Woman recalls Lincoln era as she reaches 115
Mary Guess of Vincennes Manor Chicago memorably marks her 115th birthday with a cake cutting. Born in Yazoo City Mississippi four years before the Civil War she still sews washes irons and keeps her room tidy. She recalls hearing of Lincoln's assassination at age 11 in 1865 and shared memories from a long life.
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Mary Guess
Yazoo City
Miss
Vincennes Manor
Chicago
Guess
UPI
Barge Fire Threatens $10 Million Mississippi Bridge
A barge carrying 847000 gallons of gasoline burned against a railroad bridge on the Mississippi River at Quincy Illinois. Four men were missing presumed dead. Dragging operations were to begin upstream at La Grange Missouri where two barges floated after a pumping barge exploded during unloading.
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Quincy, Ill
UPN
Mississippi River
la Grange
Evans seeks new trial in Glenville murder case
Black Nationalist leader Fred Evans whose trial ended with seven counts of first degree murder of three policemen and a civilian faces a new trial bid by his attorneys who allege blacks were excluded from the jury. Evans, 37, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on September 22.
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UPI
Fred (Ahmed) Evans
Evans
Glenville
Common Pleas Court
George McMonagle
Young urges Fortas to resign over Wolfson fee
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio called on Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas to resign or explain why he accepted a $20,000 fee from the Wolfson Foundation. Wolfson, a stock manipulator, is imprisoned.
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Washington
UPI
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Wolfson Foundation
Young
Louis Wolfson
Life
Fortas
Family Foundation
Louis E. Wolfson
Magazine
Canton Star Nick Weatherspoon Chooses Illinois
Canton McKinley standout Nick Weatherspoon, a 6 foot 7 forward, signed a basketball grant in aid with the University of Illinois. He narrowed the choices from over 100 colleges to Illinois, Ohio State, and Louisville before selecting Illinois at a news conference in Canton.
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Canton
Ohio
UPI
Nick Weatherspoon
Canton McKinley High School
Ohio State
University of Illinois
Weatherspoon
Illinois
Louisville
Rhodes signs four Ohio laws to take effect Aug 11
Governor James A. Rhodes enacted four measures from the General Assembly. The laws designate Ohio 72 as the Simon Kenton Trace Highway, require measles immunizations for schoolchildren, extend small claims trial deadlines from 20 to 30 days, and revise conservancy district powers on instrument acknowledgment official plans and water sales.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
General Assembly
Ohio 72
Simon Kenton Trace
Small Claims Court
Conservancy Districts
Gasoline Truck Crash in Flint Kills Five
Clifford Walters watched a gasoline truck overturn after a car pulled in front of it at an intersection. The crash spilled 11,000 gallons of gasoline, ignited a fire, and killed five people. Victims were identified only tentatively due to burn severity.
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Flint, Mich
UPI
Clifford Walters
Walters
Weather Outlook Norwalk Area With Temperatures
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs in the 60s. Tonight will be fair and not as cool with a low in the 40s. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers with highs in the upper 60s. Thursday offers variable clouds and little temperature change with a shower risk. Also notes Norwalk highs 58 and lows 37 with humidity readings and trace precipitation. Births list new daughters and a son to local families. Death recorded Edwin Tillinghast, 48, Berlin Heights.
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Nixon's net worth listed at 596000 in White House report
White House financial statement places President Nixon's worth at 596000 with assets of 980400 and liabilities of 383500. It notes a 340000 purchase of five acres at San Clemente and a 252800 cost for two Key Biscayne homes. The report discloses a 371782 gain from selling 185891 shares of Fishers Island Inc. and lists 26 trustees including Billy Graham and David Eisenhower.
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UPI
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Calif
New York City
San Clemente
The
Library Foundation
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Biscayne Bay
Fla
Biscayne
California
Florida
Richard Nixon Foundation
Billy Graham
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Edward and
Donald
Robert H. Finch
David Eisenhower
Nixon Seeks Draft Changes to Favor Randomized 19Year-Old Pool
President Nixon asked Congress to modify selective service to place 19 year olds first and use random selection within a yearly pool. He aims to reduce disruption, keep college deferments, and move toward an all volunteer force when conditions allow, with Ford forecasting approval.
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API
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Executive Branch
Taft backs Life articles on Fortas while condemning Rhodes piece
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. says Life Magazine's Fortas piece is valid though its Rhodes story is irresponsible journalism. He notes no criminal fraud but questions ethics over the Fortas fee and Rhodes’ slush-fund claims.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Life Magazine
Taft
Life
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
James ‘A. Rhodes
Fortas
Johnson
Rhodes
Charters Revoked At 4 Ohio Schools
The Ohio Board of Education revoked the charters of four districts Logan Hills Buckeye Belle Center Local and Winchester Local effective June 30 1969 for failing to meet state standards. About 2630 pupils are affected with possible district reassignment if upgrades are not made.
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Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Bowers
Ohio
Martin W._ Essex
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Essex
Logan Hills
Buckeye
Belle Center
Winchester
Robert O. Greer
Greer
Coroner Noguchi in firing case sparks autopsy debate
In Los Angeles Noruchi faced Civil Service Commission hearing amid claims he shouted I hope he dies and danced in his office. Deputy counsel quoted his remarks as he sought fame from the Kennedy autopsy while Noguchi defended the firing as politically motivated.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Thomas T. Noguchi
Noguchi
Civil Service Commission
Martin Weekes
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Pinole
UPI Telephoto
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Sirhan B. Sirhan
Lindon S. Hollinger
Godfrey Isaac
U.S. Supreme Court
Hollinger
Weekes
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