Debris links Thresher to fiery blast during dive
Debris including a charred borated polyethylene shield and life jacket fragments found near the Thresher’s last position are tentatively linked to the nuclear submarine Thresher lost with 129 men. Navy chemists test the plastic for evidence of a rush of flame, while court testimony notes sturdy shipyard welding and ongoing debris analysis to explain the sinking.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thresher
Frederick L. Downs
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Navy
Boston
Downs
Atlantic
Carrigan
Yard
Ohio to cut state payroll by about 12 percent
Ohio’s government aims to reduce its payroll by about 12 percent by summer under State Finance Director Richard Krabach. Since Gov. Rhodes took office the staff has shrunk from 59,459 to about 54,000 by May 1 with further cuts after June 30 and potential July 1 budget reductions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard L. Krabach
James A. Rhodes
Wayne Ward
Ohio Department of Personnel
Ward
Krabach
Rhodes
Natural Resources, Taxation
Formation of Water District in Butler County Nears Completion
Hamilton reports the Southern Butler County Conservancy District will form in about six weeks with a 30 day waiting period before formal proceedings. After the charter is issued, three directors will be named by Common Pleas Court with terms of three five and seven years.
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Hamilton
Butler County Conservancy
Robert L. Marrs
Secretary of State
Common Pleas Court
Ayres Says Hoffa Misread Office Joke As Serious
Rep. William H. Ayres of Ohio says he never intended to imply a hidden mic in James R. Hoffa's Washington office. Hoffa claimed the room was bugged after a chandelier gesture and a walk in the park, while Ayres recalls a light remark about a line being bugged and denies any walk in the park.
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San Francisco
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Washington
Hoffa
Detroit
Ayres
Landrum Griffin
Jimmy
Kennedy lauds Pope encyclical on peace at Boston College
President Kennedy in Newton Mass cites Pope John XXIII encyclical Peace on War and Faith as a cross religious call for progress and peace. He praises its analysis of social welfare human rights disarmament and international order and urges national focus on higher education.
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Kennedy
Boston College
U.S
World Council of Churches
America
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Mystic
Conn
Cowhill
Portsmouth Naval
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Stanley W. Hecker
Hecker
Louis Patrick Gray III
Gray
John Ross
M. FE
Water District
Marrs
Ross’ Hosiery
Rep. Ayres
John É
POLE
Pope
Bates Shop
South Main
New Bag
Fleetwing
Ross
Toy
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