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Inside Today Society 4, Vital Statistics 7 Sports 30. 31 Baltimore News 36 44 PAGES 10c PER COPY Weather Mostly sunny, warm today, high in 70s, low in 40s. Thursday, sunny, continued warm. YOUR NEWSPAPER SINCE 1809 LANCASTER, OHIO, WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, 1968 ESTABLISHED 180? No.

11 Anchor Hocking Plans Huge Local Expansion G7 IfT VI 'll'l i ll JSf JL In 1965 at the "Program for Growth," a joint meeting held annually between Anchor Hocking's Tableware officials and local and international officers of the American Flint Glass Workers Union. At-subsequent meetings, progress toward making the facility a reality were explained along with other plans for growth and expansion extending through 1973. When filled, the center will hold more than 120 million units of glass. In addition, there will be inventories at the Tableware Division warehouses at Plant 1 in Lancaster and in Los Angeles, Calif. Miller, in describing the magnitude of the structure, said its roof would cover four city blocks or 23 acres of land.

It will be big enough to hold 18 football fields, or to put 750 houses under roof. The outside dimensions of the building will be 600 feet by 1,500 feet. MORE THAN 460 acres of land have been purchased by Anchor Hocking for an industrial park to allow for this construction and for future expansion in this' area as growth warrants additional facilities. The land acquisition was made through the Lancaster Area Community Improvement a non-profit organization com- (Turn fo Page 9, Col. I ANCHOR HOCKING Glass Corp.

announced today it will construct a multi-million dollar distribution center near Lancaster. G. F. Miller, executive vice president and general manager of the Tableware Division, said the 900,000 square foot building will be located in nearby Greenfield Township. The site is on County Rd.

202, north of Camp Ground Rd. and approximately one mile west of the Lancaster corporation limits. Construction will begin this month, with completion scheduled for mid-1969. There will be about 175 employees at the center in 1969, and employment at the facility is expected to reach nearly 200 by 1972. MILLER SAID that the Lancaster site was chosen, over several others offered in Ohio and elsewhere, because the Tableware Division wants to continue its growth here.

"What Anchor Hocking Glass is today started here 63 years ago," Miller said, "and we feel Lancaster is the community where the Tableware Division wants to continue its growth. Glassmaking is a tradition with many of our families." Initial plans for the distribution center were disclosed 17,579 Turn Out To Cast Primary Vote Hocking Glass Corp. In Green- field Township for Its Table- ware Division. Construction on the multi-million building is scheduled to commence this month. Many of the ar rangements for acquisition of land were made by the Lancaster Area Community Improvement Corp.

on the GOP ticket, carded 6342. votes in the county and easily outdistanced two rivals. Democrat Sam LeFever, seeking election to a full term as county treasurer, was the biggest vote getter of them all, however, as he amassed 7,238 votes to top both parties in popularity among uncontested candidates. He'll oppose Republican Marcus Hanna in the fall. Hanna collected 5830 votes as an unopposed candidate.

Harry Crewson, Athens, who'll face Rep. Miller for Congress in November, got 5895 unopposed votes from Fairfield County Democrats. INCUMBENT Rep 1 i a 4 School Levies Pass, But 3 Get i Kayoecl At Polls Lausehe Loses Gilligan Vs. Saxbe in Fall For Senate COLUMBUS (UPI) John J. Gilligan, an English literature instructor in college who turned to politics because his students were apatnetic about government, overwhelmed incumbent Frank J.

Lausehe Tuesday for the Democratic U. S. Senate nomination. The defeat apparently ended a lengthy career for Lausehe, 72, a political conservative who said in his concession speech: "The world is changing." Gilligan, 47, who styled himself in the John F. Kennedy image in his appeals to younger voters, squares off against Atty.

Gen. William B. Saxbe in November. Saxbe won easily a three-way race for the Republican nomination. Gilligan had the backing of organized labor and the state Democratic organization in his campaign against Lausehe, a five-time governor and one of Ohio's most prolific vote-getters.

