Ohio Democrats push plan for annual state budget
Democrats in Ohio press a move to switch from a two year budget to a one year cycle. House Finance Chairman Shoemaker plans hearings in January