Ohio School Tax Elections See Mixed Results In Off-Year Vote
Unofficial returns show about 39 percent of new school tax requests approved in Ohio off year elections. Renewals plus new levies pushed overall school operating issue approvals to 69 percent while several districts faced repeated defeats. Dayton approved a renewal and a separate levy for 1971 reopening. failures could delay classes into 1972.
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Northride
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Rumors swirl over 40000 U.S. troops in Vietnam plan
Secretary Laird arrives in Saigon to brief on Nixon’s Vietnamization progress and possible force reductions by July. Speculation centers on trimming U.S. forces to about 40,000, with Abrams to head an advisory group and Weyand as deputy. Laird cites lower Viet Nam battle deaths and Abrams modernization as factors in the shift.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Laird
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Creighton W. Abrams
Abrams
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Ellsworth Bunker
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William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Weather Outlook for Middletown Turns Cooler
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows near freezing. Thursday highs likely under 50 after yesterday’s 70. Overnight low was 42 and Middletown recorded a tenth of an inch of rain yesterday.
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Middletown
Ford Leads Kentucky Democrats to Governor Victory
Wendell Ford, 47, wins Kentucky governor race defeating Emberton as tax relief and a 5,500 tax assessment exemption for homeowners 65 and older highlight a reshaped political map. The result strengthens Democrats in the General Assembly and signals a broader national shift. Chandler comments on future plans after a long political career.
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Kentucky
Wendell Ford
Ford
Western Kentucky Insuranceman
Chandler
Emberton
Election results and local races across Warren area Ohio
Complete unofficial results in Warren Preble and Montgomery counties include school board council mayor township trustees and clerks. Middletown Franklin Edgewood Shawnee and Madison Union races feature incumbents defeated resignations tax issues and liquor sales outcomes. State amendment passes amid broader national results.
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Town City Co
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J.T. Lamb
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Edgewood
Preble Shawnee
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Harris Refuses Apology Over Middletown Steel Speech
U S Senator Fred Harris declined Armco Steel President William Veritys demand for an apology and retraction from remarks at a Middletown Ohio speech on October 14 Harris aides said no formal reply had been prepared Veritys letter accused Harris of distortion and misinformation noting steel prices rose 22 8 percent since January 1969 while wages climbed 29 percent
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Washington
U.S
Fred Harris
Armco Steel Corp
William Verity
Middletown
Ohio
Harris
D-Okla
Haris
Verity
Armco
Nixon
Ballot Booth Shooting Kills Republican Judge in Kentucky
In Manchester Kentucky a Republican election judge John Mills aged 74 was fatally shot at Goose Rock polling place amid a dispute near a voting booth. A Democratic judge James Smith, 39, was wounded and warrants issued for both men. Authorities report dispute over assisting a voter on the machine sparked the gunfire. a bystander may have fired from outside.
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Goose Rock
Commonwealth
Atty
Paul Hieronymous
John Mills
Mills
James Smith
Hieronymous
Smith
Lexington
Paul Smith
Youth 19 elected mayor in Newcomerstown Ohio
Ron Hooker a 19 year old write in candidate swept to a landslide mayoral victory in Newcomerstown with 1 067 of 1 558 votes. He defeated four rivals including Republican J A Tulford 329 Democrat Howard Hensley 74 independent William Russell 42 and write in Marvin Sawyer 46. Hooker pledged to work with council and chamber of commerce to boost revenue and curb speeding.
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Newcomerstown
Ohio
Ron Hooker
Hooker
J.A. Tulford
Howard Hensley
William Russell
Marvin Sawyer
Chamber of Commerce
Urbana College students protest sit in at polling place
In Urbana Ohio thirty two Urbana College students and two professors were arrested after a sit in at a polling place. The students refused to sign a statement declaring Urbana their permanent residence and were denied ballots. In Boston 18 to 21 year old voters faced challenges and were forced to cast paper ballots as election officials reported a narrow mayoral victory for Louise Dey Hicks over Kevin 4.
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Urbana
Ohio
Urbana College
Boston
Kevin
U.S
Louise Dey Hicks
Bishops Vote 168 10 For Celibacy
The World Synod of Bishops voted 168 to 10 to keep mandatory celibacy for priests in the Latin rite. Three abstentions and 21 amendments were noted as part of 19 votes on a priesthood document.
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Vatican City
World Synod of Bishops
Vatican
Pope Paul
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