Taft and Metzenbaum win Ohio Senate nominations
In Columbus Rep. Robert Taft Jr. and Cleveland millionaire Howard Metzenbaum won their parties nominations for the U.S. Senate after late vote counts. Taft carried Cleveland and urban votes to edge Rhodes while Metzenbaum led Glenn early but narrowed the gap as results from 13,247 units came in.
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Ohio
Robert Taft Jr
U.S. Senate
Howard Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Senate
Taft
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Big City
Cuyahoga County
John Glenn
Metzenbaum
Rhodes
Cloud Gilligan lead crowded Ohio election field
State Auditor Roger Cloud and former Congressman John J. Gilligan top a field of six candidates for governor seats as Ohio voters report results across 11,644 of 13,248 precincts. Brown defeats McDonald for attorney general nominating berth while Calabrese leads Sweeney in the lieutenant governor race.
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Ohio
Roger Cloud
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Cloud
Donald E. “Buz” Lukens
Paul W. Brown
Gilligan
Robert E. Sweeney
Mark McElroy
Edwin G. Lawton
Colum
Brown
McDonald
David J. Boyd
C. Raymond Marvin
Anthony O. Calabrese
Cleveland
Canfield
A. William Sweeney
12 Of 30 Ohio School Levies Win In Primary Vote
Only 12 of 30 Ohio school districts winning voter approval in Tuesday's primary after prior defeats. Harrison Local Board of Education in Harrison County failed for the fifth straight time to get an 8.5 mill operating levy. Several districts across Martins Ferry Perry Lake Waterloo Portage Mentor Vin ton Lucas Richland counties rejected levies for a fourth straight time.
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Ohio
Harrison
Vinton
Waterloo
Portage County
Newton Falls
Miamisburg
Wellington
Fairfield - Waterford
Columbi
May Primary Yields Record School Levies and Bonds
On the May ballot 300 school operating levies set a new high, with 39 construction bonds approved. Canton voters passed a 7.8 mill operating levy 14 546 to 14 070 after earlier defeats, warning of late class start if funds fail. Garfield Heights rejected an 8 mill levy prompting possible cuts or resubmission. Summit County Revere District approved a new levy while defeating a 1.72 million bond.
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Revere
Uncounted Ballots May Decide Alabama Runoff
Alabama primary results show George Wallace leading over Gov. Albert Brewer by a narrow margin with 2,950 boxes counted and 4,349 total. A runoff is set for June 2 as uncounted ballots could shift the nomination amid third-party and minority voting patterns.
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Ala
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Brewer
Charles Woods
Dothan
Woods
Coleman Brown
Asa Carter
Nationwide student strike spreads over Vietnam policy
Students on many campuses respond to calls for a national strike against Nixon's Cambodia policy and Kent State killings. Clashes occur as National Guardsmen and police confront demonstrators while universities suspend classes and campuses see rallies, vigils, and shifts in campus operations.
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Cambodia
Allied Forces drive three new fronts into Cambodia
Allied forces opened three fronts inside Cambodia as heavy fighting raged in South Vietnam. The U S Command reported 40 Americans killed and 84 wounded, including 29 killed at a firebase near the DMZ and 15 more killed in other engagements.
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Cambodia
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Guardsmen Begin phased pullout at Kent State campus
Kent State University starts a phased withdrawal of National Guard troops from the campus where four students were killed in an antiwar demonstration. Brig. Gen. Robert H. Canterbury says the force will be halved this forenoon as the faculty senate vows to withhold teaching until Guard control ends.
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N.J
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N.Y
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Tex
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Kent
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FBI
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Kent State Slayings Ignite Ohio Campuses Protests
Protests spread across Ohio as Kent State University mourners demand change after four students were slain. Case Western Reserve University Faculty Senate voted to abolish ROTC. Oberlin College allowed class cancellations through May 19. Cincinnati campuses staged a silent vigil and Cincinnati Union classes were optional. Cuyahoga Community College rallied downtown Cleveland and lowered the U.S. flag to half mast.
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Oberlin College
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Middletown Weather Forecast Reports Frost Tonight
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for clear and cold tonight with frost likely. Loews in the 30s sunny and a little warmer Thursday. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Yesterday's high was 76 with this morning temperature at a cold 38.
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