Funding Boost Promises Start for Stimson Richland Route
Ohio Department of Transportation officials reported progress toward a June 30 sale for the Stimson Richland segment of the Appalachian Highway. Optimism is tempered by a potential delay from a new obstacle, while local leaders hail the news as a boost to the economy.
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Fred Whissel
Ohio Department of Transportation
ODOT
Stimson-Richland Avenues
Transportation Department
Stimson- Richland
Forrest Swartz
Stimson-Richland
Athens
Son Charged in Deaths of Athens County Couple
William Collins, 20, son of slain Conrad and Ellen Collins, faces charges Tuesday in the shotgun deaths of his parents. Also noted are budget deficit worries and local government actions across Chauncey Village and Nelsonville.
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William Collins
Athens County
Conrad
Ellen Collins
ConRail Accepts Part of Penn Central Saving Jobs
Meigs County celebrates ConRail’s partial takeover of Penn Central. The Corning-Hobson segment will stay in operation, preserving 200 jobs and a $2 million payroll for the area.
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Middleport
Meigs County
ConRail System
Penn Central
Corning-Hobson
McComb's Plan to Save OU Hockey and Minor Sports
Ohio University coach John McComb presents his strategy to preserve the hockey program along with other smaller sports. The piece outlines proposed changes and timelines.
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Ohio University
John McComb
ABA House approves limited fee disclosure plan
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved a restricted rule to increase public access to information about lawyers fees and specialties. The policy awaits state bar association approval and would limit disclosures to ABA approved directories and possibly non fee data in telephone yellow pages.
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Philadelphia
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
ABA
Peebles Man Receives 12 Medals 31 Years Late
Howard Clark of Adams County finally received 12 World War II service medals mailed to him 31 years after the promised recognition. The 60 year old veteran described finding the boxes on his porch with no explanation and noted his total disability pension as proof of his service.
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Peebles
Ohio
Howard Clark
Adams County
U.S. Army
Clark
Ohio lawmakers approve mental patients rights bill
The Ohio House advanced a bill guaranteeing treatment rights and periodic competence reviews for mental patients, including right to counsel and a jury trial for involuntary commitments. The Senate approved a student discipline procedure bill to comply with a 1975 court ruling, requiring written notice and student confrontation of accusers.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Paul R. Leonard
Dayton
Leonard
Ford expands limits on CIA and domestic surveillance
President Ford orders barring electronic and physical surveillance by the CIA and other agencies on most American citizens. He backs warrants for national security taps, expands mail opening powers, and seeks a new secrecy law with penalties for leaks. The 36 page order takes effect March 1 and excludes the FBI from these rules.
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Washington
Ford
CIA
Congress
FBI
Hearst Testifies of Rape and Fear in Bank Robbery
Patricia Hearst described being subjected to revolutionary rhetoric and physical abuse while forced to participate in the Hibernia Bank robbery on April 15, 1974. She testified that SLA leader Cinque DeFreeze pressured her with threats and that she believed execution awaited her if she refused.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Hibernia Bank
SLA
DeFreezer
FBI
DeFreeze
Willie Wolfe
Bailey
Los Angeles
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Oliver J. Carter
Tania
Browning
William
Emily Harris
Carter
Committee Urges Parole Cut and Mandatory Prison Sentences
Washington panel of liberal scholars and politicians urges mandatory sentences for violent offenders and an end to parole. The four year study calls for punishment based on deserts and crime seriousness, with longer jail terms limited to the most vicious criminals.
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Washington
Committee For the
New York
Charles Goodell
Attica
Pups Find Homes After Short Notice in Athens
Janalee Stock of 82 4 W Union Street Athens had a dog and pups needing homes. In two days she received 35 calls and all the animals were adopted. Let us help you, too.
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Janalee Stock
Union Street
Athens
Toasters Safer Than Nuclear Power Warns Ex GE Trio
Three former General Electric nuclear division managers told the Joint Atomic Energy Committee that federal rules on reactor controls are weaker than those for toasters and hair dryers. They quit Feb. 2 to push safety reform and said regulations lack mandatory independent reviews of certain nuclear controls.
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Washington
General Electric
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Dale G
Nuclear regulators face scrutiny over safety standards
Richard B. Bridenbaugh, Hubbard and Minor urge that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot reliably regulate the nuclear industry. They say safety reviews focus on keeping plants running rather than true safety and compare NRC rules unfavorably with 1911 boiler codes and UL checks.
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Donald Barrett
Appalachian Regional Commission
Swartz
Howard S. Gifford
District 10
Marietta
Independence
Cleveland
Northern
Story
Chauncey
Chauncey Village
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nelsonville
Tri-County Vocational School Board of Education
Thomas C. Porter
Oks
Richard H. Finan
Cincinnati
Finan
United States
National Security Agency
Ronald Reagan
Murphy
Patty
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Underwriters Laboratories
NRC
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