Hann Opposes Plan to Reorganize State Departments
Athens County Engineer Gerald Hann told county commissioners he opposes David Sweet’s plan to restructure Ohio’s 18 state departments into 12 equal divisions. He argues the plan increases bureaucracy, would cost money to maintain, and could threaten township and county government autonomy while proposing his alternative of 10 districts.
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Athens
Gerald Hann
Ohio
Hann
Athens County
Department of Economic and Community Development
David Sweet
State Department of Natural Resources
Sweet
Remodeling Go Ahead Partially Approved by Athens County Officials
Athens County commissioners signed two of three remodeling contracts for the courthouse third floor. A third contract with Karr Construction was delayed due to travel. Work could begin after finalizing all bids and securing a parking plan, with eight weeks for parts and four more for completion.
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Athens County
Stockmeister Heating and Plumbing
Jackson and
Ball Electric
Belore
Horace Karr
Karr Construction
Chester
Karr
al Stockmeister
Burgess
Transfers of property and holdings in Rutland and surrounding towns
Meigs transfers lead in Rutland to Leading Creek Watershed Association. Herman J. McMurray and Elsie M. McMurray transfer Harrisonville lots. Eugene Smith and Marjorie Smith convey Bedford acreage to Edward LeMaster and Bonnie LeMaster. Nancy Miller deceased transfers in Rutland to Margaret Jane Miller and six heirs. Margaret Jane Miller deceased transfers in Rutland to Ronald L. Miller, Herbert Miller, Lucy Glenn, Ruby Rubel, Harry Miller, and Mildred Zalusky.
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Leading Creek Conservancy District
Rutland
Leading Creek Watershed Asso., Inc
Herman J. McMurray
Elsie M. McMurray
Harrisonville
Paul Phillips
Diana Phillips
Eugene Smith
Marjorie Smith
Bedford
Edward LeMaster
Bonnie F. LeMaster
Nancy Miller
Margaret Jane Miller
Ronald L. Miller
Herbert Miller
Marshall Miller
Lucy Glenn
Ruby Rubel
Thomas Miller
Badlands Park Has Bad Name
Washington AP reports Badlands National Monument attracts about 1.5 million visitors in 1971 though it could handle roughly double that amount, suggesting the site remains undercrowded despite its desolate setting.
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Badlands Park
Washington
Badlands National Monument
No-Man’s Land
Fire Department Manning Change Forecast in Athens
Athens Mayor Donald Barrett stated the City Council is expected to act at the next meeting to alter fire department manning levels. This move aims to adjust staffing and response capabilities.
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Fire Department
Athens
Donald Barrett
Dry Spring Reported In Turkey
A sacred spring at the House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus in Turkey has run dry amid regional drought. Pilgrims are barred from collecting water as only a few drops remain. In the same report, Barrett notes fire department Manning plans stalled by a tie vote, overtime costs rising, and the need for guard on duty to cover 24 hour shifts.
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Istanbul
Ephesus
Turkey
Paul VI
Ralph Nuzum
Coed Testifies At Rape Trial At Ohio University
An Ohio University freshman testifies as the prosecution’s key witness in a rape case against former OU security policeman James A. Williams. Mullins described the June incident near O’Bleness Hospital after being coerced at gunpoint and forced into disrobing in Williams’s car before being driven to her dorm.
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Ohio University
Coed
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Cecilia Patricia Mullins
Mantua
O’bleness Hospital
James A. Williams
Glouster
Hudson Health Center
Laboratory to test plumbing systems at Stevens Institute
HUD announced a one story laboratory to study plumbing and waste vent systems on Stevens Institute of Technology campus in Hoboken New Jersey. The facility will focus on high rise apartment plumbing installations and is the only such structure in the United States and one of three worldwide devoted to this research.
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Washington
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
N. J
Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States
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Ron Burgess
Cincinnati
Claire M. Ball Jr
Law
Tri-County Community Action Agency
New York
American Wood Council
Italy
Meigs
Security Bank
Culcans Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bie
Athens Fire Department
Barrett
Gerald Mollica
Nuzum
Ohio Highway Safety
Pete O’grady
University Terrace
Park Place
South Green Dormitory 1
William O. Rowland
Williams
Miss Mullins
Messenger Press
Lowell B. Howard
Mullins
Ficke
Ly Athens
Bobbie Brooks
Marting’s
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