School Closed Again in Martins Ferry Ohio
Schools in Martins Ferry Ohio were ordered closed until further notice by Supt John Pickens after a dispute with the Board of Education. About 3,000 students were affected as teachers reportedly planned not to report for duty today amid a salary dispute and a request for a state attorney general ruling on finances linked to a previous teacher work stoppage.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
UPI
Ohio River City
Board of Education
John Pickens
U S planes bomb Phuc Yen airfield outside Saigon
U S aircraft attacked North Vietnam's Phuc Yen airfield near Saigon for the first time in the war. They reported shooting down one MIG 21 as it attempted to defend the base, with a second MIG probably downed.
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UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Phuc Yen
Back On The Road Steel Haulers End Eight-State Strike
Pittsburgh UPI reports steel hauling trucks return to highways as steel mill resumes production ending an eight state strike by 20 000 drivers. Most drivers wait to return after inspections and repairs to rigs idle over two months.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Ohio ad seeks prize for Wonderful World of Ohio campaign
The Development Department advertisement inviting industry to Ohio appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Written by James E. Douthitt for Gov. Rhodes, the ad promotes more jobs for Ohioans under the slogan In Ohio we believe profit is not a dirty word.
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Columbus
UPI
State Development Department
Defector John Smith Says U.S. Plans New World Catastrophe
A man who called himself John Smith, a Quincy Massachusetts native, said he defected to the Soviet Union claiming Washington prepares a new world catastrophe. He claimed CIA work in India and now is a Soviet citizen living in Moscow.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
John Smith
Quincy
Mass
Central Intelligence Agency
India
$100 Million Plan for Campaign Financing Delayed
Washington report says a $100 million measure to fund presidential and senatorial campaigns is shelved until next year. Senate Finance Committee sources say the delay will virtually erase chances for government financing of campaigns for the 34 Senate seats up for election in 1968.
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Washington
UPS
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Romney Starts Eight Day Campaign Tour Across Nation
Michigan Governor George Romney begins an eight day cross country trip to sample Republican sentiment for a potential presidential bid. He travels through 10 states from the Great Plains to the Rockies Southwest and Northeast with few public stops and many meals with party faithfuls.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Great Plains
Rockies
East
New England
Weather Ledger Notes and Local Births and Deaths
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with a low 55 to 62. Wednesday leading to cooler late day showers, with Lake Erie winds from 15 to 32 knots and small craft warnings in effect. Also recorded are births for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coffey of Monroeville a son and the death of Willis Trumble, 74, of Cleveland.
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Lake Erie
Souteast
Richard Coffey
Monroeville
Lock Haven shooter Leo Held Kills Six at Plant Rampage
Leo Held, 39, a Hammermill Paper Co technician and community figure, opened fire with a .38 and a .45 at the plant in Lock Haven Pennsylvania killing six coworkers and wounding six others. Police seek motive as investigators question Held, who survived grave wounds.
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Lock Haven
Leo Held
United States
Held
Shakarp
Hammermill Paper Co
Carmen Edwards
Mill Hall
Chamber to Honor William E Hoare at Banquet
William E Hoare Columbus employe relations director for the Columbia Gas System will speak at the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet set for November 16 at Norwalk Junior High School. A Franklin County native, he studied at Ohio State University and has held multiple roles including draftsman chief draftsman and assistant personnel with Ohio Fuel gas and Ohio Valley Gas.
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William E. Hoare
Columbus
Columbia Gas System
Chamber of Commerce
Norwalk
Hoare
Collumbia Gas
Ohio Fuel Gas
Ohio Valley Gas
Franklin County
Ohio State University
Ohio Fuel
New Rome
Ohio
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Poverty Chief Defends Antipoverty Effort in Willard Meeting
Emerson Cole, director of the area antipoverty program, said he gave Congressman Charles Mosher a copy of Rev. George Hayduk's report. Mosher hadn't read it yet when Cole delivered it to his Sandusky office. The Willard CAC meeting heard Cole claim media distortion of program facts.
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Charles Mosher
George Hayduk
Mosher
Cole
Sandusky
CAC
Willard
Charles Cole
Toledo
Emerson Cole
Joe Ben
Willard Opportunity Center
Ben
Woodlawn Avenue
Israel-Egypt clash escalates near Suez Canal after Elath sinking
Fighting renewed along the Suez Canal north of Port Tewfiq as Egyptian forces and Israeli troops exchange fire. Israel accuses Egypt of violating the cease fire and suspects Soviet involvement in the Elath destroyer incident, amid rising calls for retaliation and fears of a broader clash.
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Suez
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al Ahram
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Soviet Union
Norwalk Ford Workers End Three Year Contract Vote
Norwalk area Ford workers voted on the new three year contract with cautious optimism. Many said they needed details to assess fringe benefits and pay, while some predicted smooth local ratification despite nationwide talks in Detroit.
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Tom Dillon
Norwalk
Ford
Reflector
Herb Schriner
Cline Street
Sandusky
Paul Raby
Detroit
New Airport Open in Huron County Area
The Ohio State Division of Aviation approved the Huron County Airport after an inspection Monday by the county airport authority led by T L Paffenbarger. The field is open to traffic though construction continues on an access road and a parking area for planes. The main entrance sits south of Route 20 near Route 601, with landing lights planned but unlikely before next spring.
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Huron County
Ohio State Division of Aviation
T.L. Paffenbarger
Paffenbarger
Flyers rise to fourth in AP Class A poll
The St Paul Flyers move from fifth to fourth after a 28-0 win over Lakeside. Versailles leads, with Portsmouth Notre Dame and Dixie second and third. Milan Indians fall to sixth after beating Black River 22-18, while Colum biana sits fifth. Newark Catholic rounds out the top ten.
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Associated Press
Versailles
Portsmouth Notre Dame
Dixie
Flyers
Lakeside
Columbiana
Milan Indians
Black River
Diamond theft at Johnson's Jewelry rings valued at $242
Two men entered Johnson's Jewelry on Main Street Monday afternoon at about 3 p.m. They viewed items, bought a small item, had it gift wrapped, then one tapped a bottle to muffle a theft as the other opened the display case. Rings worth $189.50 and $52.50 were reported stolen.
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Johnson
E. Main St
Jerrold Johnson
OK Nortruck Sale Sealed by ICC Approval
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the purchase of Nortruck Corporation owner of Nor walk Truck Lines by United Buckingham Freight Lines of Spokane Washington. Donald Manlowe president said ICC approval was received Monday. The merger would create a truck line among the world’s fourth or fifth largest.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Nortruck Corporation
Norwalk
United Buckingham Freight Lines, Inc
Spokane
Wash
Donald Manlowe
ICC
Milan Educator Sees Teachers Gaining Status and Year-Round Work
Dr. William Weagly, Erie County schools superintendent, urged Milan PTA to adopt a year-round quarter system. He argued quarters would elevate teachers to professional status and keep programs current, with a voluntary summer quarter and 55-day terms. The plan hinges on a three-mill levy to fund operations, amid rising salaries and fiscal pressures.
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William Weagly
Milan Pta
Weagly
Erie County
PTA
Teachers’ Association
Tim Lloyd
Lloyd
Versailles
Ohio
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