North American Rockwell lands Space Shuttle contract
North American Rockwell's Space Division in Downey California won a 2.6 billion dollar NASA contract to build five orbiters over six years. Initial payments total 530 million with two test craft planned for 1976 and three operational vehicles ready by 1980. The program could create over 60,000 jobs in California and add up to 4 billion dollars to the state's economy over the next decade.
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Washington
North American
Rockwell Corp
Space Division
Downey
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
California
Rocketdyne Division
Canoga Park Calif
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Unemployment in Hocking County 7.2 Percent in June
Hocking County's unemployment rate stood at 7.2 percent in June with a civilian work force near 7,250. About 6,725 were employed and 525 were jobless, with many under 45 seeking work in fields from manufacturing to clerical and service occupations.
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Hocking
Hocking County
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Logan Obes
U.S
Canton YMCA Outreach Grant Approved
Gov. John Gilligan announced an 8575 federal grant to Canton's YMCA Outreach Project to reduce juvenile delinquency through community programs and outreach efforts.
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Columbus, Ohio
John Gilligan
Canton
YMCA
U.S Weather Picture Mixed Across Regions
The nation showed a split weather pattern with cool, rainy conditions in the North and hot humid heat in the South. Showers extended from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley while thunderstorms and cloud cover were forecast for tonight and Friday with highs near 80.
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Midwest
Ohio Valley
Eagleton Remains McGovern's Choice
Senator McGovern insists he will not drop Eagleton from the ticket amid concerns about the vice presidential nominee's medical history. Eagleton said he would resign himself if his candidacy were untenable, as supporters push for a party focus on McGovern as the race with Nixon continues.
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Eagleton
McGovern
Sylvan Lake
Honolulu
George McGovern
Missouri
Queens
Mountain Cabin
Market Dip Injures NY Stocks On Earnings News
Declines in shares of firms with disappointing earnings and negative news dragged the market lower. The noon Dow Jones industrial average stood at 932.34, down 0.23, as declines outpaced advances roughly 6 to 5 on the NYSE.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Body Of Youth Found In Pond In Clermont County
The body of 14 year old Kenneth Thomas was recovered from a private pond near his Batavia home after he fell from a makeshift raft while swimming with another teen. Police said an investigation continues into the incident.
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Batavia, Ohio
Kenneth Thomas
Clermont County
Thomas
Ohio Sets Target Date for Clean Air Plan 1975
The EPA approved Ohio’s Buckeye clean air plan with a July 1 1975 deadline to meet emission standards for five pollutants. The plan includes monitoring systems, state standards, and emergency response measures, with revisions made after a July 6 hearing. Industries may run under permits if they prove compliance by the 1975 cutoff.
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Ohio
Clean Air Plan
Columbus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Stubenville
David Rome
Ohio Air Pollution Control Board
Air Polluion Control Board
Wunderle
Indictment in Federal Drug Probe Details Arrests and Defendants
A federal grand jury returned eight counts against eleven individuals in a Columbus driven narcotics case. Arrests followed, with charges ranging from possession with intent to distribute cocaine to distribution of heroin and narcotics. Named defendants include Henry Williams and Gwendolyn Williams of Columbus, Abraham Lincoln Craig, Arthur Hausman, Virgil Johnson, Webb Foster, Howard and Samuel McCants, Leon Lovejoy of New York, and Barry Kaye and Thomas Eisaman of Florida.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Zitko
U.S
Zitko
Henry Andrew Williams
Gwendolyn Teretha Williams
Leon Lovejoy
New York City
Barry David Kaye
Thomas Bayard Eisaman
Florida
Teenager Sentenced for Parsley as Marijuana Larceny
Ronald Bowman, 13, was sentenced to five days in the Cincinnati work house on a larceny by trick charge after selling parsley as marijuana. He must pay $10 in court costs. Police said Bowman used elaborate steps to buy cannabis and then learned the material was parsley.
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Cincinnati
Ronald Bowman
Paul Gilday
Hamilton County
Bowman
Quang Tri Citadel Falls Under Heavy Vietnam War Fighting
South Vietnamese paratroopers retreat from Quang Tri Citadel with dead and wounded in ponchos as Marines replace them amid heavy casualties. Fire Base Bastogne near Hue also abandoned under fierce North Vietnamese shelling with over 3,000 rounds fired in two days. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien reports one major clash nearby with 30 enemy troops killed.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Bastogne
Hue
Quang Tri City
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
North Viet Nam rejects renewed U S cease fire appeal
Paris AP dispatch reports North Viet Nam rejects the U S cease fire plan, insisting on conditions tied to the seven point Viet Cong plan. Hanoi demands end to mining and bombing in South Vietnam and a coalition government before talks proceed. Porter presses for immediate planning of U S troop return and negotiations in nonwar terms.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Juan Thuy
Nixon
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Thuy
United States
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Adult Swim At Logan Pool Tonight
Logan pool hosts an adult swim session for ages 18 and up from 8 to 10 p.m. The facility opens to all swimmers from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Season tickets will be honored for entry.
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Logan Pool
Solons Protect Ocean Mammals
The Senate approved by 88 to 2 a 15 year ban on killing and importing whales sea otters dolphins and other ocean mammals. Sponsors say the bill seeks a middle course between complete bans favored by conservationists and fears from commercial interests in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
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Jack Wunderle
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Logan
Kiener Wrecking Co
Moxahala
Second and Mulberry Sts
Kenneth Freeman
Mohler
W. Hunter St
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