Housing Unit Inspections Fall Short in City Plan
City council learns only about 20 percent of rental units have been inspected since the housing code adoption. Mayor Barrett cites staff shortages in the Code Enforcement Office and the impact of a new sign ordinance. Councilwoman Katz proposes reviewing staffing and possibly funding more inspectors with federal anti recession funds.
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Robert Eke' Sdessenge
Donald Barrett
Phyllis Katz
Ohio University
Katz
Barrett
Phil Goldsberry
Harold Shields
Shields
Council
Code Office
Ohio Higher Ed Funding Seen Insufficient By Student Group
The Ohio Student Association says Gov Rhode s 27 percent funding boost totaling 285 million dollars is not enough to meet college needs. They warn programs may close and note prior 30 percent increases still left Ohio near the bottom in per capita public college funding.
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James Rhodes
Ohio Student Association
Rhodes
Office of Budget and Management
Association
Ohio
Forestry Session Slated for Ohio Pine Resources
The Ohio Forestry Association and the Ohio chapter of the Society of American Foresters plan a joint winter meeting at the Neil House in Columbus. Thursday covers pine resource management marketing and utilization with SAF business and a joint banquet featuring Ture L Johnson on maple syrup history. Friday focuses on sawmill waste utilization and includes the annual loggers supper with speakers from Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Hampshire and Ohio.
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Ohio Forestry Association
Ohio
The
Society of American Foresters
Neil House
Columbus
Ture L. Johnson
Burton
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Two Injured in York Township Head-on Crash
Two drivers suffered minor injuries when their cars skidded and collided head on Thursday afternoon on York Township Road 5, about a mile west of Buchtel. Patrick Dishong, 21, Nelsonville, had scalp abrasions and Elizabeth Dunlevy, 34, Jacksonville, had a bruised knee and were treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital.
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York Two
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Patrick Dishong
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Dunlevy
Jacksonville
State Highway Patrol
Buchtel
York
Nine CETA Jobs Not Funded in Athens County
Athens County will not receive 76 860 in federal CETA funds to create nine local jobs. The county’s pre application to the Ohio Manpower Administration was screened out, though the governor's office may still decide. Roles planned included four community service officers, four litter controllers, and one grants writer.
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Athens County
Ohio Manpower Administration
Harry Murphy
Murphy
Professor Elected A Fellow
Dr. Wai-Kai Chen of Ohio University has been named a Fellow of the IEEE for work in graph and network theory. He will receive the certificate in April at the 1977 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Phoenix, Arizona. Chen has taught since 1964, authored several books and over 100 papers, and held NSF and NASA research grants.
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Wai-Kai Chen
Ohio University
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Phoenix
Ariz
Chen
National Science Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation to meet Wednesday
The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc will hold its meeting Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Gallipolis starting at 7 15 p m The agency had previously announced a Thursday session but it was changed to Wednesday.
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Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc
Holiday Inn
Gallipolis
Ohio faces energy crisis as jobless tally rises
The Energy Emergency Management Committee reports layoffs across Ohio as gas cutbacks with subzero forecasts strain industry. Gov Rhodes declared the energy crisis, with four major utilities restricting supplies to protect facilities. Up to 250 000 workers may lose jobs amid plant shutdowns while Dayton and Cincinnati areas urge cooperation to preserve service.
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Associated Press
William Chaddock
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Dayton
Dayton Power & Light Co
The
Energy Committee
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chaddock
Columbia Gas
Rhodes Calls Governors Meeting On Coal Energy in Ohio
Gov. Rhodes seeks a Saturday gathering of nine coal producing states to press a federal plan favoring coal. He rules out sulfur emissions standards and indicates possible legal risk while asserting Ohio will submit its own EPA compliant plan. Governors invited include Shapp, Thompson, Bowen, Carroll, Rockefeller, Godwin, Blanton, and Milliken.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
America
Rhodes
Ohio
EPA
Columbus
Milton J Shapp
Pennsylvania
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Otis R. Bowen
Indiana
Julian Carroll
Kentucky
John D Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Mills E. Godwin
Virginia
Ray Blanton
Mailing Plates Too Expensive in Ohio Plan
Ohio officials reject mailed license plates as too costly and push a centralized 12 month registration via computer. The plan would raise the deputy registrar fee to 11.50 and consolidate locations, reducing offices and staff while saving state funds though some lawmakers seek optional mail registration.
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Ohio
Department of Highway Safety
Motor Vehicles
Dean Rollison
BMW
Data Systems
William G. Christie
Christie
Anthony J. Celebrezze
James L. Baumann
Celebrezze
Schools urged to close as Arctic weather threatens gas supply
The article notes 104000 teachers and 1500 administrators would be idled and state costs rise by 88 million in unemployment. Ohio school superintendent Dr. Martin W. Essex backs utilities’ push for school and industry closures amid forecasts of severe cold. Gas companies in multiple counties request Friday and Monday shutdowns for schools and industries to conserve scarce natural gas.
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Martin W. Essex
Ohio
Essex
Columbia Gas of
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
West Ohio Gas
Dayton Power and Light Co
The Athens Messenger Rates and Mailing Information
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday paper prices and mail rates. It shows prices per single copy, weekly and annual mail subscriptions for Ohio, West Virginia, and the broader U S, with varying terms and postage details.
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Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
US & Possessions
Athens
Athens Post Office
Ohio Officials Await Crisis Details As Rhodes Declares Gas Shortage
Gov James A Rhodes declared a natural gas crisis in Ohio on Thursday directing agencies to act. ERDA head Robert S Ryan questioned FPC assurances of gas flowing into Ohio pipelines to prevent residential outages. PUCO chief C Luther Heckman said no new federal cutbacks were known and stressed curtailment guidelines to protect residents.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Robert S. Ryan
Energy Resource and Development Agency
Federal Power Commission
Ryan
FPC
Luther Heckman
Public Utilizes Commission
Heckman
U.S
PUCO
ERDA
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