Busy 1976 Headlines in Athens County Mindset
A four part Messenger series highlights key 1976 events in Athens County Ohio including city and OU politics, weather, crime, and civic initiatives. Notable items: Jan 1 shooting in Glouster, Jan 7 Clyde Bronson named county commissioner, Jan 15 mall negotiations and Amtrak plans, Feb 23 gag order ruling, Mar 6 Charles Ping inaugurated OU president, and March 9 contract updates for city firemen.
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Ohio University
Messenger
Athens
Glouster
Hocking School Board
Barrett
Clyde Bronson
Tennessee Company
Amtrak
Vocate
Ralph Nader
Athens Firemen
Charles Ping
Athens Mall
City Firemen
Army
Two Growth Corridors Highlight Appalachian Ohio Plans
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission identifies two major growth zones for Appalachian Ohio. The first centers on the Waverly Piketon expansion project at an atomic energy enrichment facility with federal support totaling 4.4 billion dollars. The second runs along the Appalachian Highway through Adams Brown and Clermont counties including Peebles Seaman Winchester Sardinia Mount Orab Williamsburg and Batavia. The plan was submitted to the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington as part of 1977 development efforts. A proposed addition of McArthur to Jackson Wellston corridor was declined but may be reconsidered. Other growth targets include Portsmouth Ironton Chillicothe Gallipolis Hillsboro Greenfield Milford Loveland and western regions.
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Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
Washington
James Rhodes
Portsmouth-Ironton
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Hillsboro
Greenfield
Milford
Loveland
Regional investments target growth areas under Appalachian plan
Gavin Power Plant area and Clermont County included as the Appalachian Development Act funds targeted where future development and greatest return are likely. Seven Local Public Works projects in the OVRDC district received 11.5 million dollars in EDA funding, with Ohio accounting for 19 percent of nationwide approvals.
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Clermont County
Wilkesville
Alexander
Ovrdcll County
Area's Jobless Rate Increases In November
The six county region saw 5,561 unemployed in November with an overall rate of 8.7 percent, per the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. Athens County rose to 6.6 percent, Scioto County to 14.8 percent, Jackson at 9.9, and Vinton 8.7, Meigs 5.5, Gallia 5.8. The November unemployment level marked the highest in eight months.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
OBES
Athens County
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Jackson County
Vinton
Hocking
Meigs
Gallia
Neighborhood crime talk draws engaged Athens residents
At Eden Place a Monday neighborhood crime prevention session led by Athens Police Crime Prevention Officer Ptl. Rod Dotson focused on home security and quick reporting. Residents pledged to tighten locks, form a buddy system, and actively monitor neighborhoods.
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Athens
Ptl
Rod Dotson
Messenger
Robert Eke
Dotson
Robert Ekey
Athens Police Department
Eden Place
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Jim Sillery
Hocking River
Civil Service
Nelsonville
Vore Ridge Road
Sheriff's
Nelsonville Children’s Center
United Appeal
Ping
Civil Service Trial Board
Sheeter
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Consumer Ad
Appalachian Ohio
Tao
Clark Alexander
OVRDC
McArthur
Jackson-Wellston
Vinton County
Hamden
Coalton
Jackson- Wellston
The
Economic Development Administration
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Mercy Hospital
Atomic Energy Plant
West Union
Adams County
Lawrence County
Ironton
Piketon
West Clermont
McGuffy Hall
Le-Ax
Mental Health and Retardation Center
Ohio U
College of Osteopathic Medicine
City School Board
American Osteopathic Association
Ohio University Med School
Sen
Howard Metzenbaum
C. William O'Neill
Jesse Walker
Thomas Lowery
Walker
Henry Bouquet
Coshocton
SOUTH
Hocking Technical College
Natural Resources Dept. Privacy Act
Food Service
Food Service Establishment
National Institute For Food Service Industry
Earl F. Radcliffe
F.I.C
Modern Woodmen OF America Fraternal Life Insurance
Rock Island, Illinois
Baler
del’ Kasler
Wellcome
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