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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1976

Page

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Belle Heads Toward Long Island In Hurricane Run

Hurricane Belle with 110 mph winds moved north toward a collision path with Long Island and southern New England. Evacuations and shelters were set up on the Outer Banks as 10 000 tourists and 2 500 to 3 000 residents faced gale force winds and rising tides.

Cape Hatteras N.C North Carolina Here Virginia Capes Long Island Hatteras John Hope National Hurricane Center Miami Hope Belle Kill Devil Hills Nags Head Dare County Iris Leary Bill Harris State Department of Civil Preparedness

Coal mines idle as Miller prediction fails in West Virginia

West Virginia and surrounding states keep coal mines shut despite Arnold Miller predicting some of the nearly 100000 striking miners would return to early shifts. The wildcat walkout enters its fourth week with few pickets active and Miller set to address the International Executive Board in Washington.

Charleston W.va Appalachian United Mine Workers Arnold Miller Miller Illinoos West Virginia Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Kentucky Kanawha Union International Executive Board Today Washington, D.C Cedar Grove

Meigs Miners in Meigs and Vinton Counties Strike

Union leader Gene Osler says about 1500 workers at Southern Ohio Coal Co. three mines will not return this week. The walkout disrupts rail traffic on ConRail as West Virginia coal moves toward the Great Lakes. Osler will join District 6 leaders in Bellaire.

Salem Center Southern Ohio Coal Co Gene Osler the Messenger Osler West Virginia Meigs Vinton Counties ConRail Middleport Great Lakes Bellaire United Mine Workers

Awareness drive for Athens County aging agency leader

Zella Kruszewski, former program director of the Athens County home and now head of the Information and Referral Service at the Athens County Council on Aging, seeks to raise the agency’s profile in the community. Page 2.

Zella Kruszewski Athens County Athens County Council On Aging

Teachers in Workshop in Trimble District in Ohio

Forty-two teachers from the Trimble Local School District joined a reading instruction workshop conducted by Ohio University. The program emphasizes individualized contact to improve pupil reading abilities during a portion of their vacation time. A related editorial series questions the financial health of public pension systems and compares public and private plan benefits.

Jacksonville Trimble Ohio University

Weather outlook partial clouds tonight and warm Tuesday

Partly cloudy tonight with lows 55 to 60. Mostly sunny Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Rain chance about 10 percent tonight and Tuesday.

Euclid Beats Athens In State Legion First Round

Euclid defeated Athens 8 to 4 in first round of the State American Legion tournament this morning. ENDICOTT N Y AP Bob Wynn edged Bob Gilder by one stroke to win the rain delayed B C Open with 13 under par 271. Both shot 69s in the final round.

Euclid Athens American Legion Endicott N.Y Bob Wynn Bob Gilder

Peking Shaken Again After Large Northeast Quake

AP reports a strong aftershock rattled Peking as a follow-up to July quakes in northeast China. Kyodo notes rescue teams opened reserve air shafts in Tangshan where 10,000 coal miners were entombed but most were saved by an urgent rescue effort.

Tokyo Peking China Japan Kyodo News Service Hsinhua Tangshan

Ford praised by Catholics at world congress closing

President Ford drew praise from about 100000 Catholics at the International Eucharistic Congress closing in Philadelphia for voicing support of the church's life ethic. Some bishops urged stronger action on abortion. Pope Paul VI, via satellite, also participated from Bol sena Italy in rites tied to a 13th century miracle.

Ford Philadelphia John F. Kennedy Inter Catholic Church U.S Miguel Rodriguez Arecibo Puerto Rico Walter Curtis Bridgeport Paul Bolsena Italy

GOP Platform Truce Under Strain at Republican Convention

The GOP Resolutions Committee battles over platform drafting as Reagan allies push for firmer positions. Debate centers on canal fate abortion stance and Soviet relations while Ford supporters seek broad, balance-filled language acceptable to all Republicans.

Kansas City Ronald Reagan Resolutions Committee Reagan Ford Jesse Helms R-N.c James P. Lucier Helms Panama Canal Soviet Union Canal

Schweiker and Reagan Weigh Coalition in 1980 Ticket

Sen Richard Schweiker says his philosophy aligns with Ronald Reagan not by moving right but by critiquing federal bureaucracy. He notes his shifts on health care and employment bills, while maintaining core beliefs as he represents a broader national constituency.

Ronald Reagan Richard Schweiker Apublican Ninination Schweiker Reagan Doug Willis Associated Press Charleston W.va Pennssylvania California House Senate Henry A. Kissinger Humphrey

Ford cautions on criticizing Connally to aid party unity

President Ford says Republicans who attack John Connally as his possible running mate harm party unity. He urges keeping rival data requests private to the process and notes Reagan hurt himself by naming Schweiker early. Ford plans to announce after the convention and says data has been requested from Sen. Howard Baker and Elliot Richardson.

Reagan Schweiker Dick Barnes Associated Press Camp David Ford John B. Connally Nixon Administration Treasury Ronald Reagan Richard S. Schweiker GOP Howard Baker R-Tenn Commerce Elliot L Richardson Mountaintop Maryland Jimmy Carter Carter Cisely Carter Ford Watergate Connally

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