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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1977

Page

4

Logan business leader Barton Hall honored for community service

Barton A. Hall of Logan is feted by the Hocking County Improvement Corp and Logan Area Chamber of Commerce for leadership. He marks his 85th birthday by donating 10 000 in bonds to Logan High School to aid athletics academics and instrumental music. Hall built Logan Clay Products into a regional success after reviving a struggling firm.

Logan Barton A. Hall Hocking County Improvement Corp Logan Area Chamber of Commerce Logan Clay Products Logan High School Holl Ohio Hocking Valley Community Hospital

Railroads See Coal Boom From Carter Energy Plan

New York dispatch reports railroads greet President Carter energy plan as coal production surges. Industry officials say coal traffic makes up 20 percent of business and could grow, with railroads already adding 48,000 coal cars in recent years and delivering trains that run full routes without stopping.

New York Carter William H. Dempsey Association of American Railroads Minehead Utility Dempsey Wo Pen Federal Energy Administration Congress

Ohio Democrats Split Over Tandem Governor Running Mate Plan

Ohio Senate backs a bill requiring governor and lieutenant governor run as a team after separate nominating in 1978. House Democrats oppose, arguing the gubernatorial candidate should choose a running mate. Key figures include Senate sponsor Tony Hall and Senate Majority Leader Oliver Ocasek, with House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Jr. pushing changes. Debate centers on how to nominate and pair the tickets before the primary and general elections.

Robert E. Miller Associated Press Columbus, Ohio Ohio Senate House Michael del Bane Hubbard Tony P. Hall Dayton Hall Oliver Ocasek Akron Vernal G. Riffe Jr New Boston Ocasek Riffe del Bane Montgomery County Carter Walter F. Mondale Minnesota Mondale

Hospital Charity Gift From Murray City Ladies Auxiliary

Mount St. Mary Hospital thanks the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Murray City for a $200 donation to the children’s fund funding toys for admitted or ER treated children. The group is the fund’s primary supporter.

the Messenger Mount St. Mary Hospital Order of Eagles of Murray City Children’s Fund

Ohio faces year end with $47 million revenue shortfall

Ohio lawmakers weigh revenue gaps as the state projects a June 30 end to the fiscal year with debts. The budget chief seeks to delay Medicaid payments if needed, while the emergency fund remains unspent. Senate leader Oliver Ocasek touts cross state comparisons as aides debate staffing. A Saxbe, Rocky Jr., seen chewing Red Man, evokes his father’s era.

Columbus Ohio Wilkins State Controlling Board Department of Public Welfare Charles R Rocky) Saxbe U.S. Atty William B. Saxbe Ohio House Saxbe

Proxmire chides tennis court grant in Arlington study

Senator William Proxmire denounces a $2,500 National Endowment for the Humanities grant routed through Virginia authorities to study rude behavior on Arlington tennis courts. The piece notes $1,800 of the funds were spent and calls for constitutional limits on federal spending.

Washington William Proxmire Wisconsin Senate National Endowment For the Humanities Arlington County Virginia Proxmire Virginia State Board Congress

World Market Manipulation to Increase Prices Warned

A Munich Bonn London charge through a string of summits shows leaders plan orderly marketing pacts to divide markets. Critics warn such moves raise consumer prices while signaling cartel like control. Views from Dell Schmidt and others highlight mercantilism pressures and oil cartel effects on trade deficits.

BOM West Germany London Rambouillet Puerto Rico Tion United States Japan Edmund Dell Dell U.K United Kingdom Atlantic U.S Helmut Schmidt Canada South Africa Carter

Will Rogers on plans and moratoriums

Will Rogers jokes about a bad week for plans and proposes a moratorium on planning. He quips that plan origin is folly and criticizes both Democrats and Republicans for their approach, suggesting a pause to recover overnight.

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