Apollo 9 astronauts enter holiday half of mission
Apollo 9 crew wakes from rest to advance toward a July Apollo 11 moon landing target. McDivitt Schweickart and Scott, aboard the Spider and Gumdrop modules, complete the lunar module docking and rendezvous tests at 17 500 mph as ground control notes progress and plans an Atlantic splashdown.
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Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Mission Control
Scott
Atlantic
Schweickart
Houston
McDivitt
Apollo
Moon
MacDivitt
Late-Season Storm Rakes Central Plains
A powerful late-season storm blasted the Central Plains with heavy snow and extreme cold. Blizzard warnings were issued for much of Kansas while gusty winds and drifting snow closed roads in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Temperatures plummeted across the Northern Plains and Rockies as severe weather spread from Texas to Missouri.
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Central Plains
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
Missouri
Plains
Colorado Rockies
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Waco
San Antonio
Tex
Great Lakes
Rockies
Three men pass exam for city fireman eligibility
Fire Chief Robert Courter announced three applicants Charles Karns Nelsonville Charles Workman Columbus and William Campbell Logan Rt 2 passed the civil service test Wednesday creating an eligibility list for city fireman Interviews will determine which man is hired.
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Robert Courter
Charles Karns
Nelsonville
Charles Workman
Columbus
William Campbell
Logan Rt. 2
Courier
Flexible modular scheduling dropped by Troy High School
Troy High School drops the flexible modular scheduling program after years of low test scores and rising absenteeism. The plan allowed up to forty percent of each day for student choice, drawing national criticism.
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Troy, Mich
Troy High School
Ohio Appalachia funds seek 1969 hospital and area projects
The Ohio Office of Appalachia requests 15.9 million dollars in federal funds for 1969. Projects include extensions to Hocking Valley Community Hospital and a county health center, plus classroom expansion at Tri County Vocational School and Nursing Program support. Major asks cover highway construction, Sheltering Arms Hospital expansion, and multiple health and education facilities across southern Ohio.
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Hocking County
Ohio Office of Appalachia
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Appalachia
Hill-Burton Federal
Public Health Center
Hill-Burton
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Tri-County Vocational School and Technical Institute
Technical Institute
Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Jackson County
Jackson
Lawrence County
Ironton
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Scioto County
Bellaire
New Phil
Two Men Held To Grand Jury In Station Break In
Gary Daniel Hicks 18 of Kansas City Kansas and Leonard Conrad Lyons 20 of Pomeroy Route 2 were held to the Hocking County grand jury under $1,000 bond each by Mayor Merril Haney. They face charges of breaking and entering the White and Bateman Sohio service station on East Front Street on February 21. Hicks is jailed in lieu of bond. Lyons was released on recognizance.
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Gary Daniel Hicks
Kansas City
Kan
Leonard Conrad Lyons
Pomeroy Rt. 2
Hocking County
Grand Jury
Merril Haney
White & Bateman Sohio
E. Front St
Hicks
Lyons
Thousands of Soviets Protest Chinese Attack
Thousands rally near the Chinese Embassy in Moscow for a second day over border clashes that left 31 Soviet soldiers dead. Demonstrators, guided by soldiers with radios, arrive by bus along the Moscow River as Pravda and other papers condemn China and link the incident to Western powers.
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Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Pravda
Peking
Communist Party
Dun & Bradstreet Lists 20 Firms In Hocking County
Columbus office of Dun and Bradstreet reports that 201 businesses in Hocking County, including 169 in Logan, received financial statement requests. The notices, drawn from the January 1969 reference book, emphasize credit reports detailing each firm’s payment history ownership and stability.
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Columbus
Dun & Bradstreet
Hocking County
Logan
Business Information Agency
Leg Found in Cape Cod Area May Point to Fifth Victim
Searchers uncovered a human leg about 50 feet from graves of four dismembered women in a Cape Cod wooded area. Disting. Atty. Edmund Dinis expected more bodies. two Rhode Island women identified as Patricia Walsh and Mary Ann Wysocki were shot and dismembered.
