Ohio House Advances Benefit Bill Expands Unemployment Reach
The Ohio House approved a 66 25 vote on a substitute benefits bill to include substitute teachers private and parochial school staff unclassified public workers and some agricultural laborers. Sponsor Rep. Leonard J. Camera said the measure aligns state law with federal standards though he has reservations about extending benefits to financially pressed parochial school employees.
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House
Leonard J. Camera
Lorain
Senate
Camera
Ohio
Rally Participant Charged In Fourth of July Klan Rally Case
Cincinnati man George Preston, 29, was bound over to Franklin County Common Pleas Court on two felony counts inciting to violence and felonious assault after being arrested at the Statehouse steps rally. He appeared in municipal court with no trial date set and remained free on a personal recognizance bond.
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Cincinnati
Statehouse
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
George Preston
Franklin County
Sidney Golden
Preston
Golden
Cincinnati police press for tougher action on city prostitution
City officials urge police to pressure courts to curb downtown prostitution in Cincinnati. Lt. Donald Byrd says repeat arrests yield no jail time and little deterrent as defendants pay only costs or fines. Police decoys report heavy john activity and rapid arrests, signaling strained paper work.
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Cincinnati
Donald Byrd
Nurses Convicted in 1975 VA Poisoning Case
Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to poison patients at a Veterans Administration hospital in 1975 with Pavulon. Narciso was acquitted of one murder and one poisoning count. Each defendant faces life imprisonment on the poisoning convictions.
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Filipina
Narciso
Ypsilanti
Leonora Perez
Ann Arbor
Miss Narciso
DeCrow to lead European women’s role tour for Amex
Karen DeCrow, former NOW president, will spend 17 days guiding a European tour for American Express to compare women's roles in four countries with the United States. The trip visits Sweden Ireland and Denmark, aiming for educational insight and enjoyment.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Karen DeCrow
National Organization of Women
American Express
United States
Sweden
Ireland
Denmark
OPEC Split Spurs Price Freeze Clash Across Ranks
Radical OPEC states vow to resist any price freeze pushed by Saudi Arabia and Iran for 1978. Libya’s oil minister warns of a split if Saudis stick to the plan, while Algeria urges corrections to the $12.70 per barrel level before year’s end and Venezuela aligns against a hold.
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Sweden
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Libya
Ezzedin Mabrouk
Venezuela
Barn to Be Razed at Athens Mental Center
Local citizens failed to stop the razing of a vacant 10 year old dairy barn on the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center grounds. The barn will be torn down to make room for a 19 bed group home for emotionally disturbed children though an arts and crafts school may be considered in one existing brick building. Leaders scheduled a August 3 meeting with arts groups and officials to discuss leasing a center building to an established organization for the school.
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Athens
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
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Nelsonville
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Hocking Valley Arts Council
Kozol condemns public schools for regimentation and inequity
Ohio University hosts Jonathan Kozol who criticizes American public schools for tracking and class structure. He likens student experiences to wartime indoctrination and calls for sustained action to reform the education system and realize a just, egalitarian nation.
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Calley
Jonathan Kozol
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Ohio University
Morton Hall
Boston
America
Bloodmobile Surpasses Quota In Athens Blood Drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile exceeded its two day quota in Athens on Monday and Tuesday collecting 244 pints amid a critical regional shortage. Donors gave 155 pints Monday and 89 pints Tuesday surpassing quotas of 150 and 75. Community support came from Athens Kiwanis Club and local volunteers including Nancy Snedden Tom Burns and Gail Chapman among many others.
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Red Cross
Athens
Central Ohio Red Cross Blood Center
Columbus
Nancy Snedden
Tom Burns
Clyde Baker
Gail Chapman
James G. Ford
Robert Stanley
Henry Stein
Mary Coxsee
Pat Brickles
Ann Ellis
Joyce Reed
Interim Officer Named Interim Officer Named
A new patrolman, Jerry Elgin of Belpre, age 28, has been temporarily appointed to the Athens Police Department to help ease a manpower shortage until three vacancies are filled. Elgin, who previously worked as a dispatcher and patrolman for Athens before joining Belpre, took a civil service test last month and will serve as a dispatcher during the interim. Police Chief Ted Jones cited emergency staffing rules and expects final appointments by August 1.
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Athens Police Department
Jerry Elgin
Belpre
Donald Barrett
Elgin
Ted Jones
Civil Service
Jones
Police and Fire Reports From Middleport Council Meeting
Middleport recorded 44 arrests, $114 in merchant police collections, $48 in delinquent bills, and $763.75 in parking meter takes. Police cruiser mileage reached 3,728 with 656.5 gallons used. car 20 stayed in for a valve job five days. Eight accidents were investigated and 57 meals served to prisoners. Fire Chief Robert Fisher said 276 calls in six months and 30 calls in June.
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J.J. Cremeans
Middleport Council
Cremeans
Martha Howell
Robert Fisher
Middleport Fire Department
Man Arrested for Not Returning Borrowed Pickup Truck
A Texas man, Dennis M. Bailey of Houston, was arrested by Athens City police after allegedly not returning a borrowed pickup truck. The incident followed a report by Charles Sanford of 10 Brown Ave. A Richland Avenue residence was where the off duty deputy spotted the truck at 11:15 p.m. Bailey faces an auto theft charge and a hearing in Municipal Court on July 18, with a $300 bond set.
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Athens
Dennis M. Bailey
Houston
Charles Sanford
Brown Ave
Bailey
Sanford
Ken Romine
Richland Avenue
Commission Discusses Aids for Handicapped in Athens
Athens Community Relations Commission discussed problems faced by the handicapped including housing shortages and parking. They noted 10 percent of residents may be handicapped, with funding cited as a major obstacle. Irene Sinclair and Elaine Seelhorst were sworn in as new members.
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Athens
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Columbus
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Katz
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Hessel
Center For Human Development
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Community Relations Commission
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