Murray City Faces Flooding and Truck Issues Along Route 78
Murray City Mayor Don Swyers told Hocking County commissioners that heavy rain floods a village basement after a new drainage system was installed near Mary Popoczy’s home. He said high drain intakes fail to remove surface water. He also cited coal trucks contributing to the problem along Route 78.
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Hocking County
George A. Mara
Don Swyers
Murray City
George Lovell
Logan
Ohio Highway Department
Swyers
Mary Popoczy
Poston
Peabody
Congo
Mara
State Highway Department
Avesco Corp
Columbus
Logan City
Hunter Street
James McLain
Roy Loomis
Wellston area livestock judging contest slated for Tuesday
An area wide livestock judging contest will take place Tuesday at the Jackson County Fairgrounds near Wellston. Nine counties in Southeastern Ohio will compete for trophies with registration at 9 30 a m and judging at 10 a m. Judges will evaluate market and breeding beef cattle sheep and swine and staff will demonstrate oral and written reasons.
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Wellston
Jackson County Fairgrounds
Ohio
Ford dealers set June truck and car records nationwide
Ford district managers report all time June truck sales peak of 2,303 in 30 days, with 5,446 new cars sold. The Cincinnati district covers about 160 dealers across Ohio Indiana West Virginia Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky. National totals show 209,626 cars and 92,185 trucks, up 13 and 26 percent from last year respectively.
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Ford
Cincinnati
John C. O'Donnell
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Disaster Training Upgrading Sought for Fire Departments
The National Transportation Safety Board urged improved disaster training for local fire departments nationwide after the 1970 derailment of a liquefied petroleum gas train near Crescent City Illinois. Sixty six injured and evacuations followed as explosions sent debris far and wide. The board blamed firemen for underestimating blast dangers and urged a DOT study to upgrade emergency response skills amid rising hazardous material transport.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Crescent City
Ill
Department of Transportation
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Athens senior attends OH State pre college speech institute
Maria W Tong and 11 other students toured facilities at Ohio State University and related centers for speech and hearing. They visited the Alexander Graham Bell School for the Hard of Hearing, OSU Speech and Hearing Clinic, Columbus Speech and Hearing Clinic, United Cerebral Palsy Day Camp, and Children’s Hospital program. A separate notice reports an open meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at River View School in Reedsville to discuss a proposed bond issue in the Eastern School District with elections set for August 15.
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Maria W. Tong
Hocking St
Athens High School
Speech and
Ohio State Universi
Ohio
Alexander Graham Bell School For
Ohio State University
Columbus
United Cerebral Palsy Day Camp
Children’s Hospital
Reedsville
Riverview
Eastern
Eastern High
John Riebel
Driver Cited After Mishap on W Carpenter Street
Blaine A Newell 66 of The Plains was cited by Athens police for failing to stop at a red light after a crash at 8 50 a m on W Carpenter Street. Witnesses said Newell ran the red at W Carpenter and Mound striking James Turner 26 of 56 Stewart Street Turner complained of injuries but the extent was not known. Newell was uninjured.
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Blaine A. Newell
the Plains
Athens
W. Carpenter Street
Newell
W. Carpenter
Mound Streets
James Turner
Stewart St
Turner
Woman Seeks Court Messenger Job Amid Sex Bias Claims
Maryann Clifford 22 applied for a Supreme Court messenger post but was told a female in the role would be awkward and a liability. Court officials say no denial occurred and alternative clerical options were explored. Clifford plans an administrative charge claiming sex discrimination. Meanwhile, a Toronto baby’s cradle with a 25 year backstory is highlighted.
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Margaret Scherf
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Court
Maryann Clifford
Ms. Clifford
Enter Law
U.S. Marshall
Frank M. Hepler
Hepler
Bert Whittington
Whittington
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Courts
Clifford
U.S. Marshall’s Office
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Messenger
Grant Smith
Otto A. Shaw
Catholic University
Keith V. Brown
Logan Route 3
Campbell’s
Sohio
W. Main Street
Toronto
Alexander Bryant McKechnie
Quebec
E. C. Bryant
H.R
The
Onli
Congress
Senate
William J. Keating
Donald D, Clancy
Charles W. Whalen, Jr
William M. McCulloch
Delbert L. Latta
William H. Harsha
United States
William B. Saxbe
Robert Taft
Federal Power Commission
Clarence J. Brown
Jackson E
Betts
Thomas L. Ashley
Clarence E. Miller J
William Stanton
Samuel L, Devine
Charles A. Moshe
John F. Seiberling Chalmers P
Wylie
Frank T. Bow
John M
Ashbrook
Wayne L. Hays
Charles J, Carney
James V, Stanton Louis Stokes
Charles A, Vanik
William E. Minshall
Walter E. Powell
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
West State Street
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