The unprecedented move by the organization to dump Lausehe was seized upon by Gilligan, (Turn fo Page 9, Col. 5) The county vote by Democrats was 4951 and 4874 in the city' Republicans numbered 4041 in the city, but only 3713 in the county, THE FIRST precinct came in last night (from Pleasantville) at 8:40, but the last (First Ward A) didn't arrive until bleary- eyed workers had seen the hands of the clock nearing a.m. Richard Brandt, Rushville, and Donald S. Kauffman, Rt 1 Lancaster, came out on top in a five-man race for two Re publican nominations as coun ty commissioner, while incumb ent Democrat Jesse Huffman, Pleasantville, paced his party-s six-man slate for renomination. Leo.

S. Weidner, Rt. 1 Balti more, will join Huffman in opposing Brandt and Kauffman for the two vacancies next fall. Republican incumbents Ollie Smith and P. B.

Markwood did not seek re-nomination. Incumbent Democrat Sheriff Jack Blazer easily beat off two party opponents and faces former deputy Ned K. Webb, who was unopposed for the GOP nomination. Blazer polled 4739 votes to Earl "Ed" Bigham's 3002 and Floyd B. Crook's 849.

Webb re ceived a token vote of Brandt topped the GOP com missioners' race with 3008, fol lowed by nominated Donald Kauffman's 290 0 Finishing third was George Neely, 26.19, then John E. Thompson, 1606 and Henry Kauffman, 1476. HUFFMAN'S total was 3949, while Weidner amassed 2716 The victors were followed by James W. Mills. 2372.

Paul Lamb, 1948, Kenneth Greeno, 1709, and Robert E. Clark 1295. The two commissioner, races and the three-way struggle for the Democratic sheriff's nom ination were the only contested local races for city-county voters. Of all candidates appearing on the Republican ballot, unopposed incumbent 10th District U.S. Congressman Clarence E.

Miller packed away the largest number of votes, 6934. Ohio Atty. General William Sax be for U.S. Senator Primary Vote Totals REPUBLICAN (Official) U. S.

Senator Albert E. Payne William B. Saxbe 388 6342 William L. White 517 Chief Justice Kingsley Taft Judge Supreme Court 6418 John M. Mathias 6057 Thomas M.

Herbert 6206 U. S. Congressman Clarence E. 6934 Court of Appeals Judge Russell B. Diehl 1938 Herschell G.

Holland 1463 Norman J. Putnam 2330 State Central Committeeman Elmer F. Jones 5657 State Central Committeewoman Maxine Slavens 5370 State Representative John Harvey Weis 6259 County Conunisioner Richard Brandt 3008 Donald S. Kauffman' 2900 Henry Kauffman 1476 George E. Neely 2619 John E.

Thompson 1606 Prosecuting Atty. E. Raymond Morehart 6328 Clerk of Courts Robert W. Lacey ..........6180 Sheriff Ned K. Webb 5688 County Recorder Rex Zollinger 6316 County Treasurer Marcus A.

Hanna 5830 County Coroner L. L. Kersell 6237 DEMOCRATIC (Official) U. S. Senator John J.

Gilligan 3755 Frank J. Lausehe 5753 Chief Justice, Supreme Court John C. Duffy 6483 Judge, Supreme Court Merrill D. Brothers 5846 U. S.

Congressman Harry B. Crewson 5895 Turn to Page 9, Col. I) Lindsey had been indicted by the January Grand Jury for second-degree murder in connection with the September, 1967, beating death of his infant son. The trial date had been set for May 13. Dies In Sleep home here, less than a week after being discharged from a local hospital following a series of abdominal operations.

Trapped Miners men entombed deep inside a flooded coal mine near here "sometime today." Start Monday gin on time. Hanoi negotiators will arrive Thursday. A formal opening may be staged Friday; actual negotiators may not start until next Although Fairfield County voters had few contested races to vote on, numerous school levies, party races for county commissioner and a Democratic primary fight for sheriff, plus two hot U.S. senatorial races, brought out 17,579 persons yes terday to mark ballots. Returns from the board of elections are unofficial, but the overall total is fairly accurate.

Board personel said this morning their tabulations show Democrats out-voting Republicans 9825 to 7754. Cong Claims Saigon Win; 2,002 Dead SAIGON (UPI)-The Viet Cong today claimed "victory" in the four-day-old battle for Saigon, but U.S. officials said 2,002. Communists had been killed in the capital area and only scattered guerrilla bands remained. Fighting raged in three Saigon sectors.

