Supreme Court Upholds Cincinnati Bell Directory Charges
Ohio court confirms Public Utilities Commission ruling allowing 20 cent charges for directory assistance after three calls a month. Separate notices report a 30 percent rate hike proposal for workers compensation to curb a 1.3 billion deficit and a Dennison man charged with aggravated murder and kidnapping in the death of his mother-in-law, a strangulation case tied to domestic tensions.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohioans
Supreme Court
Cincinnati Bell
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council
Dennison
Floyd Mullings
Pearl Zobel
Gilligan Confirmed as AID Administrator by Senate
President Carter's nomination of former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan to head the Agency for International Development was confirmed by the Senate. Gilligan, a Democrat who led Ohio from 1971 to 1974, will supervise the State Department's foreign aid program.
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Washington
Carter
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Agency For International Development
Senate
Gilligan
State Department
New York Activist Sees Gay Rights Clout in City Panel
Robert Livingston, a gay rights activist, says his NYC Commission on Human Rights appointment shows national political influence. A White House meeting is planned for Saturday with presidential adviser Midge Constanza and 14 activists, organized by the National Gay Task Force, the second such gathering in seven weeks.
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New York
Robert Livingston
New York City
Commission On Human Rights
White House
Midge Constanza
National
Gay Task Force
Blake to Leave Baretta After Current Contract
Actor Robert Blake announces he will quit the ABC series Baretta after completing his Universal contract by filming the 1977 78 season. He says the show conveys that most police work involves social problems rather than legal action.
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Blake
Baretta
Los Angeles
Robert Blake
ABC
Strauss Approved as Carter's Chief Trade Negotiator
Senatorial panel approves Robert Strauss former Democratic party chair as special trade negotiator with ambassador rank pending full Senate approval. If confirmed he becomes the United States chief trade negotiator.
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Washington
Robert Strauss
Democratic Party
Senate Finance Committee
President Carter
Senate
Strauss
Alliance with Liberals Saves Callaghan Government
In London the Liberal Labor pact kept Prime Minister James Callaghan's government from defeat on a no confidence motion. About 80 left wing Labor MPs opposed the deal and pledged not to be bound by Liberal influence during the remaining four months of Parliament.
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London
Liberal Party
James Callaghan
Labor
Labor Party
Callaghan
Zaire Air Force Bombs Katangan Exiles HQ in Kisenge
Zaire air force jets attacked the headquarters of invading Katangan exiles, with two Mirage aircraft dropping four tons of bombs on Kisenge in southwest Shaba province. The government reported heavy damage as the United States paused further aid to Mobutu Sese Seko in hopes of Nigerian mediation.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
United States
Mobutu Sese Seko
Nigeria
Kisenge
Shaba
County OKs 1.5 Million in Road Projects
The commissioners approved 1.5 million dollars for road work including 351,000 in Issue I funds and 90,000 in Community The will be bid by June 1979. Access road and Road 25 projects bid by June 1978. Uncommitted Issue I funds total about 180,000. Turning lanes at Athens High School may be delayed for savings. County may use remaining funds as match for federal funds to reduce a curve on County Road 7 Johnson Road. Also approved 25,000 federal anti recession funds for equipment and 339,000 bonds to pay Plains Sewer and Water District notes. Center request for 12,600 was turned down due to finances. a CETA worker may be placed there. Harter warned of possible service cuts.
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Athens High School
Maiden
Johnson Road
Plains Sewer and Water District
4-H Adviser Hiring Delayed by Commissioners
Commissioners denied a $3,000 request to re hire the adviser and rejected an $8,000 salary for the CETA position. Clyde Bronson questioned the amount and the commission will meet next week with extension service officials to discuss the matter.
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Clyde Bronson
CETA
Bronson
Extension Service
Worker Injured In Fall In Athens Guttering Incident
A gutter installer, Roger Graves 24, fell 15 feet from a ladder at a home project in Athens when the ladder tipped. He was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for chest and back pains. Graves works for Gabriel Seamless Guttering Service in Albany Route 3.
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Athens
Roger Graves
Albany
Gabriel
Graves
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Route Won’t Be Dropped in Ohio Greyhound Plan
Greyhound withdrew a request to eliminate the Parkersburg Athens Columbus morning route. A hearing in Columbus by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was planned but canceled as the company pulled the application. Residents warned the change would bring hardship and the case paused while officials sought more operating expense data.
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Columbus
Greyhound Bus Lines
Athens
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Greyhound
Claire Ball Jr
Parkersburg
Ball
PACO
Office Break-In Reported at Glouster Doctor’s Clinic
The Glouster office of Dr. David Grubbs was entered in the early morning with drawers and cabinets searched. Police investigate with Deputy Bill Blake. no hard drugs taken. Appointments canceled due to the disruption. A separate report notes a car fire on Jefferson Street in Jefferson near 4:53 am caused by a short circuit.
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David Grubbs
Bill Blake
Athens County Sheriff's T
Grubbs
Nelsonville
Jim Pickett
Jefferson Street
East Washington and
Jefferson
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