Promising Developments in Ohio Public Schools
State Superintendent Martin Essex cites progress in teacher education reform, handicapped education, and new curricula. Initiatives include reading focus, energy conservation, a news media course for grades seven to eight, and expanded career education reaching 45 districts. Desegregation and budgeting remain key district concerns amid enrollment shifts.
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Ohio
Martin Essex
State Board of Education
United States
State
Essex
FH School Committee To Meet
The Citizens Committee of the Federal Hocking School District will hold its first meeting of the school year Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the high school library. The program covers the district state and year planning with district residents or employees invited to join. Bob Calentine president says members can get acquainted before officers are elected in October. Meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month.
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Citizens Committee
Federal
Hocking
Bob Calentine
Drivers Warned Of School Pupils In Southern Ohio
Clarence Pack safety director of the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio appeals to motorists to be extra alert during the first weeks of school. He notes children may dart into streets and urges drivers to observe intersections, with AAA safety patrols back in force to guide pedestrian crossing.
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Southern Ohio
Clarence Pack
Automobile Club of
Pack
AAA
Annexation to Athens Suggested ater Sewer Extensions Sought
City Environmental Services Committee discusses extending water and sewer lines beyond limits. Proposals come from Route 56 industrial park, Frum Road residents, and Longview Heights. officials warn annexation may ease legal issues and reduce service strain.
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Athens
Robert Ekey Messenger
City Council
Environmental Services Committee
Frum Road
Longview Heights
Donald Barrett
Kerr
Appalachian Regional Commission
Bruce Burns
Pomeroy Road
Roger Finlay
Mulligan Road
ARC
Burns
Phyllis Katz
Barrett
Hospital Meeting Planned for Sheltering Arms Foundation
The Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation Inc. will hold its annual meeting September 14 at 8 p.m. in the Athens High School auditorium with a color slide presentation on the Ambulatory Care Center at O Bleness Memorial Hospital. Four trustees’ terms expire and four directors will be elected. Reports on hospital operations over the past year will be given by Executive Director James I. Boyce and Chief of Staff Dr. William H. Allen Jr. A refreshments period will follow to allow members to mingle with trustees and personnel.
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O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation Inc
William A. Harmon
Athens High School
Foundation
Edward S. Robe
Carolyn Murphree
Richard W. French Jr
Alexander T. Topping
Murphree
James I. Boyce
William H. Allen Jr
Rhodes criticizes administration on Medicaid cuts
State Rep. Ron James of Proctorville condemns the Rhodes administration for not choosing tough measures to save Medicaid. He cites a proposed 12 percent across the board cutoff for Aid to Dependent Children and a partial Medicaid payment plan, urging eligibility crackdowns to remove ineligible welfare recipients.
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Rhodes
Ron James
Proctorville
James
Athens student earns Eastman School music scholarship
Carl P. Fink of Athens received a scholarship to study as a sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. He made the dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA, aims for a music education degree with a double bass major, and will join the Eastman Jazz program as an electric bass performer. He is a 1975 Athens High School graduate and received the NSOA award from his high school.
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Carl P. Fink
Athens
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
New York
Reginald Fink
Fink
Eastman
Athens High School
National School Orchestra Association
State auditor distributes 37.5 million in welfare aid
July welfare payments issued by the state auditor totaled 37.5 million. Funds support counties’ general relief and administration costs and reimburse for family and children services programs including day care, family planning, and marital counseling. County allocations include Athens 44080, Gallia 60229, Hocking 27911, Jackson 66379, Meigs 16052, and Vinton 24307.
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Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
South Shafer Street Closure for Railroad Crossing Work
South Shafer Street will close from West Union to Byard starting today to level tracks and repave the B and O Railroad crossing. The segment will shut at about 4 p.m. and remain closed for about three days.
Utility Plan Is Opposed in Ohio Constitutional Amendment
Charles Cummings of the Ohio Gas Association opposes a proposed constitutional amendment for low income utility rates. He warns the measure would raise charges for industrial and commercial users by up to 30 percent while giving selective residential relief, urging legislative action instead.
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Ohio Gas Association
Ohio
Charles Cummings
Cummings
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