Bicentennial course to study American values at Hocking Tech
Hocking Technical College and The Messenger announce a special Bicentennial course The Molding of American Values part of the American Issues Forum. Weekly articles by six scholars start Sunday and run to May 23 with radio discussions and optional credit.
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Karl Runser
Richard L. Mitchell
Hacking Tech
Hocking Tech
Allen Weinstein
Smith College
Robert Heilbroner
Norman Thomas
New York
New School of Social Research
Paul Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Walter LeFeber
Cornell Univer
Neil Harris
University of Chicago
John J. Light
America
Jay W. Waugh Jr
Hocking Tech Business Department
Business of America
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Public Broadcasting System
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San Diego
National Endowment For the Humanities
American Issues Forum
Henry Knox A Self Made American Hero
Editor notes recount Henry Knox as a self taught bookseller who hauled 60 tons of artillery 300 miles from Ticonderoga to Boston in a bitter winter. The feat helped strengthen Washington's army and secure Boston, a turning moment in the Revolution.
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Ticonderoga
Boston
America
Knox
George Washington
Col. Knox
William
Knox’s winter march from Ticonderoga to Boston
Heath notes in his journal that 200 years ago Knox led a 60 ton artillery and supply train from Fort Ticonderoga across New York and Massachusetts to Boston in the brutal winter of 1776. The feat involved 300 miles of sledges over rough terrain as horses failed and men pressed on, rallying support as Washington guarded weakness.
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Ticonderoga
Knox
Ft. Ticonderoga
New York
Massachusetts
Boston
Redcoats
Washington
Muskie Responds to Ford Proposals in Budget Debates
In Washington, Democrats overhaul Ford’s $394.2 billion budget and call for active federal job programs. Senator Muskie, leading the Senate Budget Committee, warns minimal government aid risks 7 percent unemployment through the decade while urging public works and service jobs for about 300,000 Americans. The House and Senate begin hearings in February on the new budget act.
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Ford
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Washington
Congress
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Edmund Muskie
Maine Democrat
House Budget Committee
Senate Committee
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New Budget Committee
Tax Bill Debate Delayed Amid Democratic Push in Ohio
Democrats stall final action on a bill to shield Ohio homeowners from inflation driven property tax increases. The Ways and Means Committee postponed a Tuesday floor vote as amendments mount, while party leaders outline a two pronged strategy and a pending constitutional amendment for lower residential taxes. Ohio Governor Rhodes proposes a tax assessment freeze to offset rising values, facing constitutional questions and legal challenges.
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Ohio
House
Vernal Griffe Jr
New Boston
Senate
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Akron
Board of Tax Appeals
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Riffe
Ocasek
Tablack
Ohio Supreme Court
Pups Go In Two Days At Athens Route 3 Shelter
Harry McAfee of Route 3 Athens offered six puppies for giveaway. After two days and twelve calls, all puppies were adopted. He credits the Action Act for strong results and says more could have been given away if available.
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Harry McAfee
Athens
Political Accord Sought In Lebanese Cease-Fire
Beir ut Lebanon AP President Suleiman Franjieh announced all warring factions reached a cease-fire and agreed on fundamental principles for a political solution to the nine month civil war. A supreme military committee will supervise the end of fighting with Lebanese Syrian and Palestine Liberation Army reps. The Phalangists denied the Egyptian report that all factions were ready to sign a cease-fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Tage
Palestine Liberation Army
Phalange Party
Kemal Jumblatt
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Camille Chamoun
South African Forces Ordered To Withdraw From Angola
US and allied sources report South African military units are pulling out of Angola leaving Western backed troops unable to slow MPLA and Cuban forces. Russian naval units have moved farther from the Angolan coast, while the Little Rock on a goodwill voyage to Casablanca monitors the region. U.S. officials warn the MPLA and Cuban advances reduce Western prospects for a settlement and suggest South African moves reflect home opposition to the war.
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Angola
Pentagon
U.S
Little Rock
Casablanca
Morocco
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Ohio University Provost Critiques Faculty Unionization
Provost Taylor Culbert criticized faculty unionization in a Wednesday interview in a university publication. The comments reflect the administration stance on collective bargaining, highlighting concerns about governance and academic flexibility at Ohio University.
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Culbert
Ohio University
Taylor Culbert
Four Inches of Snow Heaviest Year in Athens
The heaviest snowfall of the year hit Athens with four inches measured by U S weather observer Mrs C L Colmer on Wednesday.
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Kelly Gallagher
James Gallagher
Kelly
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Corn acreage set for 6.7 percent rise in Ohio for 1976
Ohio crop officials report a 6.7 percent increase in corn acreage expected in 1976. The forecast was issued by the state crop reporting service on Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
State
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