Vance to Develop Shopping Center on W Hunter Street
L S Vance of Lancaster owner of Logan Home Furnishings announced plans for a new shopping center on W Hunter Street Logan stretching from W Hunter to the Hocking River on about ten acres with three square feet of parking per square foot of store space. The project will include a 25000 square foot variety store a 20000 square foot supermarket and a 5000 square foot drug store with space for other small shops. Jimmy's Inc owned by Vance will develop and operate Scenic Lanes bowling alley will continue leasing the building from Vance. Vance also bought the Rempel Block on E Main Street from Don Gribble.
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W. Hunter St
L. S. Vance
Lancaster
Logan Home Furnishings
Logan
Vance
Scenic Lanes Bowling Alley
King Construction Co
Jackson
Hocking River
Jimmy’s, Inc
Memorial Drive
Lucius Wright
Fred Thomas
Thomas
Rempel
E. Main St
Don Gribble
Nixon Heads Home After 13 Day Summit Tour
President Nixon flew from Warsaw to Andrews Air Force Base to report on his four nation summit, the arms talks with the Soviet Union, and the SALT treaty. He will address a joint session of Congress at 9:30 p.m. as the nation learns details of the agreement and its ratification hurdles.
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Warsaw
Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Austria
Iran
Poland
White House
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Senate
Congressional
Poetry Reading by Tessa Sweazy Webb in Columbus
Mrs. Tessa Sweazy Webb, a noted Ohio poet from Hocking County, will read at noon Saturday in the Lazarus department store assembly room. The event is part of the Summer Festival of the Ohio Arts Council opening Friday in Columbus.
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Tessa Sweazy Webb
Hocking County
Ohio
Lazarus Department Store
Columbus
Webb
Ohio Arts Council
Cool dry air settles over central U S
The Associated Press reports a cool dry air mass dominating the central nation with rain confined to the East Coast and Intermountain West. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the East and West remain light as conditions stabilize.
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Associated Press
Intermountain
Weather outlook shifts with unseasonal cold and warm up
Overnight temperatures in the Hocking Valley fell to 41 degrees with similar readings forecast tonight. By 11 a.m. today the thermometer read 60 degrees under sun. Wednesday brought a high of 55 with 0.3 inch rain. Saturday is forecast to rise toward 70 with sunny skies and warmer conditions.
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Hocking Valley
Weather shifts bring heavy rain and unseasonal warmth
Portions of Connecticut were soaked by more than an inch of rain during the night. West of the cool air, higher than normal temperatures were the rule. Great Falls Montana recorded 90, the highest for this early in the year, while a few drought‑stricken Southwest areas reached 100.
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Connecticut
Great Falls
Mont
Southwest
Market slides drift as investors await Nixon address
New York stock prices moved in narrow trading as analysts said investors waited for President Nixon's East European visit. The noon Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.37 points to 961.09 as activity remained slow.
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New York
Nixon
Meat Prices Back On Escalator
Washington AP reports farm livestock prices rose in May reaching a record 33.10 per 100 pounds for live cattle and hog prices up 11 percent to 24.90 as baby pig shortages boost costs. If passed to consumers, beef and pork may rise again. June government updates will clarify. The year over year index increases 20 percent with cattle up 4 percent and hogs up 11 percent in mid May.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon Administration
The
Price Commission
USDA
Bob Wren resigns as OU athletic director and coach
Bob Wren, 51, resigns as Ohio University assistant athletic director and head baseball coach after 24 years and a 464-160-6 record. He cites austerity cuts to scholarships and staff, and plans to lead a U.S. college all star team on a Hawaii and Japan tour from June 29 to July 20.
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Athens
Ohio
Bob Wren
Ohio University
Wren
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Hawaii
Japan
House Floor Vote Likely On Six Year Uniform Tax Delay
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee reported a bill delaying full statewide uniform property tax assessments for six years. Sen. Michael J. Maloney predicted a House floor vote next week after joint hearings by Senate and House committees. The measure stems from a 1962 Park Investment Co. suit alleging unequal assessment. The bill faces further hearings and likely court tests as the issue proceeds.