In a battle for a canal bridge Communist and Allied fire smashed a refugee- jammed Buddhist pagoda Monks said about 15 civilians were Killed ana 15 more wounded out of 500 inside the sanctuary. Viet Cong propaganda squads scattered leaflets claiming their "outstanding victory" in Saigon. They said they destroyed 20 per cent of the thousands of Allied troops in the capital. But Brig. Gen.

Winant Sidle, chief U.S. military spokesman, said the Red drive "appears to be withering on the vine." He said Allied troops cut off Red reinforcements for the guerril las in the capital. Bloodmobile Collects 163 Pints, 2 Days The two day visit of the bloodmobile in Lancaster, Mon day and Tuesday, resulted in only 163 pints being secured, while the quota was 250., With the deficit of 123 pints, there should have been 373 pints col lected. Lancaster now has a deficit of 210 pints and it seems residents must respond in larger numbers soon in order to keep this project successful. There were 118 appointments at the start of the visit, includ ing 25 from FSB.

Reported for the two days were 76 walk-ins, 10 cancellations, 19 no-shows, 42 first time donors and 63 re placements. Six local doctors and 14 volunteer nurses worked. Canteen service on Monday was furnisnea Dy airneia County Chapter of National Needlework Guild of America and on Tuesday1 by the Violet Grange of Pickerington. Boy Scout Troop 233, Jasper (Turn to Page 9, Col. 7) ARTIST'S DRAWING of the huge, new distribution center to be located by Anchor Results Of Issues LANCASTER CITY SCHOOLS 10.3 Mills Renewal FOR AGAINST 6750 3690 4 Mill Additional 4340 5886 LIBERTY UNION-THURSTON 11.9 Mill Renewal 816 4 Mill Additional 619 BLOOM-CARROLL 4.3 Mill Additional 507 BERNE UNION 5 Mill Additional "PICKERINGTON 4.5 Mill Additional 343 279 473 652 310 494 SOUTHWEST LICKING 4.9 Mill Renewal (Fairfield County Vote Only) 94 15 NORTHERN LOCAL 3 Mill Renewal (Fairfield County Vote Only) 7 NORTHERN LOCAL $1,062,000 Bond Issue (Fairfield County Vote Only) 1 7 PLEASANT TWP.

1 Mill Fire Levy 606 86 OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (Fairfield County Vote Only) ISSUE ONE 7540 7525 ISSUE TWO 5300 ISSUE THREE 7545 6727 Race Now Is Kennedy Vs. Humphrey By RAYMOND LAHR INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI)-Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is now running against Vice President Hubert H.

Humphrey. Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, the political miracle man of the Mew Hampshire and the Wisconsin primaries, now must perform another miracle to stay in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination. McCarthy finished a strong third in the Indiana Democratic presidential primary Tuesday and insisted his showing was better than he expected and no setback.

But third place is just that, even though it is McCarthy's basis for claiming a moral victory here because his share of the vote was higher than Turn to Pag 9, Col. 4) News Capsules FOUR of seven school operating levies, including Lancaster Public Schools' 10.3-mill renewal, were approved in Fairfield County in yesterday's pri mary voting, but three others, including Lancaster's 4-mill ad ditional, were defeated. The only non-school levy, a one mill tax measure for fire protection in Pleasant Township, was approved overwhelmingly, 606 to 86. Lancaster's 10.3 renewal was approved 6750 to 3690, but the four mill additional went down 4380 to 58S6. LIBERTY Union Thurston School District voters okayed the 11.9 mill renewal, 816 to 279, and a four-mill additional, by a lesser margin, 619 to 473.

Also approved was Berne Union School District's five-mill additional. The voting was somewhat close, 389 to 310 Going down to defeat along with the four-mill Lancaster levy were a 4.3 mill additional In Bloom-Carroll and a 4.5 mill additional in the Pick-erington Schoool District. The Bloom-Carroll issue lost 507 to 652 and the one at Pick- erington 343 to 494. A FEW VOTERS in the coun ty voted on three other school issues, for schools in other counties. A 4.9 mill renewal for Southwest Licking was okayed 24 to 15, but the total vote isn't known.

County voters, on a $1,062,000 bond issue and a three-mill renewal levy for Northern Local, voted one to seven against on both. 1 Fifty-one precincts had voters casting ballots on the Lancaster school levies; are in the county. The four-mill additional car ried only 12 precincts overall, and two of those were in the Sold On First Call This happy advertiser report ed to the Eagle-Gazette that he had results on the very first call, from the ad shown below. 1963 FORD truck and 1964 Revella Camper. Excellent condition.

