Cracks Appear in Bargaining Bill
Opposition from police fireman and school employers has weakened a labor backed public employee bargaining bill nearing passage in Ohio. A House subcommittee deleted provision for binding arbitration as the sole dispute option and removed matters of professional concern from negotiable items. A new 60 day cooling off period with SSRB mediation is set if talks stall near contract end, with publicPositions made after 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
House
State Employe Relations Board
SSRB
Full House
Commerce and Labor Committee
SLRB
Jaworski May Head New Probe in Congress Ethics
House Speaker Thomas P O Neill tapped former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski as a candidate to lead the ethics committee probe into the Korean influence buying scandal. Five other Watergate figures were contacted for the role, with Jaworski likely viewed as the top choice. The panel seeks independent power, while Justice Department also probes cash gifts to sway lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Jaworski
Richard Nixon
White House
Congress
House
Thomas P O'Neill
Jaworski
House Ethics Committee
Congressional
O'Neill
Philip A. Lacovara
Watergate
Houston
Archibald Cox
Henry Ruth
Sam Cash
Senate
Watergate Committee
John Doar
Nixon
Lacovara
Justice Department
Carter
Rhodes Tours Jackson County as Goodwill Visit
Gov. James A. Rhodes visited his birthplace Jackson County in a paced Goodwill tour through Jackson Coalton and Wellston. He defended his unofficial campaign stance while pressing for funding for local lake projects and better roads. At Coalton Elementary School 400 spectators welcomed him with a hymn and lunch hosted by Bob Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Coalton
Hortense Rhodes Hall
Bob Evans
Rio Grande
Coalton Elementary School
Wildwood
Inflation to linger as jobless rate rises in 1978 outlook
The Congressional Budget Office warns of slow inflation decline into 1978 with unemployment rising from 7.1 percent to about 8.3 percent if a sharp spending cut is pursued. Growth is seen at 3.6 to 6.1 percent in 1978 while CPI inflation targets, food prices, and energy effects shape the budget outlook amid Carter administration optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Budget
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
Senate Budget Committee
Budget Office
Alice Rivlin
Carter
House
Senate
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Rhodes Back in Ohio on County Tour and Local Cheer
Gov James A Rhodes visits Jackson Ohio on a county by county tour. He greets officials at a diner and Coalton where cousins and well-wishers welcome him. Rhodes hails from Coalton and stops for lunch before heading to the Jackson County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Coalton
Wellston
Rhodes
Jackson Memorial Building
Jackson Area
Portsmouth
Jackson International
Department of Natural Resources
Robert Teater
Ohio
Clyde Bluebird
Perkins
James A. Rhodes
Jackson Herald
Clyde
Jackson County
Robert Rhodes
Jackson County Fair
Jim
KEYS camp sponsors 41 Athens County youths for eight days
The KEYS fund reaches 1334 dollars, funding 51 camperships as 41 Athens County children board a 7 a.m. bus to Camp Swaneky. Salvation Army organizer Thom Speakman notes 52 kids will benefit, with 11 more campers sent in June. Some participants travel from Hocking and Vinton counties despite locality goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
KEYS
The
Messenger
Athens County Welfare Department
Lancaster Street
Camp Swaneky
Octa Kincaide
Guysville
Thom Speakman
Salvation Army
Keys Fund
Speakman
Hocking County
Vinton County
Appalachian Highway work possible in Athens next month
Low bid for the next Appalachian Highway section project in Athens came in about 1.7 million under estimates. Officials say work could start by mid next month and indicate strong funding support from state transportation authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rep
John J. Flynt
Don
James Rhodes
Bob Wilson Jr
Wellston Marching Rockets
Coalton, Ohio
Teater
Sue Moore
Crackerjack
Brooks
Alexander
Raymond Brooks
Athens County Elections Board
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Logan
Walhending Avenue
McArthur
Columbia Gas of
Jerusalem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!