Logan High pupils earn 48 certificates in scholarship tests
Logan High School students received 48 certificates at an assembly marking district and state scholarship results from 19 subjects at Ohio University. Awards include multiple district rankings in Division 1 and district-wide honors across sciences and humanities.
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LHS
Ohio University
Logan High School
Logan
Susan Oberlin
Janet Miller
Michael Baird
Charles Ricketts
Mike Walker
Glen Derr
Brian Miller
Melissa Ann
Investigation Continues In Electrocution Death
The death of Erick Thress near an abandoned home on Harper Hollow Rd is under investigation. Sheriff Hartman and South-Central Electric officials will inspect the nearby utility pole to assess if tampering with power lines occurred. The coroner ruled accidental electrocution, with authorities suggesting Thress was possibly linking lines for a Logan Elm High School graduation party.
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Erick Thress
Harper Hollow Rd
South Bloomingville
Hocking
Paul Hartman
South-Central Electric Co
Laurelville Rt. 1
Owen F. Yaw
Thress
Logan Elm High School
Cooler air moves in as Hocking Valley records low of 40
Overnight cooler air settled in the Hocking Valley with a 40 degree low. By 11 30 a m the temperature was 61 under overcast skies and the Wednesday high was 70. Scattered showers and little temperature change are forecast for Friday.
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Hocking Valley
Laurelville Junior Scores High In Tests
Patty Berry a Laurelville High School junior earned a state ranking in the 1969 district state scholarship tests. She placed fourth in district English 11 division and ninth in district and state divisions. Other Laurelville students earning certificates include Linda Arledge, Rich Roth. Three Starr Washington High School students also won division rankings in the district.
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Patty Berry
Laurelville High School
Patty
James Berry
Laurelville
Linda Arledge
Rich Roth
Starr-Washington High School
Curtis Carter
Ruby Montgomery
Paul Dutcher
Starr - Washington
Ohio Assembly Halts Education Bill Hearings
Ohio lawmakers suspend hearings on the omnibus education bill until Republican leaders decide on a proposed county income tax. The Education Committee plans to re refer the measure to a subcommittee to adjust funding and gauge available money while keeping regional service centers and vocational emphasis intact. About 500 Central State University youths staged a peaceful protest at the Statehouse, delivering a four point demand package to House Speaker Kurfess.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio House
House Education Committee
Rep
Mark C. Schinnerer
Lakewood
Case Western Reserve University Medical College
Central State University
Charles F. Kurfess
Central State
Cleveland
Toledo
Franklin County
Kurfess
Sirhan Sentenced To Death For Kennedy Killing
Sirhan Bisara Sirhan was sentenced to death by Superior Court Judge Herbert V. Walker for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The defendant was ordered held on death row at San Quentin pending appeal, despite a plea from Edward M Kennedy for mercy.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Walker
Cali
Fornia
San Quentin
Supreme Court
Burger Nominated for Chief Justice by Nixon
President Nixon named Warren E. Burger 61 as chief justice designate to succeed Earl Warren. The midwestern jurist, a 13 year veteran of the U.S. Circuit Court, is a strict constructionist praised by conservatives and expected to take the bench next term. Burger noted the nomination honors judges nationwide and urged swift confirmation.
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Nixon
Law and Order
Warren E. Burger
Earl] Warren
The
United States
U.S
Burger
Warren
Supreme Court
Fred M. Vinson
Harlan F. Stone
Charles Evans Hughes
White House
Ripon Collge
Evera
St. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
St. Paul College of Law
Justice Department
Carborundum Co Names New Logan Plant Chief
E J Valiquette was named manager of Carborundum Co s Logan vitrified grinding wheel plant succeeding David Jacobs who moved to Niagara Falls headquarters He has a long tenure at the Buffalo Avenue complex and a background in naval service and football He and his wife move to 124 Florence Ave with their daughter Jo Ann and three older children
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Carborundum Co
E. J. Valiquette
Logan
David Jacobs
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Valiquette
Buffalo Ave
Carborundum
St. Bonaventure University
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Canadian Football League
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Edmonton Eskimos
Two Astronauts Enter LEM For Descent Near Moon
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Two Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan entered the lunar module to descend toward the moon within 50 000 feet of the Sea of Tranquility. Commander John Young remains in the command ship as the crew prepares for the near surface flyover and radar ranging observations.
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Stafford
Cernan
LEM
Moon
Earth
Viet War Casualties Surge as Enemy Deaths Top Half Million
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses last week pushed allied totals to 500 509 enemy dead since 1961. U S casualties rose to 430 killed and 2185 wounded, with South Vietnamese losses about 527 dead and 1643 wounded amid stalled peace talks in Paris.
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Saigon
United States
U.S
C5 Galaxy Sets Weight Record in Georgia Test Flight
The Air Force C5 Galaxy lifted off at Dobbins AFB Marietta weighing 728100 pounds becoming the heaviest airplane ever flown. Lockheed Georgia Co reported it exceeded the designed gross takeoff load by 100 pounds, surpassing the previous 703826 pound record.
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Marietta, Ga
Air Force
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Dobbins Air Force Base
Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Council Leader Speaks at Logan Luncheon
Forrest J. Smith of Caldwell, chair of the Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development Council, spoke at a Logan luncheon outlining BHRDC work and possible Hocking County participation. Attendees included Richard Hall, Otto Shaw, Howard Blum, Logan Mayor Merril Haney, James Parkinson, Carl Goldsberry, and Barton Holl.
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Forrest J. Smith
Caldwell
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
James Parkinson
Carl Goldsberry
Barton
Holl
Logan Trade Club
Norwegian Explorer Sets Voyage Aboard Papyrus Boat Ra
Thor Heyerdahl sails his 3000 B.C. model papyrus raft Ra from Safi Morocco toward the Atlantic. The craft lacks a keel and a traditional rudder, relying on Egyptian steering methods as Norman Baker takes the helm on this untested voyage set to be aided by tugboats at departure.
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Safi
Morocco
Thor Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Heyerdahl
Norman
Norman Baker
New Rochelle
N.Y
Baker
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