Memorial Day Observance Planned in Logan Parade
Logan prepares for a Memorial Day program with a parade forming at 9:15 a.m. on Market Street. The line will move north to Oak Grove Cemetery for a graveside service, wreath, drums by Logan High School, and a National Guard salute. The Women’s Relief Corps service follows at Worthington Park.
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Logan
War Veterans’ Organizations
Market St
Hunter
Main Sts
Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan High School
National Guard
Michael Scaparrotti
Charles P. Foy
Worthington Park
Women’s Relief Corps
Leonard Ferguson
Levett Voris
Hospital Trustees Discuss Regular Meeting and Staff Changes
At the Monday trustees meeting of Hocking Valley Community Hospital a review followed Friday’s session with county commissioners and doctors about hospital problems. A second similar meeting was tentatively planned for Thursday evening inviting Drs. Shonk Yaw and Bullock, the three physicians who left since the hospital opened in March 1966. Administrator Buerhaus said no word on federal Appalachia funds for the proposed extended care unit. No other business was reported.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Charles F. Shonk
Owen F. Yaw
Richard Bullock
Alex Buerhaus
No Decision Yet On Motel Complex, Supt Porter Says
Supt T C Porter denied an Ath ens radio news program announcement that a large motel complex would be built at the Tri County Vocational School and Technical Institute. He said the project has been discussed for two years with no definite plans or funding applications, though a decision may come soon.
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Athens
Tri- County Vocational School and Technical Institute
Supt
T. C. Porter
Porter
Athens Girl Fair After Liver Transplant
Krista J. Hummel a 12 year old from Athens Ohio underwent a liver transplant on May 11 and was listed in fair condition Monday at Colorado General Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean L Hummel and suffered from liver cancer.
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Denver, Colo
Krista J. Hummel
Athens, Ohio
Colorado General Hospital
Dean L. Hummel
Petitions Seek Resignation Of Hospital Trustees
Petitions circulated in Hocking County urge the county commissioners to seek the resignation of some or all members of the Hocking Valley Community Hospital board. The text accuses trustees of loss of public confidence and Improper conduct affecting hospital administration and asks removal if they refuse to resign.
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Hocking County
Ohio House Rejects State Voter Registration Bill
The Ohio House narrowly defeated a statewide voter registration bill 46 to 45, with sponsor Rep. Roger W. Tracy saying costs hindered support. Opponents argued the bill is unnecessary and unaffordable, while supporters led by Secretary of State Ted W. Brown.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House
Roger W. Tracy
R-60
Ted W. Brown
Robert C. Carpenter
House
Lockheed Boss Claims C-5 Costs Are Overblown
Lockheed Aircraft Corp chairman Daniel Haughton disputed a 2.1 billion overrun and 285 million loss estimates for the C-5 Galaxy contract. He noted inflation, shortages, and design changes raised costs, but said the program should reach traditional efficiency as production accelerates, with potential follow-on orders and derivative models. He also criticized the Army Cheyenne cancellation as a shock but defended its rigid rotor concept.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
U.S. Air Force
Daniel Haughton
Lockheed
Logan
Haughton
Aerospace Industry
New York
U.S
Army
Apollo 10 crew returns for hero’s welcome and debrief
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan and John Young returned to a hero’s welcome in Houston after splashdown near the carrier Princeton less than 24 hours earlier. Their mission prompts questions about the July 16 Apollo 11 launch from Cape Kennedy and could delay the moon landing by a month or two.
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene Cernan
John Young
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Simpson Family Heads Overseas for Command Change
Mrs. Frank McBroom returns to Logan after visiting Springfield Virginia. The Simpsons sail June 24 on United States to Europe where Colonel Simpson will command the 3rd Brigade of the 24th Infantry Division Forward in Augsburg Germany. They land Le Havre then drive to Augsburg for the July 14 change of command.
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Frank McBroom
Logan
William C. S. Simpson
Springfield
Simpson
United States
Europe
24Th Infantry Division
Augsburg
Germany
le Havre
Simpsons
Washington
McBroom
Concrete Poured For New Bridge Over Hocking River
Concrete has been poured for the new bridge over the Hocking River on Union Furnace road as part of the Logan bypass interchange on Rt 33. Curb work is in progress. Hocking Valley Concrete Inc of Logan holds the subcontract to furnish concrete for all Rt 33 structures.
