Johnson swindled into fond farewell to wrong troops
In 1968 at Ft. Bragg President Lyndon Johnson was moved by a staged farewell for soldiers he believed were departing to Vietnam. Brig. Gen. Donald Blackburn orchestrated a ruse using borrowed colors from another battalion to mislead LBJ while real 82nd Airborne troops were returning from Vietnam to a beer bash, then flew back as the genuine unit headed to battle the next day.
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Blackburn
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Ford accuses Congress of delaying energy action
President Ford accuses Congress of hindering energy policy while leaders insist they are not blocking. He seeks new authority and two proposals: deadline processing for Alaska gas pipelines and presidential route selection with congressional approval, plus allowing LNG imports up to one trillion cubic feet annually. Senate sponsors push a faster pipeline route approval bill, now before a committee, with Mondale awaiting Ford’s details.
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Ford
Congress
Alaska
Senate
Pickle Quickies and Household Hacks In Paper
A reader shares a recipe for quick pickles from leftover pickle juice and cucumbers, noting optional onion, salting for hours, then heating juice and reheating vegetables before jar storing. It also mentions using a shower curtain as a backyard table cover and compliments on finding large covers.
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Rachel O'Connor
Birth Statistics List Names From Terrence Harrison Family
A births statistics list records names associated with recent births and hospital admissions. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Harrison of 610 Richardson Drive and other individuals from Cincinnati Franklin Monroe Lebanon and surrounding streets with hospital details including a Middletown Hospital patient number 424 1871 and Good Samaritan Hospital reference.
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Richardson Drive
Bay
James R. Alcorn
Cincinnati
David L. Becraft
Franklin
Marie Bunnell
Monroe
Marvin
Emeier
Lebanon
William Carpenter
Renee Drive
Frank Chambers
Morgan St
Russell Daniels
Wilbraham Road
Richard L. Dennis
Camden
Jay Forrer
Gratis
Mary Beth Greenwell
Sheldon Road
Robert Guthman
Robert J. Guthman
Arcadia Drive
Jarrett Hall
John Hall
Ross St
Arthur Hambleton
Grand Ave
Mary L. Harkins
Cleveland St
James Hembree
Germantown
Robert King
Grove St
Louis Pierce
Trenton-Franklin Road
Thomas J. Sayers
Raymond Drive
Kenneth Young
15Th Ave
Thomas E. Youtsler
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Josephine Marconi
Graydon Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ohio House Sets Bedsheet Ballot Vote For June
Ohio state representatives plan a Tuesday vote on a bill to abolish the bedsheet ballot for the June 8 presidential primary. The measure would enact a constitutional amendment, removing the need to list all national convention delegates on ballots. Democrats blocked Gov. Rhodes appointee to the state Tax Appeals Board, prompting bitter Senate sessions and ongoing partisan fights.
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Ohio
Don S. Maddux
D- 90
Lancaster
Senate
GOP
James A. Rhodes
Charles S. Lopeman
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
NOW opens speakers bureau in Butler County chapter
The Butler County Chapter of the National Organization for Women has established a speakers bureau. It will mail a phnet to oral groups offering speakers on feminist topics. Its 1976 priority is helping school districts comply with Title IX, which forbids sex discrimination in federally funded schools.
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Butler County
National Organization For Women
Maine Explosion Shocks Havana Harbor in 1889
The battleship Maine was destroyed in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1889, killing about 260 crew members. The disaster triggered immediate calls for investigation and heightened tensions between the United States and Spain.
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Havana Harbor
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