FBI Probe of Information Leaks Reaches High Levels
FBI investigation into leaks extends to the White House Pentagon and State Department. Informants say the probe uses lie detectors and affadavits. The July 23 New York Times story on a secret arms talks proposal triggered White House action with State Department involvement.
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FBI
Washington
White House
Pentagon
State Department
New York Times
Helsinki
Justice Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Times
William P. Rogers
Floods Displace Millions Across Bengal in AP Report
Calcutta reports indicate Ganges floods have displaced 4 million more in West and East Bengal, bringing total homeless to about 26 million. West Bengal alone has 10 million homeless as monsoon rains cover 5,000 square miles. Death toll officially 68, unofficial estimates 600 to 1,000. Unemployment rises from 5.8 to 6.1 percent per Labor Dept. figures.
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Calcutta
Ganges
West
East Bengal
West Bengal
Berlin pact signals new East West era in Europe
Ambassadors from the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union signed a Berlin agreement in the Allied Control Council Building. The ceremony recalls 1948 when Russia walked out and began the land water blockade of West Berlin marking a turning point in postwar tensions.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Allied Control Council
West Berlin
August Jobs Rise to Record High with Unemployment Jump
The United States added more jobs in August reaching an all time high while the unemployment rate increased sharply due to layoffs and hiring shifts across sectors. Officials cited payroll growth and fluctuations in labor force participation as contributing factors.
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Washington
Ohio State to raise student fees despite tax bill
President Novice Fawcett told OSU trustees a $30 quarterly fee increase is unavoidable even if the legislature passes the largest tax bill under consideration. He said the hike would proceed unless ruled impermissible under Nixon's wage price freeze.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Novice Fawcett
Fawcett
Nixon
Ohio Company President Edgar Noland Dies at 69
Edgar S. Noland, 69, president of the Ohio Company and a part owner and director of Ohio Valley Publishing Co., died after falling ill at a dinner for company officials near Reynoldsburg. He led the Columbus based investment firm and oversaw publishers including the Gallipolis Tribune the Pomeroy Sentinel and the Point Pleasant Register.
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Columbus, Ohio
Edgar S. Noland
The
Ohio Company
Reynoldsburg
Noland
Ohio Valley Publishing Co
Gallipolis Tribune
Pomeroy Sentinel
Point Pleasant Register
Senate Hikes Tax Plans as Ohio Debates Budget
Ohio senators push two tax alternatives as they hold final decisions on spending for the biennium. A sales tax rise to 5.5 percent with corporate levies plus an income tax plan face votes next week as leaders seek a cushion against wage price freezes and revenue shortfalls.
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Col.umbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Maloney
Senate Finance and Education
Theodore Gray
Piqua
John Gilligan
Organized Labor
Gilligan
Private Campsite Openings Approved
State parks at Hocking Hills and Lake Logan will be closed to public use with no hunting and fishing banned. Boat owners have until Sept 19 to remove craft. temporary campsite licenses will run through Oct 31 to support camping options for next year. Authorities warn trespassing laws apply and describe six approved sites with plans for more possible openings.
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Hocking Hills State Park
Lake Logan
Marvin G. Katz
Ohio
Katz
Japan
Gilligan
Hocking County
Ivan Cox
James Stilwell
Chris Veidt
Connie Ball
Glouster
Sanitarian
Don Robers
Logan - Hocking County
Rt 93N Project Gets Federal OK
The Ohio Department of Highways received Federal Highway Administration location approval to relocate two Rt 93N sections. The plan replaces two bridges and removes two dangerous curves, per highways director J Phillip Richley. First section starts near Benar Run Road. second begins near State Route 312 and extends west of Route 668.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Federal Highway Administration
J. Phillip Richleyy
Benar Run Rd
VanAtta Rd
Most Teacher Pay Hikes Banned by Council Declares
The council plans a ruling to refine pay hike guidelines for teachers amid protests. It says increases depend on eligibility during the wage freeze and aims for cross‑board consistency with other workers, rents, and prices. Treasury and education officials warned interpretations vary while unions threaten potential walkouts.
