Nixon's New Federalism Put To Test With Construction Cuts
President Nixon imposes a 75 percent cutback on new federal construction across agencies and urges state and local governments to match the reduction. He reserves top priority for hospitals and public housing while federal highway aid is excluded. The Budget Bureau will pick remaining projects, and some decisions may reach the President. Burns cites rising costs and housing-start declines as context for the move.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Arthur Burns
Burns
Budget Bureau
White House
Senate moves to cut Pentagon funds amid C5A plan vote
The Senate plans Monday votes on amendments to cut or delay parts of a $20 billion military procurement bill. Senator Proxmire seeks to block $553 million for 23 C5A transport planes and push GAO to study cheaper airlift options. Critics say existing fleets suffice and some projects should await review.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
General Accounting Office
Proxmire
Truce talks eyed as Viet Cong launch heavy attacks
The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces staged their heaviest attacks in a month and pledged a three day cease fire starting Monday to mourn Ho Chi Minh. U S and South Vietnamese forces were expected to join the truce. Early reports listed 17 Americans killed and 172 wounded with 100 enemy dead.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Hanoi
Brazil Accepts Demands in Kidnapping Case of Ambassador Elbrick
Brazil says it will meet the extremist group MR-8 demands after the abduction of US Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick. The government holds the gunmen responsible for his safety while awaiting the release of 15 political prisoners. The note threatens execution if demands are not met within 48 hours.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Charles Burke Elbrick
Jose Magalhaes Pinto
Elbrick
Foreign Ministry
Lbrick
Junta
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Pers
Algeria
Chile
Mexico
MR-8
The
National Liberation Action
B52 Crash Fatal To 7 No Bombs
LIMESTONE Maine AP All seven men aboard a B52 bomber were killed when the eight engine jet on a training mission crashed after takeoff from Loring Air Force Base in a boggy wilderness three miles north of the runway. The 42nd Air Wing of the 8th Air Force based at Westover MA reported no bombs on board.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Air Force
Loring
42Nd Arm Wing
8Th Air Force
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Wife Believes Bishop Pike Alive
In Jerusalem and nearby, Israeli police Bedouin tribesmen and volunteers began another dawn search for Dr. James Pike the former California Episcopal bishop missing since Monday. His wife Diane 31 believes he is alive though ill and in a cave based on a New York medium’s visions as visitors descend on Auglaize County for a community reception after a parade and traffic and feeding concerns.
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Jerusalem
Judean
James Pike
California
Pike
Diane
New York
Governors Split Over Nixon Construction Funds Cut
The Associated Press reports mixed reaction to Nixon’s 75 percent cut in federal construction funds. Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes said he would cooperate as needed to curb inflation citing the plan as a necessary step.
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Ohio Contractors Association
Ohio
The
County Engineers Association of Ohio
Associated Press
Nixon
James A. Rhodes
Market broad decline pushes Dow below 820
The stock market continued slipping into sharply lower territory with the Dow Jones industrial average at noon down 5.34 to 819.96. Analysts cited uncertainty in the domestic economy and the administration's 75 percent cutback in new federal government construction contracts as ongoing pressure.
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New York
Logan Schools Topic for Jaycee Radio Panel
Logan schools will be the focus of the second Jaycee sponsored panel discussion. It airs from 12 30 to 1 p m Tuesday on WLGN with guest panelists George Saribalas Logan city school superintendent Don R Russell school board president Charles Moore Logan High School principal and Joe Murtha Logan Junior High School principal Questions may be submitted by calling 385 5454 during the program.
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Logan
WLGN
George Saribalas
Logan City
Don R. Russell
Charles Moore
Joe Murtha
Wapakoneta Awaits 100000 for Neil Armstrong Welcome
Wapakoneta Ohio braces for a crowd of about 100000 as the hometown prepares a grand homecoming for astronaut Neil A Armstrong. The town decorates with space themed names and flags while a Quirk base is set for the events and Armstrong family arrives.
