SEO Regional Council Expands to 18-County Area
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council led by E F Davis expands from eight to eighteen counties in the Appalachian region. The group, a non profit funded by dues, will appoint an executive director and base in Athens. Directors from each county will guide committees on industry, tourism, transportation, and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEO Regional Council
E. EF. Davis
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Rhodes
Ohio Valley Region Development Council
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Ohio University Institute For Regional Development
Martin L. Hecht
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Carl Dahlberg
Wellston
B. B. Mills
Ironton
Dean L. Collison
Logan
Russell A. Marrick
Waverly
Joe Saltz
McArthur
Cleric Blasts Funeral Industry At Senate Hearing
New York clergyman Rev Howard A Johnson told a Senate inquiry that morticians vary in honesty and that living people should face death openly. He warned grief lowers sales resistance and argued a nationwide hush on death exists amid rising funeral costs revealed by a Hart subcommittee chart.
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Washington
New York
Howard A. Johnson
St. John the Divine
Protestant Episcopal
Senate
America
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Viet Nam Casualty Figures Detailed
U S government tallies show South Viet Nam casualties since 1961 at 1 387 with June totals of 1 890 government troops killed wounded or missing. Communist losses for the period run 1 140 with U S casualties broken out as 152 killed in action 96 non combat deaths 971 wounded 151 non battle injuries and 17 missing in action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Drought Begins To Hit Hocking Farms
The summer drought affects Hocking County farms with dry pastures and short hay. Corn will enter a critical stage if dryness persists. Keyes Bros reports the first load of county wheat at 58 lb bushel, moisture 13.56 percent, described as dry and good.
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Hocking County
Don Young
Young
Keynes Bros
Carl Risch
Lake Logan Rd
Election Board Meets Monday To Discuss Moore's Status
The Hocking County election board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss Forrest Moore's status as Democratic candidate for county prosecuting attorney. Moore qualified by May 5 write in votes but voted Republican in May 1960, and attorney general Saxbe ruled this disqualifies him. Also on the agenda are electing central committeemen and naming election judges and clerks for November.
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Election Board
Moore
Hocking County
Ohio
William B. Saxbe
Central
Ohio Road Builders Strike Looms Over Highway Work
An incomplete Ohio operating engineers strike threatens all highway and heavy construction. Local 18 represents 12 000 workers and ordered a walkout next Monday per Federal Mediator H J Monroney to Governor Rhodes. Rt 33 improvement between Hocking Fairfield line and Rt 180 at Midway will be affected. East End sewer contracts and South Logan project unclear.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
H. J. Monroney
James A. Rhodes
Eagle Construction Co
McArthur
Hocking Fairfield Line
Midway
East End Street
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
South Logan
Ohio contractors in contract dispute halt $180 million in work
Officials say the strike by union workers halts about 180 million of unfinished contracts totaling 500 million. Sewer, county, and municipal projects would also stop. Rhodes leaves for the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. settlement talks unclear before Monday. Montoney says strike date set after no further negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Contractors Association
Montoney
P. E. Masheter
Rhodes
San Francisco
Monteney
Coffman Workers Vote on Union Representation
About 175 Coffman Stair Co. employees in Logan and Washington D C vote today on representation by the National Carpenters and Joiners AFL-CIO. Ballots from Logan close at 10 30 a m and are sent to D C for final tally around 4 45 p m with results combined for both plants.
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Coffman Stair Co
Logan
Washington D. C
National Carpenters and Joiners
Afl-Cio
Coffman
Edward Derst
National Labor Relations Board
Derst
Gets Fine Jail Term For Robbery Hoax
Clarence M. Adams 21 of Lancaster Route 5 was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail by Mayor Jack Moorehead for giving false information to city police on July 1. He admitted the claim of being robbed of 50 dollars at gunpoint was a hoax in a signed confession.
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Clarence M. Adams
Lancaster Rt. 5
Jack Moorehead
Adams
Rhodes Drops Favorite Son Role and Frees Ohio Delegation
Gov. James A. Rhodes said Ohio’s 58 Republican delegates may cast their first convention vote for any candidate after a Monday caucus. He declined to name a personal favorite while noting gratitude for the caucus support and the delegates’ independent judgment amid Goldwater and Scranton competition.
