Allies Pay Tribute To D-Day On Silent Normandy Beaches
At Omaha Beach on the 20th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, veterans gathered to honor fallen comrades while lingering disputes resurfaced as Field Marshal Montgomery attacked Eisenhower over wartime leadership.
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Tax cut cited as boosting jobs and growth
President Johnson hailed a 5.1 percent May unemployment rate and 71.1 million employed as signs the tax cut spurred the economy. He warned youths may face higher jobless figures this month but urged anti poverty measures to expand training and opportunities. The report noted teen unemployment about 16 percent and emphasized the need for further progress.
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Turkish invasion scare eases after Johnson intervention
Reports of an imminent Turkish landing on Cyprus sparked emergency alerts by Greek and Cypriot forces. A Turkish informant said the invasion plan was abandoned for now while Gen. Lemnitzer and Gen. Sunay met in Ankara. Johnson reportedly discussed inviting Inonu to Washington as the crisis continued. The 6th Fleet and 30,000 National Guardsmen were active near the island.
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Buckeye Trail Story Told by Roy Fairfield in State Magazine
Dr. Roy Fairfield of Ohio University outlines the Buckeye Trail in the Ohio Conservation Bulletin. He notes only 20 to 25 percent complete and cites future work from Ash Cave to Senecaville Lake. Interim president Wesley Green leads until next fall as Morgan County work concentrates this summer.
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State Magazine
Hocking County
Ohio Conservation Bulletin
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Buckeye Trail Association
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McConnelsville
Morgan County
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Ash Cave
Ohio River
Cave
Grandma Gatewood
Gallia County
Ohio Republicans hear Barry offer deal on hospital drive
In Hocking County, donors surpassed $30,000 toward a $73,000 gap for the new county hospital. The drive aims to cover the difference between construction funds and four low bids. $7,000 came from the Hocking Valley Hospital Auxiliary twigs. Deadline is June 15 amid bids review in Columbus and potential readjustment if contracts aren’t let.
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Logan Daily News
Dan Carmichael
Columbus
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Ohio Delegates Tangle Over Goldwater Ticket Split
Report from Cincinnati Enquirer says Ohio with 58 delegates could back Goldwater on first ballot if Gov. James A. Rhodes becomes his running mate. Rhodes denies candidacy and urges focus on Ohio economy. Bliss and GOP circles weigh a path to block Goldwater or push him over the top in Cleveland.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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U.S. Senate
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Tunnel Escape Failed At Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Penitentiary officials moved on seven prisoners who tunnelled from the east wall vaulting under the power plant basement. Warden Ernie Maxwell said there was no danger of escape as the men were held in maximum security pending summary court. The tunnel ran about 30 feet with roughly 100 more to go. Involved: Joseph Nicholas, Shirley Campbell, Graham Barnhart, Kenneth Morano, Donald Miller, Thomas Cauley, and William Bailey.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Ernie Maxwell
Maxwell
Maury C. Koblentz
Koblentz
Joseph Nicholas
Cuyahoga County
Shirley E. Campbell
Butler County
Graham Barnhart
Franklin County
Kenneth Morano
Cuyahoga
Donald Miller
Athens County
Thomas Cauley
Montgomery County
William Bailey
Scioto County
Ohio Oil Laws Face Review at Columbus Conference
About 540 attorneys attend a two day oil and gas conference in Columbus hosted by the Ohio Legal Center Institute. Orin E. Atkins argues against pro rating Ohio oil output noting that Ohio produces about ten percent of the state total and other states limit production to match demand.
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Ohio Legal Center Institute
Orin E. Atkins
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Atkins
Texas
Weekend Showers Forecast for Hocking Valley
Scattered showers are forecast for the Hocking Valley this weekend. Friday reached 82 degrees with a 45 degree low overnight, and it was 72 degrees at 11 am today.
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Hocking Valley
Typhoid Germ Linked to Aberdeen Epidemic
U S Public Health Service officials report a rare typhoid germ causing an Aberdeen Scotland epidemic. Doctors at the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta say the germ is so rare it would be spotted immediately if it appeared in the United States.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
U.S
Public Health Service
Moon landing may occur 18 months early says NASA official
Dr. Joseph Shea, head of the Manned Spacecraft Center moon program, told about 100 delegates at the Texas Air Force Association convention that rockets and crew could be ready for a manned moon flight by 1968. Most estimates had targeted the late 1960s.
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Tex
Joseph Shea
Manned Spacecraft Center
Shea
Texas Air Force Association
John F. Kennedy
Lynda Johnson to Attend Hawaii Youth Conference
Lynda Bird Johnson 20 daughter of the President will fly to Honolulu next Friday aboard a $100 jet fare to address the Little White House Conference on Children and Youth at the University of Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Lynda Bird Johnson
Eisenhower Eyes GOP Nomination Drama At Governors Conference
At the 56th Governors Conference in Cleveland Gen Dwight Eisenhower weighs whether to comment on Goldwater as a possible GOP nominee The event hosts invite Goldwater and Nixon as guests while Scranton Romney Rockefeller attend The meeting aims to shape strategy for 25 state races and assess mood toward Goldwater
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Presidents Joke About Their Wives
In New York AP report, Presidents Truman and Johnson joke about their wives. Truman recalls saying there aren’t many men he’d let kiss his wife, while Johnson quips there aren’t many he’d let go to Greece with his wife.
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Harry S. Truman
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Greece
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Saturday Evening Post
Senate approves new amendments amid civil rights debate
Washington AP delegates delay cloture vote after agreement to vote on three amendments next week. Sen. Hickenlooper proposes delaying action to seek unanimous consent, with Russell signaling cautious support. Mansfield and Humphrey back a House substitute, while aiming to broaden jury trials in civil rights contempt and speed desegregation efforts.
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Iowa
Richard B. Russell
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Montana
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Ilinois
Mansfield
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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