Nixon Aims to Cut Vietnam Troop Levels by Half
The Nixon administration plans to reduce U S ground troops in Vietnam from 454,000 to about 225,000 by mid 1971 within 15 months. The budget for the new fiscal year assumes most combat units will be handed to South Vietnam, with remaining U S forces mainly air, artillery and support units.
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New York
South Vietnam
New York Times
The
Times
Vietnam
the Times
U.S
Pentagon
State Department
White House
Obituary for George W. Downs of Watsonville Calif
George W. Downs 43 of Watsonville Calif died yesterday after a heart attack. Son of Zetta Downs and brother of Carol Crockett of Middletown, he formerly lived in Middletown and retired after 20 years in the Army. Services and burial are in Watsonville with White Memorial Chapel handling arrangements.
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George We. Downs
George W
Bill) Downs
Watsonville
Calif
Zetta Downs
Carol Crockett
Middletown
California
Downs
Armay
White Memorial Chapel
Mrs Jessie Moss 83 of Fairfield former Camden resident dies
Jessie A Moss 83 of Fairfield formerly of Camden died Monday at Hillandale Nursing Home near Hamilton where she had been a patient six weeks. Survived by two sons Carl and Harmon, two daughters Norma Loos and Trena Ziepfel, nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Services 10 am Friday Klaus Weigel Funeral Home Hamilton burial College Corner Cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home tomorrow 4 to 8 pm.
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Camden
Jessie A Moss
Fairfield
Hillandale
Hamilton
Emmett
Carlop Hamilton
Harmon
Norma Loos
Trena Ziepfel
Klaus- Weigel
College Corner Cemetery
Elizabethtown Man Reuben N Taylor Dies at 73
Reuben N Taylor 73 of Elizabethtown died at 3 33 a m yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton where he had been a patient since March 1. A retired coal miner he was born in Hazard. Survived by daughter Rose Cochran Franklin four sons Dan Alliance Jack Sebring Clifford Franklin Jay Three Rivers Mich four sisters 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services Friday 2 p m at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev C W Hatfield officiating Burial Highland Memorial Cemetery Miamisburg. Friends may call 2 9 p m tomorrow.
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Germantown
Reuben N. Taylor
Elizabethtown
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Mr. Taylor
Hazard
Rose Cochran
Franklin
Dan
Alliance
Jack
Sebring
Clifford
Jay
Three Rivers, Mich
John Arpp
Obituary Notices for Mrs Sara Stamps Matt Bowman and Woodson Glover
Mrs Sara Stamps aged 99 of 1919 Pleasant Ave will have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow per Webb. Matt Bowman aged 68 of Larho Florida formerly Hamilton will have services at 2 p.m. Saturday per Webb. Woodson Glover aged 69 of 341 Heaton St will have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow per Colligan.
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Sara Stamps
Pleasant Ave
Webb
Matt Bowman
Larho
Fla
Hamilton
Woodson Glover
Heaton St
Colligan
Paul Named Advisory Job
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced the appointment of Merle R. Paul Madison County engineer to the Ohio Highway Transportation Research Center advisory council.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Merle R. Paul
Madison County
Ohio Highway Transportation Research Center Advisory Council
Larceny and Forgery Charges Filed Against Hamilton Man
A 36 year old Hamilton man Cary Jeffery Williams was arrested by Middletown officers on six warrants. He allegedly obtained 210 dollars from Carl Estridge at a bait shop project and a 50 dollar record player from Callie Bryant. He is also accused of forging checks for 50 and 75 dollars and cashing them at Central Store, writing a check with insufficient funds, and failing to appear for trial in Butler County Area Court 2 at Fairfield.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Coy Hall
James Daniel
Cary Jeffery Williams
Apt. 6
Harm St
Carl Estridge
Trenton - Franklin Road
Franklin
Callie Bryant
Grove St
Butler County
Fairfield
Workers Poised For Walkout At Railway Express
Cincinnati dispatch reports a full scale wildcat walkout planned at Railway Express in Cincinnati after the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks voted 150 to 16 to strike over local issues. Management talks failed to resolve disputes, with 600 local employees and 450 represented by the union. The nationwide strike was called off earlier, and some operations have been curtailed but continue.
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Cincinnati
Railway Express
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
J. M. Nestor
REA Here
Steve Milone
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
New York
Budget Accepted as School Board Faces Possible Deficit
The Franklin Board of Education approved a 1970 budget of 3,073,445 with Supt. DeWitt Terry warning the system may end the year in deficit without state assistance. He noted expenses “cut to the bone” as costs rise and cited salary and supply allocations while highlighting stalled negotiations with the Franklin Education Association over next year’s teacher pay scale.
