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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
2
De Lasogee protesters picket area coal mines in Williamson West Virginia saying federal flood relief is inadequate. The strike kept at least 2,800 miners off the job Monday as a White House public liaison officer expressed disgust at the administration’s handling of the incident.
Cleveland police arrested Walter P. Hedio aged 9 and Robert J. Taylor aged 30 for distribution of obscene materials and promoting activities of the True Followers of Church. Both men posted $100 bond as investigators probed the organization.
A Ohio attorney argued before the U S Supreme Court that a state program offering up to 88 million dollars for materials and services to nonpublic schools is a sham to avoid constitutional separation of church and state The lawyer said the loans are effectively to private sectarian schools and represent taxpayers seeking to strike down the law as an end run around prior establishment rulings The Ohio private schools are reported as overwhelmingly sectarian with 720 of 749 schools cited in the case
The appellate court will hear an appeal for a temporary restraining order in the teachers strike that began April 13. It has kept half of the district's 3,100 teachers from classrooms and more than 50 percent of secondary students from attending. The board cites grave and irretrievable harm to the district.
In Columbus Ohio the Senate heard a bill from Sen. Stanley J Aronoff to modify the state sunshine law. The measure aims to require public officials to conduct official business in open meetings and to curb practices allowing hidden actions.
The FBI faces ongoing prosecution tied to a former supervisor John J. Kearney charged with directing an illegal mail opening and wiretap operation in the New York office from 1970 to 1972. President Carter plans a meeting with Ohio Senators John Glenn and Howard Cranston as he unveils an energy program.
Government to raise speed limits on roads to 88 or 90 and convert signs from miles to kilometers. A highway administration official clarifies there is no plan for immediate further changes.
House approves a $35.9-billion FY 1978 weapons bill and increases civil defense funding by 50 percent to $188 million, far above the Pentagon request of $90 million. One lawmaker claims the boost could cut U.S. casualties in a nuclear war to 20 million.
The budget dispute centers on who should lead the spring tax budget and annual appropriations. Committee chairman Joe Johnson refuses to involve Finance members in budget development, signaling persistent tension about outside influence.
Athens Recreation Festival announces a three day program with concerts by Athens High School Chorus on May 11 at 7 p m and Athens Jazz Ensemble at 8 30 p m. Other acts include Berean Theater at 7 30 and Square Allemanders at 8 30 with a rope ride children’s theater production of Rumpelstiltskin at 3 p m and Pickin n Grinnin country music at 7 30 p m. The non profit uses profits to buy recreational equipment for the city pool and to support playground projects as city recreation committee notes.
Armstrong Theaters owns 15 northern Ohio theaters including Town and Country Drive In in Coalton. Athena Cinema seeks dates but faces ownership disputes and unclear access. Geary may own the Athena, complicating scheduling and control.
The State Highway Patrol announces a Junior Trooper program led by the superintendent to involve 2,000 Ohio youths aged six to twelve in safety activities and patrol education.
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