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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1977
Page
2
Gilbert Russell a 54 year old Bendix Heavy Vehicle Systems employee from Elyria won 120000 in the Pot O Gold lottery. He plans to think about retirement after counting winnings next week and said he and his wife Shirley may take a trip to Las Vegas.
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment 29 to 2 to cut petition work to 8 percent of a municipality's voters to place a charter or charter amendment on the ballot. It also allows a defeated charter to be refiled within 13 months without recirculating petitions.
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers plans to ask teachers for strike authorization after a Thursday contract deadline passed without a breakthrough. CFT president Roger Stephens expects Tuesday votes to authorize a strike if needed as it negotiates its first contract with the Cincinnati Board of Education. The CFT recently won bargaining rights from the Cincinnati Teachers Association.
Rep. Arthur Bowers of Steubenville asks the Ohio legislature to urge Congress to relax clean air rules. He argues current standards bar use of high sulfur coal, harming the coal industry and Ohio’s economy.
William A. Spratley, newly named consumer advocate, warned of mass utility shutoffs as the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio let its 30 day freeze on gas cutoffs expire. He cited jammed phone lines and questioned the expiration of the Jan. 26 PACO order. Democrat David C. Sweet urged a 30 day extension aligned with the governor’s energy crisis declaration.
Senators sent a bill to the House to prevent county budget commissions from cutting allocations from the state intangibles tax to library districts. Senator Robert E. O'Shaughnessy of Columbus said Franklin County cut library funding after libraries received funds from other sources.
State officials opened bids Thursday for a shared physically education facility to serve Ohio University Zanesville and Muskingum Area Technical College. Apparent low bidders for four contracts were McCarthy Construction with a total estimate near 1.9 million dollars.
The American Institute of Foreign Study opens an office at 3934 Route 345 NE in Perry, led by Jean Rausch as area representative. AIFS runs educational travel programs for high school and college students to 23 global locations and can be reached via the New Lexington office at 614 342 1870.
Federal Hocking Schools offer free Adult Basic Education for ages 16 and up not in public school. GED prep in math reading English science history geography government and more. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 9 pm with home study options and veteran benefits available. Contact Charles Brown at 662 3022 or 662 3450.
A conference in Athens on economic and industrial development features speakers Rainey L. Wallace Meyers from Ohio and Columbia Gas. They warn future national growth may slow after World War II, energy shortages will constrain industry, and Sun Belt expansion challenges Midwest leaders. They cite land, utilities, and tax structure as key factors in attracting industry.
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