Hospital Funding Expands O'Bleness Memorial Drive year long
The 1977 Arms Hospital Foundation fund drive shifts to a year round effort to support O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Community contributions last year reached 67000 dollars and are expected to rise as ambulatory care and outpatient services expand. hospital growth depends on continued public support.
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Arms Hospital Foundation
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
O’bleness Memorial
O'Bleness
Sheltering Arms Foundation
Carter Hatch Act repeal debate reshapes civil service politics
Washington President Carter backs a repeal of the Hatch Act to allow federal employees to participate in politics, arguing civil rights while opponents fear politicization. Congress weighs penalties and protections, with labor urging passage and Republicans warning of potential abuses.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Ford
White House
Letters to the Editor from The Messenger
Readers urge a traffic light on Route 682 at The Plains and comment on mental health policy and local shopping kindness. The letters express support for the editorial, discuss antiques and history, praise Kroger’s service, and share personal notes about a veteran and hospital life.
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the Messenger
Thomas
Plains
Usos
Memorial Hospital
Glendale
Calif
Athens Messenger
President and British PM speeches contrasted in tempo
Rogers notes a recent encouraging U S speech versus the English prime minister's stern forecast. He says Britons face lean years and sacrifice while Americans expect benefits, quarrelling over what each nation will tolerate.
Ohio youth conservation corps bill edges toward final passage
Ohio moves toward creating a youth conservation corps to place about 200 unemployed youths in strip mine reclamation in southeast Ohio Appalachia. The bill, led by Arthur Wilkowski, seeks potential federal funding up to 550 million for all states, with Ohio possibly receiving around 27.5 million. Corps members must be at least 16, receive minimum wage, live in state facilities, and serve up to 12 months under natural resources department oversight.
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Ohio
Ohio Youth Conservation Corps
U.S
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Arthur Wilkowski
Toledo
Wilkowski
Lucas County
Senate Conservation and Environment Committee
Department of Natural Resources
House
Senate
GOP
James A Rhodes
Rhodes
Toledoan
Rhodes’ Natural Resources Department
Five Million for ERA Study Sparks Controversy in Washington
Carter administration funds a 5 million public commission to study gender equality and ERA progress, with Birch Bayh among lawmakers on the panel. Kilpatrick questions the purpose, arguing the effort may amount to political lobbying and waste.
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Carter
Senate
House
Birch Bayh
Indiana
United States
Jim Dandy
Houston
Reforming Congress Can Be a Bit Messy
Washington column critiques the new ethics codes in Congress as overreaching and inconsistent. It notes debates over physician versus nurse exemptions, pay hikes, and the dangers of pandering to public opinion, while contrasting GOP reactions to Carter’s voter registration plan with party leaders shifting positions.
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Madison
New York
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Reform
Campaign Finance Reform
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
David Obey
Carter
Bill Brock
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Howard W. Baker
R-Tenn
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Glendale Memorial Hospital
L.A.P.D
Will. Rogers
James Kilpatrick
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West
East
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Bella
League of Women Voters
Eer
Mexico City
The
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Davids. Broder
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Bellmon
Thurmond
Bellman
Brock
Baker
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