Walk-Out Coal Strike Stays Unstopped Across States
A West Virginia led wildcat coal strike idles 90,000 miners in seven states into its third week. UMW officials resist return to work, court orders ignored, and a Charleston press conference planned as miners demand removal of injunctions and talks with operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
David Forms
UMW
Virginia
U.S. District Court
Hayes Holstein
Brooke mortgage plan aims to widen home ownership reach
A Senate subcommittee heard a bill proposed by Edward Brooke to reshape mortgages so payments grow over time. Economist Kenneth Rosen said inflation makes later higher payments feasible, while initial costs drop about 25 percent, potentially expanding ownership to about 60 percent of American families.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth T. Rosen
Princeton University
Tire Stockpiles Keep Car Industry Working
Akron AP reports tire stockpiles, larger than expected, keep auto production moving through a 107 day UAW strike against Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and Uniroyal. Car makers say tire supplies will last into 1977. URW and industry talks stalled with no end in sight.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
UAW
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Uniroyal
American Motors
General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Southeast Ohio Weather Summary Aug 5 1976 Forecast
Thundershowers likely tonight and Friday with cooler highs 75 to 80. Ohio region forecasts vary by area with chances of rain 70 percent tonight and Friday, fair Saturday, and a low in the 60s to 70s across regions. Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots and rough seas possible offshore.
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Southeastern
Ohio
West Lake Shore
East Lake Shore
East Central
Southwest
Lake Erie
Four Arrested In Meigs County On Drug And Theft Charges
Sheriff reports two Pomeroy residents arrested Wednesday on obtaining possessing and using a controlled substance and two others charged with breaking and entering and stealing guns a radio and other items. Suspects held in Meigs or Middleport jails with court appearance set before Judge Buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs County
Middleport
Hartenbach
Mary Connell
Steve Delleanty
Pomeroy Route 2
Ronnie Merle Pickens
Fisher Street
Freddy Keith Pickens
Racine
Lowell McNickle
Bowman's Run Road
Sutton Two
Ronnie Pickens
Freddy Pickens
Robert Buck
Apartments Hit By Fire In Three-Unit Complex
A section of a three unit apartment complex under construction at Mulberry Hill in Pomeroy was destroyed by fire. No injuries reported. Fire chief said no damage estimate yet and the state fire marshal was asked to investigate. Prime Builders Co. of Columbus developed the project, which would have provided 48 two bedroom units. Only one section burned. alarms sounded at 11 20 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Mulberry Hill
Jim Sisson
Prime Builders Co
Columbus
Hospital notes list Athens and surrounding residents admitted
The document enumerates numerous patients and relatives from Athens and nearby towns including Walter O Rourke Chauncey Sandy Allen Nelsonville William McCallister Albany Joyce Proffitt and others admitted or transferred. Locations include Mount St Mary Dayton Bremen Logan and Syracuse with several families named.
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Arlene Perry
Tedi Williams
Amber Williams
Peter Williams
Mary Hawk
Caroline Heaton
Athens
Walter O'Rourke
Chauncey
Sandy Allen
Nelsonville
William McCallister
Albany
Joyce Proffitt
Guysville
Court Docket Summaries From Meigs And Nearby Counties
Court entries show William Camp of Mason cited for intoxication and Clarence M Hall of Leon fined for spinning tires. Elmer Johnson Jr of Wheeling and Walter B Penrod of New Marshfield cited for toxication or related offenses with small jail terms. Bond forfeitures include Eddie Gillispy and Kelvin W Mayle for petty theft and speeding. Other notes list Clinton Donovan for disorderly conduct and Charlene Sallie with Barbara Pierce for petty larceny.
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Bill Reeves
Meigs County
Clarence M. Hall
Leon
Elmer Johnson Jr
Wheeling
Walter B Penrod
New Marshfield
Eddie Gillispy
Point Pleasant
Sarah A. Ingles
Athens
Kelvin W Mayle
Pomeroy
Clinton Donovan
Charlene Sallie
New Haven
Barbara Pierce
Racine
Driver Hurt In Accident On County Road 19
Jon Gibson 25 of West Breeze Mobile Estates was injured when his southbound car left County Road 19 a mile south of Route 56 at 3:30 a.m. and struck a tree. He received treatment at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Gibson
West Breeze Mobile Estates
Radford Road
State
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Local notices from Athens and Athens County events
Athens Mental Health Inc holds 7 30 p m at the new Transitional Center 7 N Congress St Athens Jaycees meet at 8 30 p m Eagles Hall North Court and East Carpenter Streets Zeta Alpha Chapter Beta Sigma Phi 7 30 p m with Paula Bragga regrets to 592 3682 Glouster United Methodist Women meet 7 30 p m with Mrs Ansel Gamwell Mrs Harold Vaughn program leader American Legion Auxiliary Glouster picnic at Glouster Park 6 p m meat furnished rain date Post Home Charles Thomas Lodge 7 p m Oouster IOOF Temple
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Athens City
Athens Mental Health Inc
New Transitional Center
Congress St
Athens Jaycees
Eagles Hall
North Court
Carpenter Streets
Zeta Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Paula Bragga
Athens County
Glouster United Methodist
Ansel Gamwell
Harold Vaughn
American Legion Auxiliary
Glouster
Glouster Park
Ford 3rd President To Lose to Congress
The congressional override of President Ford's veto of the coal leasing bill makes him the third U.S. president to lose 10 or more veto battles with Congress. Ford, who has vetoed 54 bills since Aug. 9 1974, has been overridden 10 times, with the latest override in a 316 to 85 House vote and 76 to 17 in the Senate. Andrew Johnson and Harry S Truman each had more overrides.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Harry S Truman
Interior Department
Death notices for Alice Clark and others from Gallipolis area
Obituaries report 89 year old Alice Howell Clark of Dayton died at Kettering Convalescent Center with service set at Waugh-Halley Wood Funeral Home and burial in Pine Street Cemetery. Additional notices list Charles Scott of Cheshire and Arthur Johnson of Athens among the deceased with funeral arrangements and burial details.
