Bond issue looms as Ohio lawmakers push adjournment
Ohio lawmakers advance bills to adjourn while the $850 million bond proposal for highways and capital improvements faces uncertain timing. Gov. Rhodes favors ballot placement decision by legislature, not the governor, with observers predicting possible abandonment of the issue amid tax and political pressures.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Statehouse
House
Senate Elections, Commerce and Labor Committee
Monroney Addresses Miami University Ceremony
Light student turnout marks the Miami University Withrow Court event honoring the 159th anniversary of its charter as Senator A R Monroney of Oklahoma spoke on student responsibility. His talk titled A Senator Looks at the Changing Times echoed themes from past campus moments with John Kennedy.
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A. R. Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Miami University
Eugene McCarthy
Withrow Court
Talks Under Way To Save Excello Locks
Robert Oglesby and Lawrence Shafer told Middletown Historical Society at Central School that discussions are underway with the Butler County Park Board on a joint venture to preserve the Excello Locks as a historical site. The locks, first on the Miami Erie Canal, would flank land ideal for park development. The committee will continue talks with the county park officials.
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Robert Oglesby
Lawrence Shafer
Middletown Historical Society
Central School
Butler County Park Board
Excello Locks
First Lady Lyndon Johnson Hosts White House TV Tour
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson led a televised tour of the White House on the Today show to showcase paintings and antiques since her husband’s presidency. The tour followed Kennedy era restorations and highlighted continuity in White House life alongside comments on public service and government excellence.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Executive Mansion
Sea horses change color like chameleons for camouflage
Sea horses alter their color to blend with surroundings and hide from predators, similar to chameleons adapting their appearance.
Police Seek Body After Abandoned Car Found in Ohio
Summit County Prosecutor James V Barbuto says investigators are searching for a body after police found an abandoned auto in Cuyahoga Falls. The vehicle belonged to Paul E Lyons who was involved in a May shooting when living in Lakewood where his wife Lois was killed. Evidence included a .38 caliber slug a blood spotted jacket and two pairs of glasses. Lyons 40 was last seen Monday by a son at Windsor home after moving there four months ago.
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Akron
Ohio
Summit County
James V. Barbuto
Cuyahoga Falls
Paul E. Lyons
Lakewood
Lyons
Windsor
Lois
Area Heart Fund appoints nine area chairmen and 43 captains
With the start of the 1968 Heart Fund campaign, Mrs. Walling Gray Middletown city chairman, announced nine area chairmen and 43 captains for Middletown Monroe and Trenton. Key assistants include Mrs. Amos Cruze Mrs. Zolie Warmoth Mrs. Howard Hiteshue Mrs. D C Perry Mrs. Russell Hixon Miss Mary Stults Mrs. Ralph Kinser Mrs. Howard Schueller Mrs. Robert King Mrs. James Laubach and Mrs. Edwin Crayford. Medical research funded by the Heart Fund offers new methods for diagnosing treating and controlling heart and blood vessel disorders. Heart Sunday is Feb. 25.
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Heart Fund
Walling, Gray
Middletown
Monroe
Trenton
Gray
Amos Cruze
Wilbraham Road
Zolie Warmoth
Young St
Howard Hiteshue
Henry Ave
D. C. Perry
Aberdeen Drive
Russell Hixon
Baltimore St
Mary Stults
Grand Ave
Ralph Kinser
Finley St
Howard Schueller
Penbrook Court
Robert King
N. Second St
James Laubach
Germantown Road
Madison Township
Edwin Crayford
Anne
LeSourdsville
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Lady Bird
Kenneth Shafer
Eaton
Richmond
Ind
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Perry Elwood
Cincinnati
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