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Truro
Mass
Cape Cod
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
Patricia Walsh
Providence
R. I
Mary Ann Wysocki
Rhode Island College
Daniel Ilthebert
Rhode Island
Provincetown Truro
Provincetown
Bridgewater State Hospital
Saigon Area Battles Ramp Up With Fierce Attacks
Across South Vietnam heavy rocket, mortar and ground assaults target U.S. positions during Melvin Laird's Vietnam visit. North of Saigon an enemy battalion attacked a U.S. landing zone, leaving 154 enemy dead and U.S. casualties reported. An Hoa and the Mekong Delta saw major shelling as Viet Cong activity escalates. In Saigon, two Viet Cong women terrorists killed one and wounded four in the Cholon district.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin Laird
South Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mekong Delta
An Hoa
da Nang
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Cholon
Auto Crash Near Midway Multiple Week Incidents
A fourth accident in a week occurred on a sharp curve at the junction of old Route 33 and the new four lane Route 33 near Midway at 8 pm Friday. Carlisle Doter Civial 19 of Cincinnati lost control, car rolled onto its side, driver ejected, passenger with minor cuts. vehicle heavily damaged. Driver cited for expired license and excessive speed for conditions.
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Sheriff's Department
Carlisle Do Hercival
Cincinnati
South Viet Nam Keeps Calm on Viet Cong Offensive
Saigon and Washington weigh options as Viet Cong rocket attacks on Saigon raise alarms. Vice President Ky shows restraint and questions resuming bombing, while Thieu and Huong stay silent. Saigon Daily News urges Nixon to consider limited strikes but cautions against broad war moves. The United States downplays civilian targets and signals mild retaliation if any.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Tran van Huong
Huong
Paris
Saigon Daily News
Nixon
Johnson
The
Daily News
U.S
Washington
Health Advisory Council Re Elects Wayne Timberlake
The Hocking County Health Advisory Council met in the Courthouse auditorium and re elected Wayne Timberlake of Falls Township as president. Harry Zimmerman of Washington Township was elected secretary and CS Matheny of Haydenville was reappointed to another five year term. Dr Owen br Yaw acting health commissioner presented the annual report.
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Hocking County Health Advisory Council
Wayne Timberlake
Falls
Twp
Harry Zimmerman
Washington
Logan soldier earns Army Commendation Medal in Vietnam
Specialist Four Harold L Brown, 20, son of Logan Route 2 residents, received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service as a construction specialist with Headquarters Company of the 31st Engineer Battalion near Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam.
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Harold Lb. Brown
Harold R. Brown
Logan Rt 2
31St Engineer
Phuoc Vinh
Vietnam
Brown
Army
Ted LL. Hertenlehner
Chester Hertenlehner
Sugar Grove Rt. 1
299Th Engineer Battalion
Dak To
California oil leak sparks flood of protest letters
Washington AP reports a flood of up to 12000 letters, telegrams, and postcards to Congress, the White House, and the Interior Department about offshore drilling after a Santa Barbara channel leak. Readers urge tighter limits or a ban, defend halted operations, and blame oil firms and government action.
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California
Washington
Califoria
Santa Barbara Channel
Citizen Mail
Congress
White House
Interior Department
Union of Co
Santa Barbara
Ventura County
Pox
Carpinteria
Cal- Hoa
Nixon
Interior
Walter J. Shekel
Hickel
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Key West, Fla
Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
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Marilyn Beck
Elizabeth Taylor
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Hollywood
Calif
Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida Sun
Logan Hospital
Adelphia
Coshocton
Portsmouth
Hillsboro
New Boston
Muskingum County Vocational-Technical Training School
Scioto County Vocational - Technical School
Gallia County
Jefferson County
Tuscarawas Valley Regional Advisory Committee
Cambridge
Scioto
Lucasville
Wheelersburg
United States
West Germany
Bonn
West Berlin
Health Advisory Council
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