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Council
Washington
Cost of Living Council
U.S
Sidney Marland
National Education Association
Treasury
Charles E. Walkerr
American Federation of Teachers
AFT IJ
David Seldon
Nixon
Thieu pressured as 19 groups urge cancel of Viet election
In Saigon 19 political religious groups urge Thieu to cancel the one man presidential vote and call for a fair election. Ky calls Thieu's path dangerous and dictatorial as Thieu names a top police chief for a 110000 strong force. Rogers in Washington vows continued U S support despite a likely uncontested election.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Central Intelligence Office
FBI
Vietnamese Nationalist Party
Northern Catholic Refugee Party
Vietnamese Confederation of Labor
Hoa Hao
Ao Dai
Disabled Veterans Association
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Nixon
South Vietnam
Rogers
Newman and Hanning Buy Hide-A-Way Lounge at Auction
Paul Newman of Logan and Charles Hanning of Athens won the bankruptcy sale for Hide-A-Way Lounge at 32% E Main St Columbus. The high bid for inventory costs and liquor permit was 15000 dollars. Newman is a Dannie's Mobile Homes zone manager and Hanning owns a trailer court and the Millview Inn in Athens. The business will reopen soon with a grand opening planned.
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Paul Newman
Logan Rt. 3
Charles Hanning
Athens
Columbus
E. Main St
Newman
Dannie
Hanning
Millview Inn
No Major War Action Reported in South Vietnam
Saigon reports no large ground operations but North Vietnamese gunners hit allied bases with three light shelling attacks in the DMZ. U S B 52 bombers conducted a dozen strikes in the southern DMZ dropping over 350 tons on suspected troop positions and rocket and mortar batteries. Navy ships Edson and Brisbane fired on rocket and mortar sites with five inch guns causing 11 secondary explosions.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Edson
Brisbane
Navy
Bake-O-Rama Finals Sunday at State Fair
The 3rd annual Ohio Electric Bake-O-Rama finals occur Sunday at the Ohio State Fair Electric Building. Ten finalists bake from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Judging begins at 1:30 p.m. Winners announced at 3:30 p.m. First prize is 1000 dollars, second 500, third 250.
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Merle
Florence) Huffines
West Logan
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Sanchez Named Head of Nixon Administration Antipoverty Office
Phillip V. Sanchez, 41, longtime Fresno County administrator, elevated as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, making him the first minority to head the agency since 1964. If Senate confirmation occurs, he will succeed Frank Carlucci who left to join the Office of Management and Budget.
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Washington
Phillip V. Sanchez
Sanchez
California
Fresno County
Calif
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
OEO
Senate
Frank Carlucci
Office of Management and Budget
Warm Humid Air Covers Most Of The Nation
Warm and humid conditions smothered most of the country with the Northwest and western intermountain region as the main exceptions. Temperatures rose into the 90s across much of the midsection with high humidity expected to persist.
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U.S
Northwest
Intermountain
Mercury
Warm Humid Weather to Persist in Hocking Valley
Warm humid conditions expected through Saturday in the Hocking Valley with temperatures reaching the mid 80s. At 11 a.m. today the temperature was 74 matching Thursday’s high, and the overnight low was 60 degrees.
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Hocking Valley
Weather swings bring record heat and rapid cool downs
Thursday's readings showed 100s in several areas while Utah's Great Basin felt gusty winds that lowered temperatures by about 30 degrees in a few hours. Montana saw 97 in the southeast and 53 along the state line with Idaho.
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Great Basin
Utah
Montana
Montana-Idaho
Market Grips Moderate Rise on Broad Front
New York stocks rose moderately on a broad front after sluggish sessions. Trading remained slow as investors weighed early gains.
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New York
State Parks Safe After Labor Day Closures
Ohio Natural Resources Department says closing parks after Labor Day does not end state ownership. The Ohio Division of Natural Campers and Hikers Association claims deeds include reversion clauses that could void the grants if parks are not used as intended, but public relations director Marvin Katz says the clauses prevent other uses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Natural Resources Department
The
Natural Campers and Hikers Association
Marvin Katz
Spaceport site eyed for shuttle program
Dr. James Fletcher announces NASA plans to study Lake Erie region as a potential launch site for the space shuttle. A committee will report next month on a suitable location for the proposed half billion dollar spaceport with a target start in 1978.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
James Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fletcher
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Wife of Oliver Mills files $1 million federal suit
Marcella Mills sues Jackson County Sheriff Hile F Fyffe Athens Police Captain Charles Cochran and others claiming unlawful detention during a five day search for her husband Oliver Mills. She says she was held 45 hours in Vinton County jail without warrant or charges was not advised of rights and was questioned under threat. Mills was charged with first degree murder in 1970 and later convicted of first degree manslaughter. he serves 120 years.
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Columbus, Ohio
Vinton County
Harold Steele
Oliver Mills
Marcella Mills
U.S. District Court
Jackson County
Hile F. Fyffe
Athens
Charles Cochran
John Does
Mills
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