Ohio schools weigh year round calendars in 1970s
Ohio districts from Fairfield Local to West Carrollton explore year round schooling as a way to educate more in less space. Plans include 45-15 four quarter setups and four-track systems like Track A to D with alternating vacations. The state funds pilot studies while officials caution about savings and tradition.
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Atlanta
West Carrollton
Valley View
Romeville
Ill
Chicago
Columbus
Montgomery County
Trotwood-Madison
James Woolridge
Trotwood
Wooldridge
North Canton
Board of Education
Elida
Aurora
Akron
Ashland
Miller Hails House Support for Dam Inspection Bill
The U S House approved legislation co sponsored by Rep Clarence Miller to inspect and inventory dams and water impoundments over six feet high with 15 acre feet or more. The Army Corps of Engineers would survey thousands of structures and report to Congress by July 1 1974, assisting state authorities to fix hazardous conditions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Tenth District
Clarence Miller
Army Corps of Engineers
House
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Miller
Cosmetic Branch Opened in Athens by Merle Norman Studio
Mrs. Dot Billy, owner and manager of the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio on Court Street, opened a branch at 420 Richland Ave The Carriage Shoppe. The Athens studio has operated 10 years and offers a full Merle Norman cosmetics line with extensive training in cosmetics and fashion trends.
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Dot Billy
Merle Norman
Court Street
Athens
Richland Ave
Billy
Ralph Smeck
Drug Charges Filed After Brooklyn Woman Injured
Susan Small 20 of Brooklyn N Y was treated for leg injuries and head bruises after a car she rode in struck a tree on Mill Street and she was admitted to O Bleness Hospital. Driver David Sheffer 7 Putnam St was charged with driving while intoxicated by drugs reckless operation and intoxication by drugs and posted bond pending an August 7 hearing.
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Brooklyn
O’bleness Hospital
Mill Street
Susan Small
N.Y
Athens Fire
Athens
David
Sheffer
Putnam St
Kurtz Avenue
Mill St
Young
Clyde Stone Jr
Albany
Highway Patrol
Jane Greer
Longview Heights
John Villars
E. Morris Bills
Bartlett
Gerald Andrew Svee
Rome
Gary J. Jacobs
Lakeview
Harry Lovsey
New Marshfield
Weather summary for Ohio University Hocking region
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with lows in the low to mid 60s and Tuesday highs in the mid to upper 80s. Showers are forecast for Monday across the eastern seaboard regions, Great Plains, and South with cooler northern Great Plains and warmer Southwest conditions. Yesterday’s high 77 and low 63. precipitation 0 inches yesterday. total this month 2.32 inches versus normal 4.57. total this year 23.40 inches with a 0.44 inch above-normal deviation. This report from Ohio University Geography Department.
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Seaboard
Great Plains States
Great Plains
Nelsonville housing project endorsed by county leaders
Athens County commissioners endorsed a elderly housing plan in Nelsonville while securing land for a city county health building lease. The six story federally funded complex would provide 54 one bedroom units with no local funding, likely starting by November.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Athens County
Clarence Miller
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nelsonville City Hall
Bumgardner
Cleveland
Columbus
Charles Murray
New York
Eagleton Defends Candidacy On Face the Nation
Senator Eagleton says he is an asset to the McGovern ticket and points to support from California fundraiser Gene Wyman and San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto. Interviewer Jack Anderson apologized for reporting without documentary proof of Eagleton arrests for drunken driving.
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Eagleton
Face the Nation
CBS
California
Gene Wyman
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
McGovern-Eagleton
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Jewelry Theft Case Delayed In Athens County Court
An Albany Route 2 man accused of stealing 72 rings from Cornwell's Jewelers in Athens had his case continued to August 10 in Athens County Municipal Court. Several other local defendants appeared, with pleas of guilty or innocence on varied charges and bonds set or fines imposed.
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Albany
Ronald W. Smith
Columbus
C&e
Jimmy Brown
Currier Sr
Charles Young
Nelsonville
Gas Co Names New PR Chief in Ohio Valley District
Allan L. Leonard of Columbus has been named southeastern district manager of community relations for Columbia Gas and Ohio Valley Gas Co. effective Tuesday. Leonard will replace retiree John W. Cottrill at the Athens headquarters. Leonard began with the company in 1953 and rose through roles from valuation technician to senior rate accountant before taking district posts. He is a 1945 Wilkinsburg High School graduate, Otterbein College alum, Coast Guard veteran, and member of several local groups. He and his wife Joyce have three children.
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Don Campbell
Southeastern Ohio Federal Credit Union
Glouster
Campbell
Canaan
Francis Gura
Hickory Hills
Jim Whaley
Allan L. Leonard
Columbus
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Columbia Gas and
Ohio Valley Gas Co
Athens
Ernest F. Rothel
Southeastern
Columbia Gas System
Rothel
Leonard
John W. Cottrill
Pomeroy- Middleport
Martins Ferry
Wilkinsburg
Tion
Otterbein College
Westerville
Coast Guard
Central Ohio Management Association
Buckeye
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Pomeroy Lodge No. 164
The
Masons
Joyce
Kyle Allan
Randal Lee
Michele
Births at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Reported
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital records list multiple newborns and birth notices. Names include Daniel Keirns daughter, Reginald Sherill daughter, Thomas Kochendorfe son, James Trivett son, Richard Herman son, Mashyasu Ishikawa daughter, plus numerous other newborns and parentage figures across Athens and surrounding areas.
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Daniel Keirns
Athens
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