Ohio Faces Severe Drought as Rain Shortage Persists
Ohio officials warn of worsening drought with southern counties labeled disaster areas. Rainfall deficits reach 2.05 to 4.57 inches in Athens Zanesville Circleville and surrounding areas while Weather Bureau notes severe conditions south of Mercer Franklin and Washington counties. The Emergency Feed Grain Program provides aid and grazing options to affected farmers as light rain ends a 26 day dry spell in Columbus and a warmer weekend forecast follows.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Redett
Ohio Division of Forestry
Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Mercer
Franklin
Washington
Athens
Zanesville
Wilmington
Circleville
Akron
Wooster
Marietta
Hocking Farms Struggle as Drought Ends Pastures
Don Young, Hocking County extension agent, says drought this summer ruined pasture land and caused hay shortages. Dry weather scorched fields and hampered corn development, leaving farmers worried about feed and yields.
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Hocking County
Don Young
Roseann Taylor Crowned 1964 Junior Fair Queen at Hocking County
Roseann Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Taylor Logan Rt 3 was named 1964 Junior Fair Queen at the Hocking County Fair ceremonies. First runner up was Sandy Shaw and second was Ann Sater with crowd期待 due to School Day activities. Attendance efforts noted with 876 paid admissions after 5 pm and about 600 in the grand stand for the auto thrill show.
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Roseann Taylor
Don Taylor
Jim Cline
Ann Sater
Sandy Shaw
Logan Rt. 3
Roseann
Freeman's Greenhouse
J. C. Penney Co
Sharff’s
Otto Shaw
Logan Rt. 2
Enterprise Farmerettes
Everett Sater
Rockbridge Rt. 1
Sunshine Girls
Alice Trowbridge
Delena Brown
FHA
Janet Lemon
Hocking Livestock
Bob
Jay Nihiser
Larry
David McDaniel
Ken Burgess
Ken Tschappat
Jim Kline
Junior Fair Board
Quinette Dicken
Karen Hampshire
Pentagon reports hint at new Tonkin Gulf PT boat attack
Reports from Washington indicate another nighttime PT boat attack in the Tonkin Gulf similar to the August incident. U S destroyers reportedly involved, air strikes against PT bases noted, and garbled messages hinder confirmation. McNamara cancels Chicago trip. Ailes to speak instead.
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Washington
Pentagon
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
White House
Defense Department
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tonkin Gulf
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Chicago
Secretary of the Army
Stephen Ailes
McNamara
Executives’ Club
Special Legislature Session Set for November Ninth
Gov. Rhodes calls a special session of the 105th Ohio General Assembly for November 9 to address highway bonds congressional redistricting salary raises for officials judges and trustees and to create Cleveland State University and the Toledo State College of Medicine. The session may also consider transferring surplus conservancy district funds to improve bond retirement and maintenance to aid the Muskingum Conservancy District lodge construction.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
105Th
Ohio General Assembly
Rhodes
106Th General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Courts of Appeals
Common Pleas
Cleveland State University
Toledo State College of Medicine
Conservancy
Muskingum Conservancy District
Goldwater accuses Johnson of wild spending in Texas swing
In Longview Texas Senator Barry Goldwater blasted President Johnson as the wildest spender, charging the administration is moving the country deeper into debt as he outlined a four day tour through eight Southern states. He attacked Johnson’s spending claims while highlighting alleged military secrecy disclosures in California.
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Longview
Tex
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Texas
Springfield
Evansville
Ind
Charleston
W.va
Arizona
Goldwater
Ford Union in principle on new labor pact with UAW
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers reached a preliminary agreement on a labor contract similar to Chrysler's deal. The accord boosts retirement benefits earlier retirement options pay increases and holidays while keeping wages competitive with Chrysler.
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Union
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Malcolm Denise
Denise
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler and UAW reach three year wage deal in Detroit
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers Union announce a three year contract for about 7,000 white collar workers just before a 10 a.m. strike deadline. The agreement follows an all night bargaining session and comes after a national pact Sept. 9 covering 64,000 hourly and maintenance employees.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
UAW
Railroad unions call strike targeting national transit
Railroad shop craft unions announce a strike set to begin at 6 a.m. local time Tuesday September 22. The six unions demand a job security agreement aligned with recommendations from a presidential emergency board issued last month.
