Hocking Fair Opens Amid Park Closures and Protests
Hundreds defied Gov Gilligan's austerity orders as Hocking state parks stayed partly open with facilities in use, while parking lots emptied by cable closures. Protests grew with Ohio teen Republicans offering volunteer services to reopen parks. Public Works officials voiced frustration over amateur lawn mowing during cuts.
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John J. Gilligan
Hocking State
Old Man’s Cave
Culp
Ash Cave
Cedar Falls
Lake Logan
Ohio League of
League
Barbara Bouckaert
Cincinnati
Gilligan
Columbus, Ohio
R. Wilson Neff
Statehouse
Neff
Poston Wins Hocking Hills Championship For Third Time
Greg Poston of Logan defeated Frank Downhour 5 and 3 to claim the Hocking Hills Country Club title, his third victory in four years. Poston, a Miami University senior, opened strong with early birdies and held a five hole lead at intermission before fending off Downhour's rally.
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Greg Poston
Logan
Frank Downhour
Hocking Hills
Tri- County Technical Institute
Poston
Downhour
Greg
Chieftain Athletic
Ralph Fickel
Attica Prison Rebellion Suppressed After Four Day Siege
Attica New York state police backed by helicopters tear gas and National Guard troops stormed the prison ending a four day uprising. Nine hostages and 28 convicts were killed and 29 hostages survived with four seriously injured. Officials said guards opened fire as inmates created booby traps and barricades. Hostage release began under a helicopter warning to surrender with no further harm promised.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
State Correction Department
National Guard
New York State
Russell G. Oswald
Oswald
Hovey to Explain Gilligan Plan Before Senate Committee
State Finance Director Harold Hovey will testify before the Senate Ways and Means Committee in Columbus to explain three tax amendment proposals severance tax on natural resources a tax on domestic insurance and a tax on federally chartered banks matching state bank taxes. He warns the hearings may last a week as oil and gas representatives oppose the severance tax.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Hovey
Senate
Ways and Means
Hovey
Michael Maloney
Maloney
Labor
Organized Labor
Nab 4 Boys In Break In At Lake Logan
Four Logan youths were arrested by sheriff's deputies for attempting to break into the concession stand at Lake Logan at 8 40 p m Sunday. Two fled into the woods while two were caught. Shots were not fired by officers. They pried the lock but nothing was taken. They were released to parents to await juvenile court hearings.
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Logan
Lake Logan
Paul Hartman
Ohio Power Co. Is Lone Bidder
The Ohio Power Co. was the lone bidder today on the electric power to operate municipal pumps for the city's water works and sewage disposal systems. The bid priced 1.66 dollars for the first 10 000 kilowatt hours, 1.16 dollars for the next 90 000 kilowatt hours, and 0.86 dollars for over 100 000 kilowatt hours.
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Ohio Power Co
Ohio Power
World monetary reshaping debated by six European finance ministers
Brussels AP reports six Common Market finance ministers consider a plan to devalue the dollar and denationalize the world monetary system ending the dollar's lead role. The move reflects broader EC sentiment toward a shift away from national currencies. Khrushchev buried privately in Moscow after heart attack at 77. Thelw ay England logs nearly 200 vehicles in fog crashes with nine dead. Senate to tackle draft extension with fights over pay raise and Vietnam withdrawal pace.
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Brussels
European Economic Community
U.S
Washington
Senate
Vietnam
Weather in Hocking Valley Sees Damp, Cool Day
Rain moved into the Hocking Valley with a 60 degree reading at 11 am and 7 30 am lows. Rainfall totaled one tenth of an inch as temperatures fluctuated between 60 and 62 degrees. Tonight and Tuesday forecast partly cloudy with mid 50s lows.
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Hocking Valley
Lighting Upgraded for Harness Racing at Hocking County Fair
The 1971 Hocking County Fair opens at noon Wednesday with a new permanent lighting system at the fairgrounds track purchased for under 10 000 dollars. Fifty eight used lights and forty new sealed units from Chicago improve viewing for the harness racing speed show. A new Junior Fair Building is under construction at 70 404 dollars, expected to be completed by year end. Events run Thursday to Saturday with daily harness races and a $1,000 Chilleo Pace final on Saturday. admission is one dollar for adults over 12.
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Bill Boggess
Marietta
Jud Matheny
Fairgrounds
Hocking County Fair
Fair Board
Jackson City
Chicago
Dave Poling
Matheny
Jackson
Lawrence
Athens
Meigs County
Fair Secretary’s Office
Fair Secretary's
Murphy
Logan Kiwanis
Modern Mothers Clubs
Fair Board of Directors
Miss America Crown Goes To Bexley Beauty
Laurel Lea Schaefer leaves Atlantic City with the Miss America crown and heads to New York for a Carson Show guest appearance. Officials in Bexley plan a large reception while awaiting her return and congratulate the Ohio native on the national honor.
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Bexley
Columbus
Ohio
Laurel Lea Schaefer
Elaine
Laurie
Atlantic City
N.J
New York City
Schaefer
Charles Schaefer
John Gilligan
Puerto Rico
Business Labor Split on Post Freeze
Archie Davis of the U S Chamber of Commerce rejects labor's proposal for a tripartite panel to run anti inflation controls. He supports continuing wage and price restraints under the Cost of Living Council led by John B Connally. Davis spoke on NBC Today before White House talks on Phase II controls. He notes businessmen favor returning to free markets but see Phase II winding down gradually.
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Washington
Archie K. Davis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Cost of Living Council
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
White House
U.S
Winston - Salem
N.C
B52 Bombers Pound Reds Along DMZ and Laos Border
U S B52 bombers conducted fresh raids near the DMZ and Laos border. South Vietnamese patrols recovered bodies of enemy soldiers and three Soviet made artillery guns. They seized three trucks, 1500 gallons of gasoline, 200 mortar shells, 16000 feet of telephone wire and rice. The site appears to be a North Vietnamese base camp as troops withdrew toward Laos or across the DMZ. Spokesman noted first seizure of 122mm guns since early 1969 in the region.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Dmz
South Vietnam
U.S
Stocks Edge Lower
New York markets edged lower as investors faced continuing declines after late last week.
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New York
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