New OU President Named At Ohio University
Dr. Claude R. Sowle, dean of the University of Cincinnati law school, named Ohio University president. Selection committee chair J. Hall says appointment has unanimous approval and trustees to act May 12. Sowle, 40, will become OU's 16th president succeeding Vernon R. Alden who moves to The Boston Co. and Boston Safe. He vows optimism and mutual understanding to meet higher education challenges.
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Boston Co., Inc
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Sowle
Ohio University
Rhodes Challenges Life Over Slush Fund Allegations
New York AP report says Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes denies Life magazine charges of long term slush fund use and improper campaign activity. Life claims IRS findings show $70 000 unreported campaign funds and over a million tax issues. Rhodes calls the piece false and insists he filed correct returns.
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North Vietnamese attack on U S armored column ends with 34 killed
About 150 Nineteen Vietnamese troops attacked a U S armored column in northwest South Vietnam. U S forces from the 1st Brigade 5th Mechanized Infantry Division killed 34 enemy with artillery 99 mm guns and heavy machine guns. Five Americans died and 34 wounded. The fight occurred near Khe Sanh five miles from the Laotian border.
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Laos
Firefighting Students Save College Records
Florida State University Westcott Hall fire roared through the top floors as students and fire crews saved priceless records including items dating to 1857. Gov. Claude Kirk praised the student response while officials noted damaged offices and waterlogged documents.
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Florida State University
Westcott Hall
Claude Kirk
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University
Fine Arts Department
Golfer Discovers Illegal Marijuana On City Golf Course
An unidentified weekend golfer led police to 1000 marijuana plants on the Austin municipal golf course after finding a lost ball. One plot was laid out in rows and another was spaded and watered. Police uprooted the plants from deep woods near a trail. Earlier, eight pounds of flourishing marijuana were found among capitol pansy beds.
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Gene Freudenberg
State Capitol
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Outlook
The Middletown region expects mostly cloudy and cooler conditions with scattered showers through Tuesday. Tonight's lows in the 40s, highs Tuesday in the upper 50s. Yesterday's high reached 79 and this morning's low was 58. Rain measured about .45 inches overnight.
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De Gaulle resigns as France faces political upheaval
Charles de Gaulle steps down as president effective noon ending over 18 years in power. Senate President Alain Poher becomes interim president with elections due in 20 to 35 days. Cabinet members resign, protests erupt in Paris as France endures economic strain and uncertainty over the franc.
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Bolivian President Barrientos Dies in Helicopter Crash
Former Bolivian professor assumes presidency after Rene Barrientos death in a helicopter crash. Vice President Luis Acolfo Siles Salinas takes power with military backing as Alfredo Ovando returns from Washington amid uncertain tenure. Ovando the only announced 1970 candidate.
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Ovando
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Barrientos Survived 21 Plane Crashes Dies in 22nd
Bolivian President Rene Barrientos, 49, long famed for surviving 21 air accidents, perished in a helicopter crash while piloting a Bolivian air force helicopter from La Paz to Santa Cruz. He boasted of flying since 1942 and faced assassination attempts, with a legend of machismo surrounding his career.
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Che” Guevara
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