Apollo 14 Moon Trip Countdown Kicks Off at Cape Kennedy
Electrical power surged to the Saturn 5 as the six day countdown began for Apollo 14 with a Sunday liftoff planned. Astronauts Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa prepared for final medical exams while aiming for a February 5 landing in the Fra Mauro highlands to set up a nuclear powered science station and collect 4.6 billion year old lunar rocks.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Spaceship Today
Charles Henschel
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Thomas K. Mattingly
John L. Swigert
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Patrick Air Force Base
Fra Mauro Highlands
268 Attend Service For Christian Unity
Attendance of 268 was reported for the second union service in observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jack Beverly spoke on unity in Christ and pastors from St. John's St. Matthew Immanuel United Methodist attended. The St. Matthew Youth Singers performed Spirit of God. Open house followed across Hocking churches.
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church
St. John’s Catholic Church
Jack Beverly
James Geiger
St. John’s Church
Conrad Diehm
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Clyde Miller
St. Matthew
Mills murder trial moves into third week in Ohio
Oliver Mills facing murder and assault charges after shooting Vinton County Sheriff Harold Steele and deputy Dave Wilbur on August 31. Dr. John Rauch testified Wilbur received buckshot wounds. Athens Capt. Charles Cochran described weapons found at the Mills home. Jurors selected. manhunt ended with Mills captured five days after the incident.
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Wilbur
Charles Cochran
Athens Police Department
Mills
Four Lancaster youths charged in fatal Hart beating
Four Lancaster youths face charges after the fatal beating of 16 year old Thomas L. Hart outside the Dinner Bell Restaurant in Lancaster. Orval E. Lewis 18 is to be arraigned for first degree manslaughter in Lancaster Municipal Court. David Carpenter 16 Jerry Scott 17 and Nicholas Cragg 17 face delinquency arraignments in Fairfield County Juvenile Court next Monday for related actions. Hart was a Logan High School sophomore declared dead on arrival at Fairfield Hospital.
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Lancaster
Thomas L. Hart
Logan Rt
Orval E. Lewis
Lancaster Municipal Court
David Carpenter
Jerry Scott
Nicholas Cragg
Fairfield County
Hart
Logan High School
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Dinner Bell
Weather outlook for Hocking Valley turns colder Tuesday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and colder air with a chance of snow flurries in the Hocking Valley on Tuesday. Temperatures were around 38 degrees at 11 a.m. today after an overnight low of 36. Sunday's high reached 43 degrees.
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Hocking Valley
Nixon to Seek Public Backing for New Greatness Plan
President Nixon moves to win public support for his six point program facing congressional skepticism. White House talks with leaders and a potential “take it to the people” drive loom as Mansfield questions if Congress can pass broad Cabinet reforms and a $16 billion federal state revenue sharing plan. Dole says Republicans may use the issue in 1972 if stalled.
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Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Robert Dole
GOP
Kansas
Solons Hit U S Air Action To Help Cambodian Troops
Washington lawmakers clash over U S involvement in Cambodia as Sen George Aiken argues the action may exceed congressional limits while Senate Leader Mike Mansfield questions legality and calls for hearings. Critics say U S helicopters may have touched Cambodian soil despite denials. Senator Muskie warns the action could widen beyond the Cooper Church restrictions.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Cambodia
Congress
Sen
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Cooper Church
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Cambodian
White House
Pentagon
Sacramento
Calif
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Uganda faces coup turmoil as Obote away at Singapore
Rebels seize Owen Falls hydroelectric plant and banks including the Central Bank in Kampala while fighting rages near Jinja. Reports clash over Amin leadership, mutiny rumors, and government forces attempting to retake the capital amid closures around Entebbe Airport.
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Kampala
Uganda
Milton Obote
Big Owen Falls
Obote
Singapore
Nsambyan
Central Bank of Uganda
Jinja
Hikers Pack Buckeye Trail Through Hocking State Parks
Sparkling weather drew 1 500 hikers from across Ohio for the annual winter Buckeye Trail hike through Hocking Hills State Park. The Old Man's Cave area overflowed with vehicles while four generations of the Armstrong family joined the event, aided by Buckeye Trail officials and Division of Parks and Recreation staff. The trek began at Old Man's Cave and proceeded through Cedar Falls to Ash Cave with a lunch break before returning to the start.
