Oakwood Schools Reopen After Teacher Standstill
Oakwood Ohio reopened after the board of education retraced its decision to fire 92 teachers who took part in a professional study day. The district and Oakwood Teachers Association agreed to resume contract talks and may bring in an arbitrator if talks stall again. The Ferguson Act had allowed dismissals, and the Ohio Education Association imposed sanctions affecting teacher hiring in the district.
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Dayton
Ohio
Oakwood
Board of Education
Oakwood Teachers Association
Ohio Education Association
Herbert vows to stay in office and seek attorney general post
Ohio state treasurer John D. Herbert told reporters he will remain in office and run on the Republican ticket as candidate for Attorney General in November. He faces accusations of accepting campaign funds from a private firm.
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John D. Herbert
Ohio
Boston Cleanup Draws 2000 Volunteers From Colleges
Downtown Boston shut 12 hours as 2000 volunteers from 40 area colleges cleaned streets. They picked up bags of trash painted 30000 feet of crosswalks and 325 sign posts, with Mayor Kevin White joining. The project plans extended to Monday due to the workload.
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Boston
Boston Collegiate Council
Kevin H. White
Boston Common
Volnteers
Feds Back Back Over Feasibility of SST
The Department of Transportation defended its SST program in unusually forceful terms against critics claiming air pollution sonic booms and high costs. It argued few land areas would see supersonic flight and that sonic booms would be greatly reduced at high altitudes once SST speeds exceed Mach one.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Traportation Department
Israeli Tanks Break Into Southern Lebanon Front
Israeli armored forces backed by air and artillery crossed the border near Bint Jbeil amid clashes with Lebanese troops north of Yaroun. The attack, described as a new aggression, follows Friday’s bombardment that killed 20 and wounded 40, with thousands fleeing.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bint Jbeil
Yaroun
Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
Aftab
Maariv
OSU Trustees Approve Grading System Reforms
Ohio State University trustees approve a pass-fail option for spring quarter and suspend the discipline committee while creating an Office of Minority Affairs. Student groups plan a noon campus rally. negotiations shaped the actions and a university hearing officer will replace the discipline panel.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Today
University Committee
Race tensions rise as Vietnam forces advance in Cambodia
The piece notes Cambodian and Vietnamese soldiers interacting after U S and Cambodian actions near Neak Luong. It reports rising Khmer-Vietnamese ethnic tensions, fear of occupation, and statements by Thieu and Ky about long stay and 16 000 troops, with historical notes on regional power shifts and past boundary-pushing by Vietnamese forces.
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Cambodia
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mekong
Red River
Dmz
Laos
Delta Jet Hijacked Lands in Havana En Route to Cuba
A Delta Air Lines jet carrying 96 passengers and six crew members was hijacked after takeoff from Atlanta bound for Miami. The aircraft diverted to Havana and landed at 8:23 a.m. EDT. The pilot reported the hijack to Atlanta tower at 6:45 a.m. after departure. The flight originated in Chicago with a stop at Louisville.
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Miami
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
Havana
Delta Flight
Cuba
Chicago
Louisville
Ohio Men Awarded Carnegie Hero Medals in Drowning Rescue
Five Reynoldsburg men earned Carnegie medals for heroism after a chain reaction drowning incident that cost two lives. Posthumous awards went to Harold Schenk and William Merringer. other Reynoldsburg recipients were Timothy Plautsch Danny Hitchings and David White. Additional Ohioans honored included Larry Smith Richard Payne Glenn Darling Eugene Krause for separate rescue efforts and lifesaving acts in 1968 69.
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Pittsburgh
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Carnegie
Merringer
Donald Thompson
Schenk
Plautsch
White
Defense chiefs forecast cuts as budget gap grows
Washington AP reports top defense officials warn deeper cuts to U S troop strength are needed amid a looming budget deficit and expected congressional slashes to the 71 8 billion defense budget for FY 1971. Melvin Laird calls the budget bare bones while lawmakers signal reductions. The administration projects a 1 3 billion deficit for 1971 and Rep Mahon indicates at least 1 billion in cuts.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cambodia
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Defense Department
George Mahon
D-Tex
House’ Appropriations Committee
B52s Bomb North Vietnam as Ground Troops Press
B52s dropped nearly 2000 tons on air camps bunkers and staging areas along the DMZ and south toward Da Nang. South Vietnamese troops reported 45 North Vietnamese killed and 17 weapons seized with four government soldiers dead and 16 wounded.
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Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Dmz
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Tonight Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and mild conditions with showers and thundershowers tonight. Lows in the 60s. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Yesterday’s high reached 89 and this morning’s low was 65.
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Middletown
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