Playboy to Consider Editorial Changes After Obscenity ruling
The Supreme Court obscenity decision prompts Playboy to weigh editorial adjustments in its photography while Penthouse plans no changes. Both mags regret the ruling which lets local officials judge obscenity by community standards and has led to many towns pulling issues, especially in the South. In Columbus, State Public Welfare Director Bates says his agency seeks medical input before deciding on abortion claims for welfare recipients and expects a July decision.
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Wheat sale to Soviet Union boosts American prices in 1960s
The GAO reports that last year’s wheat sale to the Soviet Union raised U S prices on bread and beef plus feed costs for poultry eggs and dairy. Transport disruptions added further price hikes. In Cincinnati Wallace Bud Smith former world lightweight champion was shot dead during a street argument while mediating between a man and a woman.
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Ferguson names son deputy state auditor in Ohio
State Auditor Joseph Ferguson, ill for two months, named his son Thomas E. Ferguson deputy state auditor. The Cincinnati district director for the Commerce Department will take a pay cut to about 22 000 dollars a year. Governor Gilligan will award Capt. James J. Fullenkamp the Governor's Award for Community Action for rescuing a New Washington woman and her five children from two prison escapees.
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Bengal tigers escape in Hemmingford Park
Twelve young Bengal tigers escaped from a Pare Safari Africa park in Quebec. Nine were recaptured within the 800 acre park, six darted and three herded back by jeeps. Officials say the animals are not normally dangerous unless provoked or hungry and unlikely to roam far from the park.
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Nye to Open New Beach at Barkcamp State Park
Ohio Natural Resources Director William B Nye will inaugurate a new swimming beach and picnic area at Barkcamp State Park Belmont County on Saturday. The $131000 project adds a 600 foot sand beach three concrete stair sets four hand pump wells two change booths five vault latrines five new picnic areas and a 520 car parking lot.
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Weather Clears With Mild Temperatures Tonight
Clearing and cooler tonight with mid 60s lows. Wednesday sunny and cooler with upper 70s highs. Rain chances 50 percent today 10 percent tonight and near zero Wednesday. Winds NW 8 to 15 mph today diminishing to 5 to 10 mph tonight. Norwalk high 84 low 68. Humidity 84 percent at 7 am 51 at 1 pm 47 at 7 pm. Sunrise 6 02 Sunset 9 03 Moonrise 5 23 Moonset 2 12. MARriage LICENSE APPLICATIONS listed for six couples. BIRTH: a boy to Mr and Mrs William Staib Sandusky Memorial Hospital.
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IRS to Probe Octane Reduction Practices in Ohio
The IRS Price Stabilization Office said it will investigate Octane reduction without public notice and the removal of trading stamps as well as higher gallon requirements for gifts or car washes. Standard Oil of Ohio had cut octane after other majors did so. A Florida suit also targets 15 gas firms including Standard Oil of Ohio and Marathon Oil for alleged conspiracy to create a gasoline shortage to push out competitors and raise prices.
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Mitchell Opposed White House surveillance plan in Watergate panel
Former Attorney General John N Mitchell testified he opposed a White House intelligence gathering scheme that sanctioned burglaries for internal security. He said Nixon ordered the plan for five days before Hoover objected, and he revealed for the first time knowledge of the cover up. Mitchell appeared calm yet anxious, denied long held claims, and noted a leave of absence from his law firm as crowds gathered outside the hearing room.
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Ohio school tax rates dip for first time in years
Ohio Education Association officials report a 3.9 percent drop in median current school operating tax rates from last year, the first decline after a decade of rising levies. Factors include the first full year of the revised tax program and fewer new millage requests. The top rate is 61.3 mills in Chagrin Falls Exempted Village. the bottom is 10 mills at Middle Bass Island.
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Ohio
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OFA
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OEA
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Middle Bass Island
Graham to Slow Pace as Crusades Enter New Era
Billy Graham, 55, told a Minneapolis news conference that the upcoming 10 day Midwest crusade may be one of his last large stadium efforts. He plans a more subdued style, greater TV use, and teaching in smaller groups while addressing South Africa remarks and Watergate questions.
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Farmers Learn To Live With Steady Debt
Washington UPI reports Agriculture Undersecretary J. Phil Campbell told the National Association of Farm Broadcasters that farmers now rely on external debt to finance growth. Farm mortgage debt rose from 4.8 billion in 1946 to 34.5 billion this year as land value appreciation allowed new homes, buildings, and equipment, creating equity for retirement. The NAFB meeting runs through Wednesday with several administration and farm officials speaking.
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Jury selection closed in Mullin mass murder trial
Santa Cruz California judge barred public and press from jury questioning in Herbert W Mullin case citing scandalous nature of the crime. Five jurors selected as private proceedings aim to ensure candor amid sensitive questions on mental illness sexuality and philosophy.
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Jackson
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Public hearing on subdivision rules set for 8:30 tonight
Citizens will gather in the City Council chambers for an 8:30 evening public hearing on proposed subdivision regulations. The session will discuss zoning, lot sizes, and approval procedures as part of the city planning agenda.
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