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Hocking River
Union Furnace Road
Logan
Hocking Valley Concrete, Inc
Norton Board to seek injunction over teacher walkout
The Norton Board of Education said it will file suit to force 159 public school teachers back to classes as they protest a levy for teachers salaries. The walkout affects about 4100 pupils and centers on the levy to be presented to voters in November.
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Akron, Ohio
Norton Board of Education
Ray loses bid for new trial in King assassination case
In Nashville James Earl Ray is returned to a maximum security cell after the ruling on his bid for a new trial. His lawyers vow to press the case in the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard J. Ryan
Memphis
Ray
Ryan
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Prisoner spared life in Mackle ransom kidnapping
Gary Steven Krist was convicted of the $500000 ransom kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle but spared the death penalty after jurors chose mercy. The 24-year-old faces life in prison with potential parole after seven years. jurors noted his careful steps to keep Mackle alive during her 83 hour burial in a box near Decatur.
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Decatur
Gary Steven Krist
Barbara Jane Mackle
Krist
Georgia
H. J. Rainwater
Rainwater
Mackle
Emory University
Robert F. Mackle
Coral Gables
Fla
FBI
Dist. Atty
Richard Bell
Bell
Mobley Childs
James R. Venable
Arraignment Set Wednesday For Fairfield Escapees
Two teenagers from Marion are charged with felonious shooting of a reformatory guard after escaping from the Fairfield School for Boys. Steve Patrick age 15 and Roger D Craft 17 are to be arraigned in Fairfield County Juvenile Court to decide if they remain juveniles or move to common pleas court for trial as adults.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Reformatory
Fairfield County
Sheriff's Department
Steve Patrick
Roger D. Craft
Marion
Common Pleas Court
Fairfield School For Boys
Weather Outlook for Hocking Valley Wednesday
Mostly sunny and warm weather is forecast for Wednesday in the Hocking Valley with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s. It was 68 degrees under cloudless skies at 11 a.m. today after an overnight low of 40, Monday's high was 70.
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Hocking Valley
North Viet Nam accused of DMZ violations after halt
Saigon AP reports the U S Command charges North Vietnam with over 5 000 DMZ violations since the November 1 bombing halt. Four Sunday shellings hit Marine positions, eight Marines killed and 24 wounded in the latest rocket mortar attack near the DMZ. Marines fired back with artillery, no enemy casualties reported. The U S spokesman says Hanoi is seeking to raise U S casualties to push withdrawal. Officials claim Hanoi stockpiled across the DMZ. Hanoi denies any agreement and calls the halt unconditional. Allies estimate tens of thousands of troops and supplies along the northern DMZ rim, but no plans for a major DMZ drive are confirmed.
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Saigon
USS
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Dmz
U.S. Command
Hanoi
US S
Thieu Arrives In South Korea For State Visit
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu arrives in Seoul for a four day state visit. He says he looks forward to reaffirming shared goals and charting actions for regional security and peace.
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Thieu
South Korea
Seoul
Nguyen van Thieu
De-Escalation of War Unlikely
White House sources say any de escalation of the Vietnam war short of troop withdrawals would be nearly impossible to carry out. They cite heavy fighting at Dong Ap Bia Hill and pose questions Nixon would face if he cut the fighting unilaterally, noting withdrawal as the best route to reduce violence.
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Washington
White House
Hanoi
Dong Ap Bia
Nixon
United States
Saigon Doubts Nixon Plan for Vietnam Elections
South Vietnam's parliament and press show concern over President Nixon's eight point peace proposal calling for elections after an international body supervises a troop withdrawal. Senator Tran Van Don warns the plan may conflict with the constitution and government policy, noting Thieu favored rights under the existing framework.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
South
United States
Sen
Tran van Don
Don
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
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Soldiers’ Relief Office
Lockheed Board
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sick Bay
Spiro T. Agnew
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Col. Simpson
Elyria, Ohio
Elyria City
Post Office
Congress
Damascus
Syria
Sudan
East Germany
Fairfield
North Viets
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