Ohio jobless rate drops as May unemployment 3.7 percent
Ohio's May unemployment was 3.7 percent with 166,000 jobless, down from 4.7 percent in April. Total employment rose to 4,343,000 as nonmanufacturing gains offset manufacturing declines, led by retail, construction, and seasonal hiring. Cadets at the Air Force Academy picked the Falcon as mascot in its first class.
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Ohio state employees march on Capitol over budget cuts
About 1,500 state employees from AFSCME unions across Ohio protested in Columbus against a 9.1 billion budget plan. They demanded higher wages and better benefits, vowing to return if lawmakers do not listen. Governor Gilligan urged first class personnel and conditions, while leaders cited eight years of ignored pleas.
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al van Hagen
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Frank King
Balloting Set for East Ohio Methodist Lay Delegation
East Ohio Annual Conference begins lay delegation balloting to elect 13 members for the United Methodist Church's top policy body. Ministers elected include Rev. Robert W. Kelley and two others on the third ballot, as delegates discuss social change and church involvement. The conference reports $413,569 toward a $600,000 reconciliation fund aiding minority and underprivileged communities, with weekly worship down 4.7 percent to 111,373. New Haven notes: Rick Powell and Patricia Powell move to Morgantown for WVU studies and beauty school.
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Supreme Law and
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Robert W. Kelley
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Cleveland
Robert Tolbert
Akron
Kenneth Hulst
Canton
Fund For Reconciliation
East Ohio Conference
Melvin Hayes
New Haven
Rick Powell
Morgantown
Powell
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WVU
Parkersburg
Patricia
Weather shifts with weak trough across Midwest and East
A weak low pressure trough extends from eastern Wisconsin to northern New Jersey, bringing a mix of hot air and drier air. Showers and thundershowers are possible in Ohio and the Buckeye State tomorrow as a heat relief arrives, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows 65 to 70.
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New Haven Library Buys Glass Door and Electric Typewriter
New Haven public library officials announce the purchase of a glass entrance door and an electric typewriter funded by the library board. Paul Rickard serves as board president. Mason licenses list includes Carl Kenneth Blankenship Jacqueline Lucille Reynolds Eliza Franklin Crump and Johna Jean Bunn of Point Pleasant and nearby areas.
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Carl Kenneth Blankenship
Point Pleasant
Jacqueline Lucille Reynolds
Gallipolis
Eliza Franklin Crump
Johna Jean Bunn
Huntington Doctor elected AMA president elect seeks unify profession
Dr. Charles A. Hoffman, a Huntington urologist, was elected president elect of the American Medical Association. He returns home to say his goals include unifying the profession and improving public medical care. He called nationalized medicine a dream of idealists and socialists, affirming support for a private practice system.
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Husband of Victim Talks To Sheriff
David Armstrong, husband of Cecilia Armstrong, spoke with Athens County Sheriff Harold Shields for the first time since her murder in a Guysville apartment. Armstrong, from Gallia County, was with his attorney John Summel. The autopsy cited head wounds from a sharp instrument and she had died shortly before 2:30 a.m. The couple had separated and Cecilia had filed for divorce.
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Cecilia Marie Armstrong
Guysville
Athens County
Harold Shields
Christi
First Tomato Reported By Local Gardener
Nelsonville reports the first ripe home grown tomato of the year. Treva Shaw of Fayette Street picked a tomato Thursday morning, about two and a half inches in diameter, amid a yearly contest among tomato fans and local gardeners. Former police chief James Cope is often among the first to announce a first ripe tomato.
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Nelsonville
Treva Shaw
Fayette Street
James Cope
Franklin Street
Miss Shaw
Zoning Board Approves Property Improvements in Athens
Athens City Zoning Board approved two area businessmen for property improvements last night. J. Leslie Cornwell may convert a site at 27 N Court St behind the Athens Hotel into a two story apartment building. Robert Long of Bob's Marathon will build a tire rack and shed at the northwest corner of his East State Street property.
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N. Court St
Athens Hotel
Robert Long
Bob’s Marathon
East State Street
Wilson-Cavey Vows Set in Murray City Methodist Church
The open church wedding of Miss Susan Wilson and Dean Cavey will be held Saturday at the Murray City Methodist Church. The couple is joined by parents Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wilson of Murray City and Mrs. Jennie Cavey of Glouster Route 3 and the late Jack Cavey. Reverend John Mullins will officiate at the double ring ceremony.
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Murray City
Susan Wilson
Rodney Wilson
Dean Cavey
Jennie Cavey
Jack Cavey
Murray City Methodist Church
John Mullins
State of Ohio certifies Consolidated Insurance CO compliance
Ohio Superintendent of Insurance certifies Consolidated Insurance Company of Indianapolis Indiana as compliant for the current year and authorized to transact business. The 1969 year end report shows admitted assets 4 407 395 21 liabilities 2 508 843 26 net assets 1 898 551 95 capital 750 000 00 surplus 1 148 551 95 expenditures 2 848 with date July 1 1970 and seal. Ohio.
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Department of Insurance
State of
Ohio
Consolidated Insurance Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
Columbus
Fred B. Smith
Superintendent of Insurance of
Independence Life & Accident Insurance Company
Louisville
Kentucky
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