Atomic Plant Cuts Hit Pike County Jobs
The Atomic Energy Commission will slash power use at Oak Ridge, Paducah, and Portsmouth to 25 percent below current levels to align with reduced enriched uranium production. Portsmouth’s Goodyear plant, employing about 1,367, may lose around 150 jobs, while OVEC nations will absorb the cut by diverting capacity among 15 utility members.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Portsmouth
Ohio
AEC
Portsmouth Area
Pike County
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Philip Spohn
OVEC
Clifty Creek
Madison
Ind
Kyger Creek
Chesapeake
B. J. Yeager
Electricity Department of the
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Ohio Aviatrix Resumes Solo World Flight Trek
Mrs Jerrie Mock of Columbus Ohio started from Santa Maria Azores for Casa Blanca 892 miles across the Atlantic as the first leg of a solo around the world flight. Weather was sunny as she prepared in a skirt and jacket.
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Santa Maria
Azores
Jerrie Mock
Columbus
Ohio
Casablanca
Atlantic
Mock
Joan Merriam
Long Beach
Calif
Paramaribo
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
Natal
Brazil
Christians Worldwide Await Easter Sunday
Christians around the world prepare for Easter as sunrise services are planned across the United States. Observances include the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor and a cross dedication in Alto Pass Illinois. Pope Paul VI leads Holy Week ceremonies in Rome with a historic eight foot cross at the Colosseum.
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United States
Boston Harbor
Red Rocks Park
Denver
Alabama
Mound State Monument
Calvary
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Reservation
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Irvington
New York
Alto Pass
Ill
Wayman Presely
Fifth Avenue
Israel
Moses
Egypt
Soviet Union
Basilica of
Terrence Kuehn
Holy Land
Washington, D.C
Jesus
Paul VI
Colosseum
Vatican
Great Neil House Raid crowds Columbus hotel today
About 2,000 women swarmed Columbus Neil House downtown for a publicity stunt tied to a planned $3 million renovation. Each attendee could claim a piece of furniture after paying a $2 brunch ticket, with 850 meals served in shifts and police presence inside the hotel.
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Columbus, Ohio
A. J. Fielding
Columbus
Neil House
Easter Weather Ahead in Hocking Valley
Partly cloudy and cold conditions expected for Easter in the Hocking Valley. Temperature stood at 57 degrees at 11 a.m. with an overnight low of 28. Friday's high reached 48.
State Agencies Urged To Push Flood Control
The Ohio Water Commission urged the Departments of Natural Resources Development and Health to plan and finance long range civil works. It asked Congress to favor flood control appropriations in President Johnsons budget, which includes 6.6 million for Corps projects in Ohio including Big Darby Creek reservoir and West Branch Reservoir work.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Water Commission
Ohio Departments of Natural Resources, Development and Health
State of
Ohio
Commission
Congress
Johnson
Corps of Engineers
Big Darby Creek
Columbus
West Branch
Youngstown
Buck Creek
Springfield
Clark County
North Branch
Koksing River
Mount Vernon
Paint Creek
Highland County
Salt Creek
Ross
Vinton
Fremont
New Reservoirs To Curb Floods
Army Engineers plan two flood reservoirs in Ohio on the East Fork of the Little Miami and Caesar's Creek and one on the Licking River near Falmouth Kentucky. They say these would trim the Ohio River crest at Cincinnati by about five feet, from 66.2 to 65.2 feet, and keep Cincinnati below flood stage with additional four feet relief.
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Cincinnati
Army
Ohio
Kentucky
East Fork
Little Miami River
Caesar's Creek
Licking River
Falmouth
Illegal gambling operations shut by Hot Springs police
Police Chief John Ermey ordered the casino owners to close after tonight following Gov. Faubus warning that state troopers would intervene if closures did not occur. The move targets multi million dollar gambling operations in Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs, Ark
John Ermey
Hot Springs
Ermey
Orval E. Faubus
Rusk and Fulbright Clash on Cuba Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Senator J. W. Fulbright sparred over Cuba policy while agreeing on the need to discuss foreign affairs. Rusk labeled Castro a threat, while Fulbright called him a nuisance. They also differed on the Cuba boycott, Panama Canal talks, and China recognition.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
J. W. Fulbright
Cuba
Arkansas
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Fulbright
Castro
Fidel Castro
Rush
U.S
Panama
United States
China
United Nations
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Warren Commission
Russia
Union Thanks Trade Club For Parley Aid
Carl A. Bachmann of the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union praises the Logan Trade Club for assisting in settling the Carborundum plant strike by offering facilities used by both union and company. He thanks Harry Smith and Mr. Myers for courtesies and believes their actions helped end the dispute amicably.
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Carl A. Bachmann
Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union
Logan Trade Club
Harry Smith
OCAW
Carborundum Co
Myers
Manslaughter Jury Trial Set Monday
William S. Jasper Jr. 19 of Lancaster faces a second degree manslaughter charge for a December 12 fatal crash on Route 33 near Logan that killed 58 year old Charles T. Tribe of Athens. Jasper pleaded not guilty and is free on a 1500 dollar bond.
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William S. Jasper Jr
Lancaster
Hocking County
Jasper
Charles T. Tribe
Athens
Rt. 33
Logan
Smokestack Demolition Under Way in Columbus
Hocking Valley Steel Erectors began tearing down the 65 foot smokestack at the old city water works pumping station after a section collapsed. Emergency demolition costs about 1500 dollars with a 100 foot crane and wooden frame scaffold in use as workers descend the stack.
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Hocking Valley Steel Erectors, Inc
Columbus
Old City
Ed Ritgers
Ritgers
Michigan Assembly Moves Toward 19 New Congressional Districts
Detroit report says Michigan's Legislature, pressed by a federal court, plans to redraw to 19 districts as near as possible to equal population. A three judge panel ruled they must revise the plan or switch to at large elections next November.
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Detroit
Michigan
Alaska Earthquake Ravages Anchorage Death Toll May Be Several Hundred
An 8.3 magnitude quake struck Alaska including Anchorage during rush hour causing extensive damage. Reports list hundreds missing or dead, with cities like Valdez Seward Kodiak and Seattle coordinating aid and disaster agencies mobilizing. The disaster prompted federal aid requests and wide tidal wave impacts across the west coast and Pacific regions.
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Anchorage
Alaska
William A. Egan
Johnson
Cook Inlet
Valdez
Seward
Kodiak
Navy
Turnagain Bluff
Johnson City
Tex
Red Cross
Seattle
Paris
Deppe Bay
Ore
Washington
Oregon
Hawaiian Islands
Houston
Vancouver Inlet
Port Alberni
B.C
KENI
Associated Press
Coast Guard
Juneau
Tuguyak
Kodiak Island
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Freakish 5 to 6 Foot Tide Sweeps Gulf Coast
A 5 to 6 foot tidal wave rolled along Louisiana and Texas coasts Friday night causing boat tosses and rising water across canals and bayous. No deaths or serious injuries reported though some roads flooded and docks seesawed as seismograph readings tied to a rare earth movement and possible Alaska quake link.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Night
C. C. Buxton
New Orleans Industrial Canal
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Louis J. Eisele
Weather Bureau
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Church of Silence
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Yemen
San Francisco
Pierre Salinger
California
Hue
South Viet Nam
Phan Quang Dong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Miami
Fla
Florida
Havana University
Cleveland (Ap
Richard F. Matia
Union
Michigan Assembly
University of Washington
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