Ohio Assembly Closes Up Shop After Windup Session
The 107th Ohio General Assembly adjourned after a chaotic windup disrupted by welfare demonstrators. A key bill raised state patrol manpower to 880 and ended a patrol ceiling. The session adjourned sine die as Gov. Rhodes signed the measure into law.
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Ohio
107Th
Ohio General Assembly
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Adequate Welfare
Statehouse
Marian Dotson
Toledo
Highway Patrol
Robert M. Chiaramonte
House
James A. Rhodes
107Th General Assembly
Rockefeller opts not to enter presidential race
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announces he will not campaign for the Republican nomination for president. He weighs three Oregon ballot options and hints at a possible role as a political commentator before the GOP convention.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Washington
Oregon
Nixon
GOP
Vietnam
Ohio River Bridge Sites Under Study
Hearings in Gallipolis and Point Pleasant on a new bridge to replace the Silver Bridge with an estimated cost of 12.893 million dollars. The talks focused on relocating U.S. 35 to connect with the span. unanimous approval came from Ohio attendees while Huntington hearing dates were announced.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio Highway Department
U.S. 35
Henderson
Lima, Ohio
Superior Coach Corp
Pontiac
Department of Defense
Britain Cuts Interest Rate
London AP reports the British government reduced the bank rate from 8 percent to 7 percent in response to a large peacetime budget. The move by Prime Minister Harold Wilson aims to boost money for exports, production, and investment in new plants and machinery across the sterling bloc.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Johnson to seek 3.3 billion more for Vietnam war
Congressional sources say the administration will request 3.3 billion more for Vietnam funding. About 35,000 additional U.S. troops are eyed, prompting sharp Capitol Hill debate and questions on consultation. Former Marine Gen. Shoup proposed peace talks with North Vietnam and phased U.S. withdrawal if talks proceed.
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Capitol Hill
U.S
Defense Department
Congress
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Johnson
Vietnam
Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Reject Bid For Former Hospital In Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners rejected the lone $17 600 bid for the former hospital on W Main St citing it too low. The bid came from L S Vance of Jimmy's Inc Lancaster owner of Logan Home Furnishings adjacent to the hospital. The panel will reappraise finances and study remodeling plans into a courthouse annex. Clyde O Underwood county engineer led a bridge tour and recommended closing Goose Creek bridge at South Bloomingville for repairs.
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Hocking
W. Main St
L. S. Vance
Jimmy’s, Inc
Lancaster
Logan Home Furnishings
Vance
Clyde O. Underwood
Goose Creek
South Bloomingville
Weather Update on Hocking River Flood Risk
The Hocking River rose about 542 feet and ran muddy at noon after overnight rain totaling seven tenths of an inch. At 11 a.m. the temperature was 62 with overcast skies and a prior high of 70. the low fell to 44. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for tonight.
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Hocking
Taunton Dam Breach Triggers Evacuations as River Rises
A 70 year old wooden dam on the Mill River failed in Taunton Massachusetts after torrential rainfall. Hundreds were evacuated as downstream dam risked failure. Army Engineers and local crews reinforced the Whittenton dam and sabbatia Lake area while schools closed and no injuries were reported.
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Taunton
Mass
Mill
Whittenton Mill
Whittenton Dam
Lewis Found Guilty in Shotgun Slaying
Arthur Ben Lewis Jr., a 40 year old Columbus businessman, was found guilty of first degree murder by a Delaware County Common Pleas Court jury. The seven men and five women recommended mercy, making a life sentence mandatory. The jury deliberated after receiving the case Wednesday morning. The slaying occurred July 19 and victim Paul Radcliffe was a 53 year old Columbus certified public accountant from Worthington.
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Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County Common Pleas Court
Arthur Ben Lewis Jr
Lewis
Columbus
Paul Radcliffe
Worthington
Eisler Dies in Europe Former US defector and East German official
Berlin AP: Gerhardt Eisler, 71, longtime East German Communist propagandist and former chair of the State Radio Committee, died suddenly on March 21 during a visit to the Armenian Socialist Soviet Republic. Eisler fled the United States in 1949 after serving time for espionage and false statements.
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Berlin
Gerhardt Eisler
United States
ADN
German Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
Armenian Socialist Soviet Republic
Eisler
Congress
New York
Southampton
Germany
Allied Forces Kill 167 Reds Near Saigon
Allied troops report 167 Viet Cong killed near Saigon in the Quyet Thang operation, with 15 shells hitting Tan Son Nhut airport. The push adds to enemy losses and marks ongoing drives to regain initiative after the lunar new year offensive.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Stock Market Opens Modestly, Gains Vanish by Noon
The Dow Jones average rose 1.50 to 832.35 after the first hour in early trading but eroded to finish noon down 0.64. Trading was moderate as the session progressed.
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New York
Israel Pulls Back After Major Jordan Front Invasion
Israeli forces drove deep into Jordan along a 200 mile front then began a planned withdrawal after a day of fighting that killed about 15 Israelis and at least 150 El Fatah militants. Prime Minister Eshkol watched from Jordan Valley command post as Britain and the United States urged pullback.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Israel
el Fatah
Levi Eshkol
Jordan Valley
Britain
United States
Great Bitter Lake
Suez Canal
Middle East
Escapee from Honor Camp Nabbed After Fence Jump
Benny Passafiume 50, an escapee from the Hocking Honor Camp, was arrested by city officers at 3 15 a m after being spotted jumping a fence on Betty Ave He is jailed awaiting Honor Camp officials Passafiume is serving a 125 year unarmed robbery sentence handed down in Franklin County on July 11 1963 He previously moved among Ohio prisons including Chillicothe and Hocking Honor Camp assigned February 28 of the current year
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Benny Passafiume
Harold Fickel
Charles Smith
Fickel
Betty Ave
Passatiume
Passalume
Franklin County
Ohio Penitentiary
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
Hocking
Nonviolent campus takeover at Howard University sparks prolonged sit-in
About 1,000 singing demonstrators occupy Howard University to demand exoneration for 37 students charged with disrupting Charter Day ceremonies. The pledge is to remain until demands are met.
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Washington (Ap
Howard University
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