Rail Meet Called Over ConRail Transitions
State Transportation Director Richard Jackson schedules a Friday meeting with shippers state officials rail representatives and federal agency officials to discuss protecting shipper interests and Ohio communities not included in ConRail. Topics include lease and operating obligations model contracts and implications of the final ConRail plan set for April 1. Some Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna lines may lose service or receive subsidies under new acts.
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Richard Jackson
Ohio
ConRail
Jackson
U.S. Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
System
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Ann Arbor
Norfolk and Western
Chessie System
City Council Budget Hints Cut Likely For Fulltime Prosecutor
Finance Committee hesitates on funding a fulltime city prosecutor as federal grant ends in March. James Sillery resigned after City Council sought commitment to continued funding, while City Solicitor Lawrence Grey pushes a $1,000 monthly raise to hire a fulltime prosector. Budget remaining uncertain with final appropriation due by April 1 and possible cuts later in the month.
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Robert Ekey Messenger
Posi
Tion
James Sillery
Sillery
Lawrence Grey
Finance Committee
Joe Johnson
Grey
Johnson
Scout Awards Set For Wednesday Dinner Event
Scout Awards will be presented at the Thursday combination potluck dinner for Cub Scout Pack 71 and Boy Scout Troop 71. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. in West Elementary School and will honor two Cub Scouts advancing to Boy Scouts and one Eagle Scout. Parents may attend and should call Mrs. Gerry Rankins at 593-3809 to bring a covered dish.
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West
Gerry Rankins
City Council Deliberates on Dental Program and Parking Policy
The council will discuss funding for the city county dental program free parking for city employees and a proposed city personnel officer at the regular meeting next Monday. Members debated these issues during a work session Monday night and agreed on further study of the dental program.
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Jerry Adams
Greg Hill
Council
Transportation and Communication Committee
Social Services Committee
Joe Kasler
Health Department
Pete Lalich
Lalich
Donald Barrett
Barrett
CDA Projects Are Suggested At Monday Hearing
Recreation and housing rehabilitation were proposed for Community Development Act funding. Last year the council allocated 32000 to CDA projects and recommended 30000 for the housing rehab effort this year. The task force discussed seed funding for a DNR recreation project and senior day center upgrades at Ohio University.
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Community Development Act
Tri- County
Department of Natural Resources
Claire Squibb
Jean Charle
Scott
Ohio University
Frey
Robert Garrett
The
Jaycees
CDA
Athens
Garrett
OU Professor Receives National Speech Award for Trial History
Dr. John H. Timmis III, associate professor at Ohio University, won the James A. Winans Herbert A. Wichelas Award from the Speech Communication Association of America for Thine is the Kingdom a study of the 1641 trial of Thomas Wentworth Earl of Strafford. The University of Alabama Press published it in 1975 using Braye manuscripts.
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John H. Timmis III
Ohio University
Speech Communication Association of America
James A. Winans
Herbert A. Wichelas
Thomas Wentworth
Earl of Strafford
Charles I
University of Alabama Press
Winans-Wichelns
Cornell University
Association
Timmis
Penn State
University of Munich
Oxford
Cambridge
State Department
Office of Naval Intelligence
Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honorary
Jessica Haigney Timmis
Joneswood Drive
Union Protest Considered by AFSCME Officials
AFSCME officials study a severe job action over denial of problem solving in state institutions. William Garnes cites mismanagement by Dr. Timothy Moritz and union busting by Richard Krabach. Presidents and boards from across Ohio meet in Columbus to decide, with a Moritz talk planned Wednesday.
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American Federation of State
Department of Mental Health and Retardation
William Garnes
Afscme
Timothy Moritz
Columbus
Garnes
Moritz
Richard Krabach
Department of Administrative Services
Deer causes Chauncey woman crash on Route 682
Ruth Thacker, 28, of Chauncey was injured when a deer ran across Route 682 and her car went off the road. She was treated and released from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for contusions, according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Chauncey
Ruth Thacker
State Highway Patrol
OU Students Raise 1252 for School
The 1976 Athens area tele fund raised 1252 for Ohio University over Sunday and Monday, an increase of 250 from last year. Sigma Nu fraternity and Alumni in Demand made 230 calls. members include Scott Estep and others. A senior class reception at Baker Center Ballroom Feb 23 will connect June graduates with OU’s development staff and President Ping.
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Athens Area
Ohio University
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Scott Estep
Terry Combs
John Wylam
Frank Fugate
William Creighton
Steven Figather
John Fitch
Eric Mathews
Wayne Ballentine
Dan Estenson
Steve Schwartz
Susie Goyer
Tom
Baker Center
Plan May Aid Dew Project In Nelsonville Housing Change
Bruce Burns says a county wide housing plan could let Columbus developer John Sandefur rehabilitate the Dew Hotel in Nelsonville for 15 rent subsidized senior units under federal programs. A hearing is tonight at 7 in City Hall to consider the proposal and possible HUD approval.
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Columbus
Dew
Nelsonville
Bruce Burns
City Hall
Burns
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
City of
Athens
John Sandefur
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Dan Dry
Perkins
Ted Radowich
Columbus Road
Planned Parenthood
Fairgrounds
Mary Fair
Don van Nostran
John Timmis
Hipp
Cindy Eggert
Jan Kaputkin
Maung Gyi
Charles Ping
Wilson Baker
S. Court St. 2Nd Fir
Cline
David L. Kasler
West State St
C. J Tippett
Harold B. Swisher
West State
Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
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