John L Lewis Dies at 89 Leader of United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis longtime head of the United Mine Workers died at Doctors Hospital at age 89 after internal bleeding. The labor giant led nation changing union organizing, formed the CIO, and guided miners through wartime strikes and postwar reforms. He remained active as president emeritus and led the union's pension fund.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
John Llewellyn Lewis
Doctors Hospital
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
Harry Bridges
Longshoremen’s Union
Lewis
AFL
Senate Committee On
Congress of the United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
The
Franklin D. Roosevelt
UMW
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Potomac
Six of ten Fairfield School escapees still at large
Six of ten teenage boys who walked away from the Fairfield School for Boys in Lancaster are at large. About 15 people are searching with help from the Fairfield County sheriff's department. Escape occurred around 6 30 p m Wednesday. four were captured. Ages of those at large are 16, 17, and 18. No reports of trouble in the vicinity.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Fairfield School
Fairfield County Sheriff's Department
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Vote set Monday on surtax extension in tax reform
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively agrees to extend the income surtax with a low income allowance that could remove about two million people from the tax rolls. The measure faces formal vote Monday after talks with President Nixon and House leaders. The Treasury proposal would create a $1,100 deduction for those at or below the poverty line, tapering above that level.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Hale Boggs
D-La
Bogg
Capitol
White House
Nixon
Treasury
Charles Walker
Violent Thunderstorms Sweep Midcontinent States
Violent thunderstorms raked a wide midcontinent stretch with wind hail and heavy rain. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas Oklahoma Iowa and Illinois while towns including Gilman and Herington reported damage and rainfall peaked near Topeka.
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Associated Press
Mon
Tana
Cut Bank
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Gilman
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Andale
Kan
Enid
Herington
Sunday liquor sales bill faces uncertain path in Ohio Senate
Ohio House narrowly approved a bill allowing Sunday liquor sales 1 PM to midnight in certain areas via local referenda. Senate committee hearings will follow as opponents argue harm to rural areas while Cincinnati and Cleveland supporters cite convention business needs. A second bill creating an Ohio Public Facilities Commission to issue revenue bonds for mental health, education, and parks passed the Senate 22 to 10 and heads to the House for approval. The chamber also backed a measure enabling pre indictment depositions for criminal cases, though critics warn it weakens convictions.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Senate
House
Ohio Public Facilities Commission
Robert R. Shaw
Columbus
Charles J. Carney
Youngstown
Commission
Carney
John H. Weeks
Lakewood
Engineer Reports on Bridge Work Reopens Clay Lick Rd
County Engineer George Mara said Clay Lick Road will reopen this afternoon after a Tuesday closure for Clay Lick Run bridge repair. He noted progress on two bridges on old Route 33 near Enterprise with abutment repairs asphalt replacement and concrete curing timelines.
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George Mara
Clay Lick Rd
Clay Lick Run
Mara
Rt. 33
Enterprise
Viet Cong government keeps same faces at Paris talks
In Paris the Viet Cong's provisional revolutionary government takes over the former NLF seat with Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh now leading the delegation. The change is seen as symbolic by U.S. officials, who expect continued negotiations with the same participants.
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Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Binh
NLF
Tran Buu Kiem
U.S
Lawrence E. Walsh
Tax Board Seeks Master Commissioner Over Valuation Equalization
The State Board of Tax Appeals asks the Ohio Supreme Court to appoint a master commissioner to explore the feasibility of equalizing property values. The move responds to a contempt threat after the board failed to meet a Dec 24 order to balance valuations amid a May legislature extension to 1972. Park Investment Co. suit spurred the original order.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
The
Park Investment Co
Cleveland
Miller and Ag Committee Inspect Ohio Farms Tour
Rep Clarence E Miller of Lancaster leads a U S House Agriculture Committee team visiting Ohio on Saturday. The tour covers Fairfield Pickaway and Madison counties to view farms watersheds and experimental facilities and assess farmer problems and current projects.
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Rep. Miller
Ag Committee
Columbus
Ohio
Clarence E. Miller
Lancaster
U.S. House Committee On Agriculture
Iowa
Fairfield
Pickaway
Madison
Acting Judge Appointed in Hocking County Two-Week Window
Named Acting Judge Chris E Veidt of Logan has been appointed to Hocking County Court for June 13 to June 28 while Judge James Stilwell is on vacation.
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Chris E. Veidt
Logan
Hocking County
James Stilwell
Eight primary candidates file expense accounts in Hocking County
Eight candidates for the May primary have filed expense accounts with the Hocking County election board. Friday June 20 is the filing deadline. Robb lists 75.15 in expenditures while Fuller shows 48.30. Others filed only filing fees.
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Hocking County
Soviet SS9 missiles threaten U.S. Minuteman force, experts warn
Pentagon estimates the USSR will spend over 12 billion dollars by 1975 to field 420 SS9 missiles, with 230 already active or under construction, challenging U.S. Minuteman silos and potentially eroding U.S. nuclear survivability. Safeguard ABM deployment costs than projected.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
National
U.S. Defense
United States
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Laird
House
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Fear Over Vietnam Pullout Excludes Guard Units
Washington AP reports Army officials fear Congress outcry if mobilized National Guard and reserve troops are left behind as 25 000 U S troops exit Vietnam this summer. About 12 000 guardsmen and reservists now serve in Vietnam with 43 outfits due to finish their tours by August.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Pacific Command
Honolulu
Nixon
Two US Marines Shot Down While Rescue Evolving in DMZ
U S Marines clashed with North Vietnamese forces inside the DMZ and attempted a two day rescue over mountains and jungles. Two CH46 helicopters were shot down during the extraction, with all crew uninjured and joining the retreating Marines. North Vietnamese losses were not fully confirmed.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
USS
the Rockpile
da Nang
25Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
95Th Regiment
Dau Tieng
25Th Division
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Defiance, Ohio
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Harold Wilson
England
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Marion
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Bonnie Lindsey
Mound St
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Florence Ave
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Robert W. Bateman
Fourth St
James H. Stewart
Third St
Thomas E. Quaintance
E. Main St
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