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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1974
Page
2
City Council informally agreed to set the 1975 general fund budget at about 1 225 000 dollars and backed a change in the city income tax mix. The plan would allocate 60 percent of tax revenues to the general fund and 40 percent to the capital improvements fund.
Ohio University faculty show strong support for collective bargaining with 75 percent of 443 of 795 eligible Athens and regional campus members voting in favor. Faculty Senate, OU chapter of OEA, AAUP and AF T are potential agents as trustees plan election procedures for a possible bargaining agent next year.
WSAZ-TV news director Bos Johnson spoke to the Athens Rotary Club Christmas luncheon about the role of reporters and the challenges they face. He cited a reporter who balanced highlighting positives and negatives of an elderly housing project, noting hostility when follow up revealed drawbacks.
Four new members were initiated during a Monday night Kiwanis Club meeting at The Ohio University Inn in Athens.
Clear and not so cold tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Wednesday brings clouds and warmer highs in the 40s. Snow flurries possible Thursday, then fair Friday and Saturday with highs in the low 40s. Precipitation totals and records follow typical patterns for the month and year with a 30.15 inch sea level pressure reading at 9 a.m. and no precipitation yesterday.
More than half of the city police force attended a special work session to oppose proposed budget cuts. Fraternal Order of Police President James Deardorff cited low salaries and pay inequities as causes for concern, warning layoffs could slow response times. The mayor said the existing agreement, approved after last year’s negotiations, remains in effect.
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