Computer Vote-Counting Could Save Athens County Thousands
Elections Director William Howe says the Data- Vote system could save up to $10,000 a year by reducing poll worker counts and poll book costs. Four workers per precinct would replace six, cutting more than $3,000 per election across 77 precincts. The plan requires a $17,250 initial investment and would tally ballots at Ohio University.
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William Howe
County Board of Elections
Howe
Ohio University
Glouster youth faces five shooting charges in county court
Richard Michael Smith, 17, of Glouster, is charged in Athens County Juvenile Court with five counts for allegedly shooting at four men near Oakdale at about 1 a.m. The complaints name Robert Stires, Clarence Spears, Gary Stires, Jerry Spears, and James Stires. A 13-year-old girl with Smith faces no charges yet. hearing set for Tuesday. David Richards, 19, remains jailed for driving while intoxicated and faces added charges related to aiding the two juveniles.
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Richard Michael Smith
Glouster
Robe
T Stires
Oakdale
Robert Stires
Clarence Spears
Gary Stires
Jerry Spears
James Stires
Harold Rose
Smith
David Richards
Richards
Safety Laws Blamed For Output Drop
West Virginia coal operators call the 1969 Federal Mine Health and Safety Act to blame for a sharp drop in output. Kanawha Fayette Logan and Raleigh counties report production below last year as inspectors slow work and reduce per man output. Quin Morton III of the Kanawha operators group cites more time spent guiding inspectors.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
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Logan
Raleigh
Quin Morton III
Kanawha Coal Operators Group
Police Take Turn Being Ranch Hands
Cincinnati police rounded up two wandering horses in Sedamsville after a cab driver reported them. Sgt. Bernard Bolmer said the animals were taken to a stable pending finding their owner.
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Bernard Bolmer
Marshall Names New SID for Marshall University
Huntington West Virginia Jack Yager named sports information director replacing Gene Morehouse who died in last November's Huntington plane crash Yager age 23 earned a BA in journalism from Ohio University in 1970 and previously served as OU assistant SID and camp manager for Ted Kluszewski's Baseball School through 1969
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Marshall University
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Yager
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Ohio University
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McMullen
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Frank Morgan
Athens County Land Transfers Across Districts
Nada P. Bobo of Athens and Howard E. and Elsie L. Bobo of Circleville sell part of Outlet 192 Sunset Hill to James and Josephine Johnson of Athens. Carl and Julia Quinn sell farm lot 53 to Lea ther Rice of Athens. James and Myrtle Bain sell farm lot 2 Alexander Two to E. D. and Betty Mattmiller. Paul and Helen Hawk sell Locust Heights Addition tract to Donald and Rose Marie Chambers. Gladys M. Pierce to Martha Philopoulos of Nelsonville lot 328 in Thaddeus Longstreth addition. Frances P. Walsh for Reba D. Coley to Louise Bobo of Jacksonville lots 265 and 266 with coal rights reserved.
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Nelsonville
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Jacksonville
Ohio Highway Department Defers Southeast Ohio Projects
The Ohio Highway Department, citing fiscal strain, lists resurfacing projects in Division 10 to be delayed into early next year. Eleven counties including Athens Meigs Morgan Monroe Hocking Winton Washington Gallia will see routes and bridges deferred, with Racoon Creek and Kyger Creek bridge repairs also postponed.
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Auto Fire in Logan Blamed on Cigarette
A cigarette started a small vehicle fire on the east bound ramp of Route 33 at Route 93 Tuesday night. Logan firemen were called at 9 10 p.m. and found a blanket burning on the back seat of a car owned by Charles L Thompson of Athens.
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Athens
Nunn Seeks Toll Free Bridge Between Ports mouth and South Shore
Gov. Louie Nunn agreed to convene a Kentucky Ohio meeting to remove tolls from the Ohio River bridge linking Portsmouth Ohio and South Shore Kentucky. He asked highway officials to discuss joint maintenance and toll elimination after paying the remaining 1 million debt. Residents say Ohio diverted tolls. an audit is in progress.
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Louie Nunn
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio River
Portsmouth
South Shore
Nunn
Welfare Burden Outpaces Education Spending in Cleveland
Cleveland School Superintendent Paul W. Briggs told the school board that welfare costs in the city reached 138 million dollars last year, compared with the school system local budget of 117 million. He called the situation unique among Ohio's major cities and urged a 30 dollar welfare child clothing allowance in pending legislation.
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Ohio
Paul W. Briggs
Briggs
Cuyahoga County
Hobby Announces Bid for Texas Lieutenant Governor
William P. Hobby, president and executive editor of the Houston Post, announces his candidacy for Texas lieutenant governor as a Democrat. He is 39, son of former lieutenant governor and governor William P. Hobby Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. Current Lt. Governor Ben Barnes, also a Democrat, seeks the governorship.
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William P. Hobby
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William P. Hobby Sr
Texas
Oveta Culp Hobby
Women’s Army Corps
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Inter University Unit Chooses Chairman
Dr. William S. Carlson president of the University of Toledo has become chair of the Inter-University Council of Ohio. The post rotates annually among the 12 state assisted schools to advance higher education and strengthen interrelation among state colleges and universities.
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William S. Carlson
University of Toledo
Inter- University Council of Ohio
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