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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1974

Page

2

Firemen to Meet City Over 1975 Budget Cuts

Athens firemen from Local 2021 protest proposed 1975 budget cuts that would eliminate four dispatcher positions. Mayor Barrett schedules 10 am Tuesday talks with Local 2021 officers and city officials to review alarm and radio equipment amid ongoing picketing downtown.

Athens International Association of Fire Fighters Fire Department Donald Barrett Phil Goldsberry Gerald Mollica Richard Chad) Cooley Barrett Gerry Roth Columbus Road Court Street

Farm groups worry gas cuts hit Ohio agriculture

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation warns a 20 percent cut in natural gas deliveries will hamper farming and food processing. Trustees urge exemptions for food producers and protest reductions to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Bureau Board of Trustees Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Columbia Gas Marvin E. White Federal Power Commission FPC White Moody Rush

Courthouse to Close Noon to Thursday in Meigs County

Judge John Bacon of Meigs County Common Pleas Court announces the courthouse will close at noon Tuesday and remain closed through Wednesday and Thursday. It will reopen Friday morning, he said.

Pomeroy John Bacon Meigs County

Carborundum acquires Chapman Industries assets

The Carborundum Co. buys Chapman Industries Inc. Avondale Pa. assets and assumes liabilities in a cash deal to expand its high performance plastics offerings for markets including chemical, paper and transport. William H. Wendel expects Chapman patents and know how to aid early Carborundum plastics introductions. General Telephone completes a $55 500 cable expansion in the Athens exchange to support growth and future service needs. Kenley R Krinn notes the project modernizes facilities and replaces aging lines. Athens exchange covers 18 214 telephones over 106.2 square miles.

Carborundum Co Chapman Industries Inc Avondale Chapman Carborundum William H. Wendel Athens Exchange General Telephone Co Ohio Kenley R. Krinn Athens

Christmas Masses at 3 Churches

Fr. Frank Patala announces Christmas Masses at St. Jude's Chauncey at midnight Christmas Eve, St. John's Guysville 8 a.m. Wednesday, and Our Lady of Loreta Tuppers Plains 9 30 a m on Wednesday.

Frank Patala St. Jude’s Chauncey St. John’s Church Guysville Our Lady of Loretta Tuppers Plains

Oklahoma University enrollment boom may plateau

OU officials reflect on decades of growth as official projections for enrollment drift downward. President Harry Crewson calls future increases speculative and suggests 10 000 to 13 000 could be realistic, with current branch campuses totaling 3 949 students and Athens campus 13 610. The outlook emphasizes conservative gains and uncertainty about next year’s headcount.

Board of Regents Ohio Athens Harry Crewson

Federal Funds To Continue 13 Nutrition Plans

The Ohio Commission on Aging awards 2.1 million dollars in federal funds to extend 13 senior nutrition projects for a second year. The program serves 9,100 older people daily via 176 sites, with 440 thousand dollars going to the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development covering 24 counties.

Ohio Commission On Aging David Crowley Commission Corporation For Ohio Apalachian Development

Weather and university budget stress reports from Ohio and OU

The forecast calls for showers tonight and Tuesday with highs in the 40s to 50s. In Ohio’s outlook, unsettled weather continues into midweek, then clears and cools by Friday. Separately at Ohio University, a potential $10 million shortfall threatens next year’s budget as enrollment fell by 2,147 this fall. Dormitories sit vacant, staff and program cuts rise, and financial pressures ripple through campus life and services.

Ohio Vernon Alden University of Distinction Appalachian Ohio Alden Claude Sowle Academic Services Edward Penson Journal Herald

Democrats Unite Behind Glenn In Ohio Party Fight

Democrats rallied around U S Senator elect John J Glenn and won a delay on selecting a new party chairman after Lavelle resigned The fight over control of the Ohio Democratic apparatus left Lavelle with a national committee seat but delayed the chairman vote The party also weighs a January 12 fund raiser to reduce a 160000 debt amid mixed support from state officers and leaders with the Super Bowl date looming.

Perry Smith Associated Press Columbus, Ohio U.S John J. Glenn Ohio Democratic Executive Committee William A. Lavelle Velle Lavelle Glenn John J. Gilligan Gilligan Ohio DNC John A Ohio State Fairgrounds

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