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Tranquility Base
Armstrong
Janet
Wapakoneta
Arm strong homecoming schedule for Neil A
Astronaut Neil A Armstrong attends a 1947 high school reunion at the local high school at 9 30 a m followed by a news conference at 10 00 a m. He appears at two luncheons at Chalet Inn and Wapakoneta at 11 00 a m and 1 30 p m. A parade starts at the high school at 1 30 p m and travels to the fairgrounds ending with a 3 30 p m reception lasting about 14 hours.
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Armstrong
Chalet Inn
Wapakoneta High School
Fairgrounds
LHS Grid Chiefs Open Against Morgan Tonight
The 1969 Logan High School Chieftains, bolstered by sophomores, open the season tonight at McConnellville against Morgan County High School. A 64 member marching band will perform at halftime and starters include quarterback Bob Johnston and tailback Rick Krebs.
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LHS Chieftains
McConnellville
Logan
Ohio
Glouster
Burr Oak Lake
MacConnellville
Marching Chieftains
Lola
al Horsky
David Sellers
Fred Schmidt
LHS Grid
Blosser’s
Rick Krebs
Planning Commission to Study Offstreet Parking Plans in Logan
City planning commission and City Council met with a merchants' committee to discuss offstreet parking. Officials agreed action should start with the planning commission in line with Logan's comprehensive development plan. The commission will review sites and report recommendations to the City Council.
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City Planning Commission
City Council
Retail Merchants’ Division
Logan Trade Club
Planning Commission
Logan
Rain Covers Central U S West Chilled Showers Spreading
Rain and scattered thunderstorms stretched from the Southwest to the Northeast with general sparing of the Middle Atlantic after two days of downpours. Frost or freeze warnings remained in effect overnight in parts of Montana and Idaho.
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Middle Atlantic
Montana
Idaho
Weather Outlook Delivers Mixed Skies for Hocking Valley Weekend
Partly cloudy warm and humid conditions with scattered showers forecast for Hocking Valley Saturday and Sunday. Overnight lows cooled to 62 after a 76 degree daytime reading, amid autumn like air. Reports of strong storms include a 78 mph gust in Concordia Kansas with heavy rain, and hail in Odessa Kansas. Monroe Louisiana swamped by nearly 3 inches of rain with a tornado sighting. Early morning temps ranged from 38 in Butte Montana to 94 in Needles California.
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Hocking Valley
Concordia
Kansas
Odessa
Kan
Monroe
Butte
Mont
Needles
Calif
Logan City Schools Bursting With 3599 Pupils Enrolled
Logan city schools report 3599 students this term under Superintendent George Saribalas with anticipated rise. School-by-school totals include Central 452 East 304 Enterprise 102 Green 188 Marion 116 Maxville 72 West 299 West annex 110 West Logan 109 Gibisonville 92 Rockbridge 112 Logan Junior High 860 Logan High 634. An additional 149 district pupils attend Tri-County Vocational School at Nelsonville.
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Logan City
George Saribalas
Central
East
Enterprise
Green
Marion
Maxville
West
West Annex
West Logan
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Logan Junior High
Logan High School
Logan District
Tri- County Vocational School
Nelsonville
Hughes doubles Nevada mining claims in search for gold
Billionaire Howard Hughes has tripled his Nevada gold and silver mining holdings to at least 1,655 claims. Records show he paid 2.9 million for 1,178 claims and is drilling, sampling cores, and exposing ore veins in areas marked as high potential by State Mine Inspector Mervin Gallagher.
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Reno
Nev
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Hughes
Austin
Mervin Gallagher
Gallagher
Israelis Raid Lebanese Village in Guerrilla Conflict
Israeli forces raided Halta, Lebanon, killing at least six saboteurs and destroying 12 buildings in a 90 minute operation. Lebanon's military reported one civilian death, two wounded, and three houses destroyed, with Israeli casualties also noted.
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U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Halta
Beirut
Israel
Local minister named to hospital board in Hocking County
The Hocking County commissioners met this afternoon with Judges Harley Meyer and Rhea Bangert Brown and named Rev. Leonard Ferguson, pastor of Logan First Baptist Church, to the board of trustees of Hocking Valley Community Hospital. He succeeds Francis Myers, who resigned two weeks ago to become county treasurer.
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Hocking County
Harley Meyer
Rhea Bangert Brown
Leonard Ferguson
Logan First Baptist Church
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Francis Myers
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