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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
2
Ohio resident Jane Hughes, 51, of Swanton and vice president of the Appaloosa Youth Foundation, won 95 000 in the Ohio Lottery. She says she will donate some of the money to the foundation that her late husband helped lead.
Democratic leaders revise a two bill plan to present Gov. Rhodes with an almost $13 billion 1977-79 appropriation and a separate language bill. Republican resistance delays the spending framework and lines up a near end of next week delivery.
Marguerite Herro, 24, widow of John Davidson's music director, filed a 14 million dollar suit in U S District Court claiming negligence in design operation and inspection of the Beverly Hills Supper Club. She says she saw her husband’s body among victims outside the Southgate club, part of a total 95 million across seven damage actions.
Police fired tear gas at stone throwing students outside a Soweto high school as protests against detentions continued. Schools in the black township near Johannesburg were sparse for a second day as reinforcements arrived after a day of clashes that left a youth and two children dead and many wounded and arrested.
The City Council finance committee must hold a second public hearing for Mayor Barrett's 1978 general fund tax budget after a legal ad publication requirement was found in the Ohio Revised Code. A July 18 hearing will follow the July 5 session, with the budget adjusted to 1.547 million by rounding, plus minor changes. The fund funds safety salaries and a 5 percent pay raise. garbage costs rise 20,000 to 166,200. The budget, due for council approval by July 20, heads to the county auditor afterward. it does not replace the December appropriations.
The Wellston City Council authorized the Wellston Development Committee to pursue a $435 000 EDA funded community building with a $480 000 EDA allocation for the city and school district. If partial funds remain, a municipal swimming pool may be built on the former Harvey Wells site. A county municipal court and revenue loss from participation were discussed. State Rep Claire M Buzz Ball to meet July 1 with local officials to resolve issues. A meeting with landfill operator John Walton and city officials addressed the contract and lawsuit, aiming to improve garbage collection procedures.
Ohio University earned fourth place in the American Advertising Federation national student contest. More than 100 colleges competed with San Jose State taking first. Frito-Lay sponsored, providing a case study on Bold Gold pretzels for a yearlong plan.
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