Sell togeth er or separately. Phone xxx-xxxx. If ycu want to become a sat isficd advertiser, just call 654-1321 and ask for Classified. State Rep. John Harvey Weis garnered 6259 votes in his unopposed bid for renomination.

His fall foe. Don S. Maddux. picked up 5579 Democrat votes, and was also No totals were available from the other two counties, Vinton and Hocking, in the 25th District. Returns were also very scat tered in the 10th Congressional District.

Unopposed candidates for oth er county offices and their votes: Incumbent (D) Isaac Rowles, 6823, second highest among Democrats, and Robert W. Lacey (R), 6180. Rex Zollinger, county recorder, incumbent, collected 6316 votes on the Republican ticket while his fall Democratic opponent, Carl Boring, currently a Lancaster city councilman, polled 623U Two Republicans and one Democrat renominated yesterday will have no opposition in the fall and are automatically returned, to four-year terms. They are Republican Prosecut ing Atty. E.

Raymond More- hart, Coroner L. L. Kersell, a Republican, and Leon Wolford, engineer, Democrat. Wolford picked up 6555 token votes, Morehart 6328 and Kersell 6237. Five-term Ohio governor and two-term U.S.

Sen. Frank Lausehe won Fairfield County by 2000 votes over John Gilligan, but lost statewide. mm DEMOCRATIC Harry B. Crewson Jesse Huffman Leo S. Weidner No Candidate Isaac Rowles Jack Blazer Carl Boring Sam LeFever No Candidate Leon Wolford Courts Don S.

Maddux county, Hocking and Pleas ant The Issue carried four precincts In the Second Ward: II. There were two polling places in the Third Ward reporting favorable response: A and F. The other precincts voting in favor were 4B, and and 6BV, The 10.3-renewal levy ap proved lost in only two pre cincts: First Ward and Third Ward C. THE 10.3-renewal had a 64.6 per cent affirmative vote, while the foir-mill renewal had only 42.4 per cent casting votes in favor. Spring Warmth To Diminish; Cool Wave Seen A bright, sunny day was the prospect, but officials are fore casting temperatures to aver age below normal for the period Thursday through Monday.

Partly cloudy skies are expected, with temperatures to be a little warmer today. Although the skies look bright and summer like, thundershowers are predicted for late this eve ning. Tuesday's high was 64 degrees, but dropped overnight to a low of 43 degrees. At 7 a.m., this morning the mecury was registering 54, de grees with the barometer reading 30.24 inches. The 11 a.m., reading was 65 degrees.

Pope Plans Trip VATICAN CITY (UPI)-Pope Paul VI announced today he will attend a World Eucharistic Congress in Bogota, Colombia, next August. It will be the sixth trip abroad by the Pope since his election inj 1963. Previous visits have been to the Holy Land, India, the United Nations in New York, Portugal and Turkey. ENDORSE TAFT'S HOUSE WASHINGTON (UPI) The Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments endorsed estab lishment of the William How ard Taft home at Cincinnati as a national historic site. Lindsey Sentenced Here November Ballot REPUBLICAN Clarence Miller U.

S. Congressman County Commissioners (Choose Two) Richard Brandt Donald S. Kauffman Prosecuting Atty. Common Pleas Judge Merlin C. Parent accepted a plea of guilty to first-degree manslaughter from Russell lindsey, 23, Rt.

3 Thornville, and sentenced him to 1-20 years In the Mansfield Reformatory. Ex-Ohio Official COLUMBUS (UPI) Maj. Gen. Erwin Hostetlcr, 64, recently retired as adjutant general and director of Civil Defense In Ohio, died Tuesday night in his sleep at his May Rescue 15 HOMINY FALLS, W. Va.

(UPI)-A mine official said at mid-morning today rescue crews could reach 15 of 25 Peace Talks May PARIS (UPI)-Although the U. S. is ready now to open Vict peace talks here Friday as scheduled, North (Red) Vietnam has not yet confirmed it will be prepared to be E. Raymond Morehart Clerk of Robert W. Lacey Ned K.

Webb Sheriff County Recorder Rex Zollinger Marcus A. Hanna L. L. Kersell No Candidate County Treasurer County Coroner County Engineer State Representative John Harvey Weis mmmmmmmmmmmmm.