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Buckeye Trail
Hocking State Parks
Ohio
Old Man’s Cave
Hocking Hills State Park
Harry Armstrong
Leo Armstrong
Honey Fork Rd
Magia
Diane Armstrong
Columbus
Bradley Sinnott
Emma Gatewood
Thurman
Ameri
Ohio Division of Parks & Recreation
Old Man's Cave
Gorge
Cedar Falls
Ash Cave
Logan Trade Club
Howard J Solon 60 Dies. Funeral Held In Grand Rapids
Howard J. Barney Solon a former Logan resident died last Wednesday in Grand Rapids Michigan at age 60 Funeral services were held Saturday burial was in Wooster He worked for Muir Drug Co in Grand Rapids and was a Logan High School graduate of 1927 He is survived by his wife Marjorie a son Tim of Casper Wyoming and four grandchildren and by his brother Don Solon of Logan
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Howard J
Barney) Solon
Logan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wooster
Muir Drug Co
Bernard Solon
Don Solon
Logan High School
Marjorie
Tim
Casper
Wyo
Masked Gunmen Seize Platinum and Coins at Heathrow
Four masked gunmen raided an Air Canada warehouse at Heathrow before dawn and stole platinum and collectors' coins valued at $72,000. They tied a security guard and three warehouse workers inside a cage used for animal shipments.
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London
Air Canada
Heathrow Airport
Paper Sack Dropped At Haydenville Triggers Drug Arrests
A dropped paper sack in Haydenville led to the arrest of two Franklin County youths, Robert L. Mercer Jr. and Charles L. Holley Jr., on possession for sale of drugs and instruments for administering narcotics. Each faces 5,000 dollar bonds and preliminary hearings set for Friday.
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Haydenville
Franklin County
Robert L. Mercer Jr
Columbus
Charles L. Holley Jr
Reynoldsburg
Athens
Mercer
Athens County
Holley
Ted Jones
Hardenville
Old Rt. 33
Natco
Green Two
Hocking Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Ohio Pen Guards Protest Over Overtime Policy
In Columbus the first prison guard shift at the Ohio Penitentiary did not show for work in a protest against overtime allocation. A spokesman said about 25 guards milling outside the prison claim sick pay opt outs face discrimination for overtime assignments. Roughly 40 guards called in sick on the first shift.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Reds Attack On Phnom Penh Airport And Perimeter
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops shelled Phnom Penh's airport and attacked positions on the defense perimeter. Explosions echoed through the night as guards fought at the runway end. reports said enemy troops contested areas north of the airfield while U.S. cargo planes continued delivering arms. It was the second airport attack in four days.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Am Rong
City halts hotel housing for welfare families except emergencies
New York Mayor John V Lindsay orders an immediate stop to using hotels as temporary housing for welfare and relocation families. Exceptions require approval by housing agency administrators and recovery is to be temporary until inventory pipelines are filled. In Washington four die in Stevens Pass avalanche. in Cleveland the Nixon era fiscal policy nears stimulative spending, signaling potential steel and auto recovery.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Wenatchee
Wash
Stevens Pass
Cascade Range
Washington
Cleveland, Ohio
Nixon
Cleveland Trust Business Bulletin
Noel McBride
Kastelic Named Ohio State Superintendent of Banks
Gov John J Gilligan appoints Louis A Kastelic 35 of Cleveland as state superintendent of banks Kastelic a 1959 John Carroll University graduate is assistant vice president of governmental and civic affairs at Union Commerce Bank Cleveland
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Louis A. Kastelic
Cleveland
Banks
Kastelic
John Carroll University
Union Commerce Bank
Liberia invasion defendants to be executed in Guinea
Guinea will execute 58 people convicted over the November raid on Monrovia and its surroundings. An additional 66 others, including a Roman Catholic archbishop, were sentenced to life in prison.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Guinea
Muskie Reveals Talks on Reducing Military Spending with Kosygin
Sen. Edmund S Muskie disclosed a private Moscow talk with Premier Kosygin about a strong U S opinion to cut armaments and redirect resources. He noted U S debate includes alternate viewpoints and defended sharing differing positions. McGovern urged China to join the UN Security Council as a permanent member, replacing Nationalist China.
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Los Angeles
Edmund S. Muskie
Alexei N. Kosyvgin
United States
Soviet Union
Muskie
Kosygin
Moscow
Congress
CBS
Merv Griffi
Senate
George McGovern
South Dakota
China
United Nations
Security Council
McGovern
Council
Death of Edward H. Brooker at Hocking Valley Hospital
Edward H. Brooker, about 45, of Logan Route 4, died today at 11:20 a.m. at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. He was formerly employed by Carl T. Johnson Co. and is survived by his wife Mary Frantz. The body lies at Leonard Funeral Home with arrangements to be announced.
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Edward H. Brooker
Logan Rt. 4
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Carl T. Johnson Co
Mary Frantz
Leonard Funeral Home
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Louisville
National Council of Churches
Joseph L. Bernardin
Washington, D.C
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Simba
Felix Onana
Entebbe
Lake Victoria
Robert Paton
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Ens
Hertz Rental
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Housing and Development Administration
Fea
Maine
Ed Brooker
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