Government Says Prices Take Another Jump
Government reports October wholesale prices rose eight tenths of a percent the largest since April led by farm products livestock fruits vegetables grains live poultry and oilseeds plus higher costs for cars and trucks. Finished consumer goods rose eight tenths with some declines in eggs coffee and milk offset by fats meats and processed poultry.
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Washington
Carter
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Equal Yield Idea Gains Ground in Ohio School Aid Plan
An Education Review Committee report says the equal yield formula is helping property-poor districts raise more state and local funds per pupil. For the 20 percent poorest districts, state aid per pupil rose from 40.82 in 1974-75 to 497.40 this year, with projected 588.20 next year as full funding nears in 1979-80.
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Columbus
Ohio
Education Review Committee
House-Senate
Franklin Walter
Walter
State Board of Education
Congress OKs Plan For Alaska Gasline
Congress approved President Carter’s decision to push an Alaska natural gas pipeline but funding remains unresolved. The plan envisions a privately financed $10 billion project to carry gas from Alaska’s North Slope to terminals in the San Francisco Bay area and Chicago, supplying about 5 percent of U.S. needs for 25 years.
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Washington
Carter
Alaska
Ohio University pursues coal research center amid regents push
Ohio University continues to woo a coal research center despite a board of regents drive to concentrate all energy research in the 12 state universities. County Prosecutor David Frey says Athens three mile area lacks City Planning Commission authority and recommends court action to resolve.
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Ohio University
Board of Regents
City Planning Commission
Athens
David Frey
City Sewage Dispute Delays Group Home Plan
A proposed group home for emotionally disturbed children on Dairy Lane faces a delay as city and state haggle over responsibility for sewage discharged into a 27 year old sewer line. The impasse centers on who should bear the cleanup and maintenance costs.
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Dairy Lane
Athens Bus Purchase Bid Under Estimate by Board of Control
The city board of control favors accepting a $93 600 bid for four buses to be operated in Athens by AORTA, noting the amount is under the project estimate.
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City Board of Control
Athens
AORTA
Parents protest missing fire escapes at Albany Elementary
Parents picketed Albany Elementary School on Wednesday over the absence of fire escapes. A county committee approved jail facility plans as part of steps to secure state and federal approvals before construction.
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Albany
Cleveland school debt case heads to Ohio Supreme Court
In Columbus a frayed Cleveland school district faces creditors over a $15.4 million repayment dispute. The case is scheduled for Friday in the Ohio Supreme Court, prompting concern over district finances.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Nelsonville Council Candidates Answer City Governance Question
Nelsonville candidates were asked what changes they would like to see in city government. The review of hopefuls appears on page 10. Weather: mostly cloudy with a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain and mild temperatures continuing Friday.
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Nelsonville
PTA Survey Sees Citizens Favor Local School Control
Ohio PTA reports 407 participants in Cleveland Dayton Canton Toledo and Columbus forums favor local funding and control of schools. Respondents support local tax increases for higher salaries but worry about class sizes and program cuts while urging state or federal funding for integration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Pta
PTA
Cleveland
Dayton
Canton
Toledo
Frankie Ross
Ross
U.S. Signals Possible South Africa Sanctions
The United States and allies back a U.N. arms embargo on South Africa. Washington may curb economic ties, halt military hardware exports, pull the naval attache, and review Export-Import Bank loan guarantees amid widening pressure over apartheid.
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United Nations
U.N
South Africa
United States
Security Council
Britain
France
Vance
Carter
Burgoon Ohio Council Seats Remain Open With Write-In Likely
In Burgoon Ohio population 240, no candidates filed for four council seats. Mayor Glenn Weyant notes write-ins are now required by law but unlikely. five vacancies exist after a resignation. The village pays $4 per meeting with few meetings, no fulltime staff, and police protection provided by the county sheriff.
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Burgoon, Ohio
Glenn Weyant
Ohio
Sandusky County
Weyant
Burgoon
Hearst Defeat Over Bank Robbery Upheld by 9th Circuit
Patricia Hearst, angered by the upheld conviction for the 1974 Hibernia Bank robbery in San Francisco, says abduction by the SLA shaped all events. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled she received a fair trial and affirmed the seven year sentence, with plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
SLA
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Hearst
Hibernia Bank
F. Lee Bailey
Wayne Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Tam
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
San Mateo Times
U.S
James Browning
Randolph A. Hearst
Hibernia
Oliver Carter
Appeals
Bailey
Carter
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