Logan Wins Football Opener Over Morgan Raiders 30-22
Logan High School rode a strong start and big plays from Bob Johnston to beat Morgan County 30-22 in the 1969 opener at McConnellsville. Rod Garey and Mark Shaw combined for TD passes, with Chuck Lowe adding a 58 yard score and Lowe later finishing with 98 rushing yards. Morgan's White and Gates showed speed, but penalties and several fumbles hampered their effort.
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Morgan Raiders
Logan High School
Chieftains
Morgan County Raiders
McConnellville
Bob Johnston
Rod Garey
Mark Shaw
LHS
Harry White
Bob Gates
Raider
Chiefs
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Gates
Lowe
Rick Krebs
Dick Mikes
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Morgan
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Chill Triggers Thunderstorms Across Northern Plains
Strong storms swept the Dakotas and Minnesota with heavy rain and hail. Tornadoes churned in west central Minnesota causing farm damage in Elbow Lake Crookston and Red Lake Falls with no injuries. Temperatures cooled to 40s and 50s while eastern regions remained warm and humid.
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Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Elbow Lake
Crookston
Red Lake Falls
North Dakota
South
Midwest
Victoria
Tex
Bristol
Tenn
Chicago
Kalispell
Mont
Needles
Calif
Logan Police Chief Roy Kelch elected OACP president
Logan Police Chief Roy Kelch was elected president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police at the annual convention at the Columbus Sheraton. Kelch previously served as vice president, with the association acting as a major policy making body for Ohio local law enforcement agencies.
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Logan
Roy Kelch
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Columbus-Sheraton
Kelch
Viet Cong Launch Heavy Attacks Across South Vietnam
Viet Cong forces pressed a second day of heavy fighting across South Vietnam near Da Nang and northwest of Saigon. U S headquarters reported 89 North Vietnamese killed in two battles north of Saigon as Da Nang endured rockets and mortars that killed 16 and wounded 155.
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Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
U.S
Nine killed in EC121 crash at Korat base Thailand
Aboard the EC121 reconnaissance aircraft four Americans and four Thais died when the four engine plane crashed at Korat air base in northeast Thailand. The U S Embassy confirmed the fatalities.
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Thailand
Korat Air Base
U.S
Justice Black faults court for delaying desegregation
Justice Hugo L. Black said the Supreme Court bears much blame for all white and all Negro schools, arguing the phrase with all deliberate speed became a euphemism for delay. In a ruling allowing delays in 14 Mississippi districts, he criticized the 1955 wording.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Black
Brazilians discuss prisoners release in Brazil meeting
In Rio de Janeiro a meeting of military leaders focuses on freeing 15 political prisoners in exchange for the release of a kidnapped American. Ambassador Burke Elbrick and Foreign Minister Jose de Magalhaes are to speak on radio and TV after the talks to outline the details of freeing 14 men and one woman.
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Brazil
C., Burke Elbrick
Jose de Magalhaes
Alioto Plans $12.5 Million Suit Over Look Magazine Claims
San Francisco Mayor Joseph L. Alioto denies Mafia links amid Look magazine allegations. He says the article aims to destroy public confidence and plans libel actions while seeking airtime to defend himself. The piece alleges past loans and support from organized crime figures but does not accuse legal violations.
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Look
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U.S
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16 Practical Nurses Win Their Diplomas
The Southeastern Ohio School of Practical Nursing held graduation for its first LPN class at Tri-County Technical Institute Nelsonville with 16 diplomas awarded by Roland Pierce Tri-County Vocational School board president. A capping ceremony for the second class announced as well.
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Burl Shoemaker
Southeastern Ohio School of Practical Nursing
Lpns
Tri-County Technical Institute
Nelsonville
Shoemaker
Roland Pierce
Tri-County Vocational School Board
Technical School
Moonwalker Feted Today In Hometown
Neil A. Armstrong arrives in Wapakoneta for his first visit since the moon mission. A 22 mile parade and public reception at Auglaize County Fairgrounds mark a hero’s welcome with Bob Hope and Gov. Rhodes among dignitaries.
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Ohio
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Rev Leonard Ferguson Named To Hospital Board
The Rev Leonard Ferguson pastor of Logan First Baptist Church was named to the board of trustees of Hocking Valley Community Hospital replacing Francis Myers who resigned to become county treasurer. His term runs through 1972 with possible future additions discussed.
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Logan First Baptist Church
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
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Charles Barker
E. Hunter St
County Health Board
Old Hocking Valley Hospital
Quentin Perez
E. Third St
Old Hospital
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Ferguson
Robert Keynes
Barton A. Hall
Arthur Gasser
Claude Chrisman
Velva Brashares
Spiritualists Predict Pike Lived in Cave Near Judean Wilderness
In Israel Arab nomads and volunteers search for Dr James Pike five days after he vanished. Spiritualists across the world claim visions of him alive in a cave hidden by brush, with a scratch mark at the entrance. Mrs Pike says the race against death demands a quick find.
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Jerusalem
James Pike
Pike
Diane
California Renews Divorce Law To Ease Breakups
California simplifies divorce rules effective January 1 under Gov. Ronald Reagan. The bill creates two grounds: incurable insanity and irreconcilable differences, ends fault findings, lowers residency to six months, allows equal property division, and states custody based on the child's best interests with a maternal preference for young children.
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Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Marching Chiefs Debut at Morgan County Opener
The 1969 Marching Chieftains debuted at Friday night’s football opener in Morgan County. Their halftime program titled A Day in the Life of a Girl Named Lola featured five numbers including Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets and The Impossible Dream. The Morgan County band directed by Greg Trocchia did not perform a separate halftime show.
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Lola
Rockbridge
Greg Trocchia
Josh White Dies After Heart Surgery at 61
U S folksinger Josh White, known for rural blues adapted for urban cabarets, died Friday during heart surgery in New York. He was 61. White helped pioneer club performances mixing blues ballads work songs and spirituals in a smooth baritone voice.
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Josh White
White
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