Warren Realtors Protest Proposed Transfer Tax Hearing
William Hay led about 20 Warren County realtors at a courthouse hearing to oppose a proposed two mill real estate transfer tax. Auditor Leslie Spaeth supported the tax as fair to homeowners, while County Engineer Stanley Markey backed it to fund new county maps costing about $15,000 per township. A second hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday.
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Lebanon
William DO. Hay
Warren County Board of Realtors
Hay
Leslie Spaeth
Stanley Markey
Spaeth
Markey
Griffin Wins Mississippi Seat Over Negro Challenger
Rep elect Charles Griffin secured a landslide 2 to 1 victory over Charles Evers in a special election to fill the Jackson House seat vacated when John Bell Williams resigned to become governor. Griffin's 85,039 to 42,684 margin reflected strong white support. Evers vows to run again, with a Democratic primary set for June 4 before a full term starts next January.
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Jackson
Miss
Charles Griffin
Congress
Griffin
Charles Evers
John Bell Williams
Evers
Old South School grounds readied as Middletown park site
Winter work on the Old South School property in Middletown moves to park status with debris removal, grading, and topsoil seeding under city directive. The project aims to convert the site to public park use with naming discussions and survey work for a future community golf course.
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Paul Sullivan Journal
Old South School
Park Board
John Paschal
D. W Kothe
City Commission
Kothe
Cecil Runyan
Middletown Historical Society
Paschal
Ralph Connor
Hve
Ohio
Middletown
Connor
Fowler Says Bigger Hike Needed If Viet Manpower Raised
Secretary Henry H. Fowler told the Senate Finance Committee that a 200000 additional troops surge to Vietnam could require more than the 10 percent tax surcharge. Budget Director Charles Zwick estimated the cost at about 4 billion dollars, prompting calls for a broader fiscal package or deeper domestic cuts.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Vietnam
Fowler
Senate Finance Committee
Charles J. Zwick
Budget Bureau
Con
Johnson
Congress
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Finance Committee
Treasury
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
House
Ways and Means
Who Owns The Money Car at Robbinsdale High
In Minneapolis, the public address system at Robbinsdale High School announced a white 1968 Cadillac with its lights on in the pupil parking lot. The school noted the car's origin and ownership status as part of a campus notice.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Robbinsdale High School
Two Cleveland Firemen Hurt In Cedar Avenue Blaze
AP reports two Cleveland firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at 8623 Cedar Ave. about midnight. The fire displaced at least six families and forced occupants to flee in night clothing into 22 degree cold. Firemen Ronald Brastine and Donald Kishmartin treated for smoke inhalation.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Cedar Ave
Ronald Brastine
Shaker Heights
Donald Kishmartin
Inaccurate County Maps Drawn for Real Estate Use
Township boundaries shown on present maps are too small in scale and inaccurate for practical use by real estate professionals, according to a county official. The maps are used mainly to display boundary lines.
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Warren Realtors
Chuck Olsen
Journal
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Old South
Cais
Jacot Park
Runyan
Goldman Park
Park Administration
Gress
U.S
Cleveland Firemen
Fair Chance
LY Ae
McCall and
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