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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1976
Page
1
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 7.3 percent, down from 7.5, with job loss improving by 180,000 to 6.9 million. Wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent, down from April’s 0.8, signaling slower inflation amid a growing economy.
Senator Humphrey plans to reassess whether to actively campaign for the Democratic nomination after Ohio California and New Jersey when delegates from those states are decided. He will test party leaders on mounting a bid if Carter fails to secure 1 200 to 1 300 delegates. Reagan widens lead in California poll 56 32 over Ford 12 undecided. Brown leads Democrats in California poll with 51 percent. Carter 20 percent.
President Ford says he supports aid for a Portsmouth Ohio uranium enrichment plant but wants to keep open the option for private firms to build a facility. He backs a Joint Committee on Atomic Energy bill that would allow ERDA to design and plan the Portsmouth plant while leaving room for private proposals and potential private operation.
The Justice Department civil division is considering filing a civil suit to recover public money paid to Elizabeth Ray, who alleges she served as Rep. Wayne Hays's mistress. A knowledgeable source said the action, if pursued, would be handled in federal court.
Morris Udall campaigned in Cleveland for the June 8 Ohio primary urging a federally funded and administered national health insurance plan with no private insurers. He argued plans with private companies could not be fully controlled by the government and warned of cost increases under such models.
Carter tours shopping centers and public venues in Ohio while urging a platform free of overpromises. He backs tax and welfare reform and rapid transit as key planks and speaks of a strong finish in Ohio and New Jersey to gain delegates for the Democratic nomination.
Senator Frank Church arrives in Toledo for a final three day tour in Ohio as Democratic contenders Carter and Udall intensify their Buckeye State campaign. Ford campaign notes from Columbus criticize Reagan while Milliken cautions against aggressive troop use.
Thomas J. Gallagher, director of programs control in Ohio University's physical plant division, was named acting director of the physical plant. On Page 3 Athens candidates for county commissioner and sheriff debated prospects for a city county jail facility on Page 4.
Wellston residents may see higher water charges after the City Council gave the first of three readings to a proposed ordinance raising rates. The panel also read an ordinance to raise water charges for neighboring Hamden.
An excerpt recalls a Revolutionary era soldier noting June 4 1776 as the king's birthday with no joy or festivity, alongside a brief calendar and weather item predicting clear conditions and mild temperatures into Saturday.
Governor James A. Rhodes plans to speak to a joint session of the General Assembly next week in a delayed State of the State message. He asked leaders to schedule the session for next Thursday but provided no subjects, saying only it will cover vital state issues.
In Grasse France court hearing Picasso granddaughter Marina seeks to replace the estate executor. The Picasso legacy totals 255.3 million in art and 750 million in real estate assets and bank accounts. She says the division among six heirs was inapplicable and unacceptable.
An Air Manila Lockheed Electra propjet crashed after leaving Guam International Airport. It killed all 45 aboard and the ground pickup truck driver. The plane refueled in Guam before takeoff and eyewitnesses report the pilot tried a crash landing.
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