Fear Gangland War May Follow Colombo Shooting
Police say the Colombo shooting stemmed from a power struggle in the Italian underworld and fear a gangland war may follow. Colombo was shot at Columbus Circle before a civil rights rally, and Johnson was slain after firing three shots.
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New York
Joseph A. Colombo
Colombo
Brooklyn
Civil Rights League
Jerome A. Johnson
Johnson
Robert Daley
Roosevelt Hospital
League
Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Daley
Clevite Wins Torpedo Contract in Navy Bid
The Ocean Systems Division in Cleveland beat Westinghouse for an estimated 1.5 billion Navy contract to build the Mark 48 torpedo, described as the world’s most complex guided missile, averting layoffs for about 600 workers.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Clevite Corp
Ocean Systems
Cleveland
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Navy
Hocking Site Chosen For Riding Clinic
The Ohio 4 H youth and endurance riding clinic will be held October 23 and 24 in the Wayne National Forest near Logan. Sponsored by the Ohio and Ohio Valley Arabian Horse Associations and the International Arabian Horse Association the clinic covers horse care training and trail riding with overnight participation. Open to any horse owner and includes instruction developed with the Ohio 4 H Extension Service. Contact Manford Hine for details.
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Ohio
Manford Hine
Rt. 4
Box 141
Horatio-Harris Creek Rd
Greenville
Judge keeps glue-sniffing parolee in jail to stay alive
Barry Draper, 26, appeared before Judge Alfonso Sepe on a parole violation charge after being found ill on his boat. The judge ordered confinement to prevent potential death while Draper reportedly refused hospital admission. Draper has a long history of glue sniffing since age 16 and health concerns were cited by his parole officer Verzaal.
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Miami
Fla
Barry Draper
Criminal Court
Alfonso Sepe
Draper
Gerard Verzaai
Verzaal
Veterans Administration
Raiford
Fair Weather Rules Nation for Fourth of July Weekend
Weather favored much of the nation with fair conditions but rain showers cut Fourth of July activities in parts of the South and West. Heat surged from the Southwest to South Carolina and thunderstorms moved from New Mexico to Gulf states. El Paso recorded over 1% inches of rain. Before dawn temperatures ranged from 92 at Phoenix to 41 at Bradford.
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South Carolina
New Mexico
Gulf States
el Paso
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
Bradford
Penn
Hijacked Braniff Jet Lands in Rio Then Returns to Sky
A Braniff Intl Boeing 707 hijacked Friday over Mexico landed at Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport then departed again within 13 minutes. The hijackers, a Tennessee man Robert Lee Jackson 36 and Ligia Lucre tia Sanchez Archila 23 of Guatemala, demanded 100000 in ransom for a held passenger Monica Amparo Garza before allowing most passengers to exit in Monterrey.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Braniff International
Mexico
Rio
Galeao
Algeria
Monterrey
Lima
Peru
Robert Lee Jackson
Tennessee
Ligia Lucretia Sanchez
Archila
Guatemala
Miss Crepps
Jackson
San Antonio
Texas
Acapulco
Monica Amparo Garza
Nuevo Leon
Eduardo Escamilla
Braniff
Alicia de la Fuente
Miss Garza
Pressure Loss Said Cause Of Space Deaths
Western Communist sources report a fatal pressure loss from a tiny hole in the Soyuz II landing cabin. The hole enlarged as braking rockets fired before descent, causing rapid depressurization and a fatal rise in blood pressure for the three cosmonauts. A Soviet medical team conducted a two day inquest.
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Moscow
Two Men Face DWI Charges in Hocking County Court
Kenneth E Thompson 31 of Union Furnace and Robert L Johnston 19 of 348 North Street pleaded guilty at arraignment in Hocking County Court to drunken driving. Both were fined 150 dollars plus costs, sentenced to 30 days in county jail, and had driving rights suspended 30 days by Judge James Stilwell. He suspended 27 days of the jail term for one year on good behavior.
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Hocking County
Kenneth E. Thompson
Union Furnace
State
Rt. 328
Robert Leslie Johnston
North St
Old Rt
James Stilwell
Logan Rt 4 Oil Producer Faces Charge
Stewart Producers Inc through its agent William Stewart posted a 250 bond in Hocking County Court on a charge of deposit of waste in an open ditch. Nungester alleges on June 16 the Kenneth Scott farm site disposed of oil into an open water course. Hearing date not yet set. Charles R Davis forfeited 33.50 bond for illegal disposal into an open ditch in Salt Creek Two May 26.
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Charles R. Davis
Kingston Rt. 1
Nungester
Salt Creek
Panel Plans To Visit Athens Mental Center
Ohio Governor's Task Force on Mental Health will visit the Athens Mental Health Center July 15 16 to interview employees and hear testimony from area residents.
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Athens Mental Center
Columbus, Ohio
Athens Mental Health Center
Festival of Folklife draws crowd and lawmakers to Smithsonian site
Washington AP The National Mall hosts a congressional hearing on bills to create an American Folklife Foundation as the Smithsonian Institution marks its fifth annual Festival of American Folklife through Monday. Attendance is expected to match last year’s 700,000 with blues performances, crafts, and union demonstrations reflecting American cultural roots.
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Washington
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
National Mall
American Folklife Foundation
Smithsonian Institution
Ohio Denies Hanna Coal Co Strip Mine License
Ohio rejected a Hanna Coal Co license for a new Gallia County strip mine citing potential unpreventable siltation of stream beds. Chief Ernest Gebhart said sedimentation threatens nearby land and water. under state law this grounds the denial.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Hanna Coal Co
Gallia County
Ernest Gebhart
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Viet Nam Leaders Hedge on Troop Pullout Pace
Vice President Ky says no obstacles to a total U S withdrawal by year end as Kissinger and U S officials discuss speeding up pullouts. President Thieu says withdrawal by year end must be discussed jointly and is studying the Viet Cong plan. Ky notes Prisoner exchange linked to the pullout.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Indochina
Nguyen van Thieu
Orly
Paris
Kelch Warns Against Use Of Fireworks
Logan Police Chief Roy Kelch condemned local parents who supply fireworks to children. He noted fireworks are illegal in Ohio and warn of confiscations and court citations for offenders and charges against parents for contributing to delinquency of a minor.
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Kelch
Roy Kelch
Logan
Ohio
Chief Kelch
Vietnam Drags Feet as Prisoner Exchange Plans Emerge
In Paris the Viet Cong propose a seven point peace package that would let Saigon veto any prisoner release while pressuring Washington to free thousands of Viet Cong. The plan calls for the release of all prisoners on both sides including civilians and American pilots, a condition Hanoi must meet before any U S settlement.
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Paris
Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Nguyen Thi Binh
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
North Vietnam
Duong Dinh Thao
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Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Council of Economic Advisors
Harodate
Japan
Hocking
THE
Associated Press
Miller
Folklife
Clarence E. Miller
Ralph Aling
Millersburg
Smithsonian Institute
Buckeye
Logan Rt
Festival of Folklife
Bill Williams
Greenup
Johnny Shines
America
Hy Perry
Baltimore
Perry
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
North America
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
Canada
John
Michael Ascherl
Hinckley
Harry Rife
Leesburg
Mel Klokow
Gnadenhutten
Europe
Thieu
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