F&M Bank President Roswell Perkins Dies Unexpectedly
Roswell B. Perkins 65 president of Farmers & Merchants Bank died after a sudden heart attack at home on Greendale Road. A Logan resident since 1941 he led local industrial growth and served on multiple boards. Memorial services set for Immanuel United Methodist Church. private graveside to follow.
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Roswell B. Perkins
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Greendale Rd
Bank
Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan
Perkins
Ohio Development Financing Commission
James A. Rhodes
Logan Trade Club
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Logan Rotary Club
Izaak Walton League
Robert H. Rheinscheld Dies at 58 in Columbus
Robert H. Rheinscheld 58 of 105 N Wheatland Ave Columbus died at 2 am at St Anthony Hospital Columbus He was born in Washington Township Hocking County and worked at Columbus Plastics Inc He survived by wife Catherine F two daughters Catherine E and Rachel two brothers Harold and Gerald three sisters Funeral services 10 am Thursday at St Aloysius Church burial in St Joseph Cemetery Friends may call at Egan Ryan Funeral Home 403 E Broad St Columbus with Rosary at 7:30 pm Wednesday Memorials to St Vincent De Paul Society or Franklin County Cancer Society
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Robert H. Rheinscheld
N. Wheatland Ave
Columbus
St. Anthony Hospital
Henry W
Bertha Smelts Rheinscheld
Washington Twp
Hocking County
Columbus Plastics, Inc
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Holy Name Society
Catherine F
Catherine E
Rachel
Harold of
Logan
Gerald
Smyrna
Tenn
Dorothy Worthman
Katherine Howdyshell
Lillian Hildabolt
St. Aloysius Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Egan- Ryan
E. Broad St
Franklin County Cancer Society
Freezing Temperatures Sweep Across Several Regions
Early today a mixed national weather picture showed showers in the western Midwest and Florida. Temperatures fell to the 30s from Michigan to West Virginia with a 32 degree low at Logan and mild warmth from the South to the East. Frost warnings were posted in northern Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Maryland while a storm tracking from the northern Plains spurred western thunderstorm activity.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Florida
Michigan
West Virginia
Maryland
West Palm
Logan
Houghton Lake
Mich
Yuma
Ariz
Graham Draws Record Crowd at Anaheim Crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham drew a record attendance of 49,500 at Anaheim Stadium on Sunday, overflowing seats onto the field during the third day of his 10 day Southern California crusade. The previous high was 46,500 at the Angels’ ballpark during the 1967 All Star Game.
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Anaheim
Calif
Anaheim Stadium
Billy Graham
Graham
California
California Angels
Last 2 Suspects Nabbed In Slayings
Cincinnati police flew to New Mexico to bring back two suspects in the Cabinet Supreme Saving and Loan Co. killings. John Leigh 20 waived extradition and faces four first degree murder charges while Watterson Johnson 22 sought counsel. Bonds were set at 500000 each for flight to avoid prosecution. The four women victims included teller Mrs. Lillian DeWald and customers Mrs. Luella Stitzel Mrs. Henrietta Stitzel and Mrs. Helen Huebner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New Mexico
John Leigh
Ohio
Watterson Johnson
Gallup
N.M
David Earl Randall
Memphis
Tenn
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Howard Makin
Delhi Township
Russell Jackson
Harry Bode
Hamilton County
Albuquerque
Raymond Kassow
Carl Ingle
Cabinet Supreme Saving & Loan Co
Lillian DeWald
Luella
Henrietta Stitzel
Helen Huebner
Reds plan heavy U S casualties as war escalates
Saigon reports a captured North Vietnamese document outlining aims to inflict heavy U S losses to deter de escalation while Washington says enemy activity is at a low in Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces. The file, seized Sept. 5 north of Saigon, calls for de Americanizing the war and expanding Viet Cong power.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
3Rd Corps
5Th Division
Hocking Hills Show First Tinge Of Fall Colors
The Hocking Hills report the first fall color tinge as visitors flock to area parks. Old Man's Cave camping area hosted 136 units, 20 units in the primitive area, and 26 in the scout area. Total park attendance reached 8 734 over two days with 3 526 Saturday and 5 208 Sunday.
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Hocking
Old Man’s Cave
Apollo 11 Astronauts Begin World Tour For Peace
The Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins start a 38 day tour visiting 22 nations. They carry a moon plaque inscription We came in peace for all mankind and metal discs for heads of state. Stops include Mexico City Bogota Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Madrid Paris Amsterdam Brussels Oslo Cologne Berlin London Rome Belgrade Ankara Kinshasa Tehran Bombay Dacca Bangkok Darwin Sydney Guam Seoul Tokyo Honolulu and more.
