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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1977

Page

2

Ohio Auditor Allocates Gasoline Funds to Local Govts

State Auditor Thomas E Ferguson reports 9871245 in gasoline excise funds distributed for November with 35 000 to each county 1200 to each township and 5207245 for 953 cities and villages The city village share is 1 per vehicle registered All gas tax receipts restricted to street and roadway use Novice G Fawcett named fall quarter graduation speaker at Ohio State University with 16 year presidency ending in 1972 at Columbus.

Columbus Ohio Thomas E. Ferguson Ferguson G. Fawcett Ohio State University Fawcett

Ohio unemployment claims rise in week but decline in big counties

Preliminary Ohio Bureau of Employment Services data show total unemployed claimants for one week or more at 84 000 on November 26 up from 82 548 the prior week. In the eight largest counties the figure fell to 38 000 from 40 800, with no county or city comparisons available.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

Missing Windmill Stuns Eddy County Deputies

Eddy County sheriff's deputies report a flatbed truck intruded on a ranch near the New Mexico Texas line and disassembled a windmill before taking most of it away. The fan and tail were left behind as investigators probe the case.

Carlsbad N.M Eddy County Mike Doyle New Mexico Texas Line

Tenants evacuated as snake ambles from apartment fire

Volunteer firefighters guided residents from a smoky East Greenbush complex after a blaze. One man begged to return and reentered with a boa constrictor wrapped around him. He claimed the snake was his pet and tried to keep it warm by tucking it in his pocket on the way to his car.

East Greenbush N.Y

Jacksonville sheriff forecasts crime like weather

Sheriff Dale Carson says the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department will issue a crime forecast similar to weather reports within six months. He envisions alerts such as burglars likely in the Springfield area and a high chance of multiple rapes, with forecasts 85 to 90 percent accurate to warn residents.

Jacksonville Fla

Turkeys Cost 70.7 Cents A Pound In Ohio Markets

Ohio AP Market basket survey shows turkey prices averaging 70.7 cents per pound across 11 cities, down from 75 cents a year ago. The report also notes overall shopping costs rose 1.2 percent in November, with uneven changes among 16 items across 15 cities.

Joe McKnight Associated Press Columbus, Ohio Ohio Ohio Associated Press Athens Cincinnati van Wert

QUBE Begins Today in Columbus with Interactive TV Service

Warner Communications launches QUBE in Columbus offering 18 button console and 30 channels. Test group of 200 households tried quizzes auctions and viewer voting while paying 19.95 installation and 10.95 monthly. Officials tout interactive programs from games sports and college courses as a future step in television.

Columbus Ohio Warner Communications Corp Warner Cable Henry Claudine Eckhart Susie Russell John Russell QUBE Lawrence B. Hilford Hilford

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