Reds Down Clearly Marked U.S. Evacuation Helicopter
The U S Command reports a medical evacuation helicopter shot down in the central highlands killing seven, with three U S and four crew dead. Col Michael M Spark, commander of the 3rd Marine Division’s 3rd Regiment, was killed in a Jan 15 crash south of Da Nang. The report notes the helicopter carried red crosses and cites broader losses and war-time anxieties ahead of Paris peace talks.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
da Nang
Michael M. Spark
Alexandria
3Rd Marine Division
Spark
Vietnam
Pleiku
Hickel Confirmed as Interior Secretary by Senate
Walter J. Hickel won Senate confirmation as secretary of the interior by a 73 to 16 vote. The Alaska governor faces scrutiny from Democrats, while David Packard was approved as deputy secretary of defense by 82 to 1 amid GOP and Democratic support. Senator Gore and Senator Young were notable nay votes.
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Washington
Nixon
Walter J. Hickel
Senate
Congress
Alaska
White House
Hickel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mike Mansfield
Interior
Mansfield
California
David R. Packard
Tennessee
Albert Gore
U.S
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
William J. Saxbe
Regional council wins grant for nine Ohio counties
The Economic Development Administration approved a $44,114 grant to the Buckeye Hocking Valley Regional Development Council in Caldwell to finance planning that aims to create jobs and raise incomes in Athens Belmont Hocking Meigs Monroe Morgan Noble Perry and Washington counties in Southeastern Ohio.
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Washington
The
Economic Development Administration
Ohio
Buckeye- Hocking Valley
Funds OK'd For Site Of Dining Lodge
Five Ohio state park projects receive over 500000 from the State Controlling Board. Pike Lake State Park gets 232000 for water and sewer work while Portsmouth Park receives 77000 for marina facility design. Hocking Hills Park gains 40000 to buy two extra land plots and Salt Fork Park 48000 for water and sewage design. Paint Creek Reservoir gets 144200 to buy 245 acres adjacent to Old Man's Cave, including a Reichley 80 acre tract for a dining lodge and a Huffman estate 113 acre tract for road relocations.
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Columbus, Ohio
State Controlling Board
Pike Lake State Park
Pike County
Portsmouth State Park
Scioto County
Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking County
Salt Fork State Park
Guernsey County
Paint Creek Reservoir
Highland County
Pike Lake Park
Portsmouth Park
Hocking Hills Park
Salt Fork Park
Columbus
Paint Creek
Old Man's Cave
Reichley
Huffman
Athens Flood Protection Bid Opening Set Feb 6
Huntington District of the U S Army Corps invites bids opening Feb 6 for a Athens Ohio flood protection project on the Hocking River. The $1 million to $5 million work includes clearing about 26 000 feet of new river channel and filling the abandoned channel with spoil. Completion is expected in about two years after contract award.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Athens
Ohio
Hocking River
Peace Talks Set To Resume In Vietnam Negotiations
South Viet Nam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky returns to supervise his delegation at the Paris talks and vows sincerity for a just lasting peace. Ky says peace hinges on Communist abandonment of expansion by force as substantive meetings begin Saturday at the International Conference Center.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
Saigon
Orly
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
W. Averell Harriman
International Conference Center
Rolland Schorr Files Petition for City Council Prez Nomination
Rolland Schorr of 152 Gallagher Ave. became the first candidate to file a nominating petition for the May primary with the Hocking County election board. He seeks the Democratic nomination for president of City Council. Schorr previously served four terms as Fourth Ward councilman and runs Schorr Enterprises, a coffee vending business, after stints at Logan Clay Products Co. and H. C. Godman Co.
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Rolland Schorr
Gallagher Ave
Hocking County Election Board
Schorr
Stock Rally Stumbles But Gains Hold On Wall Street
NEW YORK AP reports a continuing stock market rally was blunted this afternoon yet gains remained sizable. Trading stayed active as advances outnumbered declines by about 170 issues on the New York Stock Exchange, trimming an early upside edge of roughly 250 issues.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Mississippi Twisters Kill 29 and Spur Cleanup
A trio of tornadoes tore through Copiah Simpson and Smith counties killing 29 people and injuring more than 150. Thousands left homeless as utilities restore service and aid pours in from Red Cross and state agencies. Gov Williams pledged aid while federal disaster loans were urged.
