Walters urges appeal of ruling on Ohio school financing
State school Superintendent Franklin Walters said he will ask the Ohio Board of Education to appeal a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court finding that Ohio's equal yield formula for financing public education violates the state constitution. The judge ruled in a Cincinnati school board suit that funding formula is unconstitutional.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin Walters
Ohio Board of Education
Common Pleas
Walters
Hamilton County Common Pleas
Paul Riley
Cincinnati School Board
Cincinnati Transit Strike Enters Fifth Day Amid Dispute
Cincinnati city officials cite disruption as some 65 000 riders seek alternatives to school work and shopping. Mayor Gerald Springer blames lack of involvement by the city in the federally subsidized Queen City Metro dispute with Local 627 Amalgamated Transit Union representing over 400 drivers and mechanics.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Transit
Gerald Springer
Metro
Queen City Metro
Hamilton County
QCM
Goodin Case Tangled in Cincinnati Legal Fight
Former Cincinnati Police Chief Carl Goodin sees ongoing appeals as two weeks after a reversal of his perjury and evidence tampering conviction. Lt. Richard Beyer, a former vice squad commander whose own conviction was reversed, testified before the Hamilton County grand jury and then in open court under immunity. Beyer accused Goodin of ordering false records and lies to the earlier grand jury. Beyer’s case was remanded for a new trial while Goodin’s was not.
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Cincinnati
Carl Goodin
Cincinnati Enquirer
Goodin
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Richard Beyer
Beyer
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Steel Tops EPA List in Slow Pollution Controls
EPA Administrator Douglas Castle says the steel industry is near the top of the agency's list of slow polluters. He warns a vigorous enforcement campaign is coming as steel plants are described as unhealthy for workers and hazardous for nearby residents. The remarks appeared in a U S News and World Report interview released Sunday.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Douglas Castle
Castle
U.S. News and World Report
Duke and Fonda Share Stage at Hollywood Press Club Event
John Wayne and Jane Fonda attended the Hollywood Women's Press Club annual awards in Los Angeles. Wayne handed Fonda the Star of the Year prize and quipped about her position, while Fonda praised Wayne and mentioned Henry Fonda and Peter as part of her upbringing and career.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Jane Fonda
Hollywood Women's Press Club
Miss Fonda
Hollywood
Wayne
Jane
Henry Fonda
Peter
Lady Bird Receives 1.25 Million Endowment Gift
Friends of Lady Bird Johnson donated a permanent endowment of 1.25 million dollars for the Lyndon B. Johnson Library. The gift was announced at a Sunday event titled A National Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson and praised by Mrs. Johnson as beautiful and dear. Her 65th birthday would be December 22, and the drive promoted the endowment.
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Austin
Texas
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Thirteen Airmen Die in Canary Islands Patrol Plane Crash
A U S Navy patrol plane collided with a mountain on Hierro Island in the Canary Islands killing 13 airmen and leaving one missing. Rescue teams recovered 13 bodies and continued search for the remaining crew member.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Africa
U.S
Hierro
Eastern Can't Meet Law to Borrow Funds
Eastern Local School District will remain closed until January 3 1978 after failing to meet state requirements to borrow on next year’s anticipated income. The district shut December 7 for lack of funds and a five mill levy was rejected in November. A board meeting to discuss eligibility was canceled after officials attended a hearing on the borrowing law.
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Reedsville
Ohio
John Riebel
Meigs County
Robert Bowen
Reibel
Board of Education
Tueday
Ernst
McCarthy
Christmas Tree Thief At Work
An 18 year old is suspected after a blue spruce tree was stolen from Bob Bryan on Walker Road between 5 30 and 10 30 p m Saturday according to the Hocking County Sheriff s Department A cabin break in on Route 374 was also investigated with a back window broken and items including a telephone radio television set two muskets and antique tools taken from the dwelling in Delaware.
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Logan
Hocking County Sheriff's Department
Bob Bryan
Chieftain Drive
Walker Road
Jack Trego
Delaware
Gas wells boost Gallia and Meigs output in county report
The Ohio Oil and Gas Association scout notes two Gallia County wells each yielding about 100 000 cubic feet of gas and 10 barrels of oil daily on the Marvin Wayne and Dorothy M. Baird lease. Orwig Oil Co. reports a Durst property well with 20 000 cubic feet of gas and five barrels of oil. In Meigs County Cameron Brothers on Granvel Wamsley land in Rutland Township produce 40 000 cubic feet of gas.
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Gallia County
Meigs County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Gallia
Marvin Wayne
Dorothy M. Baird
Orwig Oil Co
Walden Durst
Cameron Brothers
Granvel
Thefts Reported: Dog Food and Bicycle Stolen in Meigs County
POMEROY The Meigs County Sheriff's Department investigates two thefts. A lock was broken at the county pound to steal dog food, and a 10 speed bicycle was taken from the Freda Swan residence on Shady Cove Road near Middleport. The Swan family also has items stored in Gallipolis.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Jenkins Holds Frigid Auction in Delaware Ohio
Evangelist Leroy Jenkins auctioned items at his Delaware Ohio home amid snow with several small items selling, a 54 by 70 foot barn failing to meet bids, and a yacht drawing no bids. An aide said Jenkins plans a 15 million dollar spiritual center near Arizona's Painted Desert, to include a medical center university motels a cathedral and shops on 210 acres, with operations aimed within 12 to 18 months. The land sale was withdrawn due to easement subdivision and title issues.
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Delaware
Ohio
Leroy Jenkins
Jenkin
Arizona
Henry Eckhart
Columbus
Eckhart
Jenkins
Painted Desert
Betty Forbush
Forbush
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Cleveland Schools Normal Again After Boycott
Cleveland schools resumed full operation as teachers returned to work and most students attended classes. The district faced a lingering financial crisis with a $19 million deficit projected and ongoing desegregation court hearings under U S District Judge Frank J Battisti.
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Cleveland
U.S
Frank J. Battisti
Daniel R. McCarthy
Battisti
Ernst
One Gas Well Hit In Hocking Area
Logan reports a gas producing well and an oil well drilled on Sunday Creek Coal Co. land Ward Two. Reliance Management Co. lists a well yielding 50 000 cubic feet of gas daily and 25 barrels of oil. Akron Petroleum Co. reports eight barrels of oil per day on Roger Harris land Falls Gore Two. Penzoil Co. notes patent denial on Robert V. Carter land Starr Two.
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Reliance Management Co
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Ward Two
Akron Petroleum Co
Roger Harris
Falls Gore
The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger notes daily and Sunday editions with varying prices and mail rates. It lists delivery by tube route driver and in paper terms, with per week and monthly subscriptions including domestic and out of state options. The notice includes postal classifications and mailing address in Athens Ohio.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
Johnson Road
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