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Newspaper

Portsmouth Times

Location

Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1968

Page

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Happy Hearts Trade With Center Urged

Portsmouth city school board heard a proposal to move Happy Hearts School activities from Washington School to the building now used by the 14th Street Community Center. Carl Ferguson outlined that Washington School would provide space for expanded center programs and gym use.

Portsmouth City School Board 14Th Street Washington School Happy Hearts School Carl Ferguson 17Th St Lth St Ferguson Portsmouth Happy Hearts Scioto County Board of Mental Retardation 4Th Street Community Center United Fund City of Portsmouth School Board

Inside The Times Around Portsmouth Comics Death Notices Editorial Pages Horoscope Markets Sports Television and Radio Women's News

The Portsmouth Times presents a compact round up across sections including comics death notices and editorial pages. Meanwhile markets and horoscopes mix with sports, television, radio and women’s news briefs.

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13 Billion Urged Proposal For Student Aid Draws Opposition

In Washington the Carnegie Commission backed a rise in federal education spending to 13 billion by 1976, partly to fund a student loan bank. The National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges rejected the plan, arguing aid should go to schools to lower costs for students and avoid creating bureaucracy.

Washington New Lion National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges Russell I. Thackery Feder Thackery

City to share Christmas bonus for half the pay

Portsmouth council votes a Christmas bonus equal to half a month’s salary for all city employees on the payroll before May 1 excluding elected officials. An ordinance also funds McGovney and McKee, Inc. for 2500 to repair Hibbs Alley sewer behind Herms Floral Shop and Portsmouth Banking Co. A public hearing follows on a state plan for Route 52 extension of 11th and 12th Streets with objections raised to parking ban and access limits.

Jerry Shope Times Portsmouth Council McGovney and McKee, Inc Hibbs Alley Herms Floral Shop Portsmouth Banking Co 11Th and 12Th Sts

B52s Launch Heavy Raids On North Vietnam

American B52 bombers carried out their heaviest attacks in two months, dropping about 3,000 tons of explosives from noon Wednesday to noon today. Officials say the raids north of Saigon target base camps and depots as North Vietnamese forces mass along the Cambodian border in possible preparations for a new winter offensive.

George Esper Saigon U.S Washington Laos Hue South Vietnam Vietnam

Strong New Teeth Put Into 68 Gun Law

IRS reverses earlier interpretation of the 1968 Gun Control Act four days before it takes effect, tightening rules on interstate gun sales. The shift blocks cross-state firearm deliveries unless both states permit such sales, prompting comments that the change will disappoint gun proponents and pause many individual transfers.

A. L. Schwartz Washington Internal Revenue Service IRS Robert F. Kennedy Congress Gun Controlact Senate House Senate Conference Committee Thomas J. Dodd Dconn

Bound For Caracas Jet Explodes Over Caribbean

A Pan American 707 crashed into the Caribbean Sea six miles from Caracas international airport killing 51 aboard. Forty two passengers and nine crew members were on board. Seven bodies were recovered before dawn and search efforts continue for survivors as officials weigh missing remains. A Pan American passenger list shows travelers from the United States Canada Italy Ireland and Venezuela among the 51 who perished.

Caracas Venezuela Caribbean Sea Pan American New York United States Canada Italy Ireland Sidney E

Rumor sworn in as Italy's left-leaning premier

In Rome the 53 year old premier designated by a coalition of Christian Democrats Socialists and Republicans took the oath before President Giuseppe Saragat. Pietro Nenni was sworn in as foreign minister amid a labor student disorder backdrop as the new government seeks a quick confidence vote before Christmas.

Rome Italy Histo Pietro Nenni Socialist Party Mariano Aldo Moro Rumor Christian Democrats Giuseppe Saragat Francesco de Martino

No Strings On Aid Says Mme Binh

Paris AP Mme Nguyen Thi Binh the Viet Cong peace delegate says the NLF will work with Saigon officials who repent and may welcome Thieu Ky and Huong if they admit crimes. She adds reunification by peaceful negotiation, no foreign pressure, and equal, nonpolitical aid including from the United States.

Aid Mme Binh Arthur L. Gavshon PARIS Saigon Viet Cong Nguyen van Thien Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen Thi Binh National Liberation Front Thieu NLF

North Vietnamese poised for two winter thrusts in South Vietnam

U S analysts report indications of a new winter offensive by North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam. They estimate up to 70,000 troops in two main areas, many drawn from Cambodia and Laos, with the aim to demonstrate ongoing fighting power as peace talks stall.

Fred S. Hoffman Washington South Vietnam Cambodia Laos Paris North Vietnam Clark M. Clifford U.S Tay Ninh Binh Long Saigon

Envoys Read New Offer To Communists In Vietnam Talks

In Paris, U S and South Vietnamese diplomats met again to present a new offer aimed at ending the stalled expanded Vietnam peace conference. The plan proposes a two-table format, while the North Vietnamese insist on a four-sided setup with full status for the Viet Cong National Liberation Front. Cyrus Vance prepared to brief Col Ha Van Lau, as Habib and Vance also met South Vietnam’s Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky.

Paris U.S Vietnam Hani Viet Cong National Liberation Front Cyrus R. Vance Ha van Lau Vance Philip M. Habib South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky

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