Early Athens poll shows strong support for regulation and China admission
At the Athens County Fair, 84 percent favor stricter federal pollution laws, 83 percent back federal control of strip mining, 72 percent favor more federal education funding, and 70 percent support admitting Red China to the United Nations. Other questions show 66 percent backing Vietnam withdrawal, 54 percent backing a national minimum income, and 39 percent opposed to welfare reform.
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Athens
China
United Nations
Clarence E. Miller
Athens County
U. N
Public opinion on tax credits and revenue sharing
Voters were asked if control provides income tax credits for private health insurance and if they support the administration plan to return 5 billion dollars in federal tax revenue to states and localities. Results show 54 percent yes and 52 percent yes, with varying levels of opposition and undecided responses.
Taxes Course Slated by H and R Block in Athens
Charles B. Keith of Athens announces an H and R Block basic income tax course starting Sept 13 in the Athens area. The program trains students for federal and state tax work with potential employment at one of over 5,000 H and R Block offices.
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Charles B. Keith
Athens
H & R Block
Keith
H&r
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Friendship Valued Over Chickens in Louisville Court
In Louisville, Judge Glenn McDonald settled a dispute between Palestineo Rodriguez and Ernest J. Harlan over three chickens. The police court judge, noting 15 years of friendship, paid $6 to cover the chickens and the men left together, ending the case.
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Louisville, Ky
Glenn McDonald
Palestineo Rodriguez
Ernest J. Harlan
France to fund memorial for de Gaulle in Colombey village
Paris reports Henri Duvillard the minister of veterans affairs announced a worldwide appeal to raise funds for a memorial to the late President Charles de Gaulle. The memorial will be built in his home village Colombey les Deux Eglises.
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Paris
Henri Duvillard
Athens Ohio National Guard Seeks Recruits This Month
The Athens unit of the Ohio National Guard seeks new recruits with or without prior Army experience. Eight to nine local openings exist. priority for E-4 and E-5 grades and specialties like wheeled vehicle mechanics and clerical work. Enlistees gain pay, benefits, schooling, and potential Officer Candidate School. Information from Sgt. James Groves at the Athens Armory. drill observation weekend 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Athens
Ohio National Guard
James Groves
Weather slows spread of corn leaf blight in Ohio
In Ohio the spread of Southern Corn Leaf Blight slowed over the past two weeks due to cool dry weather, with Dr. C Wayne Ellett of Ohio State University noting lower blight levels than last year in most areas but more severe pockets in southern and northwestern regions. He warned that low temperatures and limited rain slow both blight and corn development, and that major damage would come if rot advances. many farmers have sprayed at least once to curb spread.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
C. Wayne Ellett
Ohio State University
Ellett
Baby Goat Forecaster Kidnapped in Rosenburg Oregon
Sheriff deputies search for a kidnapper who took a baby goat from the Mt Hebo weather herd in Rosenburg. Residents watch the goats from binoculars to predict weather with goats atop the mountain signaling fair skies and goats lower signaling rain.
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Rosenburg
Ore
Oregon
Mt. Hebo
Hornbill Loose At Los Angeles Zoo Escapes Again
Los Angeles Zoo workers chased a hornbill that escaped July 29 through a cage hole. One hornbill was caught after a week of planting feed and attempting to lure it with water in a residential area near the Hollywood Freeway, but the second bird remained at large.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Zoo
Hollywood
Zoo
Dairy Cows Invade Town in Indiana
About 40 dairy cows escaped from Arnold Underhill’s farm in Greensfork Indiana and wandered through the town center for two hours before volunteers and locals corralled them. No damage reported though officials refused to comment.
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Greensfork
Ind
Indiana
Arnold Underhill
Ohio utility wins 4.7 million rate rise approval
General Telephone Co. gains PUCO approval for a 4.7 million rate increase after a long process. The 6.95 percent return on rate base is deemed fair, but the rise cannot take effect until after President Nixon's wage price freeze ends.
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Columbus, Ohio
General Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Nixon
General Telephone
Ohio
PUCO
Warning Issued To Parents By Athens Police Chief
Athens Police Chief Fred James urges parents to warn children to avoid playing in the streets. He notes many kids on bicycles fail to observe stop signs, with complaints rising on the east side of town.
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Athens
Fred James
James
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