Commissioners Call for Local Public Works Funding Freeze
Athens County commissioners asked President Ford to freeze Local Public Works fund distributions until an investigation clarifies funding criteria. They protested a rejected $906,474 application for a county jail as BH-HVRDD projects in the region received no awards despite ranking well on per criteria.
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Steve Robb Messenger
Athens County
Ford
Economic Development Administration
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Clarence Miller
U U S
John Glenn
Howard Metzenbaum
Butler County
U.S
Thomas N. Kindness
Clyde Bronson
Helen Baker
Lavelle
Myron Dodge
Public Works Division
Midwest Eda
Chicago
Ohio
Dodge
Athens
Albany
Nelsonville
Federal Hocking School District
Hocking Technical College Forestry Museum
Ohio University
Trimble
EDA
Athens City
Morrison
Lancaster
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Policy Change Allows Outside Experience on Salary Schedule
Alexander School Board approved credit for administrator experience outside the district aligning pay with overall experience. The move affects principal Robert Bunting and leaves others at top steps. The board also approved $25 lump sum payments to about 55 non academics and discussed bus mechanic hire. Clara Willock retirement honored. new staff hires include Lesa McDaniel Peggy Sullivan and James H. Gibbons.
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Albany
Alexander
Robert Bunting
Bunting
Raymond Brooks
Ben Ball
Bernard Bartlett
Clara Willock
Lesa McDaniel
High St
Willock
Peggy Sullivan
Athens
Episcopalians protest women priest ordination in Cleveland
A group of Episcopalians opposed to women clergy will hold a service at St James Church to protest the ordination of Mary Sterrett Anderson at Trinity Cathedral. The event is led by the Fellowship of Catholic Clergy in the Ohio Diocese with 20 of 126 priests as members. The ordination follows the church’s lifting of the male-only priesthood ban earlier this year.
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Cleveland
St. James Episcopal Church
Mary Sterrett Anderson
Trinity Cathedral
John Burt
Episcopal Church
Ohio
L. Peter Beebe
Oberlin
St. James Church
Frank C. Irvin
Fellowship of Catholic Clergy
Irvin
Richard Turner
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Akron
Dorothy Faber
Christian Challenge
Indianapolis
Army recruits' honors and deployments across multiple posts
Army personnel from Ohio and Kentucky are noted for recent honors and training. Kenneth K. Burke of Chester earned active participation in Red Eagle 1 with the 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell. Charles B. Robb of Logan named Soldier of the Month at Ft. Hood. Myrven R. Davis Jr. of Nelsonville participated in NATO exercise Reforger 76 in Germany. Stephen W Turner of Gallipolis assigned as a military policeman at Ft. Riley.
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Army
Kenneth K. Burke
Robert Burke
Chester
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Burke
327Th Infantry
Ft. Dix
Ft Polk
Eastern High School Army
Charles B. Robb
Charles W Robb
W. Jennison St
Logan
1St Cavalry Division
68Th Air Defense Artillery
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ft Knox
Robb
Logan High School
Myrven R. Davis Jr
W. Franklin St
Nelsonville
Germany
Bavaria
Hessen
Davis
Nelsonville York High School
Ft Campbell
Stephen W Turner
Robert W Turner
Gallipolis
Route 1
716Th Military Police
Ft Riley
Kan
Aleve A. Ray
Plainfield
Sharon
Fort
Oberlin College Becomes World’s First Coed Institution
In 1837 four women enrolled in regular courses at Oberlin College, establishing the first coeducational college in the world and marking a landmark in higher education.
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Oberlin College
Rio Prof Receives Degree
Rio Grande Community College professor Ivan Tribe, a leading bluegrass scholar, received a doctorate in American history from the University of Toledo. His work includes a dissertation on mining towns in the Hocking Valley and more than 30 articles in country and bluegrass outlets.
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Rio Grande Community College
University of Toledo
Ivan Tribe
Hocking Valley
Tribe
Rio Grande
Ohio
Vinton County
Meigs County
Albany
Ohio University
Insurance Claim Due by Friday
Medicare beneficiaries must file all medical insurance claims for services from Oct 1 1974 through Sept 30 1975 by Friday per Ed Peterson Athens Social Security Office. Do not wait for $60 deductible to accumulate. unused bills from year end apply to next year's deductible. Form 1490 must be completed. Submit Ohio claims to Medicare Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co Box 57 Columbus 43216. For more info call Athens office 592-4440 or Meigs County 992-6622.
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Medicare
Ed Peterson
Athens
Social Security Office
Peterson
Ohio
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Columbus
Athens Social Security Office
Meigs County
Ohio Court Keeps Death Row Appeals March 1 Execution Dates
Two Summit County men Floyd Edwards and William Perryman face March 1 execution dates as Ohio Supreme Court reviews death row appeals. The court upheld recent death sentences, and ruled one Miranda issue harmless while finding double hearsay in Perryman’s testimony harmless.
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Ohio
Columbus
Summit County
Ohio Supreme Court
Lucasville
High Court
Floyd Edwards
William Perryman
Akron
U.S. Supreme Court
Rhodes to Push New Programs in Ohio Legislature
Governor James A. Rhodes pledged to push his administration's programs in the 112th General Assembly as Democrats hold enough votes to override, with 39 bills enacted in the prior session and 41 left pending. Moyer cited major bills including medical malpractice reform and reforms to watercraft safety, while noting vetoes and court rulings affecting pending measures and a Supreme Court case on a highway accident.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Thomas J. Moyer
Rhodes
Moyer
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
112Th General Assembly
House
Senate
Insanity Plea Entered in Trimble Marshal Death
Robert Shaw 20 of Millfield entered a plea of innocent by reason of insanity in the death of Trimble Marshal Ted Holcomb. Shaw was ordered to Lima State Hospital for a 30 day examination. If psychiatrists find him sane, the murder trial likely in February. County Prosecutor Michael Nolan said a traffic safety expert will testify. Judge Lowell Howard also overruled Shaw on hiring a private psychiatrist. Shaw remains in county jail awaiting admission to Lima State.
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Trimble
Ted Holcomb
Robert Shaw
Millfield
Lima State Hospital
Lowell Howard
Shaw
Howard Shaw
Lima
Michael Nolan
Howard
Nomination opens for Athens Jaycees distinguished service award
Nomination forms are available for the annual Athens Jaycees distinguished service award for a man ages 18 to 35 in Athens County. Nominations may come from area residents with a Jan 13 deadline, winner announced Jan 20 at Bosses Night. Last year’s winner was State Rep. Claire Ball Jr. GLOUSTER-Trimble Band Boosters cancel New Year’s Eve dance at the high school gym Friday.
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Athens Jaycees
Athens County
Robert Garrett
Sportsman
Claire Ball Jr
Glouster
Trimble
Manley Quits Hartenbach To Gallia
Sgt. Ray Manley of the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department resigns effective Jan. 3 after 11 years. Reported by sheriff-elect James Montgomery that Robert Hartenbach will join the Gallia County Sheriff's Office as a fulltime deputy after losing re election by seven votes to James Proffitt.
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