Wife Testifies in Defense in Mills Case Over Warrant Killing
The trial resumed with Mrs. Mills the first defense witness as jurors heard arguments over admitting the warrant. She described Aug. 31 and Sept. 22 1969 events, noting attempts to enter the Mills home and her husband’s activities. Deputy Wilbur testified about the confrontation and Mills firing at the sheriff, leading to the fatal shooting and Wilbur’s injuries.
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Oliver Mills
Tague
Harold Steele
Mills
John Peck
David Wilbur
Steele
Wilbur
Sheriff Steele
Oliver
Nixon Budget Seeks Record $229 Billion
Bitter cold swept the Northeast with power shortages as a major snowstorm hit. Temperatures near zero widened outages. New York State utility officials ordered voltage cuts to conserve capacity for peak periods.
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New York State Public Service Commission
Logan Trade Club Dinner Draws 240 Attendees
About 240 members and guests attended the annual Logan Trade Club dinner at the Logan armory. Awards went to Barton S. Hall and Harry Smith for community service. Hugh DeMoss spoke on television's role amid change and public information needs.
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Logan Trade Club
Logan Armory
Barton S. Hall
Trade Club
Harry Smith
Robert Gosnell
Athens
Nelsonville
Gosnell
Albert Leonard
Larry Kitchen
Joe Thomas
Hugh DeMoss
TV-4
de Moss
DeMoss
William Theisen
Nelsonville Board of Trade
David DeVore
B. T. Grover
Fred Swearingen
Athens Chambers of Commerce
Nixon seeks record 1972 budget with large deficits
President Nixon asks Congress for a $229.2 billion spending plan for fiscal 1972 built on deficits totaling about $30.2 billion this year and next. He aims to shift to a full employment budget while opposing new taxes.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
Treasury
Cease fire extension eyed as Suez talks progress noted
Observers in Cairo report the Egyptian government may extend the cease fire by one month while Israeli leaders indicate willingness to prolong the truce beyond February 5 but warn of possible renewed fighting if hostilities resume. In Mozambique, floods from cyclone Felice threaten hundreds of lives near Quelimane on the Indian Ocean coast. In Ohio, a study group calls for classroom based funding for vocational education with a proposed minimum of 8,400 dollars per 20 student classroom unit.
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Cairo
Johannesburg
South Africa
Felice
Mozambique
South African Press Association
Tertory
Quelimane
Indian Ocean
Beira
Columbus
Ohio
Commission On Vocational and Technical Education
Manson Insults Judge and Attacks Attorney in Penalty Phase
Los Angeles AP Charles Manson begins the penalty phase of the Sharon Tate murder trial by insulting the judge and punching his attorney, stoking courtroom tension.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Army Drops Charges Against Maj Gen Samuel W Koster
The Army, acting in the best interests of justice, dropped all charges today against Maj Gen Samuel W Koster, former West Point superintendent, in the alleged My Lai cover up case.
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Washington
Samuel W. Koster
West Point
My Lai
Logan bank annual meeting names 1971 board and notes capital
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Logan held its annual stockholders meeting on January 28. New board members include Ralph O. Moorehead Lester V. Risch Clarence Blosser Robert Keynes Fred E. Hull Barton A. Holl Fred A. Murray Carl C. Harsh and James R. King Jr with Blosser and Keynes in their 25th year and Risch in his 27th. Board chairman is Barton A. Holl with Moorehead as president. Resources reached 19 million 917 thousand 320 99 at end of 1970 and the bank added 100 thousand from undivided profits to surplus. Capital is 200 thousand and surplus 1.2 million enabling a loan limit of 14 thousand per customer.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank of Logan
Ralph O. Moorehead
Lester V. Risch
Clarence Blosser
Robert Keynes
Fred E. Hull
Barton A. Holl
Fred A. Murray
Carl C. Harsh
James R. King
Blosser
Keynes
Risch
Herschel R. Bensenhaver
Ted McVey
John Gillogly
Donald P. Wood
Clara B. Edgar
Moorehead
Logan
Heavy Snow Watch Lingers Over Central and Southern Ohio
The weather bureau warns central and southern Ohio to expect a heavy snow event with most snow by tonight. Blowing and drifting snow will intensify, especially in the northeast where heavy snow already exists. Temperatures rise near 30 tonight before a sharp drop with northwest winds by Saturday. Snow squalls are possible in the northeast Saturday and flurries elsewhere, with a repeat of Tuesday’s windy storm but less severe.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
December inflation widens. 1970 ends as costly year
The government reports living costs rose again in December, shaving another half-cent from every dollar and making 1970 the second worst inflationary year in two decades.
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Washington
Postmaster offers reward for vandalism on rural mailboxes
Logan Postmaster Vaughn Collins announced a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who damaged numerous rural mail boxes. The acts are blamed on youths throwing rocks from cars along Route 664 Walnut Lake Logan and Union Furnace roads. Neighbors urged to report suspicious activity and provide car descriptions or license numbers. Federal penalties apply.
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Logan
Vaughn Collins
Collins
N. Walnut Rd
Lake Logan Rd
Union Furnace Rd
Ohio lawmakers hear students plea for more higher education funding
Athens Ohio AP hear subcommittee on campus unrest hears OU and other students plead for more state aid. Legislators warn violence hurts public support for higher education and note subsidies have risen but funds remain scarce.
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Ohio U
Athens
Ohio
Howard C. Cook
Stockdale
Kent State University
Mark Rubenstein
Rick Brown
Ohio University Democratic Club
Ed Bartlett
Joseph P. Tulley
Stock Market Edges Higher on Broad Front in Active Trading
New York trading extended Thursday gains with a small advance across many stocks as activity remained high and investors showed broad participation in the market.
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New York
U S Bombers Hit Viet Beds Along Supply Routes In Laos
U S B52 bombers raided along the border of North Vietnam and Laos dropping hundreds of tons on supply routes. One strike occurred in northwest South Vietnam near Khe Sanh. Tet cease fire neared end as four day truce expired with no major fighting reported in South Vietnam. Cambodian forces seized 500 pounds of plastic explosives in Phnom Penh.
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U.S
Laos
Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Gilligan Budget and Tax Proposals Move Toward March Draft
Gov. John J. Gilligan nears a decision point as the Citizens Task Force on Tax Reform finalizes a report due by Feb. 15. The Department of Finance also aims for the same date to summarize department budget proposals so Gilligan can align tax and budget requests for the General Assembly by March 14.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Citizens Task Force On
Department of Finance
Gilligan
General Assembly
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