Snowstorm Closes Valley Schools After 2 Inch Snow
A 2 inch snowfall paralyzed the Hocking Valley leading to school closures. Statewide reports cited 11 traffic crashes, many minor, as roads remained slick. Police listed numerous accidents on Rt. 33 and around Logan with injuries and closures noted.
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Hocking Valley
Hocking
State Highway Department
Central Pta
Marion Grange
Logan High School
Rossford
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 33
Rt. 664
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Allen Chetister
Aaron Cropp
Chetister
Rockbridge
Evelyn H. Salts
N. Mulberry St
N. Walnut Rd
Logan
Judy K. Campbell
Logan Rt. 2
David G. Gill
Hillcrest
James M. Butcher
Rt. 78
Murray City
Butcher
Jerry L. O'Nail
Mulberry
Hunter Sts
Susan A. Duus
Mohican Ave
Robert Holcomb
Logan Rt
W. Hunter St
Shirley R. Switzer
Logan Rt. 1
Dale Ross
Adelphi
Wood St
Shirley J. Wilkinson
William D. Solon
Roger Humphrey
Hunter and Market Sts
Ginger K. Pack
Louise Diehl
Laurelville
Two Logan Men Plead Guilty in Rural Mail Box Vandalism
Thomas L. Fraizer and Robert D. Hedges pled guilty to malicious destruction of property for vandalizing rural mail boxes on Route 664. Floyd Linn Carl Swackhammer and Clarence Allison were owners of boxes valued at 21 dollars and 14 dollars. Sentencing deferred pending arraignment of a third suspect. William Moore of the U S postal inspection service filed the charges.
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Logan
James Stilwell
Hocking
William Moore
U.S
Thomas L. Fraizer
Robert D. Hedges
Fraizer
Floyd Linn
Carl Swackhammer
Clarence Allison
Hedges
Clyde Goss
Paul Ellinger
Ohio Selective Service Plans Meet Local Board Needs
Ohio plans to close 72 offices and relocate 134 local draft boards to 18 centers to cut costs. Registrars will be extended to reduce travel for registrations, with boards remaining county-selected. About 279 personnel will operate under the new plan, and Hocking County will join a six-county Athens center. The changes target efficiency under a volunteer army agenda.
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Columbus
Ohio
Selective Service
Thomas S. Farrell
Draft Board
Farrell
National Selective Service Headquarters
Michigan
Washington
Hocking County
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Meigs, Morgan
Washington Counties
Nixon
Toledo
Williams
Defiance
Paulding
Fulton
Lucas
Henry
Wood
Sandusky
Ottawa
Seneca
Erie
Huron
Lorain
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Lake
Warren
Ashtabula
Geauga
Trumbull
Mahoning
Advance Puts South Viets Near Sepone
U S helicopters deepen Saigon troops into Laos near Sepone as Saigon forces push 24 miles west of the border and 0.5 miles from Sepone. No contact with the enemy reported yet as air mobility supports a westward spearhead. Casualties rise with 69 Americans killed last week and 898 South Vietnamese KIA, 2,222 WIA. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses exceed 5,100 in the week.
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Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Route
le Thung Hien
Hien
Quang Tri
Khe Sanh
U.S
Air Force Plans Major Cutbacks Hit Ohio Bases
Congressional sources report sweeping Air Force cutbacks target Clinton County and Lockbourne bases in Ohio. Clinton County will close by June 30 with 50 military and 300 civilian personnel reassigned, while Lockbourne loses 2300 military staff as units transfer to SAC and reassigned crews.
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Air Force
Ohio
Washington
Watueatay
Clinton County Air Force
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Strategic Air Command
302Nd
Clinton County
Lockbourne
Wilmington
Defense Department
Afb
SAC
Lock
Bourne
Tactical Air Command
Glamour Issues Spark Small Stock Market Advance
New York traders pushed markets higher as glamour issues led the modest advance. Analysts noted gains in several fashion and luxury names helped lift overall indices.
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New York
Glamour
Reds Boycott Talks In Paris
Paris AP The chief Communist delegates boycott the 105th Viet Nam peace talks session as protest against Nixon administration air attacks on North Vietnam and the threat of invasion. Deputies Nguyen Minh Vy and Nguyen Van Tien report their leaders stay away.
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Paris
Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Hlanoi
Xuan Thuy
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen Minh Vy
Nguyen van Tien
Demilitarized Zone
Welfare rolls surge and Nixon proposes job bill amid cuts
U S welfare rolls rise by over 282000 in November 1970 risking a 34 million yearly increase at $600 per person, costing about 2 5 billion. Nixon sends Congress a 2 billion annual revenue sharing plan for state run job programs and training.
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Washington
AFDC
Nixon
Congress
White House
Soviet arms boost to Egypt lifts troop helicopter capability
U S intelligence sources report the Soviet Union has provided Egypt with additional helicopters capable of transporting troops for incursions into Israeli territory, signaling a significant military buildup in the region.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Egypt
U.S
Public Health Center Groundbreaking Slated in Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners plan an 11 am groundbreaking for a new public health center on county land beside Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Attendees include hospital administrator David Arledge and acting health commissioner Dr Owen Yaw with Devine Construction as general contractor at the site.
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Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
David Arledge
Owen Yaw
Devine Construction, Inc
Virginia
Columbia Gas-Ohio Fuel Pay Most Hocking Property Taxes
Hocking County records show Columbia Gas-Ohio Fuel Co and Ohio Gas Co and its associate firm as the top taxpayers with real estate taxes of 333910.58 this year. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co is second at 98166.52 and Ohio Power Co third at 50237.78. Other major payers include General Telephone Co of Ohio Goodyear and General Electric Co among others.
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Columbia Gas
Ohio
Columbia Gas At
Ohio, Inc
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Hocking County
Francis FE. Myers
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Ohio Power Co
General Telephone Co. of Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
General Electric Co
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Carborundum Co
South Central Power Co
William Wallace Co
Visador Co
Smead Manufacturing Co
Hocking County Community Improvement Corp
Lockheed
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
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Cincinnati
Atlantic
New England
Variety
Harry Seurkamp
Flip Wilson
Geraldine
Josephine
LHS
United States
Reds
Ankara
Turkey
Columbus, Ohio
Raymond Belcher
Robert D. Ruff
Michael J. D. Noe
North Side
John J. Gilligan
Public Health Center
County General Fund
Auto-Gas Fund
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