State Local Officials Make Plans in Case of Flooding
Nelsonville officials catalog emergency equipment for possible spring floods. State and local experts consider river realignments, frozen ground and heavy rain as flood factors, urging residents to buy flood insurance and be prepared.
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Nelsonville, Ohio
Violet Hollenbaugh
Ohio
Athens
Hocking
Nelsonville
Logan
James A Rhodes
Department of Natural Resources
State of
Wayne Nichols
Grant Vaughn
Cleveland
National Weather Service
Carl Relyea
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Mike Heffner
The
Conservancy District
Hocking River
Nichols
State Water Division
South Dakota
Buffalo
Gulf of Mexico
Heffner
Columbus
Ohio University Opens Classrooms to Public Non Credit
Ohio University will open classroom doors this spring quarter for Southeastern Ohioans to attend any regular university course on a non credit basis without formal registration. An Athena Cinema operator expressed displeasure at publicity over an agreement with Athens Police Chief Ted Jones to halt a regular Wednesday night X rated feature.
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Ohio University
Athena Cinema
Athens
Ted Jones
FH To Make Up Days Calamity Controversy Affects Students
School superintendent Charles Caniford says it would be stretching the truth to claim all 15 calamity days were used, so students will make up at least 14 days. Athens County Savings & Loan plans a 265700 dollar Meigs County branch office in Pomeroy.
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Federal
Charles Caniford
Athens County Savings & Loan
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Rhodes Promises Water Help to Southeastern Ohio Towns
Governor Rhodes told 24 municipal officials on a Saturday that the state will act quickly to help solve water supply problems. Seven of the communities are in Southeastern Ohio including Nelsonville and Glouster in Athens County.
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Rhodes
Ohio
Nelsonville
Glouster
Athens County
Man Kicks Stepping on Toes Leads to Arrest in Atlanta
George Mitchell 28 of Nashville, known as the foot stomper, was arrested in Atlanta on 12 counts of simple battery with aggravated assault pending as some victims suffered broken toes and deep cuts. Police say he targeted women downtown after previously serving in Nashville. At least 20 women report similar attacks.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Tenn
Nashville-Davison County
George Mitchell
Mitchell
G.K. Tyler
Paul Aselton
Higher Education Subsidy Budget Controversy in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio the Rhodes budget faces early battles as the House Finance Education subcommittee hears from Ohio University President Charles Ping and Central State officials. The debate covers tuition, subsidies, and a 144 billion continuation budget amid calls for increased student loans and energy bills.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
House Finance Committee
Charles Ping
Ohio University
Central State
Statehouse
Rhodes
Ohio State
Harold Enarson
House
Enarson
School and College Registration Board
Higher Education Facility Commission
The
Student Loan Commission
Violence at Home Involves Weapons Survey Finds Severe Abuse
A nationwide study presented at the AAAS meeting shows 1.2 million parents used knives or guns on children and another 1.2 million threatened harm. It finds 3.2 to 3.9 million children face physical harm, with 1.6 to 2.2 million beaten in childhood, and 28 percent of couples report slapping or hitting each other.
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Denver
Richard J. Gelles
University of Rhode Island
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Gelles
Straus
United States
Steinmetz
Refugee Reports Ugandans Killed in Kampala Massacre
A Ugandan refugee, Geoffrey Mugabi, says hundreds of Langi and Acholi men were strangled and beaten to death at Kampala military police HQ on Feb 18. He describes loading mangled bodies into trucks and witnesses thudding noises before cries.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Kampala
Geoffrey Mugabi
Nairobi
Daily Nation
Mugabi
Kisenyi
Amin
Makindye
Milton Obote
Obote
Langis
Acholis
Janani Luwum
White House
United States
Carter
Gov Rockefeller hints at potential legal action over spill
Charleston West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller criticized FMC Corp.'s explanation of a carbon tetrachloride spill. He warned of possible court action after Raymond Tower FMC vice president disputed the EPA sampling account and questioned media reports.
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Charleston
W Va
Jay Rockefeller
FMC Corp
Rockefeller
Raymond Tower
FMC
Philadelphia
Tower
Environmental Protection Agency
South Charleston
Tower Rockefeller
Department of Natural Resources
Larry Winter
Kanawha County
Deserter Listed VA Loan Applicant Faces Court Action
Larry Florea a 26 year old Cincinnati area veteran was arrested after reporting to Wright Patterson AFB to obtain an honorable discharge needed for a VA loan. Florea who has been listed as a deserter since 1970 was taken to Fort Knox Kentucky for further processing. His attorney says the case stems from lost records and a prolonged dispute over his discharge status.
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Cincinnati
Larry
Janet Florea
Blanchester
Veterans Administration
Larry Florea
Army New
Jerry D. Bryant
Florea
Wilmington
Fort Eustice
Bryant
John Glenn
Ohio
Wright Patterson Afb
Dayton
Fnday
Ft. Knox
Maj
Jerry Gantt
Army
Gantt
Huis
US District Court
Floren
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Rep
Sherrod Brown
Mansfield
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
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Mike Strnziano
D-30
Murray Straus
University of New Hampshire
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University of Delaware
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