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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1974

Page

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Rockefeller to become vice president as Congress approves agenda

Congress prepares to confirm Nelson Rockefeller as vice president and act on unemployment benefits and a broader trade and energy package before adjourning. A final Senate vote would send a coal strip mining bill to Ford, who may veto over production and inflation concerns.

Washington United States Congress Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller Senate House House Judiciary Committee White House Ford U.S

Aides To Ford Map Energy Policy Options At Camp David

Washington AP top aides draft major energy policy recommendations for President Ford after weekend sessions at Camp David Maryland. Cabinet level Energy Resources Council will review findings and shape proposals possibly within today to address energy demand and domestic production.

Washington Ford Camp David Rogers C. B. Morton Energy Resources Council Morton Camp

Boston Buses Splits Deepens Amid Weekend Protests

Boston faced a weekend of demonstrations over the court ordered school busing plan. Opponents marched from South Station toward Boston Common amid clashes with police. A separate rally on the Common followed a brief violent clash over the March Against Racism route.

Boston South Station South Boston Boston Common People’s Bicentennial Coalition Earl Butz Roxbury High

U S French Compromise At Summit Ends In Martinique

Presidents Ford and Giscard d Estaing reached a compromise to convene a conference of oil consuming and producing nations. They urged energy conservation, development of alternative energy, and financial solidarity with a consumer meeting planned for March to set an agenda for talks with exporters.

Fort DE France Martinique United States France Ford Valery Giscard d’Estaing Evence Caribbean Consumer Nations

New Boston Plan Expands Busing

Boston School Committee submits phase two desegregation plan to U S District Court and weighs extending school closures for Christmas break after weekend protests for and against busing. Judge Garrity ordered approval and submission by noon. plan would bus about 35 000 pupils.

Boston Boston School Committee U.S. District Court W. Arthur Garrity

Supreme Court Upholds Rail Reorganization Act

The Supreme Court upheld the Rail Reorganization Act by a 7 to 2 vote, preserving a plan to keep bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads operating. It overruled a Philadelphia federal court that found the act unconstitutional for infringing creditors and shareholders property rights by forcing continued losses.

Washington Supreme Court Northeast Midwest Philadelphia

Kidnap Slaying Probed In Delaware County

Delaware County authorities continued a probe into the kidnap slaying of 48 year old Herma Lee Ross found in an abandoned one room schoolhouse. Ross was en route to a north Columbus supermarket when abducted and robbery appears to be the motive.

Delaware, Ohio Delaware County Columbus Herma Lee Ross

Klan votes to admit Catholics and immigrants in north appeal

National Knights Ku Klux Klan voted to admit Catholics and immigrants to broaden reach in northern industrial areas. Dale Reusch of Lodi Ohio announced the decision as the group's presidential candidate in 1976, saying half of northern members are Catholics.

Stone Mountain National Knights Ku Klux Klan Dale Reusch Lodi Ohio Reusch North

Weather outlook for today and Tuesday turns colder

Cloudy and colder conditions prevail. Lows tonight range from the mid to upper 20s. Tuesday highs reach the low to mid 30s. Details on Page 4.

Ohio EPA Drops Sulfur Scrubbing Order

Ohio EPA chief Ira Whitman canceled a $2 billion sulfur oxide scrubber mandate for electric plants. The regulation would have required mid-1975 compliance, but the agency will keep the standard on the books without enforcement. Particulate matter limits remain in effect to 1977.

Ohio EPA Columbus, Ohio Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ira L. Whit Man Whitman

Mine Locals Honor Construction Picket Lines

Picket lines and mine shutdowns spread across Appalachian coalfields idling about 50 000 miners mainly in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Indiana. UMW construction workers support union locals as talks stall with the Association of Bituminous Contractors while most Indiana mines remain idle and only four of 52 eastern Ohio West Virginia Northern Panhandle mines shut.

Charleston W.va Appalachian West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana United Mine Workers Southern Ohio Coal Co Meigs Vinton Counties UMW Chester Sexton Washington Association of Bituminous Contractors Coal Company Morgantown West Amax Coal Co Peabody Coal Ohio Panhandle Arthur Nelms

Maquoketa's 93-Year-Old Mayor Seeks Eight Term

Ninety-two year old Ben Jacobsen announces he will run for Maquoketa mayor again at age 93. He has served seven terms, last ending 1973, and cites local issues such as stray animals and rising utility rates. He pledges to return the light plant to residents and abolish parking meters.

Maquoketa, Iowa Ben Jacobsen Maquoketa Iowa Jackobsen Jacobsen Edward Myatt Myatt

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Transportation Claude Brinegar Commerce Frederick Dent Frank Zarb Alan Greenspan Council of Economic Advisers General Motors Thomas Murphy New Boston Garrity Lorraine Faith Michael Faith Klan Cee Television Mmm Virginia West Virginia Coal Association Bill Beaman Indiana Coal Association
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