Senate Extends Draft Law and Boosts Soldier Pay
The Senate voted 71 to 16 to extend the draft for two years and authorize a $2.7 billion pay increase for soldiers. An Indochina withdrawal plan was opposed by the White House, and concerns remain that Congress may not finish before the current Selective Service Act expires next Wednesday. Some senators warn of a filibuster if a House Senate conference weakens the Mansfield end the war amendment.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
House Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
House
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Nixon
Defense Department
Apollo 15 clears path to July 26 moon launch
CAPE KENNEDY AP The Apollo 15 launch team is cleared to proceed with preparations for blastoff to the moon on July 26 after a nine hour flight readiness review. The decision was made by Apollo Program Director Dr. Rocco A. Petrone.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Rocco A. Petrone
Evacuation Ordered After Hangar Fire in Imperial
Toxic fumes from a burning hangar storing crop dusting insecticides forced the evacuation of 800 to 1 000 residents in a 25 block area of Imperial California. Fire crews battled the blaze as authorities closed streets and advised sheltering in place for others nearby.
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Imperial
Calif
Ohio Senators Back Two-Year Draft Extension Vote
The Senate approved a two-year draft extension 72 to 16 with neither of Ohio's U S senators William Saxbe or Robert Taft Jr voting.
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Washington
Ohio
U.S
William Saxbe
Robert Taft Jr
Senate
CBS Chief Refuses To Comply With Subpoena
CBS president Frank Stanton declines to supply film and outtakes from The Selling of the Pentagon citing independence. Harley Staggers, chair of the Commerce Committee, warns of possible contempt and a House path to Justice Department prosecution if CBS ed iting deceived viewers.
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CBS
Washington
Congress
House
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
Commerce Committee
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pentagon
Stanton
Staggers
Full Commerce Committee
Justice Department
America
Supreme Court Faces War Study Ruling Over News Rights
The battle over publishing the Pentagon war study pits government secrecy against press freedom. The Times and Post seek court-ordered access to publish while courts weigh national security vs the people's right to know. Other papers like the Globe, Sun-Times, Times, and Los Angeles Times remain legally unsettled.
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Supreme Court
Times
Federal Appeals Court
New York
the Times
Murray I. Gurfein
Publica
LBJ Reveals Vietnam Dilemma In Memoirs Book
Johnson in his unpublished memoirs details early 1960s planning for large scale U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He recalls delays in bombing, advising aides, and Cabinet talks with McNamara, Eisenhower and Kosygin amid escalating conflict and peace feelers.
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Garden City
N.Y
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Vietnam
U.S
Newsday
Long Island
Pentagon
New York
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston
Johnson
North Vietnam
Kennedy
South Vietnam
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Transfers Upheld By State Bureau
The State Personnel Board of Review upheld Thursday the transfers of three Bureau of Employment Services employees. William Gilcrist moved from Columbus to Lorain, Harry Cochran from Columbus to Cleveland, and Donald Zeigler from Defiance to Cleveland, who argued the moves were politically motivated.
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Columbus, Ohio
Bureau of Employment Services
State Personnel Board of Review
William Gilcrist
Columbus
Lorain
Harry Cochran
Cleveland
Donald Zeigler
Defiance
Fighting Around Abandoned Fire Base Fuller in Vietnam
U S B52s supported South Vietnamese infantrymen as heavy fighting raged around Fire Base Fuller. North Vietnamese forces overran the base four miles south of the DMZ, withdrew with electronics, and about eight Americans reportedly escaped to a rear headquarters.
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Saigon
Fuller
Demilitarized Zone
le Trung Hien
Dmz
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
U.S
Resurfacing Projects Improve Parks Access
The F H Brewer Co of Lancaster will resurface access roads from near Logan to Hocking Hills State Park by next weekend. Rt 374 will be blacktopped from Rt 56 at Ash Cave to Rt 664 near Old Man's Cave entrance and Rt 664 from that point toward Logan. The project accompanies multi million dollar park developments and mid term plans include Rt 33 interchange and future Rt 374 and Rt 664 relos.
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Logan
Hocking Hills State Park
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Old Man's Cave
State Highway Department
Ash Cave
Sauerkraut Rd
Brewer
U.S
Krinn - Unger - Keck
HVCH Trustees Schedule Regular Meeting Monday
Trustees of Hocking Valley Community Hospital will hold their regular monthly meeting at the hospital Monday evening. The board will meet in executive session at 7:30. The public meeting will begin at 8:30 or as soon as the executive session is over.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Ohio jobless rate declines in May 194?
Ohio unemployment totaled about 166,000 persons in May, 3.7 percent of the civilian labor force, down from 4.7 percent in April. Total employment rose eight tenths of one percent to 4,343,000 with nonagricultural wage earners at 3,877,000, up six tenths. Manufacturing fell slightly to 1,344,000 as layoffs hit nondurable goods in Dayton and durable goods faced labor-management tensions in metalworking and machinery.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Bureau Statisticians
Dayton
Weather forecast for Hocking Valley Saturday
Mostly sunny hot and humid conditions expected in the Hocking Valley for Saturday. The morning 11 am reading was 80 degrees under overcast skies after an 11 am low of 56 and Thursday peaked at 89 degrees.
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Hocking Valley
Conflicting Rulings In Effect Over Pentagon History Case
The Supreme Court weighed government and newspaper appeals over a secret Pentagon Vietnam history series. The Times seeks to resume Saturday editions with safe material while the Post would publish more. both face national security limits and conflicting circuit rulings. A ruling is expected soon with possible emergency hearings.
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The
Times
Gurfein
Appeals Court
Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Federal Appeals Court
Post
High Court
Boston Globe
Anthony Julian
Globe
Chicago Sun- Times
Los Angeles Times
Knight
New York Times
Pentagon
Washington Post
the Times
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Erwin N. Griswold
U.S. Circuit Court For
District of Columbia
Griswold
New York Court
Gets 90 Days In Workhouse For Child Neglect
Louis Diehl of Laurelville Rt 2 was sentenced by Judge Rhea Bangert Brown to 90 days in the Columbus Workhouse for neglecting two minor children. He must also pay $14.50 in court costs after pleading not guilty in Hocking County Juvenile Court. Diehl is held in county jail awaiting transfer to Columbus.
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Louis Diehl
Laurelville
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