21 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
Weekend Daily Reporter
Location
Dover, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1967
Page
1
Government official says 1967 price increase may reach 2.5 percent, easing from 1966’s 3.3 percent jump. Consumer index rose to 114.7 in December, with groceries down and housing up. Forecasts for food and clothing suggest smaller gains, though accuracy is uncertain.
Twenty two men and 13 women will run an unusual relay for National YMCA Week on Sunday starting 1 30 p m at the New Philadelphia public square. The route includes W High to 4th St over 4th to the Boulevard to Iron and Wooster avenues then to Dover public square and back to the Y with escorts by Dover and New Philadelphia police. Events include a gym show basketball game Canton Y drill team exhibition and volleyball with swimming demonstrations and club room exhibits for weary pacers.
The Daily Reporter launches a reader only accident insurance plan with no age limit or medical exam. It costs 50 cents monthly per person and covers home, work, travel, and leisure 24 7. Underwritten by National Casualty Co. of Detroit, it pays up to 13 000 for fatal accidents with benefits increasing 1 percent monthly up to 30 months.
A humorous line ponders how a man’s temperament can reveal itself when he begins to lose hair, suggesting patience and perspective as a remedy for stress.
AP dispatch from Tokyo quotes Chinese Defense Minister Lin Piao saying Red China is in a state of civil war. Wall posters, Mao purge notes, and statements by Lin and Chiang Ching point to upheaval as Mao’s regime faces leadership purges. The claim echoes across Peking’s graffiti world and official mouthpieces.
Dover council schedules a public hearing February 23 to consider rezoning from medium density residential to high density residential and offices. Areas affected include Woostera y to Slinglaf Avenue and Race Street to Poplar Storm along the canal land north to Fourth Street, with several other ordinance changes proposed.
Three Democrats filed petitions with the board of elections to seek council nominations in Philadelphia's May 2 primary. Dean W. Exley of Ada Minnich Avenue NW and Lester M. McCammon of 546 Crider Ave NE seek at large seats while Richard R. Stewart of 328 Churchay SW runs for re election to Ward 4 council.
Mrs. Edith M. Vorhees of 118 Glenview Avenue Dover reported her 1967 Pontiac stolen yesterday between noon and 9 PM It bears a white top and bronze bottom with Ohio plate K W21 H The car was parked behind Hobby Ship on Ward Street and the theft was reported to Dover police at 9 24 PM
A 1966 graduate from a Montana liberal arts college visited the area seeking paid professional work. He aims to lead a project office, supervise staff, issue a monthly newsletter, and prepare plans with data coordination. He notes Tuscarawas County’s high per capita professionals and says many roles are already filled.
The Ohio Department of Highways abandoned four segments of old Rt. 39 from near Walnut Creek on Rt. 519 to the Rt. 93 intersection at Shanesville. The stretch has been replaced by a mile relocation and the old road reverts to Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and Shanesville village.
Maj Robert Chaudrue and wife Mary Kay, aided by Dover Girl Scouts Troop led by Donna Mitchell, organize a Jan 30 to Feb 3 clothing drive. Boxes will be placed in Dover schools. items include anti bacterial soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, clothing, and baby articles. VFW Auxiliary to cover postage. other groups may help.
SAIGON South Vietnam AP U S destroyers fought two gun duels with North Vietnamese shore batteries Friday while American bombers hit rail yards and bridges north and south of Hanoi The fighting flared in Quang Tri Province and South Vietnamese Paratroopers reported 108 Viet Cong killed in two clashes Friday night US soldiers of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade faced heavy fire while probing a supply depot southeast of Hanoi river craft and naval support aided efforts See SHIPS DUEL Page 8
Directors of the Tuscarawaa Agricultural Society reviewed Ohio fair managers convention reports in Columbus during last night’s monthly meeting at the fairgrounds. Talent planned for the 1967 fair included a thrill show an aerial act and an auto demolition act. Attendees included Walter Lahmers Weldon Yakley Herman Gasser Bob Dietrich Clarence Hursey and Secretary Walter Findley.
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