New Canal Bill Introduced Expresses Alternate Route
Rep Albert W Johnson Republican Pennsylvania introduced a bill in the House to authorize a Lake Erie to Ohio River canal via Oil City and Erie contrasting with a Kirwan plan for a Beaver Falls to Lake Erie route. The Johnson proposal would follow the Allegheny River from East Brady to Oil City then enter the French Creek Basin toward Erie and Lake Erie.
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Washington
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Oil City
Erie
House
Albert W. Johnson
Michael Kirwan
Ohio
Beaver Falls
Youngstown
Johnson
Allegheny River
East Brady
French Creek
Space cosmonauts and astronauts meet at Athens congress
At the International Astronautical Congress in Athens the Gemini crewmates Cooper and Conrad prepare for a goodwill tour while Soviet cosmonauts Leonov and Belyayev are showcased. A potential encounter is teased for tonight at a congress banquet as diplomacy and space exploration mix.
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Eugene Levin Athens
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
U.S
Conrad
Cooper
Athens
United States
U. S
Turkey
King Constantine
Mrs
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Prisoners Petition to Serve in Viet Nam Rejected
Utah inmates offered to serve in Viet Nam in exchange for freedom. A Salt Lake City petition drew 105 signers led by Donald Buck, an inmate, with Joyce Gray assisting. Navy induction officer Lenhartz and Warden Turner said the armed services refuse volunteers with prison records and the plan is not feasible.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah State
Joyce Gray
Salt Lake City
Viet Nam
Navy
Robert F. Lenhartz
Salt Lake
Ft. Douglas
Armed Services
John W. Turner
Rhodes Lands Hope For 66 Fair
Gov. James A. Rhodes visited the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville and secured comedian Bob Hope for the 1966 Ohio State Fair. Hope agreed to perform August 27 and 28 if not blocked by film contracts. Rhodes aimed to boost Ohio's fair by consulting Kentucky for ideas and improvements. The Minute Man statue is in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Louisville
Bob Hope
Said Hope
Rhodes
Kentucky
Hope
the Minute Man
Lexington
Mass
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Great Smoky Mountains
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N. C
VFW
Bill Crawford
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Trail Riders
Boron
Standard Oil Company
KODEL
Bermuda
Contour
Rose
Dacron
Redabel DuPont Dacron
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