Hearing on Nelsonville bypass plan for U.S. 33 relocation
A public hearing Friday at 10 a.m. at Tri County Vocational School will review a $12.4 million Nelsonville bypass project converting 8.5 miles of U.S. Route 33 into a new four lane divided highway across Hocking and Athens Counties. Final statements due June 30.
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U.S. Rt
Nelsonville
Tri-County Vocational School
U.S. Rt. 33
Hocking County
Athens County
Haydenville
Division 10
Muskingum Drive
Marietta
Viet Fighting Intensifies Near Tay Ninh City
Fighting on three fronts rages around Tay Ninh as allied forces repel an enemy attempt to overrun the provincial capital. North Vietnamese commandos hit a U S artillery base while 63 rocket attacks strike allied towns and bases. a Saigon city councilman is assassinated in Cholon.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
U.S
van Dien Quang
Cholon
Cambodia
Washington
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 9Th Regiment
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Poston advances to Junior Open semi finals in Ohio
Greg Poston of Logan won 2 and 1 over Curt Sampson to reach the 11th annual Mid America Junior Open semi finals at Mans Field Possum Run course. He will face Neil Gerhart in the afternoon with Friday’s 36 hole final to follow. Groves beat Cran dall 2 and 1 and Mowery beat Murray 5 and 4 in other morning matches.
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Logan
Greg Poston
Curt Sampson
Hudson
Mansfield
Possum Run
Poston
Logan High School
Neil Gerhart
Lexington
Don Kepple
Akron
Steve Groves
Lancaster
Doug Mowrey
Oak Hill
Mich
Groves
Todd Crandall
Ashtabula
Mowery
Gary Murray
Jackson
Greg
Ralph Poston
Logan Rt
Top Priority Sought for 33 664 Interchange
County commissioners urge the Ohio State Highway Department to place a cloverleaf interchange at the junction of four lane Route 33 and Route 664S as the top priority project in Hocking County. Howard Blum notes seven accidents at the intersection and hopes bond funds approved last November will cover the project.
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State Highway Department
Hocking County
Howard Blum
Commission
Ers
P. T. Masheter
John Dowler
Division 10
Blum
Evendale GE Plant Struck by 1400 Machinists
Pickets patrolled the General Electric plant near Evendale as 1400 machinists led by sympathetic workers stayed home for a second day. A federal mediator attended a session with GE management and strikers, but no progress or new talks were scheduled.
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Cincinnati
General Electric
Evendale
No Bargain With Powell Ends House Leadership Standoff
House leaders vow no partial payment or restoration of Powell’s chairmanship over back pay dispute after Supreme Court ruling on his seat. Powell’s camp may pursue the legal route, while a deduction resolution from Rep. Casey anticipates action to recover funds.
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Washington
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Congress
Supreme Court
House Education and Labor Committee
Bob Casey
D-Tex
Mrs Kerwood Martin Dies Day After Husband
Mrs Clara Blum Martin 75 of Logan Route 2 died at Doctors Hospital Columbus at 8 30 p m the day after her husband J Kerwood Martin 81 died at his daughter's home in Columbus Born Falls Two near Enterprise January 29 1894 she attended Antioch College Ohio University and did graduate work at Ohio State University She taught in several schools and held church and club memberships including First United Presbyterian Logan Daughters of the American Revolution and Ohio University Women She survived by two daughters six grandchildren and four sisters Double funeral services for the Martins will be at Logan Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2 p m with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call at Leonard Funeral Home after 7 this evening.
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Clara Blum Martin
Logan Rt
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
J. Kerwood Martin
Max
Carolyn) Puderbaugh
Falls Two
Enterprise
Martin
Samuel
Minnie Martzolt Blum
Antioch College
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Phi Kappa Delta Sorority
Mortar Board
Zeta Tau Alpha
Beougher School
Good Hope
Ohio University Rural Training School
Columbus Normal School
Rockbridge
First United Presbyterian Church of
Logan
Women’s Association
Governor Worthington
Daughters of the American Revolution
the Tourist Club
Order of the Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
American Association of University Women
Tuesday Book Club
Hocking County
Oak Grove Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Home
Mingo Lodge 171
F&am
Veterans Organizations of
Market declines as tight money drags stocks lower
New York trading shows ongoing weakness as the Dow Jones average dips 4.33 to 882.76 at noon. Analyst notes monetary restraint continues to weigh on the market with more issues losing ground than rising.
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New York
Funeral Services Sunday For Vietnam War Victim
Pfc. Robert Wesley Long 19 Haydenville killed June 9 near Phu Bai Vietnam while serving with the U S Army. Service at 2 p m Sunday First Church of Christ Logan with Rev Charles Lawdon and Rev Elmer Sparrow. Interment Fairview Cemetery Hocking County. Military rites by U S Army Ft Knox. Body arrives tonight at 8 34 escorted by Sgt Richard Perkins. Burial relatives available Friday noon to Sunday noon and at the church 1 p m until service. He enlisted February 1968 and would have returned after 36 days in Vietnam to be married to Vera Lou Morrison of Haydenville in November. Survived by parents Clinton and Wilma Long three brothers Richard Ronald Roger Keith a sister Robin Lynn and grandparents.
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Robert Wesley Long
Haydenville
Phu Bai
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Clinton
Wilma Williams Long
Long
Vietnam
Greenfield
Vera Lou Morrison
New Post Office For Sugar Grove
U S Post Office Department plans a new Sugar Grove post office announced by 10th District Congressman Clarence Miller. The facility will offer 1 000 square feet of interior space and 3 700 square feet of parking space according to Miller.
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U.S. Post Office Department
Sugar Grove
10Th District
Clarence Miller
Miller
Athens girl Krista Hummel in Denver liver transplant update
Officials at Colorado General Hospital reported Krista Hummel 11 of Athens Ohio remains in good condition after a liver transplant. The patient was flown to Denver for the procedure and her status was updated Thursday by hospital officials.
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Denver
Colorado General Hospital
Krista Hummel
Athens
Ohio
Dedication of Burr Oak Marina Set
Governor James A. Rhodes will dedicate the Burr Oak marina at Burr Oak Lake Park in Athens and Morgan counties at 1 30 p m on Monday. The facility includes 58 docks for 116 boats and 79 pick ets, a concrete ramp, fuel station, boat dumper, commissary, water and sewage plants, roadways, and parking for 88 cars with trailers and 191 other vehicles. The project represents a 601000 investment by the Department of Natural Resources.
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James A. Rhodes
Burr Oak
Athens
Morgan Counties
Burr Oak Lake Park and Lodge
Rt. 78
Glouster
Saigon Not Moving Toward Peace Says Clifford
Clark M. Clifford argues the United States should begin withdrawing ground combat troops from Vietnam by year end 1970 amid a shifted world situation. He cites changes since 1965 and urges a move to disengage, noting high casualties with little impact on Paris peace talks. Continues on Page 2.
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New York
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Clifford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Saigon
U.S
South
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Indonesia
Communist Party
Southeast Asia
China
Nixon
Paris
Weather outlook for Hocking Valley Friday showers possible
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions are forecast for the Hocking Valley on Friday with a chance of showers. The overnight low was 58 degrees with a 74 degree reading at 1 a.m. and Wednesday's high was not available.
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Hocking Valley
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