Study Claims 23 Counties Overcharge Property Taxes in Ohio
A computer study cited by the Ohio Education Association suspects 23 counties including Athens of collecting about 20 million dollars more in property taxes last year. The audit panel and county auditors dispute the findings while lawmakers consider tax rollback or reapportionment issues amid ongoing reassessment.
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William Kronholm
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Athens
Ohio Education Association
House
Ways and Means
George Tablack
Campbell
Board of Tax Appeals
Hall
John E. Johnson
Orrville
Wayne County
Johnson
Glenn Newland
Esther Seibert
Allen County
Richard Ditto
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Butler
Clermont
Columbiana
Coshocton
Fulton
Greene
Hancock
Knox
Lawrence
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery
Noble
Sandusky
Scioto
Summit
Tuscarawas
Washington
Wayne
Aid Flows as Guatemalan Earthquake Deaths Top Two Thousand
Guatemala City sees aid surges after a 3 am quake, with official estimates of over 2000 dead and 300 to 600 killed in the capital. International relief pours in including Red Cross teams, medicine, tents, generators, and transport to affected regions. Extensive damage and water shortages persist as officials urge aid and caution against looting.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Manuel Angel Ponce
Emergency Rescue Committee
U.S
Mexico City
Honduras
el Salvador
Siguinla
Iscuintla
Fez Salvador
Mexico
Red Cross
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Hon
Interest Conflict Delays Rate Vote
A Senate committee neared a vote on Ohio utility rate reform but adjourned after Sen. Donald L. Woodland left, citing a potential conflict. Woodland, a Columbus Democrat, is a part time salesman for Columbia Gas of Ohio, the state's largest natural gas supplier, with a $15 000 to $16 000 salary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Statehouse
Donald L. Woodland
Woodland
Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc
Columbia
Senate Ways and Means
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
House
Ways and Means
Donald E. “Buz” Lukens
Middletown
Lukens
Sen. Valiquette
RCN
Ford Veto Kills Dairy Increase
Washington AP report notes President Ford vetoed a dairy price supports bill to avert higher milk cheese butter costs projected to raise consumer prices. Senators cited 1.38 billion in higher dairy prices and 539 million in payments, while backers argued costs would be far lower and prices could rise if veto stands.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Senate
Virginia Knauer
Agriculture Department
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Concorde Okayed but Faces Ongoing Battles
The Concorde wins federal approval to land at Kennedy and Dulles for a 16 month test. Litigation and political opposition loom as New York officials claim final say at Kennedy, while Washington may gain flight to Dulles. Kissinger praises the decision for US relations with Britain and France.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Transportation
William T. Coleman
Kennedy International Airport
Port Authority
Dulles International Airport
British Airways
Air France
Coleman
Kennedy
New York and
New Jersey
Henry A. Kissinger
Britain
France
Hearst Trial Opened With Hearst Described as Willing Bandit
In San Francisco AP report outlines opening statements in the Hearst trial. Prosecutor Browning calls Patricia Hearst a willing and profane bandit while defense lawyer Bailey portrays her as tortured and coerced by the Symbionese Liberation Army during abduction and the 1974 Hibernia Bank holdup.
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Hearst
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Jim Smith
Hibernia Bank
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
James L. Browning Jr
F. Lee Bailey
SLA
Athens County sheriff deputies level critique amid morale slump
Athens County deputies condemn department leadership as morale sinks to a low, following the firing of a department sergeant who plans an appeal. The sergeant’s appeal goes to a trial board of the Athens Civil Service Commission with motions due by February 21.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
The
Athens Civil Service Commission
Athens
Limited organ donation opportunities noted in Athens
Dr. William Kinnard of O'Bleness Memorial Hospital says organ donations are uncommon in Athens but do occur. The article outlines current opportunities and past donations on Women's Page 6.
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Athens
William Kinnard
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Three Meigs County workers reinstated in dispute
Three of four Meigs County Highway Department workers fired in a dispute have been ordered reinstated to their jobs. The ruling affects the department and related personnel issues reported on page seven.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Highway Department
Reagan quick on legs but wary of bets on bid
In Hanover Reagan shows speed and a sharp tongue about odds on death by windstorms while not yet betting on a Republican presidential run. Page 13.
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Hanover
N.H
Ronald Reagan
Three Indicted for Aggravated Murder in Crawford Death
Newark Ohio AP three people indicted on charges of aggravated murder in the death of Detroit banker James Crawford. William Nabozny 38 of Detroit John Garside 38 and Sharon Scheurell 24 of Columbus named in indictments. Fourth person Chester Wysocki 36 of Dearborn Mich arrested unknown.
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Newark
Ohio
Detroit
James Crawford
Licking County Common Pleas Court
William Nabozny
John Garside
Sharon Scheurell
Columbus
Licking County
Neil Laughlin
Chester S. Wysocki
Dearborn
Mich
Judge orders death certificates for Edmond Fitzgerald crew
A Chippewa County judge has directed the coroner to issue death certificates for the Edmund Fitzgerald captain and 28 crew members after the steamer sank in Lake Superior last November.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Chippewa County
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
California Gets Needed Rain Despite Ongoing Drought
The storm system brings sprinkles from Baja California and a deepening upper level cold that causes thunderstorms snow and freezing temperatures across California. Los Angeles records its first rain since December 12 ending the driest spell since 1903 04 but total precipitation remains 7 inches below the seasonal average 8.06 inches.
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Los Angeles
California
Mexico
Baja California
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OCA
Charles S. Lopeman
Sandusky County
Duras
American Red Cross
Defense Department
Col. Ponce
Concorde
Concorde Transportation
William Coleman
Jean-Claude Martin
Coor
Bailey
Athens West
Jacksonville
Trimble
Ohio University
Rhodesia
United States
Reagan
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