Laird Praises Wilmington Effort At Ex Clinton AFB
About 50 protestors confront Defense Secretary Melvin Laird at Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington Ohio before dispersing. Officials say base conversion to a civilian facility progresses with local civic groups and firms, while Laird defends Nixon era Vietnam policies amid ongoing questions about bombing and cease fire prospects.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Defense
Melvin Laird
Clinton County Air Force Base
Antioch Colleges
Wilmington Area
Laird
Clinton County
Vietnam
Usury limit eyed for repeal in Ohio banking study
Ohio Governor Gilligan's Bank Study Commission recommends repealing the eight percent usury cap on loans under 100 000. The panel says rate ceilings divert bank funds to unstatutory uses and hinder lending in tight money periods. The commission, formed in 1971 and led by Dr. Douglas Austin, includes bankers legislators and private citizens.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Gilligan
Douglas Austin
University of Toledo
Proposes higher capital and deposit insurance rules for banks
Among other proposals, require all new banks to hold a minimum capital fund of 500000 dollars while current law permits 250000 in small communities. The measure also requires state chartered banks to insure deposits, as current law lacks such a requirement and two state banks do not insure deposits.
IRA Denies Bombings After Claudy Attacks
The IRA denounced claims it planted three bombs that damaged Claudy’s main street and killed six, while promising retaliation for British Army actions in Catholic enclaves. While clashes were limited, a youth was wounded in Belfast and a woman attacked an army patrol in Londonderry.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Provisional
Dublin
Claudy
Barney McFadden
Bogside
McFadden
Bernadette Devlin
Creggan
Bank Employee Graduates From Trust School
Kenneth J. Angel assistant trust officer of the Barnitz Bank was among four graduates in the first annual session of the Ohio Trust School. Ceremonies were held at Ashland College with sponsorship by the Ohio Bankers Association and Ashland College Center for Economic and Business Education. Angel resides at 1626 A Lamberton St.
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Kenneth J. Angel
Barnitz Bank
Ohio Trust School
Ashland College
Ashland
Ohio Bankers Association
Center For Economic and Business Education
Angel
Lamberton St
Relief Fund Gathers 609000 For Wankie Miners Families
A relief fund in Salisbury Rhodesia has raised over 609000 for the families of 427 coal miners who died in the Wankie Colliery disaster in June. The drive gathers support from local groups and donors across the region.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Wankie
Jue
Dews murder shift ties case to narcotics area
Cincinnati police broadened their probe into the death of 20 year old go go dancer Margaret Dews to narcotics sellers after questioning many acquaintances. Coroner ruled the July 21 death a murder by smothering and throat slashing. Dews had been arrested with a boyfriend for selling a drug mix to a federal agent but never stood trial. Her nude body was found near a police station in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Reading
Ohio
Richard Hostiuck
Margaret ‘Buttons
Dews
Hamilton County
Frank Cleveland
Hostiuck
Miss Dews
William Allen
Allen
Bikini Lounge
Mason
American Party selects Couture as platform chairman
John Couture of Muskego Wisconsin elected as chairman of the American Party platform committee and outlines policy goals including revising the 14th amendment abolishing direct Senate elections ending one person one vote and removing the United States from the United Nations. The national convention starts Thursday at Freedom Hall in the state fairgrounds with about 2000 delegates expected.
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Louisville
American Party
John Couture
Muskego
Wis
Couture
Harvard Law School
William Shearer
la Mesa
Calif
U.S
United States
United Nations
Freedom Hall
State Fairgrounds
Kent State to Hear Enarson at Summer Graduation
Kent State University will welcome Ohio State University president designate Harold Enarson as the commencement speaker for the summer graduation exercises on August 26 in Kent.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Ohio State University
Harold Enarson
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Ferno- Washington Co
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