House panel backs four year extension for Appalachian aid
The House Public Works Committee approved a bill to extend for four years the Appalachian Regional Development Commission and five other regional commissions. It also creates a $2 billion accelerated public works program for areas with high unemployment, drawing administration opposition favoring revenue sharing.
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Appalachian Regional Development Commission
House Public Works Committee
Appalachian Commission
Jor
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Congress
Appalachian
Gilligan
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
House
State plans uncertain for SEOTB hospital
Gov. Gilligan's budget proposes phasing out the Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville by July 1, 1972. James Leckrone says no firm future use or sale plan exists. 29 patients would be transferred. statewide TB beds total 1,300 across other facilities. Opened in 1958, SEOTB was the last state TB care facility in the region.
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Southeast Ohio
Nelsonville
John Gilligan
James H. Leckrone
Leckrone
Ohio
Ben-Gurion urges limited Arab land withdrawal
Israel's Ben-Gurion, aged 84, calls for retreat from conquered Arab territory except East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, arguing a bad peace is better than a good war, in an interview reported by John McCook Roots.
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New York
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
East Jerusalem
Golan Heights
Ben-Gurion
John McCook Roots
Saturday Review
Armstrong Undergoes Tracheotomy for Lung Infection
New York Louis Armstrong, already treated for a heart condition, contracted a pulmonary infection and had a tracheotomy at Beth Israel Hospital.
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New York
Louis Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Judge to rule on move for Vealey trial in Yablonski case
A Washington County judge said he will rule soon on a request to relocate the Claude Vealey trial from the current venue. Vealey is one of five defendants in the Joseph Yablonski murder case and seeks transfer to another county.
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Washington, Pa
Washington County
Claude Vealey
Joseph Yablonski
Nixon pushes plan for cabinet consolidation
President Nixon urged Congress to consolidate 11 Cabinet departments into eight four of which would be new. He proposed creating Natural Resources Community Development Human Resources and Economic Affairs to absorb Agriculture Commerce Labor Transportation Housing and Urban Development Interior and Health Education and Welfare. The fate of the proposals remains uncertain in Congress.
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Nixon
Congress
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Commerce
Labor
Housing and Urban Development
Interior
St Marys Bridge Dismantling Begins in Marietta
Workmen started dismantling the St Marys Bridge over the Ohio River in Marietta for a 284000 project that retains piers for a new toll free structure. The old bridge was closed after the Silver Bridge collapse and demolition should finish in 135 working days. Gov Arch Moore announced federal funds for the new bridge costing about 36 million with two 12 foot traffic lanes and a five foot pedestrian walk.
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Marietta, Ohio
St. Marys
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Judge voids Ohio laws shielding women in jobs
Federal Judge Carl Weinman struck down Ohio statutes restricting women's work duties and overtime as unconstitutional. He ruled the rules forced gender based classifications and limitors on lifting, hours, seating, and breaks clash with the Civil Rights Act and Constitution, noting potential job losses. The ruling involved Frigidaire and Inland Manufacturing plants in Dayton, GM divisions, in cases by Helen Ridinger and Clara D. Johnson.
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Ohio
Carl Weinman
Weinman
Helen Ridinger
Clara D. Johnson
Frigidaire
Inland Manufacturing
General Motors
Senate kills SST program by 51-46 vote
The Senate voted 51-46 to end federal subsidies for the supersonic transport, halting nearly a decade of SST funding. Critics warn of 15,000 lost jobs and over $1 billion in waste, while supporters point to impacts on aviation leadership and GE job cuts at Evendale.
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Maine
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Iowa
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U.S. Senate
London
Robert Holtz
Aviation Week
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Daily Express
Snow and cold sweep Midwest and Ohio with weather warnings
A sprawling spring storm lashes the central U.S. with 5 to 10 inches of snow across Kansas and Nebraska and warnings of up to four more inches in surrounding states. Cold air pushes south while Ohio faces late day snow, rising temps, and a move to rain by Friday as travel warnings persist.
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Stock Market Slips for Fifth Straight Session in NY Trade
The noon Dow Jones industrial average dropped 4.04 to 995.33 as declines led advances by more than four to one on the New York Stock Exchange. The index marked its biggest loss since February 22 with a 9.52 decline earlier in the week.
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New York Stock Exchange
U S Newspapers Seek Ways to Handle 142 Percent Mail Hike
Publishers face a 142 per cent rise in mailing costs prompting price hikes and smaller issues. Editors like John Mack Carter note potential reader impact while magazines test out multi city mailing, smaller page sizes, and alternate delivery methods to cut postage.
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New York
Reader's Digest
Britain
Chicago
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Denver
Memphis
Esquire
McCall’s
Holiday
David G. Jensen
McGraw-Hill
Carter
Driver Held to Grand Jury in Fatal Rt 38 Crash
Phillip H. Zaks 21 of Hatboro Pa faces vehicular homicide and reckless driving charges after a Jan 8 crash on Rt 3838 near Haydenville that killed Charlene E. Culp 21 of Cuyahoga Falls while a Bowling Green State University student. A preliminary hearing in Hocking County Court led to a grand jury bond set at 500 dollars. Zaks pleaded not guilty and signed his own recognizance. State witnesses included Patrolman John Myers Dr Owen F Yaw county coroner and Glen Marcum driver of the other car. A separate hearing on the reckless driving charge will be scheduled.
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Phillip H. Zaks
Hatboro
Zaks
James Stilwell
John Myers
Owen F. Yaw
Glen Marcum
Cutler
Haydenville
Charlene E. Culp
Cuyahoga Falls
Bowling Green State University
Zaks Auto
South Vietnamese Laos Losses Exceed Official Figures
AP reports 3,800 South Vietnamese killed 775 missing and 5,200 wounded in a 45 day Laos campaign, nearly 10,000 total casualties. Official tallies lag, with 1,146 killed 245 missing 4,235 wounded. North Vietnamese deaths near 14,000. Issue over reporting and air casulaties noted.
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U.S
de Viet
South Vietnam
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