Two Tractor Trailers Crash in Wilmington. Drivers Hospitalized
A wreck on Rombach Ave. in Wilmington involved two tractor-trailers, injuring both drivers. Charles Hunter of Akron and Jerry Hudson of Georgetown Ky. were hospitalized after the collision near J. W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park. Hudson received a citation for excessive speed for road conditions. Traffic fully restored around 10 p.m.
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Wilmington
Charles Hunter
Akron
Rombach Ave
Jerry Hudson
Georgetown
Hudson
Hunter
Cleric Tries Mediation As Bolivia Hostage Crisis Grows
In Bolivia a standoff continues between government troops and tin miners holding hostages including four Americans in Catavi. Catholic official Msgr Andrew Kennedy travels from La Paz to mediate and deliver letters from jailed union leaders Irineo Pimentel and Federico Escobar who face sabotage and murder charges.
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Orubo
Bolivia
Catavi
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Msgr
Andrew Kennedy
St. Louis
la Paz
Oruro
Kennedy
Irineo Pimentel
Federico Escobar
Hunter's Dream Pheasant Sighting and Local Notices
A 12 year old boy on A Street reported seeing five pheasants about three minutes earlier. Clinton County dog warden Will West notes a new law requiring Kennel licenses for five or more dogs by January 20 with a $10 fee and $5 late penalty. A free Ronnie Dale organ concert tape will be played Friday 6 to 8 pm atop the First National Bank in Wilmington.
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Will West
Clinton County
Ronnie Dale
Wilmington
First National Bank
Heavy Snow Looms Over Northern Ohio Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau issued hazardous driving warnings as northern Ohio faced up to four inches of snow by 1 a m with more expected. Freezing rain and icy roads were forecast for central and southern regions as a winter storm broadens across the upper Midwest and Northeast.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Youngstown
Akron
Dayton
Cleveland
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Midwest
North Central
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Midlands
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Three Bank Robbers Sentenced in Ohio Case
In Columbus the federal judge sentenced three men for bank robberies totaling up to 65 years. James Griffin and James Kennedy received 25 and 20 years respectively for the Clintonville Ohio National Bank robbery. John Mayo also known as John Marquette drew 20 years for the $6,000 First National Bank heist in Zanesville. The same day the UN Political Committee urged a unified independent Korea and asked North Korea to accept UN aims.
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Columbus, Ohio
US District Court
Mell G. Underwood
James Allen Griffin
James Edward Kennedy
Clintonville
Ohio National Bank
Columbus
Griffin
Kennedy
John Marquette
John Mayo
Frazersburg
Zanesville
First National Bank
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Korea
North Korea
Quints Near Home for Christmas in Aberdeen
The Fischer quintuplets born three months ago near Aberdeen, Maryland, are expected to be home for Christmas. James Andrew, the only boy, already home since Nov. 30 weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces. The four girls Mary Ann Mary Magdalene Mary Catherine and Mary Margaret remain in St Luke's Hospital nursery with steady weights.
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James Andrew
Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
Fischer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fischers
Santa Claus Returns Woman's Lost Wallet in Louisville
Mrs. Caroline Cogburn received a call from Santa Claus informing her wallet and $43 saved for gifts for five children had been found. An hour later Walter Cooley, 19, arrived with the money, saying he found the wallet in a shopping center parking lot where he works as Santa Claus and declined a reward.
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Louisville
Caroline Cogburn
Santa Claus
Walter Cooley
Cooley
Latta presses White House over Port Clinton Army center
Rep. Delbert L. Latta says the Defense Department should reconsider closing the Erie Port Clinton Army supply center. He notes about 2,000 workers would be affected and cites a rebuilding mission for Nike Hercules missiles and strong reliability at Erie.