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House
Columbus
Ohio
Ways and Means
Michael J. Maloney
R-7
Cincinnati
Senate
Maloney
House Ways and Means Committee
Park Investment Co
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
State Board of Tax Appeals
South Viets Open Drive With Tanks Near Hue
More than 1,000 South Vietnamese troops with tanks and armored carriers swept 25 miles northwest of Hue to trap a North Vietnamese regiment. Enemy artillery caused light casualties as two government task forces clashed with North Vietnamese units.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thailand
Newport News
Waddell
Navy
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Kontum
Pat Smith
Seattle
Wash
Laurelville Transfer Plan Stands After County Board Meeting
Hocking County school board rejected revisions to the Laurelville district transfer plan and kept the original proposal to shift Benton Township to Logan and Laurelville Laurelville village Perry and Salt Creek Twps and part of Laurel Two to Logan Elm. If no petitions are filed within 30 days, transfers finalize. Logan and Logan Elm boards likely accept.
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Hocking County
Laurelville
Benton Twp
Logan School
Laurelville Village
Perry and
Salt Creek
Laurel Two
Mound Crossing
Logan Elm
Pickaway County
Logan
Rt. 180
Jack Run Rd
Grace Bigham
Paul Fast
Benton Two
Big Pine Rd
Logan Elm District
Logan District
Hocking County School Board
Laurel Twp
Pickaway County School Board
South Logan Water To Be Off Friday
Water service in South Logan will be cut from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday to tie in a new six inch main with an existing two inch line at Hillcrest. The project is about 80 percent finished with 80 service taps planned and eight new fire hydrants being installed including at Walhending and Mohican Avenues.
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South Logan
Hillcrest
John Shaw
James Guthrie
Wyandotte Ave
Wilson Ave
Mohican Ave
Jim Bob King
Shaw
Walhending
Mohican Aves
Florida Blames Smog On Ohio and Other States
Miami officials accuse Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee of industrial pollution drifting into Florida for five days starting May 21. Pollution control chief Peter Baljet seeks federal action to halt emissions while noting rising respiratory cases and hospital admissions. Officials in Ohio and Tennessee respond with investigations and cooperation.
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Miami
Fla
Sunshine State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Dade County
Peter Baljet
Florida
Baljet
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Control
Reubin Askew
Ruckelshaus
Sesbia
Ohio Health Department
Air Pollution Control Board
Collins Mining Co Ends Operations in Ohio
IRONTON Ohio AP The Collins Mining Co of Hanging Rock will end strip mining today as its Ohio permit expires Affected about 70 employees 21 laid off earlier remaining workers to be discharged The firm cites new Ohio strip mine laws making operation unprofitable in the area.
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Ironton, Ohio
Collins Mining Co
Hanging Rock
Ohio State
Ohio
HVCH to Accept Maternity Referrals From Nelsonville
HVCH and Mount St. Mary Hospital officials met in Logan to arrange referrals of maternity patients from Nelsonville area to Logan. Mount St. Mary closed its maternity ward citing financing issues. Mount St. Mary representatives and HVCH staff discussed cooperation to reduce costs and upgrade care.
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HVCH
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Logan
Logan Hospital
Nelsonville Area
Mount St. Mary
James Parsons
Logan Facility
David Arledge
Roy Bontrager
Kenneth Turner
Dennis Blose
Jack Rauch
Bers
Arledge
Parsons
Ohio to Postpone 138 Million in Highway Projects
Ohio will defer 138 million dollars in highway construction next fiscal year due to funding shortages and federal cooling measures. The Haydenville four-lane bypass on U S Route 33 in Hocking County is among projects delayed, with prioritization shifted to Nelsonville bypass work and overall state funding squeezed by debt from prior highway programs.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. Phillip Richley
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Richley
Max Farley
Marietta
Division 10
State Highway Department
U.S
Nelsonville
Haydenville
Farley
W. Hunter St
Fairfield County Line
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Marigene Valiquette
D-11
Toledo
Sen
Valiquette
Senate Rules Committee
Sched
State Department
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Indochina
Clifford Case
Frank Church
Church
South Bloomingville
Benton-Laurel
Rt. 374
Big Brothers
Purcell Rd
Benton-Salt Creek
Logan City
Wendell George
Rockbridge
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