Taylor to Lead Viet Nam Reporting Reform
General Maxwell D. Taylor will assume U.S. leadership in South Viet Nam leading to more accurate and balanced information reaching Washington. Officials expect sharper assessments from field sources as Taylor plans to consolidate civilian and military programs while reporting directly to President Johnson. He will not micromanage General Westmoreland but will integrate diverse viewpoints from soldiers and civilians.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
White House
State Department
Defense Department
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Viet Nam
Johnson
William C., Westmoreland
Robert C. Kleinschmidt Dies At 57 In Lexington
Funeral services were held at Heinlein Funeral Home for Robert C. Kleinschmidt 57 of 312 Vine Street Lexington who died Friday night in Lexington Veterans Hospital after a stay since March 23 Born in Logan he was a World War II veteran and former floor covering businessman Survivors include wife Dolly and son Robert Jr Final rites were officiated by Rev Willard C Drefke with music by Mrs William Dennis Pallbearers were Francis Myers Lawrence Adcock John Rheinscheld Chandos Kistler Leon Eichel and Robert McKelvey Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Heinlein
Robert C. Kleinschmidt
Vine St
Lexington
Lexington Veterans’ Hospital
Logan
Fred
Gertrude Becker Kleinschmidt
Logan High School
Dolly
Robert Jr
Willard C. Drefke
William Dennis
Francis Myers
Lawrence Adcock
John Rheinscheld
Chandos Kistler
Leon Eichel
Robert McKelvey
Oak Grove Cemetery
Army Engineer Lt Gen Samuel D. Sturgis Jr Dies at 66
Lt Gen Samuel D. Sturgis Jr., 66, former Army chief of engineers, died Sunday in Washington. He retired in 1956 after 38 years of active service.
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Washington
Samuel D. Sturgis Jr
Army Engineers
Sturgis
Logan Chieftain Boosters Fete Captures Hocking Holiday
The Logan Chieftain Boosters annual Fourth of July fete drew thousands to Logan High School field for a full day of rides, pony attractions, a talent show, and fireworks. Jim McGaw’s Vinton County Frog Wampers won first in the talent show. Cindy Kelly of Somerset and Connie Helser of Somerset also placed.
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Logan Chieftain Boosters
Hocking County
Logan High School
LHS
Oak Grove
Hocking County Civil Defense Organization
Jim McGaw
Vinton County Frog Wampers
Cindy Kelly
Somerset
Dolly
Connie Helser
Ohio State University
The
Epics
Logan
Janice
Linda
Barbara Wil
Fourth of July talent contest draws county crowd
Performers from Somerset to BIS groups sang and entertained at a county contest with judges Logan Police Chief Roy Kelch and Rev. Raymond Sturm. Holiday crowds filled Lake Logan and Hocking State Park areas with light traffic and four minor auto accidents reported over the weekend.
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Robert Rock
New Marshfield
Ramona Tabler
Laurelville
Bill Shaw
David Crawford
Rockbridge
Chester Blake
Rachelmacher Park
New York City
Lake Logan
Jerry Hutchison
Jerry’s Bail & Tackle
Lake Hope State Park
Hocking State Park
Ed Reichley
Old Man's Cave
Reichley
Hocking
Weather progress warms Ohio with scattered showers likely
Ohio temperatures dipped to the 40s and 50s overnight while a warm spell is forecast. Expect sunny skies and highs in the 80s this afternoon, with thundershowers possible tomorrow night in the Hocking Valley and more showers Tuesday and Wednesday as a southern wind brings warmth from the Mississippi Valley.
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Columbus, Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Funeral Industry Probe Opens in Senate Hearings
The Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee begins three days of hearings Tuesday on possible monopolistic practices in the funeral industry. Chairman Philip A. Hart says the sessions will probe pricing restraints deceptive selling and advertising limitations.
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Washington
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Americans and Australian Die in Nam Dan Camp Battle
Two American Special Forces men and an Australian army adviser were killed in a five hour Viet Cong attack on Nam Dan camp 30 miles west of Da Nang. At least 57 Vietnamese Special Forces and 48 Viet Cong were reported dead. the clash followed other recent central highlands attacks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Nam Dan
da Nang
Lakeside racial melee in Texas injures four
A Sunday lakeside confrontation at Lake Texarkana left four people shot and 23 African Americans jailed on charges from inciting a riot to assault with intent to murder. Most detainees were from Arkansas, with bond set at 1,000 each.
