Nixon Opens Campaign in Chicago to Massive Crowds
Thousands packed Chicago streets as Richard Nixon launched his presidential bid on a whirlwind Chicago tour. He avoided commenting on last week’s protests, citing ongoing investigations, and urged restraint. Humphrey’s team predicted a close race, while Nixon’s running mate Agnew touted contrasts on law and order. Muskie and Wallace planned upcoming campaign events.
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Nixon
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lawrence F. O’brien
Washington
O’brien
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Denver
Los Angeles
Chicago Loop Area
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon-Agnew
George C. Wallace
George Wallace
Agnew
Oshkosh
Wis
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
America
Edmund S. Muskie
San Antonio
HemisFair
Texas
American Independent Party
Wallace
Miami
Seminar highlights Chillco tourism push in Southeast Ohio
Representatives from 16 Southeast Ohio counties gathered in Chillicothe for a Travel and Recreation Seminar. Highlights included Buckeye Trail development, Appalachian Highway plans, and a Rt 52 bridge project. Ohio officials urged grassroots effort to attract about 100 tourists daily, boosting local jobs and business.
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Southeast Ohio
Chillicothe
Hocking County
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
George C. Shaw
J. Russell Young
Bill Miller
Miller
Buckeye Trail
Tom Porter
Nelsonville
Tri-County
Athens
Jack Cowie
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohillco
Ohio
Cowie
Fred Neuenschwander
Ohio Department of Development
Neuenschwander
Teachers Strike Delays Openings Across Nation
The Associated Press reports widespread teacher strikes delay or threaten openings in Michigan New York City Philadelphia East St. Louis Madison Ill East Chicago Ind Clarksville Tenn and other districts. Thousands of pupils face missed or postponed starts amid wage disputes and negotiations.
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Associated Press
Michigan
New York City
Philadelphia
East St. Louis
Ill
Madison
East
Chicago
Ind
Clarksville-Montgomery County
Ft. Campbell
Darien
Conn
East Haven
Logan School Enrollment Shows Gain of 393 This Year
Logan area census on opening day shows total county enrollment at 4 727 up from 4 522 last year with Logan district at 3 501 Starr Washington 500 and Laurelville 726 Rockbridge adds to the rise by transferring look for specific grade tallies show increases across most grades while 11th grade drops as 51 juniors move to Tri County Vocational School.
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Logan
Hocking County
Logan City
Starr- Washington
Laurelville
Rockbridge
Dwight Diller
Logan Schools
Tri-County Vocational School
East
Cooler Air Chills Nation
A preseason autumn outbreak cooled a large stretch of the midcontinent today and drove a wave of lower temperatures east toward the Great Lakes region. Readings dropped into the 30s and 40s from the north.
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Great Lakes
Logan area reports light rainfall and mild conditions
One tenth of an inch of rain fell in the Logan area early today. It was 70 degrees under cloudy skies at 11 30 a.m. after an overnight low of 63. Wednesday's high was 81. Partly cloudy and cooler weather is forecast for Friday.
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Logan
Weather shifts bring thundershowers across Great Lakes region
A cold front cooled the central Rockies to Evanston Wyoming to 36 degrees. Thundershowers along the boundary with warm humid air to the east dropped up to an inch of rain on parts of the western Great Lakes. Heavier showers soaked Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana with downpours up to two inches.
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Rockies
Minnesota
Evanston
Wyo
Great Lakes
Texas
Alabama
Louisiana
Soviet Tests Signal Major Shift in Nuclear Arms Debate
Washington reports Soviet tests of a long range missile with multiple warheads. The test prompts discussions on expanding the Sentinel defense and US ICBM arsenal as experts consider potential reductions in fixed missile numbers. Senator Jackson warns of shifting deterrence and strategic balance.
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Washington
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Henry M. Jackson, Dash
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Pentagon
Jackson
United States
Air Force
Minuteman
Soviet Union
France Warns Airlines to Keep Clear of Test Zone
Paris AP reports France issues a new warning to airlines and shipping firms to avoid its Mururoa atoll nuclear test zone in the South Pacific. The advisory takes effect Sunday as France prepares another test of an atomic or hydrogen device following its prior thermonuclear explosion on August 24.
