House Republicans Split Over Ohio County Income Tax Plan
Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess said the county based graduated income tax has at best a 50 percent chance of passage after a mixed caucus reaction. He outlined a companion bill to ease adoption of five permissive taxes by county commissioners, including varying real estate, sales and hotel taxes, with voter repeal and ballot options.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
Kur
Fess
Lampson
Ways and Means
Nixon Surtax Plan Faces Major Test
Nixon plans to extend the 10 percent income surtax for six months then cut to 5 percent. The House Ways and Means Committee faces a split on the measure amid inflation fears and a partisan tug of war. Kennedy warned inflation may be surging.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Market Dips on Talk of Wage Price Controls
The New York stock market fell this afternoon amid speculation that wage and price controls could be introduced if the surtax is not extended. The decline began late Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Kennedy suggested such action might occur if Congress does not renew the tax.
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New York
Treasury
Kennedy
Congress
Unknown Republican Edwin Lawton seeks Ohio governor nomination
Edwin G. Lawton a 50 year old Columbus office worker who has never held political office announced his bid for the 1970 Republican nomination for governor He positions himself as a constructive Republican proposing low cost practical programs tackling welfare crime education vocational training and taxes He would cut the governor salary from 50000 to 10000 and would require able bodied welfare recipients to work through a five stage program He cites support for working people and criticizes taxes inflation graft and urban decay.
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Columbus, Ohio
Edwin G. Lawton
Lawton
Columbus
Law
Ton
Department of Highway Safety
Logan School Board Holds Emergency Meeting
The Logan school board met last night to authorize member Carl Risch to sign checks during the absence of clerk Joy Boling who is hospitalized at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital for treatment of an illness.
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Logan School Board
Carl Risch
Joy Boling
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
Merle Ellinger Appointed to S W School Board
The Starr Washington school board appointed Merle Ellinger of Logan Route 3 to fill the vacancy created by James Hixenbaugh’s resignation. Ellinger’s term runs until January 1. Hixenbaugh left to run for township trustee in the November election. The board also hired Wilbur McDaniel and Ralph Cherry as substitute bus drivers and Juanita Dutcher as substitute cook.
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Starr-Washington School Board
Merle Ellinger
Logan Rt. 3
James Hixenbaugh
Hixenbaugh
Wilbur McDaniel
Ralph Cherry
Juanita Dutcher
Gambrel Appointed To Hocking County Relief Commission
Charles Gambrel of 510 W Second St has been named to the Hocking County Soldiers Relief Commission for a two year term, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Albert Ledford last week. Gambrel is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Charles Gambrel
Second St
Hocking County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Albert D. Ledford
Gambrel
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Night Assault Kills 14 Americans in Vietnam Bases
North Vietnamese forces attacked three U S bases near Da Nang during the night, killing 14 Americans and wounding 68, with 76 enemy dead reported. In the heaviest strike, sappers breached a hill artillery base 30 miles south of Da Nang, causing close combat losses. U S losses totaled one dead and seven wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
196Th Light Infantry
Tam Ky
196Th
Logan adopts housing code for federal grant path
City Council approved a new housing code for Logan aimed at qualifying the Logan Metropolitan Housing Authority for a federal grant to fund a senior citizens housing project. The ordinance creates enforcement via a chief building inspector and a five member housing board of appeals, with councilman Charles Eaton criticizing lack of inspector appointment and warning delays.
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Logan
Id Dalton
Eaton
Virginia Gano
Council
Johnson
John Tabor
Tabor
Red China accuses Soviets of invading Sinkiang province
Peking charged that Soviet troops tanks and armored cars crossed into Yumin County Sinkiang killing a herder and kidnapping a herdsman. China demanded halt to encroachment return of the kidnapped man and compensation while warning of severe consequences if not resolved. The incident comes amid renewed border tensions with the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo
Red China
Sinkiang Province
New China News
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Peking
Yumin County
Sinkiang
Union
China
Tass
Moscow
Ohio Supreme Court upholds murder convictions execution dates set
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Robert Pruett Conneaut Robert Wigglesworth Akron and James Crampton Toledo for murder Their executions are scheduled for July 11 July 18 and July 25 respectively Also the Columbus Education Association and city school board agreed to binding arbitration over a contract dispute marking a first in Ohio public school teacher negotiations.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Robert Leroy Pruett
Conneaut
Robert Wigglesworth
Akron
James Edward Crampton
Toledo
Pruett
Wigglesworth
Crampton
Columbus Education Association
City School Board
Ohio
School Levy Fails in Ross County Opens Door to November Vote
Chillicothe Ohio AP Supt Everett Park says Zone Trace District schools will not open in September due to Tuesday’s defeat of a 9 mill levy. Schools remain closed after summer vacation and will be offered again to voters in November.
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Chillicothe, Ohio
Everett FE
Park
Zone Trace
Ross County
Weather forecast for Hocking Valley includes sun and showers
Partly cloudy and warm weather with scattered showers is forecast for the Hocking Valley on Thursday. It was 83 degrees under overcast skies at 11 a.m. today after a low of 57, Tuesday's high was 80.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio plans paving projects in Logan and park areas
The Ohio Department of Highways details three part paving work in Logan and nearby state parks including 1.01 miles on former Rt 33 in Logan, 1.0 mile on Rt 93 near Kachelmacher Park, and 6.88 miles on Rt 180 to Laurelville with completion by Oct 15. A four part package covers Old Man's Cave, Lake Logan, Ash Cave, Cedar Falls with Sept 30 finish, plus plans at Burr Oak Lake and Lake Hope.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Hocking County
Logan
Columbus
Rt. 33
Elm St
Culver St
Rt. 93
Kachelmacher Park
Corporation Limits
Rt. 374
Laurelville
Old Man's Cave
Lake Logan
Ash Cave
Cedar Falls
Burr Oak Lake
Lake Hope
Judge Orders Closing Briefs To Be Written
Testimony closed in the John Sappington trial as prosecutors and defense finish their cases. Judge Robert G. Tague directed both sides to file written closing briefs by late June and will render a verdict after reviewing 71 exhibits and trial records.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Sappington
Barton A. Holl
Robert Keynes
Holl
Keynes
Robert G. Tague
New Lexington
Forrest Moore
Richard Gerken
James Stilwell
Chris Veidt
Tague
Hall
Sterling Lewis
Libby Lewis
Lewis
Libby
Lindsay Consulting Service
Lindsay
James Stilwell Sappington
Marion General Hospital
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