Mail Bomb Plots Reach Africa in Pro-Israel Campaign
The plot to attack Israelis with mailed bombs expanded to Africa as bombs found in Paris London Brussels Geneva Vienna Tel Aviv Montreal and New York were tied to a campaign linked to Jewish groups. Israeli officials pledged to pursue counterterrorist actions while urging global cooperation to curb terrorism.
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Associated Press
Africa
North America
Europe
Kinshasa
Zaire
Belgian Congo
Paris
London
Brussels
Geneva
Vienna
Tel Aviv
Montreal
New York
Israel
Amihai Paglin
Irgun
Jewish Defense League
Munich
Amsterdam
Ami Shanchori
Yigal Allon
Jerusalem
Allon
Abba Eban
Randy Six Sentenced To Reformatory
Randy Six an 18 year old from Logan Route 2 was found guilty on two arson counts by a Hocking County Common Pleas Court jury and sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory. Judge Harley Meyer ordered the two sentences to run consecutively and return to Lima State Hospital under a prior order.
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Randy Six
Logan Rt. 2
Hocking County
Peck
Lima State Hospital
Meyer
Barge Hits Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Crashing Section
An empty 235 foot barge adrift slammed into the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near the Virginia end causing a 60 foot roadway section to break away. Officials said the span could be closed up to a month as crews assess damage and reroute services. No injuries were reported.
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Norfolk, Va
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland-Virginia
Norfolk
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission
Navy
Yancey
Virginia Beach
Coast Guard
Rail Pension Boost Set for Railroad Workers
Congress has approved a bill giving a temporary 20 percent pension increase to about one million retired railroad workers and dependents. The measure, retroactive to Sept 1, aligns rail pensions with Social Security gains and lasts until next June 30 with a solvency review by March 1.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Autumn Arrives With Preview of Fall in Hocking Valley
The Hocking Valley records a season low of 45 degrees overnight with 70 degrees at 11 a.m. under sunny skies. Wednesday saw a high of 76. Forecasters predict partly cloudy and cooler conditions for Friday with a chance of showers tonight.
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Hocking Valley
Vision Hearing Testing Set In Hocking Schools
The Logan Hocking County health department announces an October start for a vision and hearing testing program for school children. Kindergarten and grades one, three, six, and nine will have hearing tests. all students will be tested for vision.
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Logan - Hocking County
Health Department
Ohio Considers Highway Bond to Restore Construction
Ohio Governor Gilligan’s administration weighs a highway bond issue to offset a $100 million annual drop in road construction since 1970. Legislation to raise the gasoline tax to nine cents is seen as likely to fail amid opposition from the Ohio Turnpike Authority and auto clubs.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Ohio Turnpike Authority
Automobile Clubs
Robert Shaw
Harold Hovey
Hovey
Gas Freeze Appeals Rejected by Ohio PUCO
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rejected a bid by central Ohio builders for an extension to Dec 1 to begin new homes and still receive gas service. The commission had ordered a June gas service freeze with Oct 1 foundation deadline and noted broader supply impacts.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Central Ohio
PUCO
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Ohio Valley Gas
Jack Smith
Building Industry Association of Central Ohio
PACO
Smith
Dow Drops as Inflation Fears Weigh on Market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 937.01 at noon, down 3.24 points in sluggish trading. Over five sessions the index fell about 9 percent as investors anticipated inflation and higher interest rates amid stalled Vietnam peace talks and Mideast tensions.
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New York
Larry Wachtel
Bache & Co
Vietnam
Mideast
Mines Placed in South Vietnam Rivers by U S Planes
U S military officials disclosed that American planes mined rivers and canals in Military Region 1 in northern South Vietnam to slow North Vietnamese supply flows. This reportedly marks the first time waterways within South Vietnam were mined. The mines were in areas near Quang Tri province, near the DMZ, with records kept for future clearance.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Military Region 1
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
South China Sea
Namese
Quang Tri
Allies Reject Viet Cong Peace Plan at Paris Talks
At the Paris peace talks US Ambassador Porter rejects the Viet Cong seven point plan as prolonging war and a North Vietnamese dictatorship. South Vietnam’s Lam warns the outcome depends on Hanoi’s willingness to let South Vietnamese voters decide. Lam also rejects a tripartite coalition regime amid new offensives.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Indochina
Pham Dang Lam
Hanoi
NLF
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Lam
Nixon Signs Poverty Bill Limiting Legal Services Control
President Nixon signed a $4.8 billion antipoverty bill after removing a provision that would have freed legal services for the poor from direct government control. The program remains under the Office of Economic Opportunity with $2.4 billion yearly for OEO activities and new projects in environmental employment rural housing consumer action and youth recreation. Nixon had proposed making Legal Services an independent corporation but kept government oversight.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Legal Services
Street Gang Slays Prof In New York City
Wolfgang Friedmann a 65 year old Columbia University international law scholar and humanist was stabbed to death in a street struggle over his wristwatch by three youths. Mayor Lindsay called it the worst outrage of his tenure and ordered a round the clock manhunt as police questioned three teens, ages 14 to 17. Friedmann joined Columbia in 1955 and directed international legal research.
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New York
Columbia University
John V. Lindsay
Wolfgang Friedmann
Friedmann
Berlin
Nazi Germany
Columbia
Two Plead Guilty In Hocking County Indictments
Dwight Amerine of Columbus pleaded guilty to destruction of property for damaging a storm door two interior doors and wood siding at Hazel M. Turner’s South Bloomingville home and was ordered to pay 364.95 in damages. William C. Jones of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to non support, ordered to post 500 bond and pay 10 weekly child support. Both defendants were represented by Phil Henderson.
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Hocking County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
Dwight Amerine
Columbus
Hazel M. Turner
Amerine
South Bloomingville
William C. Jones
Nelsonville
Phil Henderson
Shriver Says Demo Ticket In Serious Financial Trouble
Sargent Shriver says the McGovern Shriver ticket is in serious financial trouble and would welcome Kennedy family money. Agnew argues Democrats drift left and election will hinge on principle, not party, as Nixon aides defend fundraising with Kennedy links rejected by McGovern allies. Delegates at the Ohio Republican Convention approve a no new taxes platform and reject a statewide vote on future income tax hikes.
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Spiro T. Agnew
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
McGovern-Shriver
Kennedy
Agnew
Ohio
Columbus
McGovern
Nixon
Clark MacGregor
Washington
International drug ring tied to 475 pounds of heroin seized
Mexican police seized 475 pounds of heroin worth an estimated 24 million on Wednesday night and arrested eight suspects tied to an international narcotics network operating in Mexico the United States and Europe. Ford recalls 900000 cars to inspect steering gear for 200 possible faults in 1972 models and review 1973 stock. John Mizerak and his wife aged 76 and 71 had eight chances in 3 066 612 pool lottery with a prize of at least 1 million dollars. Lawrence J Gallagher retired Dayton Malleable Iron Co. official died at 67 in Ironton Ohio. Japan's prime minister Kakuei Tanaka to visit Beijing September 25 30 to discuss normalization with China.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Europe
Little Falls
N.Y
John Mizerak
New York State
Ironton, Ohio
Lawrence J. Gallagher
Dayton Malleable Iron Co
Tokyo
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Peking
China
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Riad
Randy
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Hocking
South Viet Rivers
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Tonkin Gulf
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
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Quang Ngai
da Nang
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