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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1977
Page
2
Toledo schools planned to open as weather allows, while lawyers for the district and four banks seek court approval to pay staff. A court order restricts spending to repaying $9 million in loans, but new state law lets borrowing against next year’s tax receipts with a Dec 31 1978 repayment certification.
Senator John Glenn reports he is breaking the deadlock over the Northern District of Ohio U.S. attorney nomination by sending two additional names to the Justice Department Floyd B. Oliver of Cleveland and James R. Williams of Akron are both on the list previously submitted to Senator Howard Metzenbaum Glenn and Metzenbaum have been unable to reach agreement on a nominee
Columbia Gas of Ohio says 25 percent heating cost discounts for eligible customers will apply to January bills and be retroactive to November and December. Eligible residents include seniors 65 plus, the disabled, and those earning under 7 000 dollars annually. The November discounts were not shown in December bills due to late eligibility lists.
Taft Broadcasting Co reports Kings Island near Kings Mills Ohio saw attendance slip 1 percent in the summer versus last year. Visitor spending rose 10 percent from 12.33 to 13.56 dollars per person. Turnstiles logged 2,580,052 visits, down from 2,601,425 in 1976, with heat blamed for the small decline.
Amtrak will operate the National Limited daily through Dayton at least until March 1. A spokesman said the continuation hinges on Congress action on a Transportation Department review, and they aim to protect the line if the department approves ongoing service.
Cleveland school teachers resume work after the union calls off the no pay no work strike. Union leader James O’Meara says School Board President Arnold Pinkney assured checks will be in school buildings tomorrow after emergency legislation and bank-city agreement delivered pay due November 23.
FBI released 40 001 pages showing agents pursuing tips from diverse sources about Kennedy's killing. Names like Hobo Smith and Jimmy Blue Eyes surfaced, but most leads yielded little. some tips involved Oswald graffiti or a Moscow plot claim. The Miami and Washington offices filed reports, yet no decisive findings emerged.
A national coal strike cut output by at least 1.6 million tons daily and costs 160 000 UMW members about 10 million dollars in wages per day. Talks resume in Washington with UMW president Arnold Miller seeking a complete counter proposal and a wage rise to 114.36 dollars per day over three years.
Congress approves a Medicaid abortion funding plan ending a four month spat. The accord fixes a 60.2 billion dollar appropriation, protecting payroll for 240,000 federal workers and outlining when payments may be made for cases of risk to life or rape and incest with limits on mental health exceptions.
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