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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1976

Page

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Ohio Primary Close as Carter Udall Church Rally for Votes

Democrats Carter Udall and Church await Ohio results as Ford campaigns in campaign motorcade. Reagan and Gan backers seek victory while Church argues his 20 years of experience justify support. Udall hopes Ohio helps open convention. Carter aims big delegate haul.

Associated Press Jimmy Carter Morris Udall Frank Church Ohio Ford Washington Ronald Reagan Udall Carter Church

Ford Campaign Promises Jobs as Ford Winds Through Ohio

President Ford pledges 178 million dollars for uranium plant design and site work and a highway bill worth about 200 million for construction. He touts quotas on stainless steel imports to aid Armco and backs Taft for reelection, aiming to carry Ohio Republicans to victory.

Portsmouth James A. Rhodes Ford Congress Ohio Middletown Armco Steel Corp Lima Sen Robert Taft Jr Taft

Biggest Day For Delegates

Voters in California Ohio and New Jersey cast the final ballots in the nation's longest presidential primary season. Ford Reagan Carter and opponents compete for a large one day delegate haul with final totals shaping the race for the Republican and Democratic nominations.

Walter R. Mears California Ohio New Jersey Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Carter Reagan

Ping Vows Disciplinary Action After Athens Riot

OU President Charles Ping promised disciplinary action after two nights of clashes between Ohio University students and Athens police. He spoke in Columbus and Athens and urged long term solutions, citing bar density and community problems. Thirty five students were arrested, and an information inquiry among university officials was begun to uncover underlying causes.

Ohio University Athens Charles Ping Ping Columbus Ohio Osteopathic Association Ted Jones Student Senate Mike Koscinski

Secretarial Work Levied in Hays Case at Ohio Primary

Attorneys for Rep. Wayne Hays gather witnesses and documents to counter Elizabeth Ray's claims. They aim to prove Ray did secretarial work for a $14,000 salary and regularly visited the House office, suggesting a possible defense to fraud charges amid the Ohio primary.

Washington Wayne Hays Elizabeth Ray Hays Miss Ray Capitol Hill Virginia Kenneth Gray D-Ill Gray

Budget Battle Looms in Ohio Legislature

State lawmakers resume work on a renewed budget fight in Columbus as Senate and House prepare for a major struggle for control ahead of the November elections. Governor Rhodes portrays the Democratic leadership as fiscally irresponsible while House Speaker Verbal Griff e Jr. defends his fiscal stance.

Columbus Ohio Senate House James A. Rhodes Vernal Griffe Jr New Boston

Tax Plan To Raise Revenue By Withholding on Interest

Washington plan would require withholding of income taxes from annual interest and dividend payments to over 50 million U S households. IRS estimates $2.4 billion yearly in federal taxes from withholding and cites widespread tax evasion. The measure aims to boost revenues for 1977 as Senate moves to approve a broader tax package.

Washington Congress Internal Revenue Service Senate Finance Committee Russell Long D-La IRS Donald C. Alexander Senate Treasury Department Long Alexander

Mistrial Declared in Walker Murder Trial

The murder trial of Jesse Walker ended in a mistrial after his attorney referenced possible sentences for a murder conviction. A new jury will be seated in several weeks as the case moves forward.

Jesse Walker Walker

Pomeroy Council Approves Village Property Sale Plan

Pomeroy Council on Monday night approved plans to sell four village properties. The old 1st Ward Fire Station and the Village Hall will be auctioned, with two vacant lots also on the sale list. The fire station is unused and the Village Hall will be vacated when the town moves into the former Pomeroy High School.

Pomeroy 1St Ward

Nelsonville council eyes half-mill levy for recreation program

Nelsonville city council members and the Nelsonville York school board held informal talks Monday night about placing a half-mill levy on the November ballot to fund a district wide recreation program.

Nelsonville Nelsonville-York

Weather outlook and warm midweek temperatures

Clear night with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Sunny and warm Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Rain chance near zero through Wednesday.

Flashbulb Scare Near Ford Sparks Autograph Hope

In Toledo a flashbulb near President Ford prompted a Secret Service rush as a woman, not a Bowling Green student, was escorted away. Officials withheld her identity while noting Ford may sign an autographed photo. In Chicago, four blasts injured five and lightly damaged downtown venues.

Toledo, Ohio Secret Service Ford Keith McNamara Ohio Bowling Green University

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