Red China accuses Soviets of crossing into Sinkiang
AP report says Soviet troops tanks and armored cars swept into Yumin County Sinkiang Tuesday night killing a herder woman and kidnapping a herdsman. Beijing delivered a protest note to the Soviet Embassy claiming dozens of troops entered Chinese territory and opened fire in self defense. Russians seek nuclear sites near the border amid long standing Sino Soviet border tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Liu Toyko
Red China
Sinkian
New China
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Yumin County
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
China
Air Force cancels MOL space lab project in bid to save money
The Air Force scraps the $3 billion manned orbiting laboratory program, leaving NASA to push a civilian orbiting workshop. NASA cites overlap with the military project while noting the MOL would have offered reconnaissance advantages. The civilian station aims for a late 1971 to early 1972 launch with five flights planned and crew rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freds. Hoffman
Miltary
Washington (Ap
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Congress
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Red China
MOS
Air Force Space Laboratory
David Packard
Portsmouth Day at State Fair planned for Aug and Sept
Plans for a Portsmouth Day during the Ohio State Fair were discussed by the Ohio Expositions Commission at the Elks Country Club. attendees included county fair officials and chamber leaders from Scioto to Highland counties. Education Day for school children was also noted and entertainment acts were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha Jenks
Jerry Kaltenback
L. W. Burns
Elks Country Club
Portsmouth
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Huxley Kennedy
Income Tax Plan Gets Even Odds
Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess says a county based graduated income tax has about a 50 percent chance of passage. He notes mixed reactions from GOP members while a subcommittee prepares hearings and a related bill to allow permissive county taxes as an emergency measure moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Stover
Columbus
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
Kurfess
Lampson
Ways and Means
Columbus Man Seeks 1970 Republican Governor Nomination
Edwin G. Lawton of Columbus announced he will seek the 1970 Republican nomination for governor. At 50 he has never held public office but says he has common sense solutions to welfare crime education vocational training and taxes and vows to stand up to political hacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Edwin G. Lawton
Lawton
Congress Hears Expert Figure On Missile Costs
Congress heard estimates of major overrun in Minute Man II and C5A costs. C. Merton Tyrrell of Performance Technology testified that 500 Minute Man II missiles could cost about seven billion, with a prior 3.268 billion estimate. Air Force and Pentagon officials disputed, suggesting a two billion overrun is likely. The hearing touched on defense pricing pressures and contractor practices, including claims of understatements and pay disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Air Force
Congress
C. Merton Tyrrell
Performance Technology Corp
House-Senate
Tyrrell
Pentagon
Tyrrells
Congressional
Joint Subcommittee On Military Spending
Gordon W. Rule
Navy Material Division
Rule
Ralph Yarborough
Bureau of the Budget
Texas Democrat
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations
Yarborough
Surtax Extension Faces Test
Washington AP Nixon seeks extension of the 10 percent income surtax amid inflation fears. House Ways and Means Committee faces divisions as Democrats struggle to agree on a six month extension and staged 5 percent cut. Kennedy warns inflation could worsen. price and wage controls considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Davie M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Treasury
Lion
Methodists Bid for Black Aid to Negroes in Ohio Conference
The Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church is asked to provide 1.8 million dollars over three years for social and economic programs aiding Black Methodists. Black Methodists for Church Renewal filed the manifesto, referred to a 14 member committee led by Dr. Edwin Dickey for study before delegates vote. Delegates approved a merger plan uniting three former Evangelical United Brethren conferences into the West Ohio Conference, effective June 10, with more than 1,500 churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Ohio
Ohio Conference of the
United Methodist Church
Edwin Dickey
Cincinnati
Evangelical United Brethers
Ohio West
West Ohio
Ohio Miami
EUB
Ohio San
County allocates 3.4 million in first half tax disbursement
Auditor Roy E. Vastine reports Scioto County distributed 3,442,285 in first half 1969 shares of real estate public utilities inheritance and house trailer taxes. Major recipients include Portsmouth schools 913,563 and city government 455,463 with numerous districts towns and funds receiving smaller amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scioto County
Roy E. Vastine
Portsmouth
Clay
Green
Minford
Eastern
Pike County
Northwest
Scioto Valley
Valley
Washington
Bloom
Brush Creek
Harrison
Jefferson
Madison
Morgan
Nile
Porter
Barden
Rush
Union
Vernon
South Webster
American S&L Plans Unveiled
American Savings & Loan Association today unveiled plans to expand its office space by removing a partition between 503 Chillicothe St and the former Smith Drug Co. complex at 501 Chillicothe St. A new floor, lowered basement, and aluminum shell with a solar screen will modernize the facade, with bronze carpet inlays, walnut furniture, and gold interior tones. Public entry shifts to double doors opening into a redesigned lobby with teller stations on the north and offices to the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Savings & Loan Association
Chillicothe St
American
Smith Drug Co
Fifth and
Chillicothe Sts
Viet Cong Attack Three U.S. Bases Near Da Nang
North Vietnamese forces attacked three U.S. bases south of Da Nang during the night. The U.S. Command reported 14 Americans killed and 68 wounded, with 76 enemy fighters killed. The heaviest strike hit an artillery base in foothills 30 miles south of Da Nang, where 11 Americans died and 32 were wounded in close combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
196Th Light Infantry
Site Selected For Lucasville Post Office
A 17,425 square foot lot at Main and Jackson Streets in Lucasville was chosen for a proposed post office. Rep. William H. Harsha said the Post Office Department has an option on the property owned by Paul and Catherine Kinstler. Estimated cost is $20,000 with no construction date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucasville
William H. Harsha
Portsmouth
Post Office Department
Main and
Jackson Sts
Paul and
Catherine Kinstler
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