Johnson to Seek Lower Draft Age for War on Poverty
President Johnson will ask Congress to lower the draft age from 18 to 17 to enroll youth in new academies focused on education and vocational training. The plan targets the 500,000 yearly who fail the draft test, aiming to provide early help while not altering actual callup timing.
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LBJ
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Army
Sargent Shriver
War On Poverty
Selective Service
Shriver
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
New Deal
Labor Department
Two Logan Teens Hurt In One Car Crash On Main Street
Two Logan teenagers, Gary Vaughan and Sharon Bozett, were injured in a one car crash on E Main Street. Vaughan sustained head cuts and rib injuries while Bozett had severe facial cuts. Police noted 111 feet of skid marks and said no charges were filed pending further investigation.
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Logan
Main St
E. Main St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Gary Vaughan
E. Front St
Ron Bozett
Front St
Vaughan
Homer Ave
Shake Shoppe
W. Hunter St
Ohio oil boom rules aim to curb drilling
Ohio officials move to regulate the northern oil boom with new rules to space wells, ban slant drilling into others pools, and cancel permits not yet began. Governor Rhodes may issue an emergency order making rules effective immediately. landowners may sue.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Division of Mines
John M. McElroy
James A. Rhodes
High Water Threat Looms Across Hocking River Area
Heavy rains from Sunday into Monday caused the Hocking River and tributaries to overflow with about 1.25 inches in the valley. Flooding forced Logan and county schools to dismiss early, with several routes closed and residents scrambling to protect homes and belongings as water rose along Route 93 and to 11'8 at the Logan water works. Nationwide storms also prompted river rises from Cincinnati to Maysville and Port Columbus warned of possible flooding as more rain was forecast.
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Hocking
Logan
Logan City
Dwight Diller
James Jey
Hocking Valley
Enterprise
Rockbridge School
Logan High School
Maxville
Gore
Greendale
Union Furnace
Rt. 93N
Hocking River
Mulberry St. Bridge
Rachelmacher Park
Starr, Burgess and Timberlake Farms
McArthur
Hocking County
Rush Creek
Rt. 33
Fred Wolfe
Diamond
Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Markland
Ind
Ohio
Port Columbus
Columbus
Scioto
Meigs
Athens
Vinton
Coshocton
Fighting resumes in Cyprus town of Ktima amid clashes
In Ktima on Cyprus west coast heavy fighting breaks a brief cease-fire. Greek Cypriot forces press an all-out attack while Turks retreat and hostages are freed, with 265 released to date. Gyani urged truce talks as bombing and gunfire persist.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ktima
Ktma-Paphos
Dimitri Papageorge
Gyani
Papageorge
Makarios
U.N
Kuma
Kuima
Astronauts Wives Planned Stop in Logan Luncheon
Mrs John Glenn and Mrs Scott Carpenter wives of U S astronauts visit Logan for a luncheon at Hocking Hills Country Club to campaign for Senate hopeful Lt Col John H Glenn Jr recovering from a mild concussion. About 100 tickets at 2 each available until Friday via club or committee chair Cecil Berry EV 5 2437.
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John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
U.S
Logan
Hocking Hills Country Club
Glenn
Carpenter
Senate
John H. Glenn Jr
John Glenn Sr
Hocking County
Cecil Berry
Missing Taylor Barnett Children Found Safe Near Laurelville
About 50 searchers led by the Hocking sheriff found five missing children near East Fork Pike Run by Laurelville. The Taylor twins Marlene and Darlene 10 Tony 8 and Sam 4 and Earlene Barnett 8 were last seen at 3 p.m. after following a mule into the weeds. No injuries reported.
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Hocking
Primary indecision clouds New Hampshire GOP showdown
In Concord, New Hampshire, a cloud of indecision shadows the Tuesday primary as Republicans weigh between Goldwater and Rockefeller. Write-in campaigns for Lodge and Nixon could reshape the field of five official entries, with California and other contests seen as the prize.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
California
Minnesota
Harold FE. Stassen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Washington
Senate
Logan High Students Earn Superior On Science Projects
Thirty one pupils at Logan High School received superior ratings for science projects during Science Day held in the school auditorium. Thirty one students qualified for the District Science Day at Ohio University on March 21, with some advancing to the statewide event in Columbus April 17-18. Winners included Louise Bester, Gary Campbell, Ken Tschappat, Mike Baird, Mike Berry, Ed Townsend, Dennis Mowrey, Betty Hart, Sharon Chute, Frederick Busch, Tim Wray and Chuck Keller among others.
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Logan High School
Norman Russell
LHS
Ohio University
Ohio Exposition Center
Columbus
Louise Bester
Gary Campbell
Ohio
Ken Tschappat
Mike Baird
Mike Berry
Ed Townsend
Dennis Mowrey
Betty Hart
Sharon Chute
Frederick J. Busch
Tim Wray
Chuck Keller
Inclina
Nine dead in Ohio highway weekend crashes
Columbus report says at least nine people were killed in traffic accidents on Ohio highways over the past weekend.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
West Logan Sewer System Bid Results Emphasize Davis Bid
Davis Excavating Co. Inc. of Columbus submitted the apparent low bid of 230,607 for the West Logan sanitary sewer project. Henry L. Miller & Son Inc. of Hilliard bid 273,991 as the only other proposal. The total project cost is 231,171 with 111,000 federal grant approved for construction costs 192,642.
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Davis Excavating Co., Inc
Columbus
West Logan
Hocking County
Davis
Henry L. Miller & Son, Inc
Hilliard
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Sugar Grove
Earl E F. O'Brian
E. Hunter St
Rockbridge
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Portsmouth
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Illinois
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Aviston
Laurelville
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