Weekend crowds pack Hocking area parks in warm dry weather
Thousands visited Hocking and Southeastern Ohio parks over the weekend with Logan Kachelmacher Park crowded on Sunday and Lake Hope drawing about 18 000 visitors over two days. Fishing was heavy at Lake Logan and Lake Hope saw 2600 swimmers and 80 camping units in use. Park officials warn rain could reduce attendance this week while forecasts predict scattered showers mainly tonight or Tuesday.
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Hocking
Southeastern Ohio
Logan
Kachelmacher Park
Lake Logan
Hutchison’s Bait Shop
Old Man's Cave
Lake Hope
Hocking County
Mercury
Ohio Weather Summary Sees Spotty June Showers Across State
Official Weather Bureau report notes cloudy skies and dry conditions statewide. Rain fell in a few southern counties over the past 24 hours, with showers expected to remain very spotty throughout June.
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Columbus
Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Logan Volunteer Fireman Injured In Fall From Truck
Logan volunteer firefighter Jack Moorehead, 545 W Hunter St, was treated for bruises and abrasions after being thrown from the rear of a fire truck en route to a rural blaze. He was released from Hocking Valley Hospital Sunday afternoon. The truck continued to the Davies farm fire at Logan Star Road. police escorted the driver to the hospital. The farm tractor suffered considerable damage.
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Logan
Jack Moorehead
W. Hunter St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Robert Davies
Logan Star Rt
Moorehead
Joe Stewart
Stewart
Falls Mill
Hocking County Plans July Fourth Observance
Downtown stores and offices close for Independence Day with no mail, no Logan Daily News. Logan Chieftain hosts all day events at Logan High School field including baseball games pony rides rides on the Haydenville fire track a band concert and a 9 pm talent show ending in fireworks. Sugar Grove plans rides concessions a Berne Union band concert and a 10 pm fireworks display. Nelsonville has no formal observance. Longstreth hosts three morning Little League games a 2 pm Hocking Valley game and a 5 pm slow pitch with a noon bean dinner and pie contests.
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Police, Fire and Sheriff's Department
Ohio State Employment Service
Logan Daily News
Logan Chieftain Boosters
Haydenville
Sugar Grove
Berne Union Band
Nelsonville
Longstrethh
Buchtel
Akron
Donnie
Hocking Valley Association
Glouster
Athens County
Infantry Rally Set for 99th Division Reunion in Cleveland
About 500 members and wives of the 99th Infantry Division will hear Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lauer retired commanding general of Monterey California speak at their three day reunion in Cleveland July 13 to 15.
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Cleveland
99Th
Checkerboard) Infantry Division
Walter E. Lauer
Monterey
Calif
U S Plans Huge Firecracker For Fourth Of July Night
In Johnston Island tests, Joint Task Force 8 plans a July Fourth high altitude nuclear blast in Operation Dominic. The megaton device, exceeding Hiroshima power, may reach 200 miles up and disrupt Pacific communications for hours. Two prior Thor launches failed, injuring two technicians.
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Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Joint Task Force 8
Johnston
Christmas Island
Washington
Kennedy
Dominic
Vice
Hiroshima
Thor
Pacific
Kennedy on Latin America tour boosts Alliance progress
President Kennedy and First Lady greeted by massive crowds in Mexico City on a weekend visit that underscores the Alliance for Progress. The joint communique with Mexico pledges cooperation and nonintervention while addressing irrigation salt issues at the Colorado River border.
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Washington
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Mexico City
Mexico
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
United States
Venezuela
Colombia
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Castro
Cuba
Khrushchev
Moscow
Colorado River
Mexicali
Governors split on civil rights at 54th annual conference
Democratic governors reported majority support for a social security financed medical care program for the elderly, while Republicans opposed the Kennedy administration health bill but united for civil rights stance. Leaders discussed chairmanship succession, with Rosellini of Washington mentioned as a potential new chair.
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Hershey
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
John M. Bailey
Bailey
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Powell
Florida
California
John B. Swainson
Michigan
Swainson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
The
United States
Saskatchewan Doctors Strike Over New Provincial Health Plan
Saskatchewan physicians walk out affecting the provinces 925000 people as the Socialist government launches North Americas first compulsory medical plan. 240 volunteer doctors provide free emergency care while officials transfer cases to 34 hospitals. Carl Derhousoff, 10 months, dies en route to care.
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Regina
Carl Derhousoff
Usherville
Yorkton
Ice
Medical Care Commission
Britain
National Health Service
Saskatchewan
Stock Market Edges Up in Quiet Trading
New York stock trading was mixed at noon with the Associated Press average rising 0.10 points to 209.60. Industrials gained 0.30, rails slipped 0.10, and utilities firmed 0.10 as most major issues moved only small amounts. Investors awaited a shortened week due to the July 4 holiday.