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Rhodes
Ohio
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
San Francisco
Ment
Barry Goldwater
Penn
Ken Fisher Accepts Grid Post At Wellston
Kenneth E. Fisher, 26, Logan High School coach, will become Wellston Golden Rockets head football coach next fall. He replaces Bob Brennan after helping Logan reach an undefeated 1963 season, has coached biology and driver education, and played at Massillon and Ohio University. He and wife Julie plan to move from Enterprise to Wellston by August.
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Kenneth E. Fisher
Logan High School
Wellston Golden Rockets
Massillon High School
Bob Brennan
Rockets
Logan
Chieftains
Wellston
Gallipolis
Fisher
Miller High School
Perry County
Mel Adams
Cagers
Massillon
Chuck Mather
Ohio University
Julie
Rockbridge
Dawn Marie
Kenneth Jr
Enterprise
Polaris A2 test firings end with three straight successes
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Polaris A2 missile closed its test program with three consecutive successes. The nuclear submarine John Adams launched 1500 mile flights from about 30 miles offshore, marking a final score of 40 good shots in 46 firings.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John Adams
Rights Aides Protected Amid Mississippi Unrest
Explosions in McComb Mississippi injure two civil rights workers and prompt calls from about 41 California parents and others for protection of youths involved in civil rights work. FBI sent an explosives expert to assist the investigation as related incidents unfold across the South and Far West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
McComb
Miss
Mississippi
California
Johnson
Edmund G. Brown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Columbia
Tenn
Flo F. Fleming
Congress
Tennessee
Chattanooga
This Is Republican Year Goldwater in San Francisco
Republican frontrunner Barry Goldwater told reporters in San Francisco that the race against President Johnson will be tough but this is a Republican year nationwide. He urged unity, praised grass roots support, and denied deciding a vice presidential candidate. He hinted Rep William Miller or Rep Gerald Ford as top possibilities and stressed opposition to extremism without disavowing the John Birch Society.
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Gro
Claude C. Bond
Chattanooga
Danville
City
Philadelphia
Miss
St. Augustine
Fla
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Arizona
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Goldwater
der Spiegel
Statehouse
Courthouse
Congress
White House
Republican Party
Washington
William FE. Miller
New York
Thas
Gerald R. Ford Jr
Michigan
Miller
Ford
Republican National Committee
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Tony Smith
GOP
Denison Kitchel
Scranton
John Birch Society
Scrantonites Press Hopeful Campaign Against Goldwater
Democratic and Republican signals split as Gov. William Scranton backs his bid while Sen. Barry Goldwater's backers push for a first ballot nomination. Nebraska's Carl T. Curtis says Goldwater has enough votes and seeks a bigger showing, with Texan John Tower also asserting momentum. The party realignment follows Goldwater’s cautious stance on defeating Johnson and the GOP’s uncertain path ahead.
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Sylvania
William Scranton
Goldwater
Associated Press
Ohio
GOP
Scranton
San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Sen
Curtis
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Johnson
Trustees Invite Public To Ceremonies For New Hospital
Trustees announce groundbreaking for the Hocking County hospital at the Logan site Monday at 2 pm. Attendees include original citizens committee members, county officials, medical association members, hospital auxiliary twigs, health and tuberculosis groups, and fund contributors. Preparations proceed with sheds on site and bond sale legislation urged by trustees.
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Hocking County Hospital
Logan
Citizens’ Committee
County Medical Association
Hocking Valley Hospital
Ohio Fog and Showers Persist After Warm Start
Officials report Ohio covered by dense fog with scattered showers in the east. At 6 am light rain noted in Cleveland Youngstown and Chesapeake. Hocking Valley forecast steady through Friday with Wednesday high 85 and overnight low 64. Noon temperature 80.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio Weather Outlook with Mild Temperatures and Scattered Showers
Temperatures in the 60s range from 60 at Zanesville to 66 at Cleveland with highs near 64 to 66 across Columbus Toledo and Cleveland. Cloudy conditions persist statewide with fog easing this morning and eastern precipitation ending. Tonight and Friday bring partly cloudy skies and scattered showers possible in the far south.
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Zanesville
Toledo
Columbus
Cleveland
Utility Union Reach Accord in Columbus Ohio
Officials of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and Local 1466 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reached a contract accord. Workers will vote to accept the company proposal after a nine day grace period following contract expiration near midnight June 30. The union sought a new journeyman and apprentice training program.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electric Workers
H. J. Montoney
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Coffman Workers
Ken Fisher
Chicago Bears
Tom Harp
Cornell Uni
Polaris
Dixie
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Official Weather Bureau
Youngstown
Chesapeake
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