Snow Blankets State as Schools, Roads Face Early Storm
Snow began about 6:30 in many areas as state and local crews rushed to clear streets. Athens students faced school delays while Nelsonville York kept elementary classes closed. highways turned slick with early ice and drivers urged caution amid predicted continued precipitation.
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Athens
S. T. Henderson
Henderson
Nelsonville-York
State Highway Patrol
National Weather Service
Ohio
Weather Service
Eastern Ohio eyeing coal gasification plant collaboration
Three regional groups plan a public meeting January 30 at Atwood Lake Lodge to gauge support for a coal gasification plant in eastern Ohio. BH-HVRDD executive director Thomas A. Closser notes high sulfur coal and potential industrial users, with Illinois slated for a similar project previously.
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Ohio
Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association
Eastgate Development and Transportation Agency
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Illinois
Closser
Atwood Lake Lodge
Federal
State Energy Commission
Floyd Henderson
Bh-Hvrdd
OMEGA
EDATA
Former Athens officer Rutter appeals dismissal ruling
Former Athens policeman John S. Rutter, dismissed in September 1974, has filed an appeal in the 4th District Court of Appeals seeking either a transcript of the Civil Service Commission hearing or reinstatement. He names the city Mayor Donald Barrett Service Safety Director Phil Goldsberry and the Civil Service Commission.
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Athens
John S. Rutter
Force
4Th District Court of Appeals
Rutter
Civil Service Commission
Donald Barrett
Phil Goldsberry
Ohio Farm Bureau protests property tax increases petition drive
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation asks members to sign petitions opposing automatic property tax increases without voter approval. Workers collect petitions during a statewide campaign, urging reduction of the 35 percent assessment level to 30 percent and annual rolls back of taxes. Swank cites steep rises in Ashtabula County and calls for Substitute H.R. 920 to create a state tax court and tax relief measures. The effort involves about 4,000 county Farm Bureau staff in the campaign's peak phase.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
C. William Swank
Ohi
Ashtabula County
Ohio
State Board of Tax Appeals
Swank
GI Home Loan Interest Reduced
The maximum GI home loan rate fell from 9 to 8.75 percent effective Jan. 5, announced by Veterans Affairs administrator Richard Roudebush. He cited easier access to mortgage money as the reason for the first rate cut since March, achieved in agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Richard Roudebush
Veterans Affairs
Roudebush
Department of
Ball Plans Activities In Area With Dinners and Meetings
State Rep. Claire Ball outlines area engagements after the recess. He will attend the Logan Area Commerce Annual Dinner, meet Ohio University workers about job reclassification, introduce Sen. Robert Taft at an Ohio University Young Republican Dinner, and join the Athens Jaycees Bosses Night Dinner at Hocking Valley Motor Lodge near Nelsonville Housing and Urban Development. Also notes VA home loan rate history and GI loan guarantees, plus details on a large nearby Indian mound near Miamisburg in Mon County.
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Claire Ball
Logan Area
Ohio University
Sen
Robert Taft
Athens Jaycees
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Fire Sparks Damage in Carbondale Home
Wiring failure started a fire in the upper story and roof of Mrs. Bessie Brooks’s Carbondale home, with water damage downstairs. Most contents saved. no injuries. The Alexander School Board recessed meeting was postponed due to weather conditions and will be rescheduled.
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Carbondale
Bessie Brooks
Waterloo Two
Alexander
Ping Puts Budget Reform On Ohio University Agenda
Reactions to President Charles Ping's new budget process vary from praise by Faculty Senate to questions from Administrative Senate. The plan emphasizes broad unit input and places faculty compensation first, with merit raises funded in the 1975-77 biennium and beyond. A timetable targets a final trustees presentation by April 3.
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Ohio University
Charles Ping
Faculty Senate
Administrative Senate
Ping
TI Am
Richard Bald
Anne Goff
John O’neal
O'Neal
University of Oregon
Ohio
University
University Council
Board of Trustees
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