Persuasive Powers Question Athens Commission
Athens Community Relations Commission weighs its role as they push for broader influence after a summer of work. Chairman Rev. Lorrin Kreider cites persuasion as their only power while critics argue the panel can still affect city policy through moral authority and community services.
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Athens Community Relations Commission
Lorrin Kreider
James Barnes
Commission
Barnes
Kreider
Bushels Better Sent Than Bullets
Ohio Farm Bureau head Swank urges farmers to back open grain exports to feed the world and resist federal controls. He proposes economic boycotts on farm machinery and a policy to plant only what can be sold, citing embargo impacts and price drops.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Russia
C. William Swank
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Soviet Union
Swank
Midwest
General Motors
Budget Office
County clash between sheriff and commissioners goes to court
Common Pleas Judge Lowell Howard agrees to advance docket the dispute over sheriff funding. Prosecutor Michael Nolan says the case, filed as a mandamus, aims to settle whether the commission must approve bills without detailed reports. Taxpayers face trial costs and the lingering feud may end by year’s close if a binding court order is issued.
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Athens County
Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Michael Nolan
Nolan
Voting Rights Act Costs Rise Across States In Ballot Languages
The 1975 Voting Rights Act extension prompts multilingual ballots costing millions with mixed results. Utah used cartoons on Navajo and pictographs, while California faces multi‑million bills. New Mexico and Idaho plan translations. Oklahoma hired interpreters, and tribal languages risk costly, limited uptake.
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Utah
San Francisco
Congress
Justice Department
San Juan
California
Michael Gagin
Gagin
New Mexico
Ventura
Los Angeles
Oklahoma Election Board
Lee Slater
Slater
Oklahoma
Idaho
Jerry Hill
Hill
Idaho State University
Duck Valley
Nevada
Robert Robey
Robey
Neighbor Should Keep Five Deer Fenced In
Letter from Robert Calentine of Amesville urges landowners to enclose deer as pets. He cites crop damage, fence damage, disease risk, highway accidents, and livestock losses tied to deer and argues landowners should fence and contain them like livestock.
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Will Mos
Dopey
the Messenger
Anthony J. Sargenti
Amesvile
Robert Calentine Amesville
The 60 Second Swish in Raleigh Schools
A Raleigh mass swish program prompts outrage and satire as Wake County plans weekly fluoride mouthrinse for students. Teachers must administer a 60 second rinse with fluoride solution, timed with a guard on swallowing, amid criticism that it wastes teaching time.
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Raleigh
N.C
Wake County
Raleigh School Board
School Board
Reasoning With Soviets to Save SALT
President Ford faces pressure as top secret proposals favor further concessions to Moscow to salvage SALT II. Administration officials fear a damaged choice with lasting consequences. Key issues include Backfire bomber limits and U S cruise missile restrictions amid infighting and Kissinger’s potential stance.
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Washington
Ford
China
Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
Kissinger
Kissinger Faces Controversy Over SALT Policy Shifts
The Nov. 25 statement on Moscow talks triggers lobbying by NSC and State Dept aides for new SALT options. Verification Panel meetings reveal concessions aimed at limiting Backfire and cruise missiles, sparking debate over policy continuity and strategic risk.
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Kissinger
Moscow
William G. Hyland
National Security Council
NSC
State Department
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Kremlin
U.S
Brent Scowcroft
Gen. Scowcroft
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