Wasted Energy: House bill criticized as ineffective
The article denounces the House energy bill as a poor effort with critics calling it a disaster and a marshmallow while urging stronger action. It praises Congress for not including a rural gasoline tax increase and calls for the Senate to adopt a robust energy policy with conservation and new energy sources.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Senate
Sam M. Gibbons
Florida
Congress
House
The Economy Appears to Have Begun a Recovery
The nation shows signs of an economic climb with inflation easing to about half of last year. May CPI rose 0.4 percent, real buying power returns, and durable goods orders rose 1.4 percent, suggesting inventories shrink and manufacturing improves.
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White House
Status of Legislation Major bills in 111th General Assembly
Columbus AP reports the 111th General Assembly shows several actions and pending items. Appropriations bill allocates 10.6 billion for two years. 55 mph speed limit made permanent. Ohio Rail Transportation Authority created. Other items include transportation appropriations 731 million, nursing home sprinkler deadlines, collective bargaining repeal, school aid formula, medical malpractice joint underwriting, no fault auto insurance, open meetings, unemployment benefits changes, and related Senate/House actions. In Washington, consumer agency and health insurance for the unemployed advance, revenue sharing and securities act revisions move through committees. Voting Rights Act extension advances.
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Columbus
Ohio
111Th General Assembly
Ohio Rail Transportation Authority
Transportation Appropriations
Transportation Department
House
Senate
House Commerce and Labor Committee
Senate Insurance Committee
Washington
Congress
Citizens urged to support Athens Fire Department Emergency Squad
A nurse from Athens urges residents to back the Athens Fire Department Emergency Squad praising their quick actions and lifesaving care. She stresses preferring this service for emergencies over any other, warning against indifference that could endanger loved ones.
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the Messenger
Athens
Fire Department
Marianne Weiss
Reader Letter Etiquette and Publication Policy
Letter briefs on public interests welcomed and must be signed with sender’s address and telephone. The Messenger may condense submissions to fit space and enhance readability and reader value.
A Conscientious Clerk note prompts board check
The Federal Hocking Board of Education approved a $200 one time raise for all district employees. Teachers appear to bear the brunt of a mischaracterized distribution, as non certified staff also received the sum. The May 30 Messenger story was incomplete.
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Federal Hocking Board of Education
Conscientious Clerk
Hocking School Board
Messenger
Ohio registration delays blamed on motorists as lines grow
Columbus dispatch reports motorists shoulder blame for license plate delays despite a three month staggered registration plan. Ohio BMV and Highway Safety officials extended the deadline to May 31 as lines lengthened in late April.
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Bureau
Department of Highway Safety
May 31 Registration Rush Causes Frustration Across Ohio
Ohio faced late lines and clashes as deputy registrars locked doors to avoid all night operations. Procrastinators, with 61 days to register, queued at closed stations and missed the extended deadline. After offices reopened, long lines persisted statewide with many already charged for unregistered vehicles.
Bureaucratic Hurdles Tighten Grip on Dayton Hospital
Dayton area Kettering Medical Center faces HEW validation and costly reforms as part of a broad federal push on hospital accreditation. The 409-bed teaching center risks Medicare and Medicaid funding if it cannot meet new standards, amid nationwide scrutiny of 144 hospitals.
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Kettering Medical Center
Kettering
States
District of Columbia
The
HEW
Rockefeller juggling commissions in White House dash
The article follows Nelson Rockefeller as he moves from the Executive Office Building to the Senate, noting he has one commission completed the CIA study and five more underway including water quality industrial productivity federal pay scales and government organization for foreign
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White House
Senate
Hugh Morrow
CIA
Rockefeller
Donald Rumsfeld
Washington
Rockefeller Eyes Ford Ticket and Conservative Push
In a wide interview Rockefeller downplays tension with staff, notes vast energy potential and shale reserves, and discusses Ford as the 1976 VP path. He says conservatives remain wary, Goldwater’s stance, and hints Connally third-party pressure while stressing Ford’s primacy.
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Middle East
White House
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Henry Kissinger
Goldwater
Ford
New York
Kurt Waldheim
John Connally
Fidel Castro
John
Robert Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Capital Shortage Draws U S Interest Concerns
The piece notes broad worry over capital shortages and rising rates affecting households, businesses, and government. It cites lenders demanding large minimums, private financing struggles, and a push by mid sized firms to attract investors amid a market skew toward giant blue chips.
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John Cunniff
New York
White House
Uncle Sam
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