Rogers Hints At More Troop Cuts If Lull Continues
Secretary of State William Rogers said the recent lull in Vietnam combat may allow more U.S. troop withdrawals if it persists. He noted a decline in North Vietnamese infiltration but cautioned the cause and significance are not yet clear. An Saigon source reported attacks at their lowest level of the year as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese focus on political aims and Paris peace talks.
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Rogers
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon
Thieu
Midway
Melvin R. Laird
Saigon
North Vietnam
Paris
Closings For Independence Day Across Agencies
All government offices and many local businesses close Friday for Independence Day. Industrial plants vary with some closing for the long weekend while Logan Lockheed workers will stay on Friday. Logan Daily News will not publish Friday and resumes Saturday.
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Logan Lockheed
Logan Daily News
Agnew Attacks Vietnam Critics at Midwest Talk
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew blasted neo-experts and critics of Vietnam policy at the Midwestern Governors Conference in Wichita Kansas. He accused former Johnson officials and senators of undermining peace talks and warned there is no easy way out of Vietnam, criticizing the previous administration's record.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Nixon
Wichita
Kan
Agnew
Clark M. Clifford
Israel Reports Air Battle Over Gulf of Suez
Israel said its jets shot down four Egyptian MIGs in a Gulf of Suez dogfight after entering Egyptian air space near Ain el Sukneh. Cairo claimed two Israeli Mirages were downed and reported three coast guardsmen killed or missing. The clash followed prior Israeli raids and regional strikes with both sides trading casualties.
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Associated Press
Israel
Gulf of Suez
Egypt
Cairo
Ain el Suk Neh
Mustaphael Hennan
Hassan Kamel
Ali Baghdadi
Ras Issaran
Port Suez
Journalist predicts next big war Russia and China
Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times told Ohio University students that the next major conflict is likely to be between Russia and China. He urged the U.S. press to highlight the Russia China border to inform the public as foreign policy shapes. He said U.S. neutral stance is possible but only about one in a hundred.
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Athens
Ohio
Russia
China
Ohio University
Harrison Salisbury
The
New York Times
United States
Salisbury
Mongolia
Soviet Union
U.S
Commissioners Weigh Expanding Hospital Board to Eight
Hocking County officials discussed enlarging the Hocking Valley Community Hospital board from six to eight trustees after a meeting with Judge Harley Meyer. Commissioner Otto Shaw urged selecting trustees who will work for the hospital, while Commissioner Ernest Shull favored three commissioners appointing them. Action was postponed to next week.
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Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Board of Trustees
Harley Meyer
Rigama
Otto Shaw
Ernest Shull
C. F. Shonk
Ohio Senate Eyes Day Care Center Law
The Ohio Senate moves to license day care centers with stricter inspection and registration requirements by Jan. 1, 1970. The bill, backed by Sens. Bowen and Weeks, includes $100 000 in state funding and $204 000 in federal aid over two years.
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Ohio
Senate Eyes Day Care Center Law
Columbus
Ohio Senate
John W. E. Bowen
State Welfare Department
Wait Decision On Appeal Of Libby Lewis
A jurisdictional hearing on Libby Lewis’s appeal from a conspiracy to defraud case against Hocking Valley Community Hospital was held before Wilbur Cory of the Ohio Supreme Court. Prosecutor Forrest Moore and defense counsels James Stilwell and James Bell presented arguments. The commissioner will report to the Ohio Supreme Court with a decision to be announced in six to eight weeks. If the court accepts the appeal a full hearing could occur late next fall.
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Common Pleas
Probate Court
Perry Two
McClellan Rd
Libby Lewis
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Wilbur Cory
Ohio Supreme Court
Forrest Moore
Lewis
James Stilwell
Logan
James Bell
Columbus
Moore
Nelsonville Elks Eye Redeeming Russian Bonds
Nelsonville Elks Lodge plans for a new headquarters after a devastating fire on July 24 1969. They consider redeeming about 3000 in Russian bonds bought in 1917 and sent a drafted appeal to Russia outlining the lodge’s history and asking for relief. Stalder Wrecking Co. of The Plains won the bid to dismantle the fire ruined structure.
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Nelsonville Elks Lodge
Elks
Russia
Premier
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 543
Nelsonville
Ohio
U.S.A
Nelsonville Elks
Board OF
Stalder Wrecking Co
The
Plains
Global News In Brief From Moscow To Haiti
AP dispatches report Col Frank Borman arrives in Moscow as the first American astronaut to visit the Soviet Union for a nine day stay. Other items note Rome area tremors near Rome, a firebombing in Grand Rapids amid racial tension, and U.S. tax reform shifts. NY figures discuss Carson contract and stock market rally as Nixon seeks Voting Rights Act compromise. Rockefeller visits Haiti and Dominican Republic on Latin America mission.
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Moscow
Col
Frank Borman
Soviet Union
Sheremetyevo
Borman
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hispaniola
Dominican Republic
Weather Update From Hocking Valley Fog and Warm Spell
Heavy fog blanketed the Hocking Valley with an overnight low of 54 degrees. By 11 a.m. the temperature reached 79, down from Tuesday's 83 high. Partly cloudy and warmer conditions are forecast for tonight and Thursday.
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Hocking Valley
Rhodes signs budget after vetoing driver license photo funds
Governor Rhodes signed the 4.178 billion appropriations bill for two years and vetoed a 1 million dollar driver license photo program. He favors shifting Controlling Board power to the legislature and emphasizes patrolman funding over photos.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
General Assembly
Harry Armstrong
Logan
Senate House Conference Committee
William W. Taft
Cleveland
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