Ohio Legislature Adjourns After Pay Raise and Redistricting OK'd
The Ohio General Assembly approved a 10 percent pay raise for about 80 000 state and related employees and a redistricting plan to reduce 24 districts to 23. The measures passed in late sessions and require governor signing for immediate effect. emergency clauses needed two thirds votes. Rep. Betts announced not seeking re election as redistricting consolidates districts.
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US Cuts Troops Accelerate Withdrawal In Vietnam
Saigon AP report says the US Command reduced troop levels again on Saturday while keeping airpower operations intact. Tactical and rescue air squadrons were not withdrawn due to continued enemy activity and evolving combat needs.
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Hughes memory lapses mar rumored publisher collaboration
Irving says author Hughes displayed memory gaps during a Los Angeles interview with seven reporters on January 7. Reporters noted Hughes could not recall links to former Air Force leaders George and Eaker, who ran Hughes tools and aircraft interests. The report links the incident to broader Vietnam war forces and Nixon policy shifts.
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Hughes
Cities Mark Dr. King’s Birthday Observances Nationwide
Observances for Martin Luther King Jr. day were held across the country with speeches and gatherings as cities and governors proclaimed the weekend as King Day. In Philadelphia a SCLC clash over the Monday observance surfaced while Ayden North Carolina saw a march permit denial. Los Angeles opened a new hospital named after King.
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Virginia
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Philadelphia
Kansas City
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Ayden
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King
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SCLC
North Carolina
Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital
Los Angeles
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Thomas Kilgore
Los Angeles Second Baptist Church
Record cold snap breaks 36 year low in Middletown
Weather observer T Morningstar reports 8 below zero at 8 PM, the coldest night since 1936. Forecast calls for 5 to 10 above later day, with cloudiness and light snow. Midweek highs in 40s to 50s expected, December average eight degrees above normal.
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Morningstar
Mercury
Power Outage Hits Oxford Stores and Homes
A 4000 volt line failure caused a power outage in southwestern Oxford closing the Kroger store and nearby Super-X Drug Store on Locust Street and leaving numerous homes dark. Cincinnati Gas & Electric expected restoration by 10 p.m after switching load to a second line.
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Trend to Suburbia Triggers White Flight in City Schools
Government figures show white flight to suburbs or private schools as city districts desegregate. The Office for Civil Rights data spans 76 large districts from Los Angeles to Compton, with many under court orders for busing. Enrollment shifts and rising black student numbers accompany desegregation.
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Los Angeles
Compton
Calif
Richmond
Houston
Norfolk
Little Aeronca Plane Lifts Middletown's Transport History
A compact Aeronca plane once dismissed for its looks sparked a regional transport breakthrough in Middletown. It provided a brief but pivotal boost to the city’s status in aviation history before fading into the broader story of flight.
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Aeronca
America
Middletown
Union Votes To Accept DP and L Contract Offer
Dayton Ohio AP reports Local 175, Utility Workers Union of America, voted 1156 to 600 to accept a contract with Dayton Power and Light Co after a month long strike. Details of the package were not revealed. DP&L seeks $50000 from the union for vandalism damages before paying. Negotiators plan to meet Monday to finalize terms while supervisors run 12 hour shifts to maintain service since the strike began December 10.
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Dayton, Ohio
Utility Workers Union of America
Dayton Power and Light Co
Ohio
Dp&l
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