Sloan Feared Retribution Over Watergate Testimony
Former Nixon campaign treasurer Hugh W. Sloan Jr testified he feared administration retribution for truth about Watergate wiretapping but was assured it would not occur. He recounted a Haldeman meeting and a Magruder appointment, and said Stans was not involved in illegal activities. Also, a first House debate on impeachment lasted six minutes before a quorum gap halted McCloskey’s speech.
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Washington
Nixon
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Administration
Jeb S. Magruder
Sloan
Senate
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Magruder
Commerce Department
Mauric H. Stans
Stans
New York
Sen
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R Conn
Herbert L. Porter
House
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Congress
Earl F. Landgrebe
Indiana
McCloskey
OSU Student Hurt In Fall From Cliff
A 22 year old Ohio State University student Thomas A Hampel from Middletown suffered serious injuries in a fall at Salt Peter Cave in Hocking Hills State Park Wednesday morning. He was found by rangers around 7 30 a m and transported to Hocking Valley Community Hospital then moved to a Middletown hospital with a fractured elbow and compression fracture of the lower back. Hampel was to graduate this week with a physical therapy degree and enter the armed services.
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Ohio State University
Salt Peter Cave
Conkle’s Hollow
Hocking Hills
Thomas A. Hempel
Middletown
Hocking Valley
HVCH
Hempel
Hampel
Park Rangers
OSU
Armed Services
House Approves Step Up in Minimum Wage Plan
The House passed a bill to lift the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2 today with 2.20 by 1974 and extend coverage to government workers and household domestics. A substitute proposal to delay and limit raises failed 218 to 199, while the Dent bill outlined staged increases and farm worker rates. Teenage workers would be paid 80 percent of the minimum during a six month first period, a point opponents said undercuts wages.
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Washington
House
Senate
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Trustees Oppose Recreation Funds Redistribution Plan
Benton Township trustees protested a $750 revenue-sharing recreation grant distribution to Laurelville Perry Salt Creek and Benton Twp. They passed a resolution urging Benton Twp receive $187.50 and debated use cases to aid Benton children. They argued funds to Laurelville would be practically worthless to Benton kids due to distance.
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Benton Two
Hocking County
Laurelville
Perry
Salt Creek
Benton
Benton Twp
Kansas City Police Chief Named FBI Director Pick
President Nixon selects Clarence M. Kelley, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent, to head the FBI, chosen from 27 candidates and awaiting Senate confirmation. Kelley, 61, credited with Sky Alert helicopter patrols, Metro Squad, Operation Barrier, and early computer aided policing.
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Kansas City
FBI
Washington
Nixon
Clarence M. Kelley
Oval Office
Kelley
Elliot L. Richardson
J. Edgar Hoover
Richardson
White House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Memphis
Robert F. Kennedy
Sky
Metro Squad
Missouri-Kansas
House Panel Delays Vote On 18 Year Old Rights Bill
Columbus Ohio AP The House Judiciary Committee postponed action on the age of majority bill amid questions on wills residencies and insurance. Chairman Arthur Wilkowski said a vote will be held next Thursday after more Leg Service Commission research. Minority Leader Kurfess urged attention to unresolved issues while supporting the Senate bill.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
Arthur Wilkowski
Toledo
Legislative Service Commission
General Assembly
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
Stanley J
Merchants Plan Retail Promotions in Logan
The Merchants Division of the Logan Trade Club met at Blosser's Restaurant to plan upcoming sales events. An end-of-month sale is set for June 29-30 and the annual sidewalk sales for July 20-21.
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Merchants
Logan Trade Club
Blosser’s
Logan
Ohio storms end as fair weather returns after May tornadoes
Ohio weather officials say a month of storms and tornado sightings has largely ended with expected fair conditions. Up to 80 tornado reports since May 8 may include many funnel clouds that did not touch down, while Willard and other areas faced severe damage and several deaths.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Willard
Huron County
Bob Hamilton
Saigon rejects new truce pact in Paris talks
Saigon declared it would not sign any fresh ceasefire agreement tied to the Paris talks. The statement follows Kissinger and Tho preparing possible amendments to the January 27 cease fire while Saigon claims opposition to renegotiation and adherence to the 1973 Paris accord.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Tho
U.S
Charles Whitehouse
Tran van Lam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
National Security Council
Bui Bao Truc
Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon Moves to Tackle Inflation With New Plan
Nixon calls a Cabinet meeting as advisers rush back from Paris to Washington to work on a fresh anti inflation strategy. Labor Department to release May wholesale prices showing further price pressures, with officials warning of worse news ahead.
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Washington
Nixon
Paris
Labor Department
Wholesale prices surge again in May fueling inflation worry
The wholesale price index rose 2.1 percent from April, signaling a 25.2 percent annual rate. Farm products led gains, up 6.1 percent after a slight April dip, worsening near term outlook for the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
Ohio Supreme Court clears student in flag case verdict
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Gary D. Kasnett did not deface an American flag by sewing it to his pants. The ruling overturned lower courts that had fined him $200 and briefly sentenced him to nine months in jail.
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Columbus
Oho
Ohio University
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Gary D. Kasnett
Metal Powder Products Strike Reaches 99th Day Standstill
The Metal Powder Products plant idles about 80 workers in a protracted stoppage with no settlement in sight. A May 29 meeting in Columbus with mediator Howard Hughes yielded no progress while GE also faces unresolved talks with Local 1017 of the American Flint Glass Workers Union.
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Metal Powder Products
MPP) Corp
T. H. Wallace
International Machinist and Aerospace Workers
Columbus
Howard Hughes
Jay Walsh
General Electric Glass
Logan
Local 1017
American Flint Glass Workers Union
Hocking Hills Dining Lodge Adopts Summer Hours
The Hocking Hills Lodge dining room in Old Man's Cave shifts to summer hours with 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily Monday through Saturday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The snack bar operates 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the pool opens 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with lifeguards. Admission to the pool is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 12.
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Hocking Hills Lodge
Old Man’s Cave
Linn
Nancy) Altman
Sue Porter
LHS
Bill Danner
John Bardain
South Bloomingville
Vietnamese Army Repels Mekong Delta Attack
Saigon reports Communist forces attacked South Vietnamese positions in the Mekong Delta for the fourth straight day on Wednesday but were repelled by allied forces.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Mrs Judson Shriner Dies at 75 in Columbus
Mrs Gladys Shriner 75 of Logan Route 2 died today at Grant Hospital Columbus where hospitalized since April 14. Born May 23, 1898 in Jackson County daughter of Edwin and Mary Jane Jackson James she belonged to Kline Memorial United Methodist Church Enterprise Antioch Grange and Venus Chapter 76 CES. Survived by son Wallace Logan Route 2 daughter Mrs Charles Williamson Waverly eight grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Arrangements by Heinlein Funeral Home incomplete.
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Judson
Gladys) Shriner
Logan Rt. 2
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Jackson County
Edwin and
Mary Jane Jackson James
Kline Memorial United Methodist Church
Enterprise
Antioch Grange
Venus Chapter
CES
Wallace
Charles
Jayne) Williamson
Waverly
Glendon James
Springfield
Herbert
New Jersey
Dorothy Brown
Heinlein
Logan Opens City Pool For Summer Season
Logan's city swimming pool will open Saturday for the summer season. The ticket office opens at 10 a.m. for season ticket sales only. Prices are 10 dollars for children 12 dollars for adults and 30 dollars for families. Regular hours are 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. daily except Monday when closed for cleaning.
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Logan’s City
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Westlake
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