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New York
Associated Press
Ten Children Shipped to Ohio by Segregationist Support
Mamie Lee Underwood and her 11 dependents, all Black, traveled from Centreville Alabama to Cleveland on a one way bus trip funded by a segregationist group. They arrived after a 26 hour ride and were welcomed by the Travelers Aid Society. She said she does not blame Bibb County residents, praising them for kindness but noting the children had no chance there.
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Cleveland
Mamie Lee Underwood
Centreville
Ala
Travelers Aid Society
Bibb County
Glass Worker Union Goes On Strike in Tri-State Area
A strike by Local 1413 Glass Workers Union AFL-CIO idled about 45 workers and disrupted installations in Huntington and Williamson West Virginia, Portsmouth Ohio, and Ashland Kentucky after the old contract expired at midnight. Picket lines formed as new talks were planned for Thursday.
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Huntington
W. Va
Williamson
Portsmouth
Ohio
Ashland
Glaziers and Glass Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Wilmer Gibson
Churchill Improves After Bone Surgery
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill recovering from surgery to mend a fractured thigh had a good night and asked to see the morning papers. A hospital spokesman said there was no anxiety for the 87 year old former prime minister. He sat up in a chair Sunday night after being allowed out of bed since Friday’s operation.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Monte Carlo
Moslems Celebrate Independence Amid Postvote Tensions in Algeria
Algeria's Moslems celebrate independence with nationwide voter support near 99 percent in a referendum backing Evian terms. European settlers show gloom yet no major violence as resistance from the European Army Organization collapses, while guerrilla forces sweep through towns.
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Algiers
Algeria
France
Evian
Charles de Gaulle
Oran
Secret Army
Jean-Jacoges Susini
Provisional Executive
Abderrahmane Fares
Israel boy kidnapped and found in the United States
United States immigration officials say they may have located 10 year old Yossele Schuhmacher, kidnapped by Orthodox zealots in Jerusalem in 1957 and hidden for three years. He was identified in New York and placed in the care of an immigration matron amid an ongoing, no arrests, inquiry into alleged immigration violations.
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New York
United States
Israel
Yossele Schuhmacher
Brooklyn
Peter A. Esperdy
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Esperdy
Yoseph Schuhmacher
Yossele
Jerusalem
Nahman Starkes
U S to Pull Marines From Thailand Amid Laos Tension
The United States will withdraw 1000 Marines from Thailand due to a general lessening of tension along the Laotian border. Another 1200 Marines and 3000 Army troops stay, with potential further withdrawals dependent on the situation. The Leathernecks remain ready to move back if needed.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
U.S. Defense Department
Kennedy
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Pacific
William Sheech
Philippines
Okinawa
Guam
U.S
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Runaway spy Soblen recovering after attempted self harm on plane
Dr. Robert A. Soblen, a 62 year old jailed for spying for the Soviet Union, tried to kill himself aboard an El Al Boeing 707 returning him to a U.S. prison. He slashed his wrists and stabbed his abdomen, was rushed to Hillingdon Hospital, and doctors say his condition has improved with transfusions. He is expected to depart Britain once fit.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
Soviet Union
New York
Israel
Hillingdon Hospital
Soblen
U.S
el al Airlines
English Channel
Scotland Yard
Home Office
Britain
United States
Tel Aviv
Lydda
Athens
el al
James J. P. McShane
Social Security Troup Gets OK In Both Parties
The Senate opened debate on a bipartisan health care plan for the aged funded through Social Security. Senator Humphrey predicted swift passage, while opposition from some Republicans and Southern Democrats lingered. House action remained blocked, with adjournment planned amid other measures including a sugar act extension. The proposal, sponsored by Senator Anderson, would add hospitalization and home care financed by a payroll tax increase and a higher tax base.
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Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means
Kennedy
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Anderson
John Cottrill Passes State Dental Test
The Ohio State Dental Board announced 210 successful candidates from the June 14 exam. Names were listed alphabetically. order does not reflect standings. Included is John Harold Cottrill of 200 Midland Place Logan.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Dental Board
John Harold Cottrill
Midland Place
Logan
Ohioan Wins $140000 Sweepstakes Prize in Irish Sweepstakes
Salem taxi driver Carl Shorty Beighley 42 and Cleveland resident Mrs. Fletcher Ricks each won $140,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes. Beighley, a bachelor who runs the Salem Bus Terminal, plans travel with his winnings. He has purchased sweepstakes tickets for years and this is his first big prize.
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Salem, Ohio
Carl
Shorty) Beighley
Salem
Beighley
Ohio Traffic Kills 18 Over Weekend in Ohio
Ohio weekend traffic claimed 18 lives and five others died in miscellaneous mishaps across the state. Police report multiple fatal crashes and related incidents, with emergency responders dealing with several serious accidents.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
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Toledo
Glass Worker
John Cottrill
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