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Washington
Delbert L. Latta
Ohio
Defense Department
Port Clinton
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
Erie
Congress
Vance
Latta
Erie Proving Ground
Provinging Ground
Samuel L. Devine
R-Ohio
Columbus
Career Envoy To Aid Lodge In Viet Nam
President Johnson names career diplomat David G Nes to South Viet Nam as No 2 to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Nes, 46, replaces William C Trueheart whose tour expired last October The move comes as Lodge faces Republican nomination speculation but he says he will not run Lodge was named to Saigon post last summer by President Kennedy
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Washington
Johnson
David G. Nes
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Foreign Service
Nes
William C. Trueheart
Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Saigon
John F. Kennedy
Earthslide Swallows Four Brothers and But Three Homes
A second earth movement in Tourelle Creek Valley near Le Quebec swallowed four brothers in a truck and three more houses Wednesday night, with a car and a highway bridge also lost. Quebec police evacuated ten houses as rescue teams searched mud filled areas along the St. Lawrence River.
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ST. Joachim DE Tourelle
Second Earth
First Earth Movement
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Gaspe Peninsula
Tourelle Creek
Gaspe Highway
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawreace
FBI swarms San Fernando Valley in Sinatra kidnap probe
The FBI sent about a dozen agents to the San Fernando Valley area north of Hollywood at night amid reports they are pursuing Sinatra Jr. kidnap suspects. Police say the operation is an FBI matter, with agents checking houses and stopping cars, while authorities keep silent on specifics.
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Hollywood
FBI
San Fernando Valley
Frank Sinatra Jr
West Valley
Gene Radomski
West Valley Division
Los Angles Police Department
Sinatra
Sinatra Jr
Los Angeles
William H. Parker
Parker
Lake Tahoe
California-Nevada
Bel-Air
Schilling Declares Candidacy for Clinton County Prosecutor
Clinton County Republican George Schilling Jr. 38 announces reelection bid for prosecuting attorney subject to May primary. Resident of 518 N. South St. Blanchester native with Wilmington ties. law practice with father George L. Schilling. Married to Helen Knepper with three children. admitted to Ohio Bar in 1953 and practiced before federal courts.
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N. South St
Schilling
Wilmington High School
Wilmington College
Cincinnati
Chase Law School
Helen M. Knepper
Dayton
Doyle
Brian
Ann
Ohio
Clinton County
Ohio Bar Associations
American Bar Association
National District Attorneys Association
Prosecutors Association of Ohio
Ohio Title Association
National Association of Claimants’ Counsel of America
Wilmington Elks
Clinton County Farm Bureau Federation
Wilmington Kiwanis
Clinton County Historical Association
Southwestern Ohio Police and Sheriffs Association
Clinton County Farmers and Sportsmen’s Association
McNamara Orders 33 Bases Closed or Cut in U S and Abroad
Secretary McNamara announced 26 U.S. bases and 7 overseas bases will be closed or reduced, aiming at up to 106 million dollars in annual savings and a civilian job loss of about 8,600. A hiring freeze and attrition will offset the 8,500 reduced personnel, with overseas actions to be announced later.
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Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
Defense
New York
California
Texas
Johnson
Louisiana
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Illinois
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Caolina
Ohio
Erie
Port Clinton
John F. Kennedy
Warren Countian's Death Is Probed
A Warren County man died from head injuries after an incident at a Robinson home in the Twin Valley area south of Carlisle. His wife Inez Herschel was being questioned at the county jail as deputies investigated the exact cause of death.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Warren County
Byron Kennard
Ives Herschel
Twin Valley
Carlisle
Middletown
Robinson
Kennard
Inez
Conscience Bothered After 48 Long Years
Cincinnati AP reports a note from Whittier California offers $1 for used soft lead pencils stolen from Sherman Elementary School 48 years ago. The anonymous letter arrives with the restitution request and highlights the lingering guilt.
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Cincinnati
Board of Education
Whittier
Calif
Sherman
Kennedy Center Center Named For JFK Support Bankrolled
The Kennedy Center and Johnson backed naming a proposed national cultural center in Washington for the late President John F. Kennedy and proposed financing half the cost with federal funds.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
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L. C. Clinton
Scott Talley
Harold D. Talley
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Associated Press
Quints
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Outback
Oak Harbor
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Ers
Johnny Therrien
Raymond
Benoit
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Martin Gauthier
Tails
George Schilling Jr
U. S
Warren Countian
Kennedy Center
Ethel H. Hayes
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