Rise In Serious Crime Slowed In First Half Of 72
The Nixon administration reports serious crime rose 1 percent in the first half of 1972 versus 1971, the smallest rise in 12 years. Violent and property crimes each increased 1 percent. forcible rape led with a 14 percent jump. Columbus and Parma saw declines. Canton and Dayton showed increases.
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Washington
Nixon
FBI
Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
Columbus
Parma
Ohio
Canton
Dayton
Stark County
Hearing Off On Tax Repeal Petitions In Hocking County
A tax repeal petition hearing in Hocking County Common Pleas Court was called off as one objector faction did not appear and another withdrew protest. The election board found 39 of 92 signatures valid and 53 invalid. The protestors, including Mrs. Margaret Denny and George L. Bell, urged court review of petition validity before the hearing ended.
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Hocking County
Election Board
Chester T. Cruze
Joseph P. Tulley
Robert E. Levitt
Howard A. Knight
Raymond P. Luther
Margaret Denny
E. Second St
George L. Bell
Columbus
Bell
Donna Leach Named Acting County Auditor
Hocking County commissioners appoint Donna Leach interim county auditor to replace Leonard Myers who resigns to join the Ohio Department of Taxation. Leach, Logan native and former Donna Schein, has worked as deputy auditor for over three years and is active in the Democratic party. Myers resigns effective Saturday.
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Hocking
John E
Donna) Leach
N. Walnut
Leonard Myers
Democrat Central Committee
Myers
Ohio Department of Taxation
Columbus
Leach
Logan
Donna Schein
Logan High School
Democrat Party
Cole Motor Sales
Democrat Central
Sandy
Randy
Columbus Man Killed In Gang Shootout
David K. Wright, 22, of Columbus, died in a shootout between two motorcycle gangs. Four other men were wounded. Wright’s brother Robert, 20, was in critical condition with a leg wound. Theodore Mearge, 24, was charged with first degree murder and hospitalized with leg wounds and head cuts.
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Columbus, Ohio
David K. Wright
Columbus
Wright
Robert
Theodore Mearge
Fire Leaves Family Of 6 Homeless In Buena Vista
A late night house fire on Amanda Rt 2 destroyed the Leroy Azbell residence leaving a family of six homeless. Firefighters fought a two story frame blaze after other departments could not respond. The Red Cross seeks household donations and lists contact 385 3536. Clothing can be dropped at Logan Presbyterian Church for Mr and Mrs Arbell and children ages 8 6 4 and 2.
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Laurelville
Leroy Azbell
Amanda Rt. 2
Buena Vista
Hocking Red Cross
Logan Presbyterian Church
Arbell
F111A Fighter Bombers Return to Vietnam Combat
U S forces resumed heavy airstrikes across North Vietnam with over 300 missions. F111A jets led raids against rail lines and barracks northwest of Hanoi as F4 Phantoms attacked a supply facility near Hanoi, while Hanoi accused civilians of casualties and claimed pilots were downed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
U.S
POWs Return Sparks Election Debate Over Release
Three American prisoners of war in military dress arrived at Kennedy Airport ending a 12 day journey from Hanoi. Their homecoming, while symbolic, sparked political controversy as the POWs refused offers to surrender to U.S. officials and their stops during the trip drew attention to the release issue ahead of elections.
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Associated Press
United States
Hanoi
New York
Kennedy International Airport
U.S
Stephen Hanson
Spiro T. Agnew
George McGovern
Nixon
Dismissal Of Three Accident Suits In Hocking County
Three lawsuits against the city of Logan and Eagle Construction Co. arising from the Rt. 93 crash at the Rt. 33 interchange on Nov. 26 1968 were dismissed in Hocking County Common Pleas Court after plaintiffs failed to appear at trials on Sept. 21. The dismissals were without prejudice at plaintiffs' costs.
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City of Logan and
Eagle Construction Co
Rt. 93
Rt. 33
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
Loretta
Stephen Nemeth
Warrensville Heights
Barbara L. Toth
Christine E. Hartsel
Elyria
Harley Meyer
Moore's Bankruptcy Plan Is Rejected By Referee
The bankruptcy plan to settle Moore's Stores 3.5 million debt was rejected by referee Duane Kelleher as not feasible and not in creditors' best interests. The Newark firm with 80 stores in four states faced closures and asset sales amid ongoing financial losses.
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Columbus, Ohio
Duane Kelleher
Moore’s
Kellher
Kelleher
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ironton man captured after fatal shooting at tavern
Sheriff James Howell cornered Tom Waddle 35 of Ironton in a church parking lot on Ohio 243 near Coal Grove after a chase. Waddle, white, faces first degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of Charles Wayne Edwards 20, an argument with racial overtones outside an Ironton tavern. Hostages in the commandeered car were two teenage girls and were unharmed. Two tavern patrons, Erla Kay Lyons 23 and Willalone Webb 33, were wounded mildly and treated at Lawrence County General Hospital.
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Ironton
Ohio
James Howell
Coal Grove
Ohio 243
Howell
Tom Waddle
Waddle
Charles Wayne Edwards
Edwards
Robert Holmes
Holmes
Erla Kay Lyons
Willalone Webb
Lawrence County General Hospital
Conflicting Testimony on Navy Bombing Raids Emerges
Senate Armed Services Panel probes alleged unauthorized bombing in North Vietnam with Navy pilots from the USS Constellation. Cmdr. Miller testified after his pilots disputed bomber instructions while Groep and Moore offered diverging accounts of missions last fall. The inquiry, tied to broader war rules on protective reaction bombing, follows scrutiny of Air Force raids ordered by Gen. Lavelle.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Navy
John A. Miller
Miller
Committee
John Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
William Groepper
William Moore Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Constellation
Groepper
Quang Lang
Moore
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Market opens with gains but shows cooling rally
New York AP reports the stock market eased from an early surge with the noon Dow Jones average up 3.16 to 958.31, casting doubt on sustaining the rally that began Wednesday.
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New York
Weather update for Hocking Valley with rain today
An additional one tenth of an inch of rain fell this morning in the Hocking Valley with an overnight low of 67 degrees. It was 68 cloudy degrees at 11 a.m. and the Thursday high reached 71. Weekend outlook calls for partly cloudy cool weather with highs in the low 60s.
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Hocking Valley
Youth Hurt In Auto Crash Near Logan
Hocking County sheriff deputies investigated a one car accident on Route 93 a half mile north of Logan at 11 58 p m Thursday. Steve R Carter 20 of New Plymouth Route 1 drove southbound lost control left the roadway struck a culvert the car was a total loss. Richard Fuller 20 of New Plymouth a passenger was injured taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital where treated and released Carter was cited for excessive speed for road conditions.
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Hocking County
Rt. 93
Logan
Steve R. Carter
New Plymouth
Carter
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Peking
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Maj
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
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J.g
Mark Gartley
Norris Charles
William P. Rogers
Gartley
U.S. Naval Hospital
St. Albans
New York City
Charles
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Cora Weiss
David T. Dellinger
Richard A. Falk
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Mrs. Weiss
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Fort Worth
Tex
Los Angeles
National League of Families of American Prisoners and
Missing In
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Chaperones
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Lovelies
LHS
Debbie McMillin
Sue Kuhn
Sandy Koch
Beth Courter
Barb Casner
Jana Beougher
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