Deadly Twisters Strike Ohio Killing Two and Wounding Dozens
Tornadoes ripped across Ohio killing two people and injuring about 50. Gov. Rhodes sent 200 National Guard to Kettering to aid the homeless and protect property as disaster area potential. One death reported near Tappan Lake and another at Pataskala as storms damaged homes and damaged housing complexes.
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Kettering
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Dayton
Ohio
Rhodes
Greene County
Tappan Lake
Harry Fogie
Hydrant Replacement Forces Morning Water Shutdown
Water service on a Front Street section will be off about two hours Saturday morning for hydrant replacement at Culver and Front Streets. Foreman Ted Yates said the 8 a.m. shutdown affects Front Street residents from Culver to the first alley east of Depot Street. The cited hydrant is the second found by the city survey. the first was replaced Thursday on Front Street between Culver and Orchard Streets.
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E. Front St
Culver
Front Sts
Ted Yates
City
Depot St
Yates
Front St
Orchard Sts
Suez Canal
United Nations
Jacob A. Malik
U.N
Canal
Malik
Egypt
Israel
Prosecutor Calls Evans a Coward in Glenville Trial
Assistant Prosecutor Charles Laurie described Fred Ahmed Evans as a coward who gave up when it got too hot during the closing of the first degree murder trial in Cuyahoga County. Evans is charged with killing three Cleveland officers and a civilian in Glenville on July 23.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Fred “Ahmed” Evans
Charles Laurie
Rain and Wind Hit Hocking Valley Overnight
Heavy rain and winds caused scattered property damage in Hocking Valley overnight. About 250 General Telephone subscribers suffered broken lines. Ohio Power Co reported minor damage in Rockbridge. Hocking River rose to 4 feet in Logan, rainfall 1.2 inches in 24 hours, cool 56 degrees at 11:30 a.m. with Thursday forecast cloudy and cool.
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Hocking
Hocking County
General Telphone Co
Ohio Power Co
Rockbridge
Logan
U.S. Army Extends Tours for 2000 Korea Troops
About 2,000 soldiers due home in May will have their Korea tours extended by 31 days to keep the Seventh Army at a high level. The policy’s duration was not stated. A January 1968 extension followed the Pueblo incident, with speculation linking the latest move to the Navy plane downing.
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Seoul
Korea
United States
U.S. Army
The
Th Army
U.S
Pueblo
Navy
Korean
Israeli Commandos Strike Guerrillas in Jordan and Air Attacks
Israeli forces conducted a ground raid and two air strikes in Jordan within 36 hours targeting Arab guerrillas. Commandos struck houses at Wadi Jabbet with no Israeli casualties reported. Earlier, jets bombed Bir El Harir, 20 miles south of the Dead Sea, with Jordan reporting no Jordanian casualties.
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Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
Wadi Jabbet
Tel Aviv
Bir el Harir
Dead Sea
Amman
Labor Party Reels in Britain as Conservatives Gain Town Halls
In Britain, the Conservatives swept local elections with Labor losing 637 town council seats in England and Wales and control of 25 of 368 councils. Harold Wilson's Labour Party shed 600 plus offices as voters express economic discontent. The party still holds the prime ministership, despite setbacks.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor Party
Labor
England
Wales
Scotland
National Health Service
Cousy Named Royals Pilot
Cincinnati AP Bob Cousy former Celtics great was named head coach of the Cincinnati Royals at age 40. He succeeds Ed Jucker, recently Bearcats coach, with Jucker offered another position in the Royals organization. Jacobs, Royals owner, announced the decision.
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Cincinnati
Bob Cousy
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
Cousy
Boston Celtics
Ed Jucker
University of Cincinnati Bearcats
NBA
Boston College
Max Jacobs
Royals
Jucker
Nixon to Speak at OSU Graduation
Ohio State University confirms President Nixon will address the June 7 commencement in the football stadium if weather permits. The event marks Nixon’s speech at the school and draws a national audience to Columbus Ohio.
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Nixon
OSU
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Richard Nixon
Saigon Rejects Viet Cong 10 Point Peace Plan
Saigon rejects the Viet Cong 10 point peace plan for a provisional coalition but is open to discussing other issues in the Paris talks. The Foreign Ministry urged talks on POW exchange, the demilitarized zone, and Laos Geneva accords, while the VC seeks an unconditional US withdrawal and ambiguous Vietnamese troop status.
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Saigon
Paris
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Kiem
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Vietnam War spring offensive outlined by Viet Cong
A Saigon released Communist document describes a planned May or June spring offensive. It calls for stronger attacks on U.S. and South Vietnamese forces, widespread uprisings, and destruction of allied supply facilities, with a limited victory expected over time.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Central Office For
Paris
Hocking Airman Wins Bronze Star
Lt. Col. Thomas G. Cline, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cline of Rockbridge, was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service as adviser to the 413th Squadron, 33rd Tactical Wing, in Vietnam from January to November 7, 1968. Cline, with the 40th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Lockbourne AFB, helped Vietnamese forces achieve high combat readiness and contributed to the U.S. Air Force advisory program’s success.
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Thomas G. Cline
B. F. Cline
Rockbridge Rt. 1
413Th
33Rd Tactical Wing
U.S. Air Force
Study On ABM Cost Hits 13 Million Estimate
A private study by Defense Marketing Survey estimates Safeguard antimissile program costs from 1969 to 1975 at over 11 billion with radar and Sprint missles about 1 billion less than others. Including Nuclear Warheads and AEC costs could push total beyond 13 billion, far above the 7.8 billion official figure. McGovern says the dispute creates a credibility gap for the Nixon administration.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
Nixon
Defense Marketing Survey
McGraw- Hill
Atomic Energy Commission
Safeguard
Fistfights mar ROTC review at Ohio State
Several fistfights and egg throwing incidents broke out Thursday during the president's review of the ROTC Corps at Ohio State University. No one was reported hurt as supporters of the military program clashed with SDS outside Mershon Auditorium after rain kept the program indoors.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Mershon
Jaycee Sponsored Circus Tickets On Sale Here
Tickets for the King Bros Circus benefit show on May 25 go on sale in Logan with a 2 PM matinee. Proceeds support Jaycees community projects. advance sales earn a larger share. Tickets available from Jaycees or local outlets including Logan Theater and several shops.
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King Bros. Circus
Logan Jaycees
Jaycees
Jaycee
Logan Theater
Dicken
West
Humble
Risch Drug Store
Saving Hardware
Logan Insurance Agency
FDA Warns Aerosol Cans Kill Teens Inhalation Dangers
The FDA reports 42 youths, mostly teens and one 11 year old, died after inhaling aerosols from mouthwashes and cleaners. Victims spray into bags, inhale, then suffer rapid death from asphyxia as Freon 12 gas drives the effect.
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FDA
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Federal grants fund half of Hocking County health center project
The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a 23933 grant and Hill-Burton funds totaling 34067 for a 102200 public health center to be built beside Hocking Valley Community Hospital. The two grants cover about 57 percent of costs with 44200 to be locally raised.
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Appalachian Regional Commission
Hocking County Public Health Center
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Appalachia
Albert G. Giles
Ohio Office of Appalachia
Hill-Burton
Owen F. Yaw
Hocking
Dan Lloyd
Ohio Appalachia Office
Logan Daily News
Washington D.C
Lloyd
Public Health Center
Giles
Ohio
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Henry A. Kissinger
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