Hopes for Pueblo Release Fall as North Korea Demands Rise
Washington reports indicate North Korea seeks more than apologies for the USS Pueblo seizure. Secretary Rusk notes no proof Pueblo violated orders while North Korea demands admission of fault, apology, and a promise of future restraint. Negotiations at Panmunjom continue with private talks emphasized.
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Washington
U.S
North Korea
Dean Rusk
Sea of Japan
Rusk
Asia
United States
Clark M. Clifford
Capitol Hill
Panmunjom
State Department
SEORC Plans Tour and Dinner At Tri-County School
The Southeastern Ohio Region al Council will hold a membership meeting on Thursday September 19 at the Tri-County Vocational School and Technical Institute. A tour of the new educational center will start at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 45 p.m. Dr Burl Shoemaker director of vocational education Ohio Department of Education will be guest speaker.
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Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Tri-County Vocational School and Technical Institute
Burl Shoemaker
Ohio Department of Education
Burglars Take $200 At West Gate Sohio Station
Early morning break in at the West Gate Sohio service station led to about $200 missing from the cash register. Entry was gained by breaking an overhead door glass and was discovered at 5 30 a.m. by owner Michael Yates and reported to the Hocking sheriff's department.
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West Gate
Sohio
Hocking
Ohio Police Chiefs Name heldh 1st Veep
Cincinnati AP reports at the 37th Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Cincinnati new law enforcement gadgets were showcased including disposable plastic handcuffs tear gas devices and battery powered speaking gas masks. Springfield Chief Isaac W Hollowell was elected president for 1969 with Roy Kelch Paul Abbott and Ed Prasek named first and second vice presidents and executive secretary.
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Cincinnati
Springfield
Isaac W. Hollowell
Association
Roy E. Kelch
Logan
Paul Abbott
Worthington
Ed Prasek
Maple Heights
Quick Agreement Sought On Fortas Confirmation
The Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward ending the stalemate over Abe Fortas's bid to become chief justice. Debate focuses on reopening hearings and Fortas testifying again, with a vote possible after a short, fixed schedule despite potential Senate filibuster. Thornberry's nomination remains under fire with no committee action yet.
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Fortas
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Abe Fortas
United States
Earl Warren
Senate
Hugh Scott
John L. McClellan
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
1968 Hocking County Fair Opens With Rides Exhibits
The four day Hocking County Fair opened at noon amid crowds and livestock arrivals. Highlights include a noon animal show and evening grandstand events with Sing Out Logan crowning the Junior Fair Queen, plus a Pat and Darrell Wykle country show.
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Logan
Merril Haney
Pat
Darrell Wykle
Oscar
French Plane Crashes Killing 95 Aboard Near Nice
Air France Caravelle plunges into the Mediterranean off Cap d Antibes killing all 95 including Gen Rene Cogny who led French forces in Indochina. Fire onboard was heard and wreckage found 12 miles from the Riviera. Search continues as bodies are recovered.
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Nice
France
Air France
Mediterranean Sea
Rene Cogny
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Ajaccio
Corsica
Riviera
Cap d’Antibes
Marius Guis
Ohio pollution orders reach rail and dump sites
The Ohio Water Pollution Control Board orders Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Walbridge and the Rumpke Dump in Hamilton County to show cause why penalties should not be imposed for pollution. Construction freezes are ordered in East Canton, Bloomville, Seneca County and Pandora.
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Columbus, Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Walbridge
Hamilton County
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
East Canton
Stark County
Bloomville
Seneca County
Pandora
Putnam County
Fighting Rages At Tay Ninh Near Cambodia
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese surge toward Tay Ninh as U S forces repel a night attack on the 25th Infantry Division camp near the city. Casualties include six Americans killed and 22 wounded. fighting extends toward the Cao Dai cathedral as refugees shelter inside.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
25Th Infantry Division
U.S
25Th Division
John T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Cao Dai
Death Penalty Change Studied in Ohio
Columbus AP reports a legislative committee study urges revision of Ohio statutes to remove jury mercy in death cases and require trial judges to hold presentence hearings within 10 days after first degree murder verdicts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Incumbents Favored By Primary Voters
The Associated Press reports incumbents again dominate major primaries across the nation. Barry Goldwater’s opponent Roy Elson advances in Arizona while George Aiken extends his hold in Vermont by securing both party nominations. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah, Maryland, Rhode Island and New Hampshire show incumbents largely safe with rematch bids and unclear counts as vote totals continue.
