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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1972

Page

9

Change is pain in Ohio as Gilligan reshapes image

Gov. John J Gilligan, after 14 months in office, pushes major programs including new taxes and reapportionment while facing sagging popularity. He balances with Republican allies, courts national attention as an at large delegate to Muskie, and defends his tax plan against critics amid a broader push for state services and environmental controls.

Perry Smith Associated Press Columbus, Ohio John J Gilligan Gilligan Ohio Edmund S. Muskie Maine Nixon China John W. Brown Brown J. Ronald Castell Columbus

Court Is Asked To Void Remap

Ohio Republicans turn to the U S Supreme Court to overturn the Democratic Gilligan plan for state legislative reapportionment The three-judge federal panel approved the plan after earlier rejection and corrected errors McElroy and Rep Alan Norris faced contempt penalties for pursuing an Ohio Supreme Court challenge amid partisan disputes

Washington Ohio U.S. Supreme Court John McElroy McElroy Ohio Supreme Court Alan Norris Westerville Federal District Court Frank Battisti Cleveland Battisti District Court of Norris John Gilligan Joseph Ferguson Anthony Calabrese Ted Brown Rep Robert Manning Akron

Nixon Defectors Back Ashbrook Challenge in California Primary

California Republicans split from President Nixon as 96 Ashbrook pledged delegates and 96 alternates are announced. Rep. John Schmitz joins the dash against Nixon while Leland Kaiser serves as Ashbrook finance chairman. The filing kicks off the effort to secure 17,199 signatures to qualify for the GOP ballot.

Sacramento Calif Nixon California GOP John Ashbrook Ohio Ashbrook John Schmitz Orange County White House San Clemente Schmitz John Birch Society Leland Kaiser Atherton National Finance Trevor Roberts Kaiser San Francisco Bay Area Roberts Edmund G. Brown Jr

Parked Car Coasts Into Lake Near Mason City Hill

A car on Pinegrove Drive rolled down a slope, went over an embankment and ended in a small lake. A Nelsonville teen was treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for injuries after losing control of a pickup that left the road and hit trees on State Route 78. Paul David Figgins, 16, of 434 Adams St., suffered minor injuries. passengers Stanley Max Smathers and James Cullison were uninjured. no citations were issued.

Nelsonville Pinegrove Drive Mount St. Mary Hospital Mason City Hill Paul David Figgins Adams St Stanley Max Smathers James Cullison

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