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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1976
Page
1
A funding proposal presented to the City Council on Monday envisions a multipurpose senior citizen services facility in downtown Athens. The plan details location, potential services, and funding sources to support a community hub for elderly residents.
The Athens County Commissioners schedule a public hearing Thursday on a proposed three year project plan for spending Community Development Act funds. The hearing aims to outline allocations and project scope for local development initiatives.
City Council prepares to introduce the 1977 Athens budget next week with adoption planned the following week. The timetable was announced Monday. President-elect Carter begins interviews in Atlanta for Cabinet posts while Senator John Glenn foresees moves on two fronts to shift the national economy.
Ohio's controlling board debates rushing a plan to meet federal welfare rules amid a looming $60 million cut in federal funds. Gov. James Rhodes to meet Friday with ousted highway safety chief Donald D. Cook in a continuing department shakeup within the Republican administration.
The forecast notes light rain or snow ending this evening with clearing tonight. Lows drop to 15 to 20 degrees. Wednesday turns sunny but cold with near zero percent snow chances, tonight about 40 percent.
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision held that employers need not include pregnancy in disability coverage. The ruling affirms GE’s removal of pregnancy from its health plan and reverses EEOC guidance requiring sick leave and other benefits for pregnant employees if such benefits exist for other disabilities.
A mistrial was declared in the political corruption case of Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and four co defendants due to publicity affecting the sequestered jury.
Washington AP Dr M Adrian Gross of the FDA attacks Red Dye No 40 as a possible carcinogen saying tests show the dye has cancer causing properties. The dye, popular since bans on Nos 2 and 4, ranks second to Yellow No 5 with over a million pounds used annually.
In Honolulu survivors recalled the 7 December 1941 attack as memorial ceremonies began at 7:55 a.m. with a minute of silence. About 2,500 veterans gathered for services at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and the Arizona Memorial while Gov. Ariyoshi urged forgetting hatred and embracing aloha.
The federal move to delay mandatory air bags draws praise from GM Ford and Chrysler while Ralph Nader condemns the plan as dangerous. Coleman proposes a 1981 demonstration program involving 1979 and 1980 models and meeting with automakers the week of Dec. 20.
The Supreme Court curbed federal court remedies in public school desegregation cases, ruling that remedies cannot exceed steps needed to cure the constitutional violation. It criticized a 25,000-student busing plan in Austin Texas and urged a more limited integration plan while preserving rights of Black and Mexican-American students.
In Washington Rep Thomas P ONeill and Rep Jim Wright lead a new Democratic push to revive job creation and clean up the House image. Wright wins majority leader 148 to 147 over Burton amid mayoral backing while ONeill secures the speakership by acclamation as Congress prepares to reconvene.
In Plains Georgia Billy Carter loses the mayoral race to incumbent AL Blanton by four votes. Jimmy Carter laments that his brother’s rise may have cost Billy the election and predicts Plains will suffer from increased tourism and urban pressure.
Governor Rhodes signed two emergency measures. One raises pay for elected Ohio officials across 88 counties after new terms begin in January, with an average rise about 35 percent. The other expands charitable bingo rules to include veterans groups and others previously excluded, under AG regulation. Continued on Page 9.
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission calls for a coordinated plan by state and federal officials after a study found catfish from the Ohio River containing PCB levels above federal limits. At McAlpine Dam near Louisville one site showed 208 ppm while 6 of 11 sites exceeded 5 ppm. FDA officials say interstate sales are unclear but action may follow if any occur.
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