Tentative Ok On Ohio Highway Laborers Pact
A three year contract tentative agreement reached for 10 000 Ohio highway laborers. A ratification meeting set for Laborer's District Council of Ohio with 70 members. The deal allows 80 percent locally for general contractors and 40 percent for subcontractors. Wage increases of 60 cents first year and 55 cents second year with third year reopening. First year benefits retroactive to June 1.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
John Scales
Rivers Overflow In West Virginia Harbors Panhandle Floods
Rivers in northern West Virginia rose above banks closing highways and flooding low-lying areas. The Potomac and Shenandoah engulfed Harpers Ferry with water around 28 feet, while Shepherdstown faced a crest near 30 feet. Roads, homes, and a visitors center were affected as evacuations continued.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Panhandle
Potomac
Shenandoah
Harpers Ferry
National Park
Flood Disaster Forecast In Pa
Gov. Rockefeller ordered National Guard units to aid in flood relief as Elmira evacuations began. New York and Pennsylvania faced rising rivers, breached dikes, and widespread evacuations from Harrisburg to Olean amid Agnes’s lingering rainfall.
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New York State
Elmira
Corning
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
New York City
National Weather Service
Pennsylvania
Joseph Sartori
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Guard
Olean
Allegheny
Salamanca
Harrisburg
Eldred
William Luce
Main Street
Port Allegany
Potomac
Susquehanna
Weather Service
U.S. Route 1
Northeast Creek
Virginia
Occoquan Creek
Prince William Conn
Area Death Notices from Vinton and Pomeroy
Shawn M. Wheeler 84 died at home in Evergreen Community. Survived by wife Sarah Marie Freeman Wheeler two daughters Emma Thompson Virginia Ward two sons Woodrow Alvin a brother Brice Wheeler and a late daughter Frances Thompson. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at McCoy Moore Funeral Home burial Vinton Memorial Park. John H. Strong 66 former Meigs County resident died June 16 in Columbus funeral Monday in Columbus burial Union Cemetery. He was a retired OSU police officer and Beechwold Nursing Home manager member of several fraternal and religious orders. Survived by daughter Dorothy Shearer Columbus brother Lang Strong Gallipolis three sisters Merle Woodall Flora Felt Ottie Gall and two grandchildren. Jeannie Bush.
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Vinton
Shawn M. Wheeler
Bidwell
Evergreen Community
Hurricane
W. Va
Wilson
Elizabeth Spurlock Wheeler
Sarah Marie Freeman Wheeler
Emma Thompson
Virginia Ward
Pocco
Woodrow
Alvin
Hamlin
Brice Wheeler
Valley of
Racine
Reed H. Eynon
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Bernard Eynon
Belfaist
Emile Eynon
Robert
Wilma) Reiber
Carrol
Wanda) Neigler
Syracuse
Ivan
Marjorie) Watson
Sterling Heights
Mich
Gladys Cray
Chester
William and
Sarah Decker Eynon
Ewing
Pomeroy
Sand Hill Cemetery
Long Bottom
Harold E. Smith
Meigs Equipment Co
G. M
Georgia Craft Smith
Masonic Lodge
Evelyn Saunders Smith
Bryce
Mark
Wendy
Meredith Smith
Franklin
Peninsula
Charles
Cuyahoga Falls
Carroll Smith
Evelyn. Boggs
Washington D. H
Ewing Funeral Home
Hoytt Allen Jr
Beech Grove Cemetery
Heart Fund
Cocoa
Fla
Russell H. Lowry
the Plains
Rockledge
Carbondale
Susie Lowry
Columbus
Guy Lowry
Beulah
Marlene Wyckoff
California
Joan Dow
Cleveland
Mary Hopkins
North Carolina
Point Pleasant Child Dies After Accidental Gunshot
Jeannie Bush 12 of Southside died on arrival at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis after a neighbor boy’s gun discharged when her brother set it on a bed. Family includes parents Harold and Elizabeth Bush and siblings Deborah Ann Nowlin Connie Lynn Susan Kay Lewis Edward. Funeral Sunday at Wyoma Pentecostal Church.
