Ohio Teamsters fund sued over illegal fees to administrator
Labor Department asks federal court in Dayton to oust leaders of the Ohio Highway Drivers Welfare Fund for approving improper payments exceeding 500000 a year to the fund's administrator Robert C Knee Jr. In 1974 and 1975 Knee received 878915 and 627746 respectively, surpassing GM's chairman earnings. A public ERDA hearing in Cincinnati will assess the Goodyear run Portsmouth nuclear fuel facility expansion and its environmental impact.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ohio Teamsters Fund
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Ohio Highway Drivers’ Welfare Fund
Robert C. Knee Jr
General Motors
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Ohio
Energy Research A It Administration
ERDA
Goodyear
Carter asks Congress to hold stamp benefits and end share cost
President Carter urged Congress to keep food stamp benefits at existing levels for most recipients and to stop requiring beneficiaries to contribute to the aid. He warned he would veto any program changes that would raise the projected budget, estimated at 5.4 to 5.6 billion dollars, Bergland told the House Agriculture Committee.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Bob Bergland
House Agriculture Committee
Working Women and Full Employment Urged in 1976 Report
Alan Pifer of the Carnegie Foundation argues in the 1976 annual report that national safety and prosperity hinge on full employment of women. He says women gain self confidence and pride when employed and contribute to family support.
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New York
Carnegie Foundation
Alan Pifer
Foundation
Pifer
Nantucket Seckession Vote Signals Secession Drift
Nantucket residents backed a nonbinding 4-1 referendum showing intent to secede from Massachusetts 1725 to 404. Town moderator Wayne Holmes said the lark has become serious though immediate departure is unlikely. Leaders warn the plan could give islanders leverage to keep representation in the state legislature.
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Ote
Nantucket
Mass
Massachusetts
Wayne Holmes
Martha’s Vineyard
Cape Cod
Floods Wash Southern West Virginia Causing Isolation
Flooding battered southern West Virginia for a second day with contact lost to Williamson as fires break out. The Tug Fork flood crest was forecast at 52 to 54 feet, well above stage, while at least two people drowned in Welch and many residents remained trapped or isolated in flooded towns.
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West Virginia
State Office of Emergency Services
OES
Williamson
National Weather Service
Kentucky-West Virginia
Welch
Richard Weekly
Teachers to Vote on Strike Authorization in Cincinnati
Members of Cincinnati's AFL CIO affiliated teachers union were to decide today whether to authorize leaders to call a strike of the city school system serving 65 000 students.
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Cincinnati
Aflcio
Fighting Shakes Lebanon Front as Syria Warns on Frontiers
Beirut reports artillery and rocket duels ongoing in southern Lebanon for a second day. Syria warns it will not permit Lebanese Christians to drive Palestinian guerrillas from the frontier zone along the Israeli border. Phalange radio cites fierce battles to seize hills overlooking the border. Palestinians deny major territorial gains.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Christian Phalange Party
Athens Considers Brick Restoration Test on Carpenter Street
Athens City Council moves to test brick pavement on Carpenter Street as part of a 125000 repair program this year. If successful, North College Street may follow next year while capital funds cover most costs. Officials announce traffic light installations for two Mall entrances within 10 days.
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Carpenter
Athens
Jerry Adams
Carpenter Street
Donald Barrett
Wah of Trade Ok Teat
Phyllis Katz
Greg Hill
Joneswood Drive
Home Street
Capital Improvements Fund
Mulligan Road
Ernest Midkiff
Glenn Gaston
Perry Street
Barrett
Richland Avenue
Athens Mall
Panel To Tour Ohio U Inspecting Coal Research Plans
A panel of state legislators arrives in Athens for a coal research center inspection at Ohio University. The group will tour a deep coal mine, meet researchers, and review a bill to create the center funded by a severance tax increase and utility cost protections.
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Athens
Claire Ball Jr
Southern Ohio Coal Co
Meigs 2
Grosvenor Hall
Medical Sciences I
Clippinger Hall
Porter Hall
Ohio State University
Coal Research Center
Ohio
Ball
Prices at Athens Livestock Sale Auction
Prices listed at Saturday's Athens Livestock Sales Inc. auction include feeder steers 25 to 38.75 dollars, feeder heifers 23.50 to 29.50, slaughter bulls 31.25 to 32.50, feeder bulls 26 to 40.50, sows 31.50 to 33.10, pigs by the head 12 to 21, and boars 23.50 to 24.75.
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Athens Livestock Sales Inc
Special Prosecutor to Be Hired in Lawrence Grey Case
City Council agreed Monday to hire a special prosecutor in the Lawrence Grey case. The meeting covered budget actions and ordinances including recreation funds, street maintenance vehicle purchases, a pole easement, and dog control tabled pending union talks. Mayor Barrett discussed a West State Street park shelter funded by $4,000 in materials. a bond firm to assess Mulligan Road sewer project was amended to use grant funds. The council also thanked the Athens Garden Club for donating three benches for bus stops.
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Lawrence Grey
Art Marinelli
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Donald Barrett
Athens Jaycees
Codruff
Mulligan Road
Grant
Athens Garden Club
Cleanup Changes Likely For City Spring Refuse Service
City considers cutting from three to fewer collection sites for the annual spring cleanup due to rising costs. Mayor Barrett cites higher landfill fees and extra mileage as drivers, with potential site setup at the East fairgrounds and residents asked to haul bulky items to the sites rather than curbside pickup.
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Donald Barrett
Barrett
Ohio University Considers Major Gifts Campaign
The OU Board of Trustees, Alumni Association, and OU Fund Inc. consider a major gifts campaign for next fall or winter. Planning will be led by the Development Office under Jack Ellis. Alumni and friends across Ohio and major U.S. cities have shown support for funding academic programs, campus life, faculty and student recognition, and library endowments.
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Ohio University
Alumni Association
Ohio University Fund Inc
Salt Fork State Park
OU Fund
Ohio
Boston
New York
Rochester
Washington
D.C
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Chicago
Jack Ellis
Area Woman Honored on Winter Quarter List
Kathryn Mayne of Little Hocking earned a 4.0 GPA on the winter quarter at W Technical College Marietta for secretarial science.
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Kathryn Mayne
Little Hocking
W. Technical College
Marietta
Miss Mayne
Officials to Discuss East State Street Project Medians
City Council holds a 6 p.m. work session at Hangar 1 to hear from Engineering Associates of Columbus on the East State Street project. Harry Crewson and city officials will review the proposed median strip funded by federal State Issue 1 and city funds.
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East State Street
East State Street Recreation Center
Harry Crewson
Engineering Associates
Columbus
Jerry Adams
Associates
Phil Goldsberry
Larry Flynt To Speak On Ohio University Campus
Larry Flynt will speak at 8 p.m. on a topic of his choice followed by a question and answer period. The appearance is sponsored by the Atkinson Complex, a group of four dormitories on Ohio University’s South Green.
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Flynt
Atkinson Complex
Ohio University
South Green
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