Major battles reported in 24 hours in Vietnam War
In 24 hours five major fights near the Cambodian border and Saigon area left 127 plus Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead, with 30 South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 105 wounded. American forces faced rocket and mortar attacks, while Melvin Laird urged funds to bolster South Vietnamese troops and discussed withdrawal considerations in Paris talks.
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U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Nixon
da Nang
Paris
Vietnam
Girl Heart Patient Dies In Cincinnati
Christine Corlin six died at Children's Hospital Cincinnati at 4 10 a m after heart transplant surgery. Hospital administrator Robert Southwick cited possible drug reaction to prevent rejection as the cause while noting initial signs of slight improvement before sudden decline. Christine was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace Corlin from High Point.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Christine Corhn
Children’s Hospital
Robert Southwick
Southwick
Christine
Wallace Corlin
Highpoint
Egyptian General Killed in Suez Artillery Duel
After two days of heavy shelling the Suez Canal area quieted as Egypt mourned Gen. Abdel Moneim Riad fatally wounded by an Israeli shell. U N observers blamed Egypt for starting the exchange while both sides reported ongoing attacks on oil facilities and jets shot down.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Abdel Moneim Riad
U.N
Suez
Israel
Cairo
al Ahram
Riad
Ismailia
Mohammed Fawzi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abdel Hakim Amer
Nasser
Appraisal Of Improvements Starts Today In Hocking County
George Claker supervisor for General Appraisal Co of Springfield begins appraisal of new construction in Hocking County. Leonard Myers county auditor asks property owners with remodeling or construction totaling 300 or more last year to report to the auditor’s office. The report is required by the Ohio Revised Code for real estate tax appraisal. Olaker estimates the process will take at least one month.
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Hocking County
George Claker
General Appraisal Co
Springfield
Leonard Myers
Myers
Olaker
Nelsonville lifts news blackout on city records
Athens Ohio AP Nelsonville mayor Earl Hilleary ends a city news blackout that restricted court police and other records. Roy Cross Athens Messenger state editor said the ban stemmed from a feud with Nelsonville reporter Wilbur Mender and was declared a misunderstanding as news flows resume.
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Ohio
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Roy Cross
The
Athens Messenger
Hilleary
the Messenger
Wilbur Mender
Cross
TB Skin Testing Program For Adults Begins Tuesday
Tuberculin skin testing for Hocking County residents runs 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital, with readings 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The program, by Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association with Ohio Department of Health, has already tested 3,548 of 4,800 students in schools.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Ohio Department of Health
Logan - Hocking County
John Norton
Paul Moore
Jane Rider
James G. Woltz
Jerry Dupler
Herman Thrush
Paul R. Campbell
Robert Daubenmier
Glen Fetheroll
Robert Houston
Ohio Legislature To Get Safety Bill
Gov James A Rhodes proposed Department of Public Safety heads the 108th General Assembly's 10th week. Rep Robert Levitt will intro the measure after House Speaker Kurfess handed it to him. The Ohio Crime Commission opposes transferring control from the attorney general, while the bill would place the Ohio Highway Patrol under the new department. A separate abortion bill gains its first House hearing, with Rep John Galbraith optimistic about passage and support from letters.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Department of Public Safety
108Th General Assembly
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Robert FE. Levitt
Canton
Levitt
General Assembly
Ohio Crime Commission
Attorney General's Office
Division of Criminal Activities
Bureau of
Consumer Frauds and Crimes
Ohio Highway Patrol
House Health and Welfare Committee
John Galbraith
Maumee
Arctic cold blasts sweep South and Midwest United States
An arctic air mass chilled the South and spread across the nation's midsection. Travelers were warned as icy winds and snow flurries were possible from the southern Appalachians to northeastern regions. Overnight low reached 26 with 37 at 11 a.m., after Sunday’s high of 39.
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Atlantic States
Appalachias
Hocking Valley
Cold wave alerts and mixed snowfall across regions
Cold wave warnings stretch from northern Kentucky to the South Carolina coast as the Midwest endures freezing temperatures. Snow dusts the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes while Broadus Montana reports nine inches total after a fresh inch.
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Great Lakes
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Desert
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Mont
Key West
Fla
French Franc Crisis Eases as Banks See No Emergency Aid
Basel banks say France holds enough gold to ride current outflow and did not seek emergency help. A 24 hour strike by unions seeks 12 percent wage rise, while De Gaulle resists devaluation. February losses hit reserves. government can draw on a central fund untouched.
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France
Britain
United States
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Consid
Black Lung Bill Ended Strike In West Virginia
Gov Arch Moore Jr signs a compensation bill after miners agree to return to work ending a three week strike by 41000 workers. Legislation expands pneumoconiosis benefits and eases diagnosis while unions push for stronger future protections amid coal shortages.
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Beckley
W.va
Arch Moore Jr
West Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
Moore
Conway Named Chief of Criminal Activities Division
Leo J. Conway, 62, a retired Army colonel from Columbus, was appointed head of the division of criminal activities in the attorney general's office. He replaces David L. Kessler and has led the habeas corpus section within the division. Attorney General Paul W. Brown said he will add another trials expert to assist Conway in prosecuting cases.
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Ohio
Leo J. Conway
Attorney General
David L. Kessler
Conway
Division of Criminal Activities
Atty
Paul W. Brown
Landlady Charged With Slaying Roomer
Police said 39 year old landlady Julie Foster Morgan is charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of roomer James Henry Eichelberger 40 The stabbing occurred when Morgan told Eichelberger to move out at their residence.
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Columbus, Ohio
Julie Foster Morgan
James Henry Eichelberger
Miller pushes national cemetery for southeastern Ohio
Rep. Clarence I. Miller of Ohio reopens his drive to create a national cemetery in southeastern Ohio. He urges passsage of legislation from the last Congress, arguing veterans and dependents deserve burial in a national place of honor, noting no national cemetery exists in Ohio.
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Washington
Clarence I. Miller
Ohio
Miller
Nixon expected to cut Sentinel missile plan to appease critics
President Nixon may scale down the Sentinel antiballistic missile system, narrowing sites and delaying rollout. The move, seen in Congress as easing costs, follows a Florida review and could curb the program from a $40 billion Soviet threat focus to a smaller, slower threshold. Senate leaders including Mansfield Kennedy and Fulbright push against immediate deployment. An AP poll found 47 senators oppose funding this year, 24 favor continuing, 29 undecided.
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Nixon
Congress
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Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Soviet Union
Wen
Sentinel
Mansfield
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
J. W. Fulbright
Dark
Associated Press
Ray pleads guilty to King's murder in 1969 trial
James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and agreed to a 99 year sentence in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. He stated he did not agree with a conspiracy theory proposed by his lawyer, though he accepted the plea.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee State Penitentiary
King
Ray
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Lorraine Motel
Tennessee
Criminal Court
Preston Battle
Atlanta
Martin Luther King, Sr
Market mixed as Dow rises while NYSE slips
The New York market showed a mixed picture with the Dow Jones industrial average up while losses outweighed gains on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading was moderate.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Apollo 9 Considers Calmer Seas For Splashdown
Apollo 9 faces stormy Atlantic conditions with heavy winds and six to eight foot seas. Cmdr James A McDivitt and pilot David R Scott along with Russell Schweickart monitor forecasts and may adjust splashdown timing or location to ensure a safe landing.
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Bermuda
Jim
Stuart Roosa
Mission Control
Roosa
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