Soldier turned captain charged in Vietnam case at Ft. Dix
Army Pvt Robert F Marasco now captained charged with shooting a Vietnamese double agent while stationed near Washington. His recounts speak of a patriotism symbolized by the Ft Dix statue described by his parents as the Ultimate Weapon. He has earned three Bronze Stars the Distinguished Gallantry Cross and other commendations.
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Ft. Dix
Bob
Marasco
Army
Washington
Vietnam
Emily
Gardener On The Prowl Raises Neighborhood Suspicion
An Edison area resident, a weekend yard keeper, walked the neighborhood in work clothes for about twenty minutes surveying lawns. Police stopped him after receiving several calls about a suspicious figure in dirty gardening attire.
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Edison
N.J
Wittenberg Opens 125th Year in Springfield
Wittenberg University begins its 125th year in Springfield Ohio with an expected enrollment of 2400 students including 800 freshmen and transfers.
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Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg University
Theft If Man Take Wife's Car
In Chattanooga Tennessee a judge ruled that a husband who took his wife's car without permission committed theft. Chancellor Ray Brock Jr. ordered the insurance company to pay Mrs. Mary Lewis Hood 1529 dollars plus interest from October 1968.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ray Brock Jr
Mary Lewis Hood
Medicaid Claims Scrutinized by State and County Officials
Ohio officials report random checks on Medicaid claims by physicians with county welfare departments handling verifications. The program paid nearly 100 million dollars last year, with Dentists and nursing homes targeted for stronger oversight as staff expansions occur. The committee plans hearings through December and a full report by January.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Welfare
Robert B. Canary
House
Canary
Denistry
Canjary
Roger Cloud
Ronald F. Riviere
State Dental Society
Riviere
Franklin County
Cloud
Cincinnati
Thomas A. Pottenger
Pottenger
Stokes Faces White Vote Test In Cleveland Primary
Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes seeks re election as white West Side voters question his support. He recalls winning 1967 with white votes after Glenville clashes and defends police pullout amid police opposition and rising crime concerns.
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Cleveland, Ohio
City Club
Cleveland
West Side
Carl B. Stokes
Stokes
Ralph S. Locher
Fraternal Order of Police
Glenville
Olice
Missionary Hospital Faces Shutdown Amid Hostility in Kano Nigeria
In Kano, Nigeria, the missionary hospital treated 31 000 patients last year but risks closure due to local hostility and visa refusals for American eye specialists. Officials cite draconian rules and red tape, while Dr. Payne and staff note eye disease research and thousands aided, including operations in 1968.
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Kanu
Nigeria
Lagos
Kano
Douglas Hursh
Wheaton
Payne
Ohio State Opens Monday with Freshman Convocation
Ohio State University begins autumn term with a President's Convocation Monday marking the start of classes for about 8,000 first quarter freshmen and new students. Approximately 47,750 students total will enroll, about 43,500 at Columbus, with freshmen entering University College and courses starting in two new West Campus buildings.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus
University College
OSU
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