede defeat for the current Congress in pushing a three fifths threshold to end filibusters. Sen. Frank Church says he and allies will not renew the drive as Hubert Humphrey’s ruling on rules faces new leadership from Vice President-elect Spiro Agnew.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Frank Church
Idaho
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Church
Spiro T
Agnew
Torrential California Rains Bring State Of Emergency
California endured days of heavy rain prompting Governor Reagan to declare a state of emergency. Ten people trapped by flooding near Ojai include a sheriff deputy, a Navy chief petty officer and a U S Forest Service ranger. Helicopters stood by as rescue efforts continued and concern rose for Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley levees.
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California
Los Angeles
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ronald Reagan
Ojai-San Luis Obispo
Los Padres National Forest
Navy
U.S. Forest Service
Eckersley
Ojai
Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
Cosumnes
Stanislaus
Eleven Members of Nixon Cabinet Take Oath
In a 8:15 a.m. White House ceremony Chief Justice Warren swore in eleven Cabinet heads as President Nixon watched. Budget Director Mayo and UN Ambassador Yost also took part, while Alaska Governor Hickel did not join. Senate scrutiny of his Interior post created a temporary snag.
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Washington
Nixon
Marl Warren
White House
Robert P. Mayo
Charles W. Yost
United Nations
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Secretly
the Interior
Senate
Warren
Ohio Governor Rhodes Proposes $6 Billion Budget Without New Taxes
Ohio Governor Rhodes unveils a two year operating budget of about 6 billion for 1969 71 with no new or increased taxes. Education gets slightly more than a third welfare nearly a third and remaining funds go to other departments especially Mental Hygiene and Correction. If approved by the legislature additional revenue sources may be needed for vocational and technical education.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Howard L. Collier
Collier
Welfare
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Rhodes
Mel Nowell
Pound Sterling Prices Surge in London Market
The pound rose to $2.391 on the London exchange, its strongest since last November’s monetary crisis. It closed at $2.5886 after a 26 point two day gain, with dealers citing revived confidence in Britain as a key factor.
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London
London Exchange
Britain
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Logan’s
Technical Institute
Walter Mills
Lancaster
Bangkok
Thailand
New York
Hocking Valley Railroad
Dundas
Dundas Junction
Jackson
Hocking Valley
Baltimore & Ohio
John Cruise
Charles M. Chase
Frank McBride
Jimmy Ash Sr
Arthur R
Doc) Miller
Sespe Creek
John Scott Eckersley
Ojai Community Hospital
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