05 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1977
Page
1
Ohio lawmakers return for a one day session to decide how governor and lieutenant governor will run in 1978. The issue centers on pre primary team nominations versus separate primaries with a possible general unity. The talks touch on the Cleveland school crisis and tax breaks for industry.
About 1,500 miners at three Southern Ohio Coal Co. facilities in Meigs and Vinton counties will be off today as a UMW strike looms. The contract expires 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, with utilities and industries brace for a lengthy stoppage and a state plan to manage shortages.
Betty Fulks 37 The Plains was arraigned in Athens County Municipal Court on murder charges for the Saturday death of Wayne Rusty Williams. She was freed on bond the morning after arraignment. Rhodes opposes merger pledges support for Ohio University Belmont County campus independence.
State Highway Patrol officials call a special traffic control program a tremendous success as they monitor high accident zones. The plan remains unfinished but officials emphasize its impact on safety during ongoing implementation.
Logan's first shopping center The Hocking Mall opened Sunday on Chieftain Drive drawing a traffic jam as residents toured the new facility. Temperatures turn colder with snow flurries later tonight and Tuesday, with a 70 percent and 40 percent chance of precipitation respectively.
Five Arab opponents of Sadat form a confrontation front and pledge sanctions against Egypt. Iraq quits the Tripoli meeting amid Baath split with Syria over Israel and Lebanon. The bloc moves to freeze relations with Egypt and boycott Egyptian trade with Israel.
United Mine Workers chief Arnold Miller warned there is no chance to avert a nationwide coal strike set to begin at midnight. Talks with Bituminous Coal Operators Association are not going well as about 2,200 miners in Ohio and West Virginia prepare for a walkout, with a potential 10 day to month long stoppage.
Cincinnati Ohio courts declare state school financing unconstitutional with Judge Paul Riley postponing effective date to July 1 1978 The ruling supports the Cincinnati Board of Education claim that funding violates the state constitution and equal protection The decision hinges on the equal yield formula and local property tax reliance while urging legislative action
Palestinian officials say the PLO denounced any party at the Tripoli Summit forming a front against Iraq. The declaration also rules out Palestinian attendance at Geneva.
Italian historian asserts 1493 ambassador letter shows Columbus left Spain with four caravels instead of three. Bonvini Mazzanti cites copies in Este archive and notes Santa Maria wrecked on Christmas Day 1492 leaving Navidad fort. diary references to a fourth ship are unclear.
Washington AP report says the Labor Department will dump more than 1,100 OSHA rules to cut outdated and silly safety requirements. Nations officials note many rules duplicate others or are obsolete. enforcement will be relaxed for discarded provisions during a 90 day public comment period.
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