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Texarkana
Tex
Lake Texarkana
Here
Cass County
Linden
Clifford Williams
Arkansas
Wayne Brown
Lee Edward Johnson
James Hutson
Eugene Sumter
William Easter
Two Visitors Hurt In Falls At Hocking County
Two Franklin County residents were injured during excursions in Hocking County over the holiday weekend. Loretta Brown, 38, from Westerville, fell 20 feet from a cliff on family property near South Bloomingville and was hospitalized in fair condition after transfers to Doctors Hospital in Columbus. Judy Ann Burris, 20, of Columbus, sprained her left ankle after a fall on stairs at Old Man's Cave and was released from Hocking Valley Hospital.
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Franklin County
Hocking County
Loretta Brown
Westerville
South Bloomingville
Old Man's Cave
Hocking Valley Hospital
Diaz Ordaz chosen Mexico president in calm election
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, 53, was chosen Mexico’s next president in a quiet election. His lone opponent Jose Gonzalez Torres of PAN alleged voting irregularities in 12 states. Final results were pending with fragmentary returns. Diaz Ordaz pledged full effort starting Dec 1 for six years and signaled continued moderate policies.
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Mexico City
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Jose Gonzalez Torres
Party of National Action
PAN
Federal Electoral Commission
Diaz Ordaz
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Logan Golfer Bids For National Endurance Record
Neil Hawk of 170 W Front St begins a bid to break a national endurance golf record by playing 130 holes on a par 35 course. He started at 5 30 a m and completed 72 holes by noon before lunch, aiming for 58 more holes that afternoon and evening.
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Neil Hawk
Front St
Hawk
Man Admits Armed Robbery Story Was Hoax
Charles M. Adams 21 of Lan caster Rt 5 will appear before Mayor Jack Moorehead at 7 p m Wednesday on a charge of giving false information to police officers Adams had claimed he was robbed of 50 by two men behind the Da Nite Restaurant 86 W Main St at 845 p m Wednesday Police brought him in Saturday Chief Roy Kelch said Adams confessed soon after questioning noting the entire story was invented and he signed a confession with no stated motive.
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Charles M. Adams
Lancaster Rt. 5
Jack Moorehead
Adams
W. Main St
Roy Kelch
Oriental Beatles Clipped By Police
Police in Taipei raid a house and detain four teenagers with Beatle hairdos entertaining fans. The youths are taken to a station as parents are summoned and then the officers shave their heads to quiet the crowd.
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Taipei
Formosa
Goldwater Delegates Firm as Scranton Pursues Gains
San Francisco AP report notes Goldwater held 710 committed votes with 186 uncommitted and 113 favorite-son ties. Scranton taps 146 plus Rockefeller and Lodge backers, while calls for a civil rights plank gain traction as platform writers prepare hearings led by Clare Boothe Luce.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Goldwater
Ohio
Wisconsin
Albert E Schreck Dies At Cleveland Funeral
Albert E. Schreck died at 2 p m today in the Brown Ford Funeral Home Cleveland. He was former manager of Owens Manufacturing Co Logan whose furniture plant is now Coffman Stair Co. Surviving is wife Ruth Gallagher of Logan and son Alan C burial was in Lake View Cemetery Cleveland.
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Brown- Ford
Cleveland
Albert E. Schreck
Old
Owens Manufacturing Co
Logan
Owens Company
Coffman Stair Co
Schreck
Ruth Gallagher
Gallagher Ave
Alan C
Lake View Cemetery
President Johnson Pleased by Congress Record, Builds Great Society
President Johnson is highly pleased by Congress’ record and refines plans for a Great Society. White House sources say task forces are drafting long term proposals on civil rights, health, education, urban growth, and federal state local finances ahead of new legislation.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
White House
Scranton Plans Eisenhower Nomination Boost at GOP Nominating
Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania says Dr Milton Eisenhower will nominate him at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. He stressed civil rights as the campaign cornerstone and urged Illinois delegates to oppose Barry Goldwater on the first ballot. Scranton outlined a last push with campaigning in Chicago and Harrisburg strategy sessions.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Platform Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Arizona
Laird
Clare Boothe Luce
Hugh Scott
Scott
Goldwater
Chicago
William Scranton
Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Finass
Abraham Lincoln
Sen
Illinois
Johnson
GOP
Harrisburg
Logan Man Inducted As July Draft Continues
James Eli Mason of Logan left by bus this morning for induction into the Army, completing Hocking County's July draft call. A gift box was presented by a Logan Adult Education Club representative before departure. The Hocking Selective Service board was also notified of recent enlistments including Navy recruits Poindexter P. Tonty and Michael A. Van Bibber of Nelsonville, and others from Logan, Lancaster, and Haydenville.
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James Eli Mason
Logan
Army
Hocking County
Logan Adult Education Club
Hocking
Five Coast Guard crewmembers killed in Alaska crash
Five crewmen aboard a Coast Guard twin engine search plane died when it crashed into a mountain near Annette Island Alaska just minutes from their base. The accident occurred Sunday during an air search mission.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Coast Guard
Annette Island
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