Brookings Budget Study Sees War End Savings Erode
A Brookings Institution budget analysis foresees war end gains fading by mid 1970s as increased federal programs offset revenue from Vietnam withdrawals and growth. It projects a 1976 peace dividend near 17 billion dollars, far below Nixon’s 30 billion forecast, with Social Security surplus likely spent in advance. The report covers Nixon’s 1972 budget in detail and notes highway, housing, money-supply, and inflation implications.
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Washington
Vietnam
Brookings Institution
Nixon
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Highway Trust Fund
Logan Pupil Places Third in State Spelling Bee
Robin Inboden, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Loren Inboden of Gore Rt 1, placed third in the 33rd Citizen Journal Spelling Bee at the Sheraton Columbus Motor Hotel. James Ballenger of London won first, Karen Jantzi from Irwin took second.
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Robin Inboden
Loren (Buck) Inboden
Gore Rt. 1
Logan
Citizen-Journal
Sheraton Columbus Motor Hotel
James Ballenger
London
Washington, D.C
Karen Jantzi
Irwin
Robin
Ohio
Joe Murtha
Barbara Armentrout
Carpenters Walkout Halts Local Construction Projects
A walkout by carpenters halts work at a long term care unit and a public health center near Hocking Valley Community Hospital. A strike banner reads Strike No Contract as contracts expired April 1 and work has been day to day. In nearby Mahoning and surrounding counties about 500 operating engineers also stay off sites, shutting down over 100 million dollars in projects.
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Mid-Ohio Valley District Council of Carpenters
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Carpenters
Youngstown, Ohio
Mahoning
Trumbull
Columbiana
Operating Engineers Union
Builders Association of
Ohio
Pennsylvania
State Announces Resurfacing on Routes 278 and 595
The state highway department discloses plans to resurface 5.07 miles of Route 278 in Start Two and 2.83 miles of Route 595 in Green Two in Hocking County and 2.19 miles of Route 278 in York Two in Athens County. Bids open in Columbus at 10 a.m. May 25.
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State Highway Department
Hocking County
Athens County
Start
Green Two
York
Columbus
Reds Attack South Viet Headquarters
North Vietnamese shelling and ground assaults hit Dai Loc district headquarters south of Da Nang. South Vietnamese militiamen and U S air strikes repelled the attack with 92 Viet Cong killed and 2 captured. 15 militiamen killed and 53 wounded. US troops reported injuries among Americal Division personnel and Korean Marines rounded up 68 Viet Cong suspects.
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Saigon
da Nang
Dai Loc
U.S
US S. Americal
Dai Loe
Ambrose Hotel Razing Begins
Kiener Wrecking Co. of Moxa halted today began razing the Ambrose Hotel at 27 W. Main St. to clear for a Farmers & Merchants Bank building. Crews will remove the roof as heavy equipment moves in this week. the structure is three stories, and wrecking will take about a month. The new bank will be 90 feet long with two floors and a basement, parking to the rear.
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Kiener Wrecking Co
Moxahala
Ambrose
Main St
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank
Meteorite Strikes Ohio Home During Thunderstorm
A Columbus man heard a noise like shotgun fire during a storm and found two hot coals on the ground after a meteorite reportedly struck his roof. No damage to the house was reported.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Cazzy Judd
High Court Rejects Death Penalty Issue
Penn Grade Oil price boosted by 25 cents per barrel by Quaker State and Waverly Oil Works to 4.01 for Pennsylvania grade crude effective May 4. The rise follows low new drilling in Southeastern Ohio and a general industry inventory decline. The move aims to spur new development and increase proven reserves.