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Hazelhurst
Miss
Mississippi
Copiah County
Simpson and
Smith Counties
Jackson
Brookhaven
George Sheffield
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Washington
Small Business Administration
John Stennis
D-Miss
Weekend Hail and Temp Swings Across Regions
Winter returns to the Hocking Valley with teens after a springlike Thursday high of 63. Saturday forecast calls for cloudy skies and flurries with a high 18 to 24. Across the Midwest and South, a sharp cold front dropped temperatures, while Chicago woke to 9 degrees after a 53 midday high and Alabama Kentucky Tennessee saw severe thunderstorms with hail.
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Midwest
Montana
Havre
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Hocking Valley
Mercury
Texas
Mississippi
Vocational-Technical Center to Open Public Display Sunday
The Tri County Vocational School and Technical Institute near Nelsonville hosts an open house from 1 to 6 p.m. on Kimberly Road. Officials anticipate enrollment growth and plan a 10 000 square foot expansion as full time and part time students pursue vocational and academic credits.
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Tri-County Vocational School
Tom McMannis
Nelsonville
Doug Daubenmire
Lou Daubenmire
Logan Rt. 2
Eddie Croucher
Bert Croucher
N. Walnut St
Denny Griffin
Jack Griffin
Logan Rt. 1
Carl Worthman
Richard Goss
Logan High School
Tri-County Vocational School and Technical Institute
Kimberly Rd
Rt. 691
Tri-County School Board
Technical Institute
Hocking
Perry
Athens
Tri- County
Vocational School
Technical Institute and Vocational School
Tri-County
Pueblo Skipper Reveals Brutal North Korea Torture
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testified at a Navy court of inquiry that he confessed to spying after severe mental and physical torture by North Koreans. He described threats to shoot crewmen one by one and attempted suicide in his cabin. He said the torture protected his crew and prompted his confession amid embarrassment to the United States.
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Coronado
Calif
The
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
U.S
Japan
Johnson
North Korea
CIA
Congressm proposes civilian GI bill for needy students
Rep. Ogden Reid to draft a civilian GI bill in the 91st Congress based on a Carnegie Commission report. The plan envisions direct grants with federal matching funds, loans, work study, and doctoral fellowships, plus strong medical training support. Critics doubt swift enactment this year, with some lawmakers focusing on elementary and secondary education.
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Washington
Ogden R. Reid
R-N-Y
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Reid
House
Albert Quie
R-Minn
Robert Finch
Finch
Carnegie
Judge Meyer Sentences 2 To Prison
Ronald Hamilton 25 of Zaleski and Danny James 30 of Gore Rt. 1 were sentenced by Judge Harley Meyer to Mansfield Reformatory and Ohio Penitentiary respectively. Both received indeterminate terms after pleading guilty to forgery and breaking and entering in separate incidents at Hocking Valley Concrete and Starr Washington High School. James faced two forgery counts plus breaking and entering. Hamilton was caught attempting to break into a school safe.
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Ronald Hamilton
Zaleski
Mansfield Reformatory
Danny James
Gore Rt. 1
Ohio
Harley Meyer
Hocking Grand Jury
James
Hocking Valley
Hubert Lappen
Hamilton
Starr-Washington High School
Paul Hartman
Nlamillon
Edwin Johnston
Nixon plans major budget push and swift legislative program
President Nixon aims to send a broad legislative agenda to Congress within weeks with Arthur Burns as counselor handling domestic policy. Mayo says changes to the Johnson budget are expected and panels will study near term issues, while dismantling parts of the War on Poverty agency is considered.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Arthur F. Burns
Burns
Council of Urban Affairs
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Last Minute LBJ Nominees Withdrawn in Final Days
President Nixon withdrew 155 nominations from Lyndon Johnson's last days in office. The list included two ambassadors, five judges, and dozens of postmasters. Ronald L. Ziegler said the reviews would be case by case and some may be renominated. Ambassadors named were Robert W. Komer to Turkey and Albert W. Sherer Jr. to Equatorial Guinea.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Robert W. Komer
Vietnam Pacification Program
Johnson
Turkey
Albert W. Sherer Jr
Foreign Service
Equatorial Guinea
U.S
California
Washington, D.C
Guam
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Binh Long
Phuoc Long
Hanoi
Southeastern Ohio
Associated Press
Vocational-Technical Education Center
Pueblo Skipper
United States
Meyer
Daniel P. Moynihan
OEO
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