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Alice Clark
Gallipolis
Alice Howell Clark
Lewiston Road
Dayton
Kettering Convalescent Center
Hiram
Caroline Sheppard Howell
Patriot United Methodist Church
C. B
Helen) Russell
Ralph
Richard Howell
Bluss
Utah
Clark
Vinton Clark
Waugh-Halley- Wood
Pine Street
Charles Scott Cheshire
Charles Scott
Holzer Medical Center
Donald Gene
Mount Sterling
Ohio
Lucille Rathburn
Grady
Juanita) Ballard
John
Marjorie) Bradbury
Jeanette Scott
Frank
Kathryn) Blrtcher
Pomeroy
Charlotte) Gunter
Charleston
Lewis Scott
Arthur Johnson
Athens
Arthur F. Johnson
Union St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Athens County
L. C
Olive Linscott Johnson
Troy
Coolville
Clayton
Fred
Jagers and Sons
Charles McVey
Hooper Ridge
Grace Nichols
Nelsonville
Grace Thurma Nichols
St. John St
Kimes
Hocking County
Charles Miller
Anna Miller Rizer
Margaret Auflick
Dora Mae
Beatrice Nichols
Raymond
Charles
William
Wareline Barber
Clarence
Joseph
Johnson Funeral Home
William Mechem
Green Lawn
Fees Increase for Certified Birth and Death Copies
Meigs County Health Department raises fee for certified copies of births deaths and stillbirths to 2 effective Friday by state mandate.
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Meigs County
Perry Disaster Area Designation Issued for Six Ohio Counties
The Small Business Administration declares Perry County a disaster area along with Belmont Cuyahoga Lorain Portage and Summit due to winds and floods on July 10 11. Homeowners renters and nonprofits may obtain SBA loans up to 50000 for real property 10000 for personal property and 55000 for mixed losses. Business loans cap at 55000 with a 6 58 percent rate. Applications due September 30 at the Columbus SBA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Perry County
Ohio
Small Business Administration
Belmont
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Portgage
Summit
James A. Rhodes
SBA
Frank D. Ray
Ray
N. High St
Emergency runs report from Athens and Middleport squads
Athens fire squad ran at 1 30 a m transporting Brenda Kim 26 of 191 State Street to O Bleness medical center. Middleport squad 6 07 p m transported Grace Gould to Veterans with lacerations and at 10 17 p m Charles Scott to Holzer hospital.
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Athens
Middleport
Grace Gould
Charles Scott
Holzer
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Queens
Vinton
Vinton County
Susan Betts
Linda Reynolds
Pam Seltz
Cathy Waltz
Debbie Morgan
Bob Wilson Jr
Julie Zinn
Fairgrounds
McArthur
Air Force Band
Pat Burke
Taylorville
Ill
West Virginia Panhandle
Bellaire
Southern Ohio Coal Co
Meigs
Gavin
Cheshire
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Senate Subcommittee On Housing and Urban Affairs
Sen
Edward M. Brooke
Brooke
Department of Housing and Urban Development
URW
Akron
URW Local 2
Marathon
Peter
Bommarito
Cleveland
Konus
Northwest
New England
Florida
Great Lakes
Ohio University Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
Aires
Ent
O’bleness
Richard Forcier
Harry Riggle
Ronald Jewell
Bryan May
Robert Hall
Judith Ross
Jeanett Ackerman
Delbert Cline
Judy Guess
Mount St. Mary
Wilford Sheets
New Plymouth
Becky Stone
Morris Goodman
Carbon Hill
Yvonne Keeton
Murray City
Jennie Jackson
Mark Herrold
James Davis
Anna Strausbaugh
Frank Starkey
Kimes Convalescnt Center
Hocking Valley
Jacqueline Schmeltzer
Bremen
John Deible
Kenneth Vaughan
Chester Blake
Logan
George Wolfe
James Pearsall
John Huffman
Pleasant Valley
Raymond Jeffries
Amy Reynolds
Glenn Stone
Clarence Strow
Vernal Vance
Homer Johnson
Ray Duncan
John Sayre
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Naomi Hayes
Syracuse
Christine Branham
Ardella Hardman
Middleport Agor’ S
Court News
Willian Camp
Mason
William Roush
Donald Ervin
Victor McCloud
John Fiber
Charles Thomas Lodge
IOOF
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Andrew Jahnson
Truman
Frank Darling Glouster
Frank D. Darling
Maple St
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Jackson
Charles and
Cora Speakman Darling
United Mine Workers of America
Delmer
Evelyn) Kisor
Springfield
Delores) Henson
Florence
Jack
Rita) Seiler
Hilliard
New Boston
Fred Darling
Richmond
Gale) Gayton
Ruth Noe
Westfield
Mass
van Fossen
William Folsom
Queen of Heaven
Perry Disaster
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