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Point Pleasant
Iva Jean
Jeannie) Bush
Harold and
Elizabeth Vonzeil Baird Bush
Southside
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Harmony Baptist Church
Beech Hill
Deborah Ann Bush Nowlin
Connie Lynn Bush
Susan Kay Bush
Lewis Edward Bush
Family completes 6000 mile southern route trip
Mr and Mrs Nathan Pomeroy and daughter Sharon accompanied by Mrs Helen Duncan of Youngstown return from a six thousand mile journey through the western states. They traveled the southern route to California visiting noted tourist sites along the way.
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Pomeroy
Nathan Biggs
Sharon
Helen Duncan
Youngstown
California
Ohio Parks Adds Staff for Expanded Programs Across 57 Parks
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is adding seven recreation leaders and fourteen naturalists to support new programs in the state's 57 parks. Director William B. Nye said the summer effort includes day camping fishing and outdoor programs for seniors and low income residents of the eight largest cities a program for the handicapped and expanded park naturalist programs for children and adults.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
William B. Nye
Two Men Cited After Athens Auto Crashes
Athens police cited two men after investigations into two separate auto accidents. Arthur Keplar, 47, of Nelsonville, cited for failure to yield after leaving a party on N Court Street. Carl Bush, 16, of 312 E State St, cited for following too closely after rear ending Robert Kline, 50, at a red light at E Carpenter and N Court Streets.
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Athens
Arthur Keplar
Nelsonville
N. Court Street
Riley
Thomas Eddy
Granville
Carl Bush
E. State St
Robert Kline
Third Street
E. Carpenter Street
Carpenter Daughter Receives Masters
Paula Carpenter Bragga daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul W Carpenter of Athens Route 4 earned a Master of Education from California State University Sacramento with a 4.0 GPA She is a 1965 Athens High School graduate and 1968 Ohio University graduate teaching kindergarten in the San Juan School District Sacramento California
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Paula Carpenter Bragga
Paul W. Carpenter
Athens Route 4
California State University
Sacramento
Calif
Bragga
Athens High School
Ohio U
San Juan
AHS Forum Donates to Save the Children Federation
The Inter-Club Forum of Athens High School gave 168.22 to Save the Children Federation for its Self-Help Fund aiding underprivileged children and families. SCF notes a 40th anniversary growth from Appalachian aid to programs on reservations and in 14 other countries.
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Inter-Club Forum
Athens High School
Save the Children Federation
SCF
AHS Forum
E. C. Kip Finch
David L. Guyer
Federation
Norwalk
Conn
Gavin Plant Hit By Mason Strike
POMEROY construction at the Gavin Plant in Cheshire halted Friday as brick masons union Local 32 picketed, causing 1110 workers to be idle. The union claims no current contract with Contractors Association, with talks ongoing after expiration May 31 on the $446 million project by Ohio Power Co. designed to supply 2.6 million kilowatts.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
U.S. Engineer Corps
Monongahela
Alleghaney
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pittsburgh
James M. Gavin
Cheshire
Brick Mason and Plasterers International Union of America
Contractors Association
Gavin
Ohio Power Co
Three Hurt In Flying Car Crash
A single vehicle crash on Route 33 in Mason at 1 a.m. injures three youths. Benjamin Hickle and Scott Cable, both 19, and Billy Fry, 17, were taken to area hospitals with undisclosed or fair injuries. Police say speed caused the loss of control and the car flew into a pole before breaking apart. No citations issued.
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Mason
Mason Drive
Benjamin Hickle
Hartford
Scott Cable
West Columbia
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Billy Fry
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Mason City
Hickle
Route 33
Man Chooses Jail Over 25 Dollar Fine in Assault Case
George McIntosh 57 of Haydenville is serving two and a half days in Hocking County Jail after being found guilty by Acting Judge Fred Murray of assault and battery. He chose jail time over a 25 dollar fine for striking Curtis Heels on the head with an iron object.
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Logan
George McIntosh
Haydenville
Hocking County
McIntosh
Fred Murray
Curtis
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