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Paris
France
Mururoa
South Pacific
Cleveland Triple Transplant Operations Are Successful
Three patients received donated heart and kidneys at Cleveland Clinic after Barbara Smith from Walnut Ridge Ark died from injuries. The heart went to Dellett H. Lawson Sr. of Akron. kidneys to Robert Clapper of Minerva and Charles Mundy of Detroit. First Midwest heart transplant and world 40th overall.
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Arkansas
Cleveland Clinic
Donald B. Effler
Barbara Smith
Dellett H. Lawson Sr
Akron
Mrs. Smith
Robert Clapper
Minerva
Charles Mundy
Detroit
Mich
Midwest
Walnut Ridge
Ark
James Welch
Houston
Tex
Welch
Toronto
Cleveland
Ohio Guard to End Penitentiary Duty by October
Ohio National Guard officials say the Logan unit may finish duty at the Ohio Penitentiary by the end of September after four days on site. Units from across the state rotate shifts to minimize hardship for guards and employers. The 174th Field Artillery, based in Athens, currently serves, with Company A of the 437th Military Police Battalion in Youngstown slated for three days at the end of the week.
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Logan
Ohio Penitentiary
174Th Field Artillery
Athens
437Th Military Police Battalion
Youngstown
Seismology Institute Reports Underground Blast in Siberia
The Seismological Institute reports an underground explosion in Semipalatinsk, Siberia, a major Russian nuclear testing site, detected today by the UPPSASA register in Sweden.
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Uppsasa
Sweden
Seismological Institute
Semipalatinsk
Siberia
Stock market rally gains momentum after uptick in New York trades
In New York trading the market rallied with broad participation. Motors led gains after U.S. car sales rose to a record in August while several chemical and aluminum issues advanced.
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New York
Motors
Logan Rt 4 Man Improving After Kidney Transplant
Kenneth Eugene Hoplite, 27, of Logan Route 4, is steadily improving at University Hospital Columbus after a kidney transplant on August 6. His wife says he may remain in hospital about three weeks if progress continues. donor is his mother Mrs George Buhrts. Blood donations totaled 27 pints in Logan and 25 pints in Columbus after a prior appeal.
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Kenneth Eugene Hoplite
Logan Rt. 4
University Hospital
Columbus
Hoplite
Logan
Red Cross
George
Mary) Buhrts
Kerlin Ave
Logan Patrolman Turns to Ministry in Haydenville Webb's Charge
Logan patrolman Michael E. Wright will begin a seven year academic program at Ohio University Lancaster this fall to pursue United Methodist ordination. The 26 year old from Buchtel plans to serve as student minister for Haydenville and Webb's Chapel charges while preparing. He cites youth outreach and his police work as shaping factors in his calling and stresses not forcing religion on youths. Wright is married to Jo Ellen Conner and has three daughters.
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Logan
Michael E
Mick) Wright
Buchtel
United Methodist
Haydenville-Webb
Wright
Lancaster
Ohio University
Jacksonville-Trimble High School
Lillian Wright
Jacksonville
Nelsonville
Jo Ellen Conner
Beleive Reds Probing For Weaknesses Near Saigon
Allied air and ground assaults guard Saigon from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces moving toward the capital from the north and northwest. U.S. intelligence says the earliest possible attack date is Sept. 15 and depends on success against outlying areas. American combat casualties last week reached 408 killed and 2,513 wounded in the second week after a lull. Lt. Richard H. Bullock of McArthur received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial combat with the First Marine Aircraft Wing.
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Saigon
U.S
Richard H. Bullock
Richard E. Bullock
McArthur
Air Medal
Vietnam
Marine Aircraft Wing
Saigon area battles widen as troops clash near Boi Loi Woods
Vietnamese and allied forces press a push into the Boi Loi Woods 30 miles northwest of Saigon to deny the Viet Cong a staging area. US B52 bombers target suspected positions north of Saigon as rangers suffer casualties and enemy losses mount.
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Boi Loi Woods
Saigon
Cu Chi
Loc Ninh
Chillicothe Vote Set on Teamsters Representation
The National Labor Relations Board announced that 13 workers at Brewer and Brewer Materials in Chillicothe will vote on Sept. 11 to decide representation by Local 413 of the Teamsters Union.
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Cincinnati
Teamsters Union
Brewer & Brewer Materials, Inc
Chillicothe
National Labor Relations Board
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