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Franklin
Board of Education
DeWitt Terry
Terry
Franklin Education Association
Jack Barcalow
Arrest of Chillicothe escapees by FBI
FBI agents arrested two inmates who escaped from Chillicothe Correctional Institute on July 10 1969. Curtis Donahue 43 and John Barnett 40 were charged with unlawful flight to avoid confinement after their escape from Ohio facility.
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Chicago
FBI
Chillicothe (Ohio) Correctional Institute
Curtis Donahue
John Barnett
Carswell Nomination Faces Mounting Opposition Over Record
Senate opposition leaders staged a news conference to label Harold Carswell’s judicial record mediocre and cite higher reversal rates. Supporters remain optimistic, while talks of a possible filibuster and a late April vote loom amid ongoing debate over his Supreme Court nomination.
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Washington
Harold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
Birch Bayh
Dind
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Kile Suits In Accidents In Butler County Courts
Two injury suits filed yesterday in Butler County Common Pleas seek a total of 165000 plus in damages. Edsell Setters claims 90000 from Howard Watson for injuries after a rear end crash on Ohio 4 at Wibrah corner Middletown March 26 1968. Alphonzo Phillips seeks 75343.65 from Elizabeth Bowling and Larry Castator for a Nov 10 1969 collision at Ohio 4 and Ohio 747 involving his van type truck. Castator is a sheriff's detective.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Edsell Setters
Orchard St
Middletown
Howard Watson
17Th Ave
Ohio 4
Wibraham Road
Setters
Watson
Alphonzo Phillips
16Th Ave
Elizabeth Bowling
Florence
Larry A. Castator
Park Lane
Ohio
Phillips
Castator
Sheriffs Department
Middletown duo plead guilty in air conditioner theft case
Jack Christy and Robert Townsend, both charged in Butler County, withdrew innocent pleas and pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property involving a trailer carrying seven air conditioning units worth about 17000. Christy also withdrew insanity-based innocence. State witnesses included Middletown Det. Byron Johnson and FBI agent Fred Beasley as the case proceeded.
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Byron Johnson
Middletown
Fred Beasley
Hamilton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Spector Freight Co
Columbus
Fort Wayne
Ind
Middeltown
Christy
Townsend
Young GOP Leader Kamber Faces Draft Evasion Trial in Chicago
Victor Kamber, a rising Republican who directed a campaign school, goes on trial in Chicago over allegations of submitting false statements to avoid the draft. He has previously escorted President Nixon's daughter Tricia on several occasions.
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Victor Kamber
Chicago
Nixon
Tricia
Fire Reports And Medical Call In Local Area
Fire crews responded yesterday at 4 41 p m on Tytus Avenue and Nelbar Street to a truck owned by Ellis Trucking Co Dayton with a broken radiator hose. At 5 34 p m a car at 433 Yankee Road operated by Delyis Chap man sustained $25 damage from a carburetor backfire. Today at about noon on OVettty Parkway Frank Compton 76 was ill and taken to Middletown Hospital in fair condition by private car.
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Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Ellis Trucking Co
Dayton
Yankee Road
Delyis Chapman
Mi 8
Ovettty
Frank Compton
Middletown Hospital
Schools Closed As Teachers Hold Pro Day in Ottawa
Ottawa-Glandorf district schools are closed as 77 teachers hold a second professional study day after rejecting a $950 across the board raise. The board plans no negotiations until students return. district serves 1,700 students in two elementary schools and a junior senior high.
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Ottawa, Ohio
Ottawa - Glanderf
Board of Education
Striking Atlanta Employes May Return After Union Vote
About 1,500 striking Atlanta city workers, fired by Mayor Massell last Friday, plan to meet to consider the union's recommendation to return to work immediately. The union and Massell agreed to reinstate without penalty but without back pay. The city may seek $5,000 life insurance per worker and raise the minimum wage from $1.67 to $2.13.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Sam Masset
Union
District 14
The
American Federation , State, County and Municipa
Afl-Cio
Massell
Board of Aldermen
Underground Paper Reveals Police Cover Names
Milwaukee police union calls for investigation into an underground Kaleidoscope issue that published the home addresses and numbers of undercover investigators. The Professional Policemen's Protective Association says publication invites harassment and threats, noting anonymous calls to those named.
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Milwaukee
Kaleidoscope
Professional Policemen’s Protective Association
John J. Romann
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