Medical Service for Jail and County Residents
Ohio University's medical school will begin providing medical services to Athens County Jail inmates and county home residents. Docie resignation accepted in Glouster. mayor Alex Doczie steps down due to ill health. Council President Arthur Moore acting mayor.
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Medical School
Athens County
Docie
Glouster
Glouster Village
Alex Doczie
Arthur Moore
Medicaid Probe Sets Off in Ohio Legislature
Ohio lawmakers seek additional funds for Medicaid as federal investigators review spending efficiency. In Wichita Kansas a sniper from a 26 floor hotel kills two and wounds seven before police disable him.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Considerable Cloudiness With Showers Likely This Weekend
Weather forecast notes considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with showers and thundershowers likely. Temperatures remain near the 65 to 70 degree range tonight and peak in the upper 90s Friday. Rain chances about 40 percent tonight and Friday. Details on Page 9.
Athens Grizzlies Eliminated In State Legion Tourney
Athens team fell 3-2 to Maynard at Athens High School field ending their run in the State American Legion baseball tournament. Piqua defeated Archbold 8-0 in the morning game. Also, Dan Horgan, 45, former South Brunswick mayor, was named Ohio campaign coordinator for Jimmy Carter.
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Athens
American Legion
Maynard
Piqua
Archbold
Atlanta
Dan Horgan
South Brunswick
N.J
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
Horgan
New Jersey
Carter
Death Penalty Law Upheld in Ohio Ruling
A three judge panel of the 10th State Court of Appeals ruled Ohio death penalty law complies with U S Supreme Court provisions. The 28 page opinion was issued Tuesday, confirming the law's alignment with federal standards.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
10Th
State Court of Appeals
Inmates Hunger Strike Over Visiting Hours at Ohio Prison
Inmates at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville protest visiting hour changes. On Wednesday 172 of 179 prisoners in disciplinary and Death Row blocks reportedly refused food as the strike entered its third day. Notable: a separate Caracas appeal by Donna Niehous seeking information on her kidnapped husband William F. Niehous, held since February 27, with a $465,000 reward offered.
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Lucasville
Ohio
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Caracas
Venezuela
Donna Niehous
William F. Niehous
Many Coal Miners Back to Work Across Appalachia
Across the Appalachian coalfields a back-to-work movement began, with thousands returning to northern West Virginia and nearby states. Some mines stayed idle in southern West Virginia as unions plan meetings, while safety inspections delayed startups. Norfolk and Western reported only partial gains, and Kanawha County saw UMW Local 1759 workers return to Cedar Coal. About half of Indiana's 3,000 striking miners resumed work.
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W.va
Appalachian
West Virginia
Harry Patrick
United Mine
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginia
Kentucky
Consolidated Coal Co
Panhandle
Kanawha County
UMW
Cedar Coal Co
Wildcat
Indiana
Breakthrough wage pact eyed as rubber strike nears end
Negotiators reached a breakthrough on basic wage terms in the 16 week old rubber workers strike. Labor Sec. W J Usery predicted the agreement would end the walkout against Firestone, Goodrich, Goodyear and Uniroyal. Unity remains to approve the pact and remaining contract issues.
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Washington
Rubber Workers
W.J. Usery
United Rubber Workers
Peter Bommarito
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Usery
Uaw-Firestone
Akron
Ohio
Bommarito
URW
B.F. Goodrich
Nat Contessa
Cleveland
UAW
Bom- Tarite
James F. Scearce
Firestone
Goodrich
Goodyear
Uniroyal
Rate of Return Jumps as C&SOE Granted $44 Million Hike
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co wins a $44.1 million increase the highest rate of return allowed by PUCO in a 2-1 vote. The move permanentizes a $21.5 million emergency rise and adds $22.6 million, boosting the return from 5.9% to 8.58%. New rates hit 440,000 customers in 25 counties in four to six weeks.
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C&soe
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
David Sweet
City of Columbus
Ohio
Sweet
Ohio Supreme Court
General Telephone
PACO
Commission
Cleveland Electric Elminating Co
East Ohio Gas
C. Luther Heckman
Sally Bloomfield
Attorney General's Office
Heckman
Energy Stamps Pay Gas Bills
Lorain County launches a federal grant backed program to cover two thirds of gas bills for low income residents using energy stamps. 150 to 200 people will be served through 15 voucher booklets worth five dollars each, accepted by Columbia Gas Co. of Ohio Inc. The experiment runs until October 31, with evaluation and possible extension planned.
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Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County
Community Action Agency
Charles Hopkins
Federal Community Services Administration
Columbia Gas Co
Hopkins
July wholesale prices show small rise and inflation risk
July wholesale prices rose three tenths of a percent, keeping annual inflation at 3.6 percent after seasonal adjustment. Food and farm costs fell one percent, while meat and coffee led declines. fruit and vegetables rose. Industrial commodities climbed seven tenths, signaling a slower pace in the post-recovery upswing as retail sales drift.
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Washington
Labor Department
Buckley Possible Third-Man Run Raises GOP Convention Stakes
Sen. James L. Buckley weighs a presidential bid as Ford and Reagan clash over convention rules. Reagan aides deny backing a buckley move while Buckley cites aims to deadlock the first ballot to allow later delegate choices. The episode heightens tensions within the Republican race amid sweltering heat and strategic maneuvers.
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Kansas
James L. Buckley
New York
Republican National Convention
Ford
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Reagan
Buckley
Richard Rosenbaum
Senate
John P. Sears
Lenger
Iam
Platform battles loom as GOP panel edges toward draft
Kansas City AP report details final draft stage of Republican platform with Ford support on Panama Canal and ERA split. Subcommittees vote 8 8 on canal stance and 8 7 on women’s rights, while Kissinger policy, abortion opposition, and welfare reform shape the document ahead of the convention.
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Ford
Panama Canal
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Panama
United States
Western Hemisphere
Republican Women’s Task Force
Human Rights Subcommittee
GOP
Reagan
Betty Ford
Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
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