Appeals filed in Libby Lewis hospital fraud conviction
The appeal argues hospital status, lack of proof of defrauding the hospital, and that acts of alleged co conspirators should not be admitted before conspiracy is shown. It cites prior cases against co conspirators and seeks reversal of Judge Ammer's ruling.
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Libby Lewis
Hocking County
Ralph Voelker
William Ammer
Sterling Lewis
John Sappington
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Appellant
Ammer
Court of Appeals
Living Costs Rise Sharply in August Amidst Inflation
The government reports a 0.3 percent rise in consumer prices for August, driven by higher food and housing costs. The CPI reaches 121.9, meaning $12.19 buys the same goods as $10 in 1957-59. Average weekly earnings climb to $109.16, up 29 cents, but wage gains fail to keep pace with rising living costs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Newsprint Price Hiked by Major Producers
Major U.S. and Canadian producers raise newsprint price by $5 per ton effective January 1, 1969. This marks the third hike since June 1966. Abitibi Papers of Canada, supplier to the Logan Daily News, joins the increase.
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U.S
Canada
Abitibi Papers of
Logan Daily News
Stock Market Advances In Heavy Trading
New York stocks climbed further as heavy trading drove many issues to move more than 1 point in today’s session.
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New York
Reds Offer Middle East Peace Plan
The Soviet Union proposed a four part peace plan to the United States addressing Israel and Arab nations. It calls for Israel to withdraw to pre six day war lines and for the Arabs to end the state of war. A UN force would guarantee peace and major powers would pledge no tolerance for new fighting. Israel insists on a peace treaty before withdrawal.
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Washington
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
United Nations
Russia
France
Great Britain
Hocking Conservancy District Repays $73 520 Loan
The Hocking Conservancy District repaid a $73 520 loan from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. District directors Oakley Matthews and Poston praised leadership while the fund supports organizing new districts. The repayment follows prior loans from the Miami and Maumee districts. Payment occurred at the Ohio Water Commission meeting at Burr Oak State Park.
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Hocking Conservancy District
Fred E. Marr
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Conservancy District
Rhodes
Conservancy
Rotary Fund
S. L
Jack) Frost
Hocking
High Murder Rate Tied to Living Patterns, Not Guns
Rutgers sociologist Daniel Glaser testified to the President's commission on violence that social and economic conditions drive homicide rates more than gun availability. He noted higher violence in rural South and northern urban ghettos and that strict gun control does not necessarily lower violent deaths.
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Washington
Daniel Glaser
Rutgers University
Glaser
Nicholas Katzenbach
Very cold start as Hocking Valley records 39 degrees
The Hocking Valley opened with 39 degrees and 62 under clear skies by 11 am. Fri forecasts promise generally fair and slightly warmer weather.
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Hocking Valley
Fair Premium Checks Ready Saturday at Gate Office
Hocking County Fair premium checks will be available from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the main gate ticket office.
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Fairgrounds
Titan 3 Soars, Deploys Four Satellites In Orbit
A Titan 3 rocket from Cape Kennedy launched before dawn and deployed four military research satellites into distinct orbits. The mission included a communications craft, a radiation probe, and a heat transfer study satellite, with operations completing after a 62 hour flight. The spacecraft will operate at 21,000 to 22,300 miles altitude near the equator west of South America.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Launch Control Center
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Florida
Air Force
Manent
Equator
South America
Earth
Portugal Names Caetano as New Leader
President Americo Thomaz designated Marcello Caetano to form a new government after Salazar's stroke. Caetano, 62, longtime Salazar advisor, is expected to run a cautious reform program but remain ultraconservative as Portugal faces an uncertain transition.
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Lisbon
Antonio Salazar
Marcello Caetano
Portugal
Caetano
Americo Thomaz
Salazar
Armored Clash Near Tam Ky Pushes North Vietnamese Back
Americal Division units including armor infantry and helicopter gunships pressed a two day battle on the northern coastal plain near Tam Ky. The fight left 312 enemy killed with U S casualties at four dead and 48 wounded. Marines later found a large cache of rockets mines as U S forces sweep northern DMZ. U Thant criticism follows UN bombing halt call.
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Saigon
Americal
South Vietnam
U.S
Tam Ky
Quang Tin Province
Demilitarized Zone
City Receives 4388 Flood Relief Grant
Service Director James Parkinson announced the city has approval for flood disaster relief from Col. James Wooster Jr. The maximum grant amount is 4388.39 based on expenses for labor and materials. Most damage was at the sewage disposal plant and the well field at the filtration plant. Auditor Leonard Myers said he is awaiting further news on the county’s disaster relief funds and will contact Washington if needed.
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James Parkinson
James Wooster Jr
Office of Emergency Planning
Columbus
Parkinson
Hacking
Leonard Myers
Washington
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