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Houston
Earth
Nixon
Neil Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Iran
Turkey
Frank Borman
Soviet Union
Mexico City
Bogota
Colombia
Buenos
Aires
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
South America
Canary Islands
Europe
Madrid
Paris
Amsterdam
Brussels
Oslo
Cologne
Berlin
London
Rome
Belgrade
Ankara
Kinshasa
The
Congo
Tehran
Bombay
India
Dacca
Pakistan
Bangkok
Thailand
Darwin
Sydney
Australia
Guam
Seoul
Tokyo
Honolulu
British Reinforcements Arrive as Northern Ireland Turmoil Rises
British commandos and 500 more troops moved into Belfast to back 3,000 forces amid renewed Catholic Protestant violence. Firebombings, street battles, and tear gas marked the weekend clash, with 10 injuries and barbed wire fences redeployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Marine
England
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Ian Freeland
Londonderry
Robert Keith McNeil Dies in Memorial Service
The Rev. John Lloyd Evans conducted a private memorial for Robert Keith McNeil of Whiting Indiana at his aunt Mary Louise Bowen’s home in Nelsonville. McNeil died September 24 at St Catherine's Hospital East Chicago Illinois, son of Grace Bowen McNeil and the late Dr C P McNeil. He is survived by his mother a brother Dr Edward B McNeil of Chicago a sister Mrs Richard Jean Humphreys of Morgantown West Virginia and several nieces and nephews.
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John Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Robert Keith McNeil
Whiting
Ind
Mary Louise Bowen
Market St
St. Catherine's Hospital
East Chicago
Ill
Grace Bowen McNeil
Logan
C. P. McNeil
Edward B. McNeil
Chicago
Richard
Jean) Humphreys
Morgantown
W. Va
One Bid For River Crossing Water Line Submitted
City Council chambers opened sealed bids for a water line river crossing. Wayne Miller of Junction City submitted a single bid of 9712.50 to lay 225 feet of 12 inch cast iron encased in concrete plus valves and castings. The line under the Ho king River replaces a washed out section from the May 1968 flood. The bid will be reviewed by the city board of control.
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Wayne Miller
Junction City
Hocking
City Board of Control
Brandt Moves to Oust Kiesinger in West German Vote
AP reports Willy Brandt signals plans to form a coalition and seek election as chancellor after SPD gains in the West German federal elections.SPD aims to govern with FDP while CDU loses ground. Bundestag majority could decide next chancellor.
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Free Democratic Party
Kurt George Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
Brandt
Kiesinger
Social Democratic Party
SPD
CDU
Walter Scheel
FDP
Free Democrats
Bundestag
Scheel
New Czech Leaders Launch Purge of Party Liberals
Prague reports say weekend purge swept reformer Alexander Dubcek and allies from Communist party and government leadership. Nine cabinet members were ousted. Dubcek removed from Presidium and National Assembly presidency though he kept a Central Committee seat. Smrkovsky dismissed from National Assembly vice presidency. CTK says new party cards to be issued and future plenary to consider reforms.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Bohemia
National Front
Ludvik Svoboda
Dubcek
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Central Committee
CTK
Gustav Husak
Senate Food Stamp Plan Faces House Trim
Washington AP reports backers and critics clash over a liberalized national food stamp bill. House action hinges on Agriculture Committee and its chair W R Poage. Senate approved plan exceeds Nixon’s three year funding by over 2 billion and would grant free stamps to families under 60 dollars monthly. Foley and McGovern push floor consideration to apply pressure on the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thomas
Foley
D-Wash
House Agriculture Committee
W. R. Poage
Dtex
Nixon
Sen
George McGovern
D-S.c
Senate Agriculture
McGovern
Flames From Derailed Train Threaten Corning Ohio
In Corning Ohio Perry County evacuees from a 1,067 population town as Penn Central derails a 73 car freight including a tank car. The derailment occurred near the town limits around 8 15 a m with flames still burning two hours later. No injuries reported and Ohio 13 traffic rerouted by the Highway Patrol. Corning lies 12 miles southeast of New Lexington.
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Corning
Ohio
Perry County
Penn Central
Corporation Limits
Highway Patrol
Ohio 13
Four Cleveland youths held after Lancaster daylight robbery
Four youths from Cleveland were charged with armed robbery and auto theft after a daylight holdup at the Westgate Sohio station at the junction of routes 664 and old U S 33. They were held on 15000 bond each and arraigned in Hocking County Court.
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Cleveland
Hocking County
Westgate
Sohio
U.S. 33
Victor Frederick Hitterman
Larry Dean Veazey
Robert Lee Moskey
Richard Robert Yunak
James Stilwell
Hocking
Lancaster
Mike Kerns
Paul Hartman
Kerns
Hartman
Sheriff's Department
Farm Bureau
Rt. 33
Drop Charges Against Berets in Vietnam Killing Case
The Army abruptly drops murder charges against eight Green Berets accused of killing a supposed double agent in South Vietnam. Attorney Henry Rothblatt plans to seek release for three of six officers in San Francisco and may pursue a federal hearing if a fair military trial is not possible.
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Washington
Army
Green Berets
South Vietnam
San Francisco
Henry Rothblatt
Green Beret
Rothblatt
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Florence Oviatt Perkins
Dale
Nancy) Mowery
Fountain Valley
Raymond A
Avon Lake
Fred
Joe
Rosalie) Agee
Auburn
Hugh Robinson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Heinlein
Hocking Hills
Crew
Yugoslavia
Middle East
Water Line River Crossing
Willy Brandt
Penil Corning
New Lexington
Berets
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