Hull Named New Councilman and Street Paving Bids
The City Council appointed Frederick E. Huls to the Third Ward seat, breaking a party line tie with James Johnson casting the deciding vote. Huls will face Graham Smith in November as the Republican and Democrat candidates trade control. Council moved to seek bids on a summer street paving program and discussed housing code steps.
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Third Ward
George Lohr
Logan
Frederick E
Fritz) Huls
Wyandotte Ave
Lohr
James Johnson
Huls
Ingraham Smith
Florence Ave
Richard Collison
Smith
Ed Dalton
Wilbur Lanning
James Irvine
Collison
Hull
Richard Schultz
Charles Eaton
Dalton
Johnson
Council
Irvine
Schultz
Market St
Second St
Front St
Spring St
Hunter St
Walnut St
Vine St
Gallagher Ave
Main St
North St
Warner Ave
Mound St
Green Two
James Parkinson
H. W. Morton
Ernest B. Perry
Hillcrest
OCAW
Logan-Hocking County Civil Defense Program
Virginia Gano
City Audi
Nixon to address nation on Vietnam war prospects
President Nixon will speak to the nation at 10 p.m. EDT outlining the Vietnam war situation with cautious optimism. He will stress troop withdrawals and reduced fighting as priorities in Paris talks while avoiding a unilateral U.S. troop pullback. Secretary Rogers arrives in Saigon for four days of talks with Thieu, stressing no compromise on the basic objective of enabling South Vietnamese self determination.
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Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon Associates
United States
Paris
U.S
Hanoi
Saigon
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Stennis
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate backs lottery draft reform but splits in party lines
The Senate shows support for Nixon draft reform with a lottery plan, yet leaders split. Majority Leader Mansfield will oppose due to inequities left unaddressed while Edward Kennedy commends the reforms. Oregon Senator Hatfield calls the plan discouraging amid broader war policy concerns. House likely rejects as a lottery ban looms.
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Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Edward M. Kennedy
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
House
Al Bilik Reinstated as Executive Director of Council 21
Columbus Ohio AP Al Bilik was reinstated today as executive director of Council 21 AFSCME. He was suspended May 3 when the council was placed under trusteeship amid dissention that led to walkouts violating the union constitution. The latest brief item notes political clashes over Nixon domestic policy and a Senate vote on delaying the shutdown of 59 Job Corps Centers by July 1.
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Columbus, Ohio
al Bilik
Council 21
American Federation of State
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Columbia Gas Eyes Takeover of National Gas
Columbia Gas of Ohio plans to acquire National Gas and Oil Corp of Newark pending tax ruling and regulator approval. The deal exchanges six tenths of a share of Columbia Gas System stock for each National share, affecting 493 740 outstanding shares. National serves Newark and Zanesville, while Columbia covers about one million customers in Ohio. National's A E Fitkin says stockholders will vote this summer.
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
National Gas and Oil Corp
Newark
Columbia Gas
Bernard J. Clarke
Columbia
Columbia Gas System
National
Zanesville
Ohio
A. E. Fitkin
Logan City Council Reads First Housing Code Proposal
The Logan City Council gave the proposed new housing code its first reading, with two more readings before a vote. The measure creates strict safety and sanitary standards for all dwellings, enforcement by the chief building inspector, and a five member housing board of appeals, supported by the Logan Metropolitan Housing Authority for federal grant eligibility.
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Logan
Housing Board of Appeals
Logan Metropolitan Housing Authority
Yates
W. Main St
Council
County Commissioners
Finance Committee
Clamp on Licavoli Interviews Shocks Ohio Prison Newsroom
Ohio State Penitentiary officials impose a blanket ban on prisoner interviews after two broadcasts with Thomas Yonnie Licavoli linked to a Life magazine article. John M. McElroy reports the rules now stop all interviews, following a Cleveland TV interview on the OSU campus and a Columbus station inquiry. Licavoli, serving a life term for murder, was taken to an eye clinic for a university exam.
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Columbus
Licavoli
Ohio State University
McElroy
Rhodes aide writes Life letter over campaign fund claims
John M. McElroy, Rhodes' chief assistant, confirmed he wrote a letter to Life magazine about its story but refused to reveal contents. Life had alleged Rhodes used campaign funds for personal use and paid over 100000 in taxes and penalties on unreported income, claims Rhodes denied.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Life Magazine
Rhodes
John M. McElroy
Evers Wins Mayor Race in Fayette Mississippi
Charles Evers a civil rights leader won the mayoralty in Fayette Mississippi as the sole outright Black winner among 13 Black mayoral candidates in Mississippi municipal elections Tuesday. Eleven Black candidates won town board seats and another 11 forced runoff votes against white opponents.
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Associated Press
Charles Evers
Fayette, Miss
Waverly Strike Talks Scheduled
Union and management negotiators will resume talks in Cincinnati on Tuesday over the strike of Local 3689 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union at a Waverly atomic plant. About 600 union members have been on strike since May 1 when the old contract expired at the Atomic Energy Commission facility.
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Waverly, Ohio
Cincinnati
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Waverly Atomic Plant
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio Supreme Court rules BMV can suspend uninsured driver licenses
In Columbus the Ohio Supreme Court held the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles may suspend a driver license if the vehicle lacks liability insurance. The ruling clarifies enforcement authority amid debates over uninsured motorist penalties.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Riots in Kuala Lumpur Kill Over 100 People
In Kuala Lumpur protests between Chinese and Malay mobs escalated despite a curfew. Casualties exceed 100 with scenes of burning, looting, and thousands seeking refuge at police stations. Government leaders met to quell the violence as troops and police search for suspects.
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Malaysia
Kampong Bahru
Tan Siew Sin
Malaysian Chinese Assn
Friendly City Program Hosts Sought Here
Logan invites host families for a Friendly City program aiding disadvantaged children from Cleveland’s Hough and near west side. June 19 to 29. hosts provide transportation. Contact Mrs. Harold Drummond at 385-4678 for details.
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Logan
Hough
Near West Side
Cleveland
Harold Drummond
Drummond
Fortas Near Decision on Resignation Pressure
Justice Abe Fortas reportedly holds secret talks with longtime allies including Paul Porter and Justice William O. Douglas as he nears a choice on whether to resign over the Wolfson fee offer. He canceled a New Hampshire conference appearance amid mounting speculation.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Senate
New Hampshire
Fortas
Georgetown
Paul Porter
William O. Douglas
Heavy fighting in South Vietnam amid rising casualty tolls
Casualties climbed as three days of heavy combat continued across South Vietnam. U.S. sources report over 1,800 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, 100+ Americans dead or wounded, while South Vietnamese losses reach 273 killed and 748 wounded. Engaged near Saigon and Da Nang, U.S. forces repelled a major North Vietnamese assault after four hours.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
25Th Division
da Nang
United States
New Fire Hydrant Set Installation Planned on Main Street
City crews will replace a fire hydrant at Main and Walnut Streets Thursday morning as part of an ongoing fire protection upgrade. Water will be shut off at 7 a.m. for about two hours, affecting Main Street from Market to the first alley east of Orchard. At least 12 hydrants will be installed this summer with more hoped for in fall, to support downtown cooling needs.
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Main
Walnut Sts
Ted Yates
Main St
Market
Orchard St
Yates
Logan
Weather outlook for Hocking Valley turns warmer
Mostly fair and warmer weather is forecast for the Hocking Valley on Thursday. It was a cool 61 degrees under cloudy skies at 11 a.m. today with light rain overnight and a low of 53. Tuesday’s high reached 72.
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Hocking Valley
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