City Planners Face First Tests of Zoning Rules
The city planning commission opened the new zoning office and realty transfer controls and heard two test cases. Nick Maniskas sought guidance on converting a residential property at 609 W. Hunter St to a new building next to his former Fox West Market, while Hal Donahey outlined a plan to transfer unplatted Walnut Hills tracts and widen streets, noting no formal plot.
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City Planning Commission
Nick Maniskas
Hal Donahey
James Parkinson
Parkinson
Planning Commission
Nick
W. Hunter St
Fox West Market
Maniskas
Zoning Appeals Board
Highway Business District
West St
Hunter St
Logan
Walnut Hills
Donahey
Oakland
Moorehead
Dave Klauder
Graceland Builders
Bowers Heights
Klauder
Explosion destroys Montreal apartment building killing 26
Rescue workers and investigators comb through steaming ruins in LaSalle after a three story brick building exploded. At least 26 people died and as many as 50 were injured while 11 adults and 15 children were confirmed dead by midnight. Officials suspect a natural gas heating system sparked the blast and ordered checks of all housing units. Gas supply to 96 apartments across four damaged buildings was cut off.
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Montreal
LaSalle
Raymond Bourbonnais
Lionel Boyer
la Salle
Quebec Natural Gas Corp
River Pollution Halt Is Urged
AP report from Cincinnati notes a seminar urging immediate action to halt Ohio River pollution. S. L. Frost of the Ohio Water Commission warns about water quality for fishing and swimming and future needs. R. A. Vanderhoff cites oil field brine waste and rising electricity use as major current pollution sources.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
S. L. Frost
Ohio Water Commission
R. A. Vanderhoff
Ohio Valley
House Debates Aid Plans for Appalachia Road Boom
The House weighs two federal aid plans for Appalachian regions. The Johnson-backed bill would provide 1.1 billion dollars for 355 counties in 11 states, mainly for new roads. The rival bill proposed 995 million dollars for areas eligible under the public works act, with most funds also aimed at highway construction.
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Senate
Appalachian Mountain Area
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Ohio
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
William Cramer
R-Fla
House
GOP
Johnson
Highlands
Appalachia
Cramer
James C. Cleveland
R-N. H
Chiefs Battle New Lex In Tournament Tonight
The Logan Chieftains meet New Lexington in the Class AA sectional at York High School with an 8 p.m. tip. Logan sits 4-14, New Lexington 3-15, after tough seasons. Promoted reserves John Stone and Mike Weiland bolster the bench as Coach Brooks Adkins starts Auker Westfall Phelps Nix Hummel. The winner advances to face Athens in the semifinal Friday.
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Logan Chieftains
Buchtel
York High School
Chiefs
New Lexington Panthers
LHS
Pomeroy
John Stone
Mike Weiland
Brooks Adkins
Tom Auker
Bill Westfall
Jim Phelps
Mike Nixon
George Hummel
Panthers
Athens
Weather outlook and Vietnam news from Rome
Occasional rain and mild temperatures forecast for tonight with rain likely and cooler conditions Wednesday. It was 54 degrees at 11 a.m. after a 38 degree overnight low. Monday’s high was 65. In Rome Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, ousted South Viet Nam leader, left for Paris en route to New York to present evidence at the United Nations of North Vietnamese aid to the Viet Cong.
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Rome
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Paris
New York
United Nations
Trade Club Delegation To Attend Meet
A Logan Trade Club delegation led by President Jim Heinlein and board chairman John Saving will attend the third biennial legislative conference in Columbus on Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce the event links Ohio business executives with state representatives. Representative Harry Armstrong will attend a banquet honoring the General Assembly members, with the Upper Arlington High School senior concert choir as entertainment. Ohio Chamber president Ralph Baldenhofer will speak at the luncheon about growth prospects for the state economy.
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Logan Trade Club
Jim Heinlein
John Saving
Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Harry Armstrong
Ohio General Assembly
Upper Arlington High School
Ralph R. Baldenhofer
Ohio Chamber
Hocking County Election Board Approves Ballot Printing and Levy
The Hocking County election board awarded Hull Printing Co. a contract to print 9,500 ballots at 355 dollars and Columbus Blank Book Co. a 24.25 per precinct contract for poll books. The Laurelville school district seeks a 3 mill operating levy for five years, needing 55 percent in May after prior defeats in November and December.
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Hocking County Election Board
Hull Printing Co
Logan
Hull
Columbus Blank Book Co
Hocking
County
Heer Printing Co
Columbus
Johnson-Watson Printing Co
Dayton
Proctor Co
Cincinnati
Laurelville
U.S. and Soviet Chiefs Weigh Visits In 1960s Context
President Johnson expresses hope for a visit to Moscow this year with Soviet Premier Kosygin renewing the possibility. Kosygin notes Johnson had been invited and aims to improve relations as U.S. support in Vietnam grows.
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Washington
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Viet Nam
Moscow
Promoted Lt Crow Returns as Battalion Communications Officer
Lt George Crow of 474 Poplar St transfers to battalion headquarters in Athens and is promoted to battalion communications officer. He succeeds Capt William Lacey who remains at headquarters in another role. Crow enlisted in October 1956 and was commissioned in August 1958 after training at Fort Knox and Fort Bliss. He was elevated to first lieutenant in August 1961.
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George Crow
Poplar St
174Th Artillery
Logan
National Guard
Athens
William Lacey
Crow
Fort Knox
Fort Bliss
Tex
War Planes Hit Red Installations In North Viet Nam
North Viet Nam retaliatory raids involve over 160 U S Air Force and Vietnamese aircraft hitting Quang Khe port and Xom Dang munitions depot. Saigon and Washington promise further action against installations aiding Hanoi aggression.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Quang Khe
Xom Dang
Saigon
Washington
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Chan Hoa
Chap le
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Kim Khanh
41St
North Vietnamese
United States
Johnson Viet Nam briefings win support in Senate debate
President Johnson’s White House Viet Nam briefings appear to boost backing for his strategy. In a three hour Senate session, six Democrats and four Republicans voiced support, while Morse Gruening attacked the policy and the State Department paper as flawed.
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White House
Johnson
Pravda
Comunist
Kosygin
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
State Department
South
United States
North
Nikita Khrushchev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yalta
Washington
Congress
South Viet Nam
Senate
Wayne Morse
Dore
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Morse
Gruening
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Jack Miller
Iowa
U Thant
United Nations
Miller
William Proxmire
Dwis
Johnson Urges New Housing Department and Grants
President Johnson asked Congress to create a Department of Housing Affairs and to provide federal grants for building basic community facilities and rent supplements for the needy. He stressed long-range urban planning as a condition for federal aid and proposed $100 million for matching grants for new facilities beginning July 1.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Housing Affairs
Space Rocket Explodes On Launch Pad
A 10 story Atlas Centaur rocket exploded on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a rehearsal for launching a Surveyor model toward the moon. No injuries were reported among about 80 crew. flames and smoke rose hundreds of feet as the $9 million vehicle burned.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Flight
New Red Envoy Hinted for France Post
Informed sources say Valerian A Zorin a Soviet deputy foreign minister and Kremlin spokesman in the United Nations will soon be appointed ambassador to France citing unconfirmed reports from Moscow and diplomatic circles.
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Moscow
Valerian A. Zorin
Kremlin
United Nations
France
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