Miami University Selects Greek Week Queen for 1968
Miss Carol Ann Sites from Indianapolis and Kappa Alpha Theta was chosen from 18 contestants in the beauty pageant. Greek Week continues through Saturday culminating in a faculty versus fraternity puddle pull and a dance. The event featured the theme Beauty Convention 1968 with swimsuit, gown, and talent judging.
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Oxford
Carol Ann Sites
School of Fine Arts
Indianapolis
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Miami University
Miss Sites
Miami
Phillip R. Shriver
Oxford Grad Receives Appointment at Miami University
William S. Hanger age 23 of Westfield New Jersey has been named assistant registrar at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. He will coordinate commencement and student services while pursuing a master's in educational administration. He is a Pingry School and Miami College alum and is married to Nancy Stranahan.
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Oxford
Ohio
William S. Hanger
Miami University
Phillip R. Shriver
Miami
Hanger
Kenneth H. Bogard
William G. Slover
International Club
Westfield
N. J
Pingry School
Elizabeth
Robert J. Hanger
J. W. Stranahan
North Miami Beach
Fla
Nancy Stranahan
Ross High School
Senate Gun Bill Advances After House Hurdle Remains
After months of battle in Congress the Senate backed a compromise gun control measure sending it to the House where a final vote looms. Key fights include ammunition exemptions and potential procedural delays as elections loom and lawmakers weigh strict new limits on mail order and over the counter gun sales.
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Washington
Senate
House
Clark MacGregor
Rminn
McGregor
Conference Committee
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Orbid
Mit
Indictments in rape murder case of 13 year old in NYC tenement
New York County grand jury charged Ronald Alto, 26, and David Thomas Jr., 30, with murder, rape in first and second degrees, and first degree assault after Deborah Neil of Ohio was found dead in a Mott Street tenement. Authorities say she hitchhiked from Ohio then was killed last July. The suspects face arraignment later.
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New York
Ohio
Lower East Side
Deborah Neil
Mott Street
Charles B. Neil
Vickery
New York County
Ronald Alfo
David Thomas Jr
Few Americans Reach $25,000 Income Threshold
A Washington report states that about one in fifty American taxpayers earns $25,000 or more annually. The finding highlights rising incomes among higher earners and the distribution of earnings across the population.
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Washington
Centinel Honored Today at 175th Anniversary Event
Cincinnati ceremonies mark the Centinel’s 175th founding anniversary with a noon plaque presentation to Mayor Eugene P. Ruehlmann at the Hotel Sheraton-Gibson. The plaque honors William Maxwell’s 1793 newspaper once housed near Front and Sycamore Streets.
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Cincinnati
Centinel
Ohio
Northwest Territory
National Newspaper Association
NNA
Sheraton - Gibson
Eugene P. Ruehlmann
Front
Sycamore
William Maxwell
Ohio Newspaper Association
ONA
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
Cincinnati Post and Times-Star
Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism Fraternity
Nixon Tops Ohio Campaign Coverage as Saxbe Gilligan Pursue Senate
In Akron Nixon headlines Ohio politics with a University of Akron rally and a meeting with William Scranton. Saxbe campaigns in Lima Toledo Columbus while Gilligan amplifies education and urban-suburban policy in Cleveland and Columbus. Local Dems attack Nixon’s image as Humphrey campaigns reach Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Akron
Ohio
U.S. Senate
William B. Saxbe
John J. Gilligan
Nixon
University of Akron
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Scranton
Europe
Hubert H. Humphrey
Cincinnati
Saxbe
GOP
Senate
Columbus
Franklin County
James A. Rhodes
Bill Saxbe
U.S
Chalmers P. Wylie
Tory
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Lima
Toledo
Gilligan
Cleveland
Eugene P. O'Grady
New York Americans Waste About 26 Billion Glass Bottles Annually
New York residents discard roughly 26 billion glass bottles each year indicating a significant waste challenge and potential recycling opportunities.
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New York
University of Missouri preserves vast library of archaeology tapes
The University of Missouri maintains a large archive of computer tapes containing thousands of archeological observations. The collection spans numerous sites and time periods, highlighting the institution's efforts to safeguard historical data for research and future study.
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The
University of Missouri
Ohio War Deaths Rise as Four More Die in Viet Nam
The Defense Department reports four more Ohioans killed in the Vietnam War. Killed in action are Army Pfc. Gary G. LaChapelle of Toledo, Army Pfc. Jeffery L. Beard of Fremont, Marine Pfc. John E. Gibson of Cleveland. Army Spec. 4 Timothy D. Lines of Columbus died in hostile action after previously being listed as missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Gary G. LaChapelle
Toledo
Jeffery L
Wishing Well Puzzle Message From 1968 Syndicate
The note describes a word puzzle game where a message spells H by counting letters in a phrase, adjusts numbers by rules, and reads letters under checked figures to reveal a fortune. It credits Io-10 King Features Syndicate Inc 1968 World rights reserved.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Betty Furness Campaigning for Humphrey in Cincinnati
Betty Furness says she will campaign for Hubert Humphrey until the November 5 election and focus on undecided suburban voters. She may not return as consumer affairs advisor if asked to serve under the next administration.
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Cincinnati
Betty Furness
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Hartman Confirmed as Troy Ohio Postmaster
The Senate ratified President Johnson's pick Lee D. Hartman to serve as postmaster in Troy Ohio, with approval announced on Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Lee D. Hartman
Troy
Ohio
Scientists claim aluminum yields exceed all metals on Earth
Researchers assert aluminum production surpasses that of every other metal on Earth. The claim highlights aluminum’s abundance and industrial prominence in modern manufacturing.
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Earth
Pilots Avenged USS Furse by Bombing Vietnamese Coastal Guns
U S Navy pilots attacked by aircraft from the carrier Constellation destroying a coastal gun emplacement 13 miles southeast of Vinh after it shelled the destroyer USS Furse. One crewman was wounded by shrapnel in Monday shelling. three sailors wounded in Tuesday’s strike per Pentagon reports.
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Saigon
Navy
Constellation
Vinh
Pentagon
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