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Goldwater
Roy Elson
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Congress
Elson
Aiken
Senate Republicans
Wisconsin
Bronson C. la Follette
Warren P. Knowles
Colorado
Minnesota
Utah
Maryland
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Lynn E. Stalbaum
Henry C. Schadeberg
John Race
William Steiger
John J. Daley
Steve McNichols
Peter R. Dominick
U.S
Donald M. Fraser
John A. Blatnik
Phil Hansen
Milton Weisenmann
Wallace F. Bennett
Charles McC. Mathias
Daniel B. Brewster
George H. Fallon
Rhodes Island
Fernand St. Germain
Lincoln Almond
Norris Cotton
John W. King
Walter R. Peterson
Emile R. Brassiere
David C. Hoeh
James Cleveland
Louis C. Wymann
Dubcek Pressured Over Liberal Course By Moscow
Czechoslovak Communist party chief Alexander Dubcek met again with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov in Prague amid Moscow complaints that Dubcek’s regime isn’t curbing counterrevolutionaries. Premier Cernik said measures like press censorship and banning new political groups will await National Assembly approval, while officials insist reforms remain humanitarian.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Dubcek
Vasily Kuznetsov
Czechoslovakia
Oldrich Cernik
National Assembly
Romania
Fire Destroys Vacation Cabin Off Old Gibisonville Rd
Firefighters fought a blaze at an unoccupied vacation cabin owned by Chester E. Mirick of Columbus off Old Gibisonville Road after Mrs. James Maxon alerted at 8:28 p.m. The earlier 7:57 p.m. torch incident near a wood pile was reported by Clarence Hartman and later extinguished.
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Gibisonville Rd
James Maxon
Star Rt
Chester E. Mirick
Columbus
Clarence Hartman
Logan Rt. 1
Reappraisal Increases Hocking County Real Property Value
Preliminary figures show a 16.8 percent rise in Hocking County real property valuation for tax purposes, totaling 32.214 million. Residential, industrial, commercial, and farm classes contribute 17.397 million, 3.381 million, 3.312 million, and 8.124 million respectively with 218,627 acres of farms and 5.289 million in exemptions.
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Hocking County
Leonard Myers
Hocking Farms
Myers
Rain and fog dampen wide areas with east coast downpours
Rain and fog spread across large parts of the country with occasional showers in the East. Heavy rain swamped portions of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania through Tuesday as activity shifted northward.
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Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Weather Update for Hocking Valley and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy and cool conditions forecast for the Hocking Valley on Thursday. Temperatures near today’s noon reading reached 68 after a 58 overnight low. Tuesday’s high was 72. Rain totals in the last 24 hours measured 0.1 inch across New York and nearby regions, with flash flood warnings issued for northern Virginia after heavy rainfall, and 1–2 inches observed in parts of New York with gusty winds and hail in some Eastern Seaboard locales.
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Hocking Valley
New York
Virginia
Seaboard
Canadian Plane Lands After Hijacker Forces Cuba Flight
An Air Canada Viscount bound from Saint John to Toronto diverted to Montreal after a passenger armed with a revolver hijacked the aircraft. The gunman and crew remained aboard as the aircraft refueled and prepared to fly to Cuba. Seventeen passengers and two flight attendants were allowed to disembark. The airline stated there was no alternative given the hijacker’s weapon.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Cuba
Toronto
Saint John
N.B
Ronald Hollett
Dennis Leach
North Carolina
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