Death casts shadow over national motorcycle trials in Ohio
A Nelsonville spectator, 35, Mary Jane Brown, and her unborn child died when a motorcycle rider from Avon, Connecticut collided with a log along a 360 mile two day enduro near Snake Hollow in Hocking County. The rider, Lawrence Gibbs, was treated and released. authorities weigh charges. The event aimed to select riders for the International Six Day Trials in Dalton, Massachusetts.
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Cycle Trails Park
Laurelville
Ralph
Mary Jane) Brown
Hocking
Paul Hartman
Poston Rd
Nelsonville Tuberculosis Center
Snake Hollow
Hartman
Athens County
Hocking County
Athens-Hocking County
Brown
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Logan Daily News
R. E. Butts
Gibbs
Chris Veidt
Veidt
Columbus
Durward
Frances Mae Kreider Woodard
Logan Rt. 1
Starr - Washington High School
Chicago
United Methodist Church
Brooks Shoe Co
Young’s Appliances
Ralph M. Brown
Jeffrey Michael
Ann) Grady Gratton
Sheffield Lake
Joel
Louise) Christian
S. E. Woodard
Warren
Mich
Heinlein
Conrad O. Diehm
New Fairview Memorial Cemetery
U.S
Dalton
Mass
America
Hock
Slain Israeli's Body Sent Home
Defense Minister Dayan blamed Palestinian terrorists for the slaying of Israeli air attache Yosef Alon in suburban Washington. Alon arrived in Israel aboard a U S Air Force jet escorted by Israeli fighters as his widow and three children mourned. Autopsy showed five gunshot wounds. no suspects named amid FBI and police uncertainty. President Nixon arranged the transport and raised security for Washington's diplomatic community.
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Israel
Moshe Dayan
Yosef Alon
Washington
Alon
Chevy Chase
Dayan
Lod
Cairo
United States
Devora
Maryland
Ronald Kornblum
Alan
Kornblum
FBI
Nixon
Brent Scowsroft
Nixon Signs Vietnam War Deadline Bill
President Nixon signed a bill setting an August 15 deadline to halt U.S. combat in Indochina and pledged to seek new war powers if needed for an Indochina peace. The measure paired with supplemental funding and aimed to avoid a broader funding stalemate while pursuing a Cambodian settlement. In Cambodia, government troops with U.S. air support advanced near Tuk Laak, reporting 27 communist deaths and gas exposure of soldiers.
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Calif
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Congress
Senate House
House
America
Senate
Melvin R. Laird
Secretary of Defense
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Tuk Laak
Takeo
Lavelle Travels to Chicago for Charter Conference Talks
William A. Lavelle, chairman of the Ohio Democratic party, went to Chicago to confer with other state party chiefs on the date of the National Democratic Party Charter Conference.
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Columbus
Ohio
William A. Lavelle
Ohio Democratic Party
Chicago
Many Arrests After Iraqi Coup Attempt
In Baghdad and Beirut reports say scores of arrests followed an abortive attempt to overthrow Iraq by a faction allied to the Baathist regime. Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Hammad Shihab was killed near the Iranian border as loyal troops crushed the uprising led by Nazim Kazzar while Saddam Takriti directed operations. He received a state funeral in Baghdad per Iraqi state radio.
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Lebanon
Iraq
Hammad Shihab
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein Takriti
Revolutionary Command Council
Nazim Kazzar
Saadum Ghayshan
Median income tops $11 000 with racial gap reported
The Census Bureau reports the 1972 median family income rose to $11,120, an 8.1 percent jump, while black families averaged $6,860 and white families $11,550. Poverty declined for whites and overall poverty rose for blacks, with rising nonfamily households noted.
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Washington
Census Bureau
America
July 4 Holiday Closings Across Government and Banks
Government offices banks and most businesses close Wednesday for the holiday. Logan Post Office lobby remains open but windows closed. Logan Hocking County District Library closes Wednesday and reopens Friday. Logan Daily News will not publish Wednesday and resumes Thursday.
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Logan - Hocking County
Logan Daily News
FBI May Assist In Probe Of Keiths Entry
Police investigated a Sunday burglary at Keiths Mens Shop 16 W Main St where about 500 sport coats and 360 suits were stolen valued at 55 000. The thieves breached through a back door wall from Sharffs Fashion and entered Keiths. a 1000 reward is offered. The Ohio BCI and possibly the FBI are involved as the case may involve interstate trafficking.
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Logan Police Department
Herman Henry
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification
Shorif’s Fashion
Keith
Keith's
Sharff
W. Main St
Terry Courtney
Keith’s
BCI
FBI
Ironton
Marietta
Zanesville
Cambridge
Keith Hawk
Hawk
Jackson
Athens
Twisters Kill 2 Persons In Upper Midwest Storms
Severe weather struck the upper Midwest with tornadoes and thunderstorms across Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota. Two people died from lightning and wind driven accidents while multiple states reported injuries and property damage.
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Upper Midwest
Associated Press
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Ohio Power Co. Workers Strike Across Regions
Nearly 1,900 Ohio Power Co. employees in Ohio and West Virginia walked out after contract talks stalled. Roughly 1,100 in Canton Tiffin Lima Steubenville and nine Logan area workers felt the impact. offices stayed open and service aimed to continue despite possible delays. Supervisors manned plants as unionists weigh next steps.
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Canton, Ohio
Ohio Power Co
Ohio
West Virginia
Canton
Tiffin
Lima
Steubenville
Logan Area
Frank Roe
Logan
Newark
Zanesville
Brilliant
Philo
Power
W. Va
Moundsville
Utility Workers Union of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Parks Welcome Big Crowds for Folk Music Tour
About 300 people attended the Ohio Valley Summer Theater performance Sing Out Sweet Land at Hocking Hills State Park near Old Man's Cave. 850 lodge cabins and camping spaces were filled, with 11 000 weekend visitors to the parks and 4 000 Lake Logan beachgoers plus 1 500 picnickers and 120 boaters. The tour marks the theater’s first park outing in 28 years and features a July 21 show at Lake Hope with more informal programs at other parks. Governor Gilligan tied the patriotic theme to Ohio's 170th statehood anniversary.
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Ohio Valley Summer Theater
Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Hills Lodge
Old Man’s Cave
Lake Logan
Sweet Land
Lake Hope State Park
Tar Hollow State Park
Lake Logan State Park
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
New Ohio Court Rules Take Effect on Bail and Juries
New criminal procedures in Ohio govern bail on recognizance unless the judge doubts appearance, reduce grand juries from 15 to 9, and require seven of nine votes to indict. Columbus attorney Michael Colley calls the changes significant and defender protections increased.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael Colley
Colley
Ohio Supreme Court
Kirk Plans U S Trip After Nixon Invite
Prime Minister Norman Kirk announced he accepted an invitation from President Nixon to visit the United States later this year. The announcement came from Wellington amid ongoing diplomatic talks between New Zealand and the United States.
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U.S
Wellington
New Zealand
Norman Kirk
Nixon
United States
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