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Washington
Corn Disease Spreads in Hocking Valley Across Counties
Ohio Agriculture Director John M. Stackhouse reports compact disease moving from 12 Scioto and Ohio River valley counties in 1963 to 13 more this year. New detections span Butler Warren Greene Clinton Fayette Highland Franklin Vinton Jackson Athens Morgan Perry Muskingum, with about 10 000 acres affected in 1963 and the spread advancing up the Ohio River tributaries.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Scioto
Ohio River
John M. Stackhouse
Butler
Warren
Greene
Clinton
Fayette
Highland
Franklin
Vinton
Jackson
Athens
Morgan
Perry
Muskingum
Hamilton
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Pike
Ross
Pickaway
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs
Washington
Stackhouse
Symmes Creek
Little Miami
Big Miami
Hocking
Muskingum Rivers
Rights Decision To High Court
The three judge federal court ruling against enforcing the Civil Rights Act public accommodations section for a Birmingham restaurant has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justice Department filed notice of appeal late Thursday in Washington.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Department
Washington
Khrushchev Denies New Soviet Weapon Claim
Premier Nikita Khrushchev denied saying the Soviet Union possesses a new weapon capable of destroying mankind. He said scientists showed him a terrible device but it was not a nuclear bomb and he offered no details. A Japanese delegation reported his remarks but he attributed the misinterpretation to translation.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Hocking Fair Schedule Highlights Friday and Saturday Events
Friday events include a 4 p.m. tractor rodeo and 5 45 p.m. wildlife conservation award presentation at the grandstand with a 6 p.m. junior fair livestock sale and an 8 p.m. horse pulling contest. Saturday features children contests at 10 a.m. harness racing at 1 30 p.m. two heat races and an 8 p.m. band show with local bands from Logan Hocking County and area.
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Grandstand
Logan
Hocking County
Grandma Gatewood Completes 500 Mile Appalachian Trek
Emma Gatewood of Gallia County Ohio finishes the northernmost 500 mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail for the third time. The famed hiker known as Grandm a Gatewood has previously completed longer or repeated sections, marking another milestone in her long trekking career.
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Millinocket
Maine
Emma Gatewood
Gallia County
Ohio
Gatewood
Grandma Gatewood’s Buckeye Trail Ties Highlight Local Legend
In Hocking County the renowned figure helped build the Buckeye Trail and visited friends frequently. She hiked from Cheshire to Logan to attend a Buckeye Trail Association meeting.
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Grandma” Gatewood
Hocking County
Cheshire
Logan
Buckeye Trail Association
Widow 76 Walks Appalachian Trail In Maine Journey
The 76-year-old widow, after hiking the 2000 miles of the Oregon Trail in 1959, traveled the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. She left Sherburn Pass Vermont on July 29 and was flown to Millinock Lake near Mount Katahdin, skipping the final climb.
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Georgia
Maine
Cheshire
Mt. Katahdin
Gatewood
Stock Market Mixed After Early Rise In New York
Stock prices weakened after an initial gain in New York trading with a mix of results in early activity. Trading remained fairly active as sectors showed uneven movement.
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New York
Mighty Rocket Orbits Model of Moonship
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the Saturn 1 rocket lograr as it achieves seventh straight test flight success. An unmanned model of the Project Apollo moonship is launched into orbit as part of preparations for three man earth orbital missions and eventual lunar landing. Nine astronauts observe the launch as the 19 story tall Saturn 1 generates 1.5 million pounds of thrust and clears the dense lower atmosphere in 147 seconds.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Ohio Republicans rally to keep Buckeye State in GOP column
Ohio Republicans closed their one day state convention in Columbus with a wave of speeches attacking Democrats in Ohio and in Washington. William E Miller and Barry Goldwater Jr spoke to the cheering crowd joining state leaders in the counter campaign. Miller accused Lyndon Johnson of pushing for one party rule and Humphrey of political deceit and evasion.
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Columbus
Ohio
William E. Miller
Barry Goldwater Jr
Buckeye
Washington
Goldwater
Los Angeles
Johnson shows campaign vigor on return from swing through states
President Johnson returns from his first campaign swing with a demonstrated vigor and resolve. Reporters note the president’s steady pace and renewed urgency as he addresses supporters and outlines policy priorities.
McNamara Reveals Anti Satellite Interceptions
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said two U S anti satellite systems have scored several successful interceptions of U S satellites up to hundreds of miles above Earth. He spoke at a news conference adding details to President Johnsons Sacramento remarks issued Thursday.
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Johnson
Pentagon
Sacramento
Calif
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Birch Society not to have any member in Goldwater admin
Rep. William E. Miller pledged that no John Birch Society member would serve in the Goldwater administration if he is elected president. The remark was reported from Chicago.
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Chicago
William E. Miller
John Birch Society
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey Appeals To Southern Voters In Arkansas Stop
Sen Hubert H Humphrey hoarse but upbeat after a long Texas swing pressed his Southern vote in Arkansas meeting Gov Orval Faubus Faubus amid the day long campaign stop in Hot Springs Arkansas as part of a broader Southern tour.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Hubert H. Humphrey
Texas
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
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Roscoe Mowrey
Linda Stuart
Mike Mercer
Bob King Jr
Martin Sharrett
Kelley Stilwell
Jim Inboden
B. J. King
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Edward
Bo) Miller
Hocking Valley
Khrush
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