29 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1975
Page
1
Critics within economics and policy circles challenge official U S employment figures arguing mismeasurement and definitional changes understate job distress by hundreds of thousands or millions The debate spans BLS practices data interpretation and revenue sharing implications.
Violet Hollenbaugh was sworn in Sunday as mayor-elect of Nelsonville in a ceremony attended by 100 people. Other items reference cold-weather safety tips, Peter Weaver’s retirement column on burn and shock prevention, and media notes on Space: 1999 versus network programming.
Gov James A. Rhodes voices concern about the mounting energy crisis in Ohio. The public remains unconvinced and confused as the issue garners attention across the state.
The Ohio probe ordered by Gov. Rhodes and led by the Ohio Highway Patrol continues to review patient abuse, criminal activity and management at eight state facilities. Investigators report varying progress with dozens of interviews and several cases headed to grand juries, including at Columbus State Institute Hawthornden Longview Apple Creek Lima Gallipolis Dayton Cleveland facilities.
National crime rose in nine months of 1975 with Cleveland Cincinnati and Youngstown up in murders and manslaughter. Canton, however, posted declines overall with 4,802 crimes versus 4,966 last year. Murders fell from 9 to 4. forcible rape rose slightly. robbery and burglary shifted. larceny and motor theft changes noted.
A top U.S. diplomat, William E. Schaufele Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, travels to Senegal Gabon Ivory Coast Cameroon and Zaire to drum up support for Kissinger’s plan to remove outside forces from Angola. The effort coincides with an OAU meeting and follows a Senate vote to cut covert arms funding amid ongoing civil war.
In a dim federal test facility in Pomona New Jersey a dramatic simulated scenario unfolds that may determine passenger safety standards. A group uses improvised procedures to explore response to emergencies, highlighting the high stakes in airline safety research.
New Delhi reports 372 dead with as many as 700 still missing in the flooded mine. Officials warn drainage could take up to ten days as search efforts continue amid rain and cool temperatures.
Ohio ended its four day Christmas weekend with 14 traffic deaths, six fewer than experts predicted. National toll across the United States reached 367 by midnight Sunday, well below the NSC forecast of 440 to 500.
Time Magazine names twelve women of the year including Betty Ford Billie Jean King and Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso as part of a historic non male selection.
A twin engine propjet carrying eight Californians to a Colorado skiing holiday crashed with nine aboard. The Colorado Civil Air Patrol said two men who parachuted from a helicopter signaled that there were no survivors at the wreck site.
Britain enacts sweeping protections for women with laws banning sex discrimination in jobs education housing and services and establishing the right to equal pay for equal work.
The Army released a 23 page report to the Senate Judiciary Committee denying a massacre at Wounded Knee near 1890. It cites restraint by authorities and notes that both sides fired after Big Foot's band concealed rifles. The study opposes a proposed $3,000 heirs’ indemnity bill for 146 Sioux victims.
Carolyn Corwin of 16 E Stimson Street Athens fills her days with laughter after her home babysitting ad drew a quick and strong response. The item highlights how a simple in home babysitting listing can attract local help.
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