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Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Waverly Oil Works
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Global and U S News In Brief
Observers in Cairo attributed the dismissal of Vice President Aly Sabry to his opposition to Libya and Syria federation ahead of Secretary Rogers visit. In Washington Senator Bayh opened hearings on juvenile corrections abuses. Boeing urged $15 to $20 million for SST tech revival. In Tam declined to form a government in Cambodia. Draft deferments for essential doctors approved. New York stocks tumbled as profits were cashed in. Dow Jones stood at 930.30 at noon.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Aly Sabry
Libya
Syria
Sabry
William P. Rogers
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Middle East
al Ahram
Washington
Birch Bayh
Indiana Democrat
Senate
New York
President Unveils 400 Million Farm Program
President Nixon outlined a 400 million farm program to lift incomes and expand exports, with loans totaling 349.4 million and a target of 10 billion dollars in farm exports annually. The plan adds 1 million to the foreign agricultural service budget and seeks credit expansion, drought relief for southwestern farms, and broader rural projects.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Washington
Iowa
Foreign Agricultural Service
Federal Agency
Supreme Court upholds death penalty procedures in 6 3 ruling
The Supreme Court rejects challenges to capital punishment 6 3 and rules juries may determine life or death without forcing separate penalty phases. Justice Harlan writes the Constitution does not require separation of penalty phase and supports McGautha and Crampton convictions, despite dissents. Ohio Governor Gilligan says no executions before ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Dennis C. McGautha
Los Angeles
James FE. Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
McGautha
Crampton
Justice Harlan
Warren E. Burger
Hugo L. Black
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
William J. Brennan Jr
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Columbus
John J. Gilligan
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilligan
Marysville Reformatory
James Friedman
Friedman
Services Slated For Retired Miami U. Prof
Oxford Ohio reports services will be held at Miami University's chapel for Dr. Edwin Howard 69 who retired in 1968 after serving on the faculty since 1930. He died Sunday after a heart attack and weeks of hospitalization at McCullough Hy de Hospital.
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Oxford, Ohio
Maimi University
Edwin Howard
Howard
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Protesters Fail To Tie Up Capital
Anti war demonstrators clashed with police in Washington DC as more than 5000 protesters failed to paralyze the government. Tear gas filled streets while Marines and federal troops reinforced police to keep four Potomac bridges open and prevent a Pentagon march.
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Washington
Georgetown
Washington Monument
Potomac River
Pentagon
Series of Caves May Be Largest in United States
Ray Love, a geologist, reports discovering a cave system under Pine Mountain State Park in Kentucky that could be the largest in the country. He estimates the network may extend about 60 miles with ceiling heights to 400 feet, an underground river 20 feet deep, and a 50-foot waterfall.
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Whitesburg
Ray Love
United States
Pine Mountain State Park
Love
Miserable Weather Fails To Daunt Campers and Fishermen
Weekend weather did not deter outdoors enthusiasts in the Hocking Valley. Old Man's Cave campsite housed 181 units plus 30 Boy Scouts and 50 family units. Hocking Hills State Park saw 8,866 visitors over two days with strong fishing activity at Lake Logan and several notable catches reported to Jerry's Bait Shop. Major bass and pike catches listed include anglers from Lancaster, Logan, Springfield, Hilliard, Marion, Columbus, Akron, and Dayton with weights up to 6 and a quarter pounds.
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Hocking Valley
Old Man's Cave
Hocking Hills State Park
Lake Logan
Jerry's Bait Shop
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Bill Poling
Lancaster
Conrad Sarina
Logan Rt. 2
Fair Cool Days General Nation Weather Forecast
Nationwide cool spell with frost warnings from northern Michigan into the south as frosty temperatures linger. Midwest and South regions report chilly mornings and clear skies with mild afternoons.
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Midwest
South
Michigan
Warmer Tuesday Forecast in Hocking Valley
Weather outlook calls for milder conditions in the Hocking Valley on Tuesday after a night of frost or freezing temps. The day began at 48 degrees after an early low of 35, with six tenths of an inch of rainfall recorded over the weekend.
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Hocking Valley
Weather Overview Highlights Widespread Frost and Rain
A cold front brings frost risk to eastern Missouri and into Kentucky, western Tennessee, and northern Arkansas. Overcast skies blanket the Atlantic coast with light rain from New England to Georgia. Cape Hatteras recorded more than half an inch of rain overnight. Nevada and California saw a few showers, while the Rockies and central Pacific coast remained cloudy.
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Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Atlantic
New England
Georgia
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Nevada
California
Rockies
Pacific Coast
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Seattle
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Cambodia
In Tam
Lon Nol
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Farmers Home Administration
Miami U. Prof
John N. Mitchell
Walter Washington
Don Roberts
Akron
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