Streets Displease Mayor Over Limited resurfacing Funds
Athens Ohio July 19 1976 city faces funded street resurfacing cuts with bids totaling 19962 for slurry seal and resurfacing. Mayor Donald Barrett says the 30000 cap falls far short of the 150000 to 200000 needed and inflation raises costs. He favors higher city taxes or a wheel tax to boost street repair funds.
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the Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Messenger
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Imagination Makes Money in Squires Street Square
In Rockford Michigan a 34 shop historic themed Squires Street Square draws about 3000 daily visitors May through October and generates at least 500000 annually. Merchants say old buildings and hand crafted goods lure nonresidents, with most shops open six hours daily.
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Piet Bennett
Associated Press
Rockford, Mich
Michigan
Rockford
Squires Street Square
Dorothy Anglin
Merchants’ Association
Anglin
Grand Rapids
John Reed
Chamber of Commerce
Reed
Dave Hutchins
Lumber Co. Fire Near Miss at Athens Yard
An overheated boiler at the Athens Lumber Co. yard on 169 W. Union St. caused a small blaze early Sunday. Firemen responded after reports of smoke, saying the incident burned the boiler room door and nearby debris before a booster line extinguished the fire.
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Athens Lumber Co
Union St
Athens
Day Care Center to Host Open House in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville Development Day Care Center on Pleasantview Road sponsored by the Tri County Community Action Agency will hold an open house Tuesday at 7 p.m. The center, now on the nurses residence floor of the former TB hospital, serves children two months to five years with three groups and meals.
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Nelsonville Development
Pleasantview Road
Tri-County Community Action Agency
TB Hospital
Nelsonville Children’s Center
New Haven Names Five Councilmen and New Mayor
New Haven village officials were sworn in at town hall. Councilmen include Donald Kay Virgil Weaver Gerald Moxley William Bird and Bernard Lieving. Charles Roush becomes mayor. Council sets meetings for the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
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New Haven
Donald Kay
Virgil Weaver
Gerald Moxley
William Bird
Bernard Lieving
Charles Roush
Break-in Reported at Logan Residence on Jennison Ave
Joe Bryan Logan reports a Friday night break-in at 129 Jennison Ave. He says the rear screen door was forced open while he was away from 5 to 11 59 PM. Stolen items include two televisions a stereo freezer food canned goods and two bedspreads.
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Logan
Joe Bryan
Jennison Ave
Robbery at Carriage Hill Apartments In Athens
Mark Lilly of 911 Carriage Hill told Athens police he was robbed of 1500 dollars at gunpoint Sunday night. Three young men forced entry, tied him up, and took the cash after he sold a car. He waited three hours to report, citing threats.
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Carriage Hill Apartments
Athens
Mark Lilly
911
Carriage Hill
Lilly
Rosary College Professor to Speak at Ohio Conference
George Anastaple, professor of political science and philosophy at Rosary College, delivers the keynote for a week long conference on The U S Constitution and the American Character hosted by Ohio University English Department with support from the Ohio Program in the Humanities. He will discuss Founding and Refounding Two Centuries of Experience at 8 p m in Morton Hall 235.
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George Anastaple
Rosary College
Morton Hall
Ohio University English Department
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Ohio Program
Directors to Attend I ACHO Conference at University of Houston
The International Association of College and University Housing Officers holds its annual conference next week at the University of Houston. Ohio University administrators Arthur R. Gibson and Dale Abrams will attend. Gibson moderates a session on married student housing trends. Abrams presents on computer applications.
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International Association of College and University Housing Officers
University of Houston
Ohio University
Arthur R. Gibson
Dale Abrams
Gibson
Abrams
Well Planned Kidnapping Ends In Hidden Bus Grave
California investigators traced a staged kidnap plot to a World War II era moving van buried in a gravel pit near Liver more. The bus with two children inside was hidden in a brushy quarry, unseen from the road, and soil tests indicate the truck had been buried less than a year.
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California
San Joaquin Valley
Livermore
Alameda County
Kidnap case deepens as suspects sought and FBI withdraws
Captors fled Friday night after a kidnapping. drawings of two suspects and descriptions of all three men were released Sunday along with partial van license numbers. Bates warned four could be involved and criticized the FBI for pulling out, saying the vacuum hindered state and county investigators. The FBI cited lack of cross state lines and ransom as jurisdictional reasons.
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Bates
FBI
U.S
Ford Leads Uncommitted Delegates Close To 1 130 Threshold
Delegates from Mississippi New Jersey New York Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia and West Virginia express optimism about winning uncommitted support. Ford appears favored to reach the 1130 delegate mark with 46 votes needed. Reagan must win in both the Northeast and South to catch up. Ford aides hope to announce the magic total this week. White House aides consider Mississippi trip to rally those 30 uncommitted delegates.
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Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Deaver
Ford
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
South
White House
Brakes Fail On Terrace Drive Crash injures one
Sunday afternoon in Athens a brake line failure sent John M. Gears’s station wagon speeding down Terrace Drive hitting a guardrail then colliding with Arthur F. Komorowski and Don J. Derieux. Steven Derieux suffered a cut lip but was not treated. No charges filed.
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Enger
Bob Wilson Jr
Derieux
Lexington
Gears
Glouster
Terrace Drive
John M. Gears
Kerr Distributing Co
Athens
Steven Derieux
Mount Vernon
Fremen
Adams Seeks to Table City Income Tax Hike Discussion
City Councilman Jerry Adams proposes delaying action on a proposed local income tax increase from 1 percent to 14 percent. He aims to study 1975 and 1976 figures for 1977 planning and to explore budget alternatives amid calls for an eight percent 1977 rise. Some peers back the hike while others oppose it.
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Jerry Adams
Adams
Council
Coun
Counselor Appointed At Gallia Jackson Meigs Center
Gallia Jackson Meigs Community Mental Health Center board chairman Thomas S. Moulton announced the hiring of Paul L. Dovyak MSW to provide individual and group psychotherapy as well as marital and family counseling. Dovyak, a West Virginia University MSW graduate, previously worked at Latrobe Area CMHC and served in the Army as a personnel psychology specialist. He will operate in the Gallia and Meigs offices with scheduling via local numbers.
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Gallipolis
Thomas S. Moulton
Gallia-Jackson-Meigs
Dovyak
West Virginia University Graduate School of Social Work
St. Vincent College
Latrobe
Latrobe Area
Army
Portland
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