Hoffman Reelected Nelsonville Mayor by Seven Votes
Nelsonville reelected Mayor William M. Hoffman by seven votes over Dr. Edward L. Murphy 874 to 867. Hoffman carried six of nine precincts while Murphy led in several wards. Other Nelsonville results favored Republicans and a statewide school levy was approved while a consolidated district plan failed.
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Nelsonville
William M. Hoffman
Edward L. Murphy
Hoffman
Murphy
York
Glouster
Jacksonville-Trimble
Athens County
Hocking County
City School 102-Mill Levy Wins in Local Election
The 102-mill school levy, renewal of 10.3 mills plus 1.2 extra, won 61.1 percent citywide. It failed only in Marion Township and Marion-Logan districts but carried across most areas including Falls districts, Logan wards, Gore Green and Perry County precincts.
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Logan City
Marion
Logan
Laurel
Washington
Falls
Gore
Green
Starr
Good Hope
Monday Creek
Maxville
Perry County
Sommers and Blosser Win Logan School Board Seats
Logan district voters elected incumbent Harold H. Sommers and newcomer George E. Blosser to the Logan school board. Sommers led with 2 442 votes, Blosser 1 776, and John Busch 1 395. Laurelville re elected three board members. Other county races favored incumbents and unopposed candidates.
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Logan
Harold H. Sommers
George E. Blosser
Sommers
Blosser
John Busch
Laurelville
Robert D. Bowers
Dan DeLong
Glenner Weaver
Bowers
Weaver
DeLong
Darrell Arnett
Virgil R. Ricketts
Vernie Stahr
Donald R. Eggleston
Hocking
York
John J. Mullins
Murray City
John L. Sanborn
Carbon Hill
Edward N. Cagg
Oak Grove
Ward
Hocking County
Mullins
Sanborn
Cagg
Athens County
Sensenbrenner Back As Mayor In Columbus
Former Columbus mayor Maynard E. Jack Sensenbrenner defeated Republican W. Ralston Westlake in a tight race 58752 to 53754. Flask won Youngstown mayoralty 30454 to 24679 after a court dispute over his ballot name. Cleveland Mayor Ralph Locher ran unopposed. A Wood County tie in Bairdstown could be settled by coin flip.
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Maynard E
Jack) Sensenbrenner
Columbus
W. Ralston Westlake
Ohio
Anthony B. Flask
Youngstown
Harry N. Savasten
Sensenbrenner
Westlake
Flask
Savasten
Ohio Supreme Court
Elections Board
Cleveland
Ralph S. Locher
Bairdstown
Wood County
Robert Lambert
Charles C. Daniels
Wapakoneta
Milton Wehner
Narrowly Escape Death By Gas Fumes In Logan
Deadly carbon monoxide fumes nearly claimed three Logan residents early today in the Keairns apartment building at 9 E. Second St. The tenants awoke nauseated around 3 a.m. prompting a police and fire department response. Fire Chief Courter and Ohio Fuel Gas Co. removed the vent to the furnace and found it plugged with soot and dead pigeons, after which ventilation allowed recovery.
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Logan
Robert Courter
Henry Rheinscheid
Charles Miller
Keairns
E. Second St
Courter
City Police
Chief Courter
Kenneth Bright
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Seven Die and Thirty-Two Hurt in Bus Crash
A bus carrying revelers from Reno to casino gaming in Nevada crashed in a stormy High Sierra stretch, killing seven and injuring thirty-two including the driver. Bodies lay along a rain slicked freeway as search and rescue bands evacuated the scene.
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Truckee
Calif
Reno
Nev
Dems Win 3 Key Election Races In 1963 Mockup
Democrats held Kentucky Mississippi and Philadelphia races, while Republicans edged gains elsewhere. Breathitt narrowly won Kentucky. Johnson beat Phillips in Mississippi. Tate won Philadelphia mayoralty amid racial tensions. RNC cited a definite Republican trend, NJ rejected a $750 million mental health bond plan, and NYC approved advisory off track betting.
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Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
New York City
Salt Lake City
J. Bracken Lee
Boston
John F. Collins
Indianapolis
John J. Barton
Columbus
Ohio
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner
Ohio Weather Outlook Calls For Slow Clearing
Official Weather Bureau summary notes considerable low cloudiness fog drizzle and occasional rain across Ohio overnight with visibility down to zero in some areas. Temperatures near 50s with 48 in Cleveland and Youngstown 52 in Columbus and Zanesville 53 in Cincinnati and Marietta. A broad low pressure area from Missouri and Iowa to the South Carolina coast drives the unsettled pattern. By Thursday airmass high pressure should bring fair to partly cloudy skies and drier air across the state.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Cleveland
Youngstown
Columbus
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Marietta
Missouri
Iowa
Kentucky
South Carolina
Defeated Mayor Declares Emergency After Election Upset
In COHOES New York the defeated mayor Andrew H. Santspree urged a state of emergency and ordered extra police after an election upset. He claimed widespread violence amid celebrations. Dr. James E. McDonald, who beat him, said he had no knowledge of any violence. Independent candidates swept Democrats from municipal control.
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Cohoes
N.Y
Albany
Andrew H. Santspree
Santspree
Ohio Voters Approve Bonds In Issue No. 1
Ohio voters approve a $250 million bond issue to fund capital improvements with the extra penny cigarette tax extended for 92 months to pay off the debt. Unofficial tally shows 1,396,147 yes to 917,075 no across most counties, with potential court challenges.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Hamilton and
Holmes
John D. Herbert
County Voters Approve Six Levies and State Bond Issue
Hocking County voters backed six levies and a state bond issue in the general election. The .5-mill tuberculo sis care levy won 65.7 percent, 3 838 to 2 002, across 31 of 33 precincts. Logan 4-A and Washington were the only precincts against it.
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Logan 4-A
Washington
Logan City
Starr-Washington
Laurelville Village
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Jobs-Coalgate
Moorehead Edges Freeman In Logan Mayoral Contest
Jack Moorehead won the Logan mayoral race by eight votes, 1 136 to 1 128, over incumbent Delmar Freeman. Independent Don L. Keister drew 250 votes. Other races featured tight splits and a council tie in First Ward. Recount requests must be filed within five days after the official count.
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Jack Moorehead
Delmar Freeman
Logan
Moorehead
Don L. Keister
Two Athens Precincts Vote Wet in Ohio Liquor Decision
In downtown Athens two precincts approved liquor sales by a 228 to 9 margin, aiding a $1.5 million inn near Ohio University funded by John W. Galbreath of Columbus. Other Ohio cities refreshed school levies while Dayton rejected charter changes.
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Athens
Ohio University
John W. Galbreath
Columbus
Chillicothe
Sandusky
Marietta
Dayton
City and County Vote Totals Mark Close Off-Year Election
In Hocking County the general election totaled 6 272 votes, under the 1961 off-year figure and below the 6 800 forecast. Logan city turnout reached 2 548, 219 more than 1961, with officials predicting around 2 600. Gubernatorial 1962 county vote was 7 378 and 2 858 in Logan. Officials prepare for official recount procedures after the count, and a city race crowd gathered at the courthouse until final results at 10 33 p m.
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Hocking County
Election Board
Logan
Big City
Good Hope
Salt Creek
Gore
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Jack) Riley
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J. Robert Matheny
Jack Whyte
Raymond Foughty
Carl Howard
Matt Adkins
Carl Young
Glen Tharp
Curtis Heintzelman
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Richard Collison
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Cowboy) Ellinger
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Sandy) Hand Jr
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