Big Four Talks on Mideast Crisis Seen Unlikely
State Department says preliminary talks among the United States Soviet Union Britain and France have failed to reach consensus for a four way meeting on the Middle East crisis. spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said insufficient consensus blocks a Big Four session.
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Mideast
Washington
State Department
Middle East
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Paris
Eisenhower Condition Described Guarded By Doctors
Army doctors at Walter Reed report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains guarded with no worsened condition since yesterday. Brig. Gen. Hughes says Eisenhower has plateaued in a new congestive heart failure episode at age 78. John Eisenhower visited, Mamie and Milton Eisenhower spoke with him as diplomacy with Israel and Arab states continues over four power talks and border questions.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Frederic J. Hughes Jr
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
Belgium
New York
Mamie
Milton Eisenhower
Nixon
Walter Reed
Trains Crash Kill 17 in Belgium Collision Near La Louviere
In a misty southern Belgium crash, two commuter trains carrying about 1500 workers collided near La Louviere. Seventeen people died and 70 were injured as one train failed to stop at a red signal and hit a crossing train. Steel plant workers aided in rescue efforts.
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Brussels
Belgium
la Louviere
Spring Storm Lashes Much Of East U S
A blustery spring storm swept the eastern half of the nation with wind and rain and brought snow to some northern areas. A tornado damaged sections of South Richmond Virginia, ripping roofs from two apartment buildings and injuring one person. Winds exceeded 50 mph with 70 mph gusts reported in parts, while fire permits were briefly suspended and later resumed.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Lakes
Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Johnstown
Atlanta
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Midwest
Illinois
Rockies
Plains
Laramie
Wyo
Citizens Bank Board Elects Schultheis As New Chairman
Dayton Schultheis of 146 N Market St was elected chairman of the Citizens Bank of Logan board, succeeding the late Rolland Bright. The board also named William G. Vaughn new director and Ralph G. Bay cashier, with Michele L. Sickles appointed assistant cashier amid a $200,000 new building project and a drive in facility set for fall completion.
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Citizens Bank Board
Schultheis
Dayton Schultheis
N. Market St
Citizens Bank of Logan
Aubrey W. Prewitt
Schultheis Insurance Agency
Citizens Bank
Rolland Bright
Logan Rotary Club
Hocking Hills
Warner Ave
Mark
David
Athens National Bank
Bank Americard
Main
High Sts
President Prewitt
James Frey
Roy B. Funk
Charles Geil
Ernest Hartman
Roger Humphrey
Ralph Poston
Marines Uncover 600 Tons of Rice Cached Near Khe Sanh
U S Marines sweeping the Lao frontier report finding 600 tons of rice about 11 miles south of Khe Sanh, enough to feed 8000 North Vietnamese troops for three months. The seizure, part of Operation Maine Crag, aims to deny enemy food and materiel. Casualties total 33 killed and 117 wounded, with modest fighting across the Mekong Delta and Da Nang region.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Mekong
da Nang
Mrs. Nova King Wins Hospital Reinstatement
Mrs Nova King of Lake Logan Road will return to the business office at Hocking Valley Community Hospital on April 7 after a long legal fight for reinstatement. Back pay and damages up to February 1, 1969 were set at 2000 dollars with further compensation to be negotiated by her attorney John A Brown and hospital officials.
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Nova King
Lake Logan Rd
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Alex Buerhaus
King
John A. Brown
Columbus
Hocking
Forrest Moore
AFL-CIO Opposes Ohio State Park Swimming Fees
Ohio AFL-CIO in Columbus presented petitions opposing proposed state park swimming fees. The signatures totaled 41,500 as Frank W. King denounced the plan as unfair since taxes already cover swimming access and officials would charge again for the same privilege.
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Columbus
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Frank W. King
The
Labor Organization
Bids Opened for Cruiser and Air Compressor Purchases
City Council chamber bids for a 1969 police cruiser and an air compressor were opened. Board of Control will study and award contracts. bidders include Belville Motor Car with a Chevrolet Biscayne at 2295, Marion Riggs Ford at 2290, and Tansky Motors at 2030 for a Plymouth Fury. Air compressor bids from Adams-Barre Co. of Columbus at 2610 for a Lindsey 55 and Quality Highway Equipment Co. Galion at 1840 for a Smith 45 and 3695 for a Davey 85. Parkinson doubts the Smith compressor will meet specs.
