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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1977
Page
2
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes denounces Columbia Gas System as dismal and incx ble warning of more gas shortages. He urges improved planning by state utilities to prevent a repeat of the 1977 energy crisis and calls for immediate corrective action.
Gov James A Rhodes resubmits request to Washington for federal disaster aid citing 190 million dollars in Ohio highway damage from a severe winter. He asks President Carter to authorize highway repairs using federal highway trust funds, noting over 10 billion dollars in available funds.
Ugandan forces executed a gang of coffee smugglers by burning them alive on Kigulu Island in Lake Victoria. The smugglers were captured while moving coffee from Uganda into Kenya and were ordered to lie down before being doused with petrol and set ablaze. The killings were reportedly retaliation for a previous soldier’s death in clashes with smugglers.
The weekend severe weather hit Ohio with tornadoes in Ashland Cuyahoga and Ashtabula counties causing structural damage including a house leveled at Bailey Lakes. Rain totals surpassed two inches in Dayton and widespread urban flooding is forecast as colder air follows the system.
The plan envisions six to eight mixed-age children per house led by an SOS mother with kitchen facilities serving as living units. Staff would include an administrator director and a community center mother, caring for children until adulthood. Initiated by a 10 year, interest-free loan of 400000 from Hermann Gmeiner fund, funded by donations and foundations.
Athens City Council meets in regular session at City Hall to consider an ordinance authorizing the service-safety director to advertise an alternative to foster care versus foster homes. SOS proposes 20 new villages by 1979 to assist hard to place children and families.
William Arthur Smith, father of Angie Smith, spoke to fourth graders at Trimble Local Elementary as part of the Career Education Program. He described horse racing, horse care, and safety, showed racing gear and positions, and noted jockeys should like horses have balance stay small in stature and watch weight with a typical entry age of 16.
The Ohio Department of Highway Safety invites junior and senior high students to design a department insignia for stationery and publications. First prize is one year of free car use donated by the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Ohio. May 15 deadline. contact Logo Contest Ohio Department of Highway Safety 240 Parsons Ave Columbus 43205.
The 86th annual Ohio Academy of Science meeting runs April 22 to 24 at Capital University Columbus. Over 270 papers will be presented across fields from anthropology and astronomy to engineering and zoology. Registration is free and open to the public. Program copies cost $1 at 445 King Ave Columbus.
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