County OKs Pact To Build New Span On Old McArthur Rd
Commissioners approve a plan to construct a bridge over Clear Fork Creek on Old McArthur Road near the four lane Route 33 Logan bypass. Engineer Latimer submits plans. right of way not yet purchased. Former county engineer Underwood filed suit over county share. credit reconsidered after election.
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County OK
McArthur Rd
Rt. 33
Logan
Jess Latimer
State Highway Department
George Mara
Latimer
Clyde Underwood
Rt. 93
Underwood
Mara
Viet Reds Step Up Shelling From DMZ
North Vietnamese forces increased coordinated rocket and mortar attacks from the DMZ near the southern half of the zone, with U S forces reporting multiple hits on enemy positions. Marine artillery and the St Paul shellers aided in silencing guns as casualties mounted on both sides in the broader Laotian border and Da Nang areas.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S
Dmz
St. Paul
Tonkin Gulf
Hanoi
White House faces Senate clash over Job Corps closings
President Nixon seeks a Senate showdown as 59 Job Corps centers face closure with July 1 deadlines. Sen. Javits resists withdrawing his counter resolution while Cranston pushes delay to study alternatives. Debates split along party lines as Long signals support for Cranston. Opponents call the program ineffective.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Nixon
Dixie Democrats
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Javits
Cranston
Congress
GOP
Russell B. Long
D-La
Missing Four In Barge Blast Rips Gasoline Tanker
In La Grange Missouri a blazing barge carrying 840000 gallons of high octane gasoline was torn from its moorings by explosions and fire. Four men were injured and four to five are missing. The vessel lodged against a railroad bridge threatening the Quincey Illinois waterfront and a Mississippi River lock.
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LA Grange
Quincey
Ill
Triangle Refineries Inc
Buckeye Trail Dedication Hike in Southern Ohio
Buckeye Trail Association members finish the Cincinnati to Senecaville segment with a four mile hike through Pike State Forest on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. from Pike Lake state park headquarters. Campers may use a Class B site at Pike Lake. The next day Central Ohio Hiking Club leads a four mile hike at Fort Hill Memorial starting at noon from the Fort Hill museum area.
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Buckeye Trail Association
Cincinnati
Senecaville
Pike State Forest
Pike Lake State Park
Bainbridge
BTA
Pike Lake
Central Ohio Hiking Club
Fort Hill State Memorial
Fort Hill Museum
Fort Hill
State Rt. 41
Salt Creek Valley Hearing Planned by Ohio Resources
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Laurelville High School gym to address flooding in Salt Creek Valley. Officials will tour the Salt Creek Watershed Wednesday afternoon before the meeting.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Laurelville High School
Salt Creek Valley
Department
Salt Creek
Moves To Remove Fortas From High Court Continue
Atty. Gen. Mitchell discussed the Fortas Wolfson fee incident with Chief Justice Warren warning that public disclosures could strain White House court relations. Mitchell stressed the substance might pressure the court toward Abe Fortas resignation though he did not seek charges. Warren kept the matter secret as Fortas kept distance during recess and planned a regional conference.
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Fortas
High Court
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Earl Warren
White House
Supreme Court
Warren
Nixon
Mitchell
Life Magazine
Louis FE. Wolfson
Abe Fortas
Icil
Wentworth
Sen. N.H
Nixon Seeks Draft Control By Lottery Amid ROTC Clash
The Pentagon backs ROTC as a core path to ending the draft and building a volunteer military, while campus protests press for abolition. Melvin R. Laird says ROTC must stay and be adapted where needed to fit schools but retain military training alongside civilian study. Roger T. Kelley notes ROTC’s role and a school-by-school decision on its place. ROTC produced 21,426 officers last year, with long ties to Army and Navy leadership.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Navy
Army
Air Force
Kelley
Hazards At Rt 664 Crossing Of Rt 33 Bypass Studied
Sheriff Hartman and Police Chief Kelch agree the Rt 664 to Rt 33 crossing on the Logan bypass is dangerous. They cite frequent accidents including a recent two car collision injuring four and urge safety measures such as reduced speed, warning signals, or a possible cloverleaf or service road to prevent crossing at the median. Dowler says the state highway department will review accidents and conduct periodic checks.
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Logan
Paul Hartman
John Dowler
District 10
State Highway Department
Dowler
Hartman
Lake Logan
Rt. 33
Rt. 180
Sauerkraut Rd
Rt. 93
Kelch
Nixon urges lottery draft with youngest-first call
President Nixon asked Congress to establish a random lottery system for the draft and to shift to a youngest-first order of call. He urged a one-year maximum vulnerability for 19-year-olds, deferments for undergraduates, and full-year induction for graduates while reviewing deferments and exemptions.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
National Security Council
Selective Service
Weather forecast for Hocking Valley warms midweek
Fair and warmer weather is forecast with a high in the 70s for Wednesday in the Hocking Valley. Today at noon it was 66 under overcast skies after a low of 88, and Monday’s high reached 61.
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Hocking Valley
Licavoli Denies Magazine Attacks on Rhodes
Thomas Yonnie Licavoli in an exclusive interview from the Ohio Penitentiary says Life magazine’s report on Gov. James A. Rhodes is an attempt to dirty him up. He denies World ties and rejects allegations of a $250,000 fund to free him, calling the claims rumors and lies.
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Licavoli Claims Magazine
Rhodes
Columbus, Ohio
Thomas Yonnie
Licavoli
Life Magazine
James A. Rhodes
Cosa Nostra
WLWC
Ohio Penitentiary
Licaveli
Underworld
Ohio
Toledo
Ohio Penitentiary Life
Columbus
Jury selection continues in Ohio murder trial
In Ross County, Curtis Davis faces a first degree murder trial for the October 25 1968 killings of his wife Ann 22 and a juvenile Arthur Henderson 57 of Ft Thomas Ky. Judge Harley Meyer presides after J Donald Radcliff disqualified himself due to witness requests. Three jurors were seated tentatively. Davis also faces a charge of shooting with intent to wound Robert Kinnamon who was at the scene.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Ross County
Common Pleas Court
Curtis Davis
Bainbridge
Harley Meyer
Tlocking
J. Donald Radcliff
Davis
Ann
Iunele
Arthur Henderson
Ft. Thomas Ky
Robert Kinnamon
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