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James Parkinson
Board of Control
Merril Haney
Parkinson
Belville Motor Car, Inc
Chevrolet Biscayne
Marion Riggs Ford, Inc
Ford
Tansky Motors, Inc
Chevrolet
Oak Grove Cemetery
Adams-Barre Co
Columbus
Quality Highway Equipment Co., Inc
Galion
Burglars Target Starr Washington High School Safe
Guards and police investigated a burglary at Starr Washington High School Union Furnace. The door to the office was forced open at 5 15 this morning and a safe with a small package inside was taken. nothing else reported missing. Wilbur McDaniel the custodian notified the Hocking sheriff's department with help from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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Starr-Washington High School
Union Furnace
Wilbur McDaniel
Hocking
Thieu Sees Path to Talks at Paris Peace Conference
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu said South Vietnam is ready for private meetings with the National Liberation Front and could discuss arrangements in Paris talks among delegations from South and North Vietnam the NL F and the United States He urged no withdrawal of troops and favored flexible talks including Hanoi or the Front with no imposed conditions.
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Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
Front
Viet Cong
Paris
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
NLEF
United States
Thieu
Nixon
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Hanoi
NLI
NLF
Thanot
Moscow
Peking
Senate Prepares ABM Measure With Army Leaders
The Senate Armed Services Committee heard from Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor and Gen William Westmoreland as it crafts the procurement authorization bill for Nixon's Safeguard antiballistic missile system. The plan includes about 900 million dollars for two sites and additional funds for the ABM program. Democratic Senator John Stennis leads the panel which has shown support in previous hearings.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Stanley Resor
William Westmoreland
John Stennis
Mississippi
Gary Thompson Killed in Vietnam in 1966
Sp 5 Gary Thompson 24 son of Mr and Mrs William Conner of 395 N Orchard St was killed March 21 when his helicopter was shot down near Saigon He served 2 years in the Army with 46 months in Vietnam He was a Wellston High School graduate married with an 18 month old son Allan He and his wife Sally moved here from Wellston last fall Mrs Thompson began work at Farmers Merchants Bank three weeks ago Also listed is Marine Pfc John Goodwin 20 McArthur killed March 18 in Vietnam son of Mr and Mrs Ross Duke Goodwin He was a 1966 McArthur High School graduate and is survived by a sister Damaris Kisinger Syracuse NY and maternal grandmother Mrs Homer Mason of McArthur
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Richard
Gary) Thompson
William Conner
N. Orchard St
Vietnam
Saigon
1St Air Cavalry Division
Thompson
Wellston
Allan
Sally
Wellston Last Tall
Conners
McArthur High School
Ross
Duke) Goodwin
Damaris Kisinger
Syracuse
N.Y
Homer Mason
McArthur
Beallsville Plea to President Over Vietnam Toll
Tenth District Rep Clarence Miller asks President Nixon to remove six Beallsville servicemen from combat zones in Vietnam after five locals from Monroe County have died since July 1966. Mayor Gramlich and treasurer Ray Starkey back the evacuation plea, noting Beallsville’s high sacrifice. Beallsville lies near the West Virginia border, about 40 miles south of Steubenville.
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Beallsville
Vietnam
Clarence KE. Miller
Nixon
Monroe County
Navy
Robert J. Lucas
Ray Starkey
Rep. Miller
Lancaster
Miller
Greater
Cleveland
West Virginia
Steubenville
Nixon seeks one year extension of 1 percent surtax
Washington sources say President Nixon will urge Congress to extend the 1 tax surcharge for another full year to curb inflation. Senate and House GOP leaders disclosed details after a White House briefing outlining a special message and a budget-driven anti inflation plan. Dirksen notes he will wait for statistics before judging the inflation trend as the White House forecasts a possible slowdown.
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Washington
Abp
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Eyerett Mo Dirkesen
House
GOP
Gerald Boord
White White House
Nixon Nixon
Ford
Dirksen
Living Costs Jump in February as Inflation Widens
Washington report shows a four-tenths rise in the consumer price index for February driven by higher housing transportation and clothing costs. Despite weekly earnings around 111 dollars for many workers, purchasing power declines as prices rise while groceries ease slightly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Idex
Stock List Stays Mixed
New York stocks opened with a mixed tone as traders pushed the market through a moderately active session. The Dow Jones average stood up about 200 points by noon as investors weighed gains and losses across blue chips and industrials.
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New York
Three Charged After Attempted Jail Break
Lancaster man Ralph D Butterbaugh 21 and Alfred O Hastmu s Jr 28 Newton Falls man Alfred Hastmus Jr charged with attempting jail break A jail trusty Paul Joseph Beers 19 charged with providing materials for the attempted break last Sunday Sheriff Blazer said
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Lancaster
Ohio
Ralph DD. Butterbaugh
Alfred O. Hastmus Jr
Newton Falls
Jack Blazer
Paul Joseph Beers
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