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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1976
Page
1
Government reports January consumer prices rose four tenths of a percent helped by a decline in grocery food prices. The 12 month increase slowed to 6.8 percent the lowest since July 1973. Wholesale prices held steady.
Sanford Cohan requests a court order to bar attorneys and law enforcement from sharing evidence or offering opinions to the press as the William Collins murder case proceeds. Page 2. WELLSTON City Council offers SECEMS free rent at Wellston fire station until after November election. A levy win would trigger a rent contract. a loss means service discontinuation. Page 5. LOGAN Coal mine operators sign deal with county to fund road repairs damaged by coal trucks. Page 5.
Nelsonville mayor Violet Hollenbaugh said she got results after ordering a Chessie System spur line blocked to pressure the railroad into repairing two crossings in the city.
Don Campbell of Guysville asks columnist Bruce Humphrey where to buy color slides he should have taken on a recent trip. Humphrey replies in today’s Editorial Page 4 offering guidance on purchase and how to plan future photography.
Former vice president and private citizen Richard Nixon starts a flight to the People’s Republic of China to revisit the landmark diplomatic mission of his presidency. The weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain tonight and Saturday, temperatures ranging from 35 to 55 degrees.
The Ohio House voted 87 0 to resubmit to voters a rewritten constitutional amendment allowing state money to be spent on government created railroads. If the Senate approves, the measure returns to the June 8 primary ballot.
A federal judge dismissed a suit seeking to validate the National Football League postponed expansion draft after the Players Association pledged not to challenge the draft’s legality.
The Athens City Council weighs a full year budget amid a temporary fund shortfall raising questions on potential layoffs and capital projects. A proposed East State Street widening of 156000 faced opposition, with only two members favoring it in a straw vote.
Democrats seek a compromise after Ford vetoed a 6.1 billion public works jobs bill. Republicans offer alternatives to aid areas with high unemployment, while Ford urges private business growth. Senate upheld veto amid political pressure as House vote fell short.
Franklin County Common Pleas Court issued a temporary restraining order blocking Columbia Gas of Ohio from billing residential, industrial, and commercial customers for emergency natural gas used to offset winter shortages. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for March 2, with the order covering the Columbus and Toledo metro areas. The attorney general argued residents should not pay for gas they do not need, while Columbia seeks authorization to recover costs in future PUCO proceedings.
Patricia Hearst's lawyers push to bar criminating evidence as U S District Judge Oliver Carter weighs admissibility of a jailhouse tape. The tape quotes Hearst as saying future statements would reflect a revolutionary feminist view amid cross examination on brainwashing and past bank robberies.
The text notes 12 calls for car after an Action Ad run by Bill Collins of Rt. 5 Athens. The calls began soon after the ad appeared, illustrating immediate reader response to newspaper advertising.
The CDC reports a swine-type influenza outbreak similar to 1918 strains with isolated human cases, including at Ft. Dix New Jersey where one recruit died. Officials stress no immediate alarm and say vaccines plus WHO consultation are guiding precautions while seeking broader outbreak clustering.
A Cleveland federal judge reviewed Governor Rhodes bid to redraw Ohio's legislature. The case involves objections from Democratic officials including Auditor Ferguson and Rep Del Bane. Rhodes argues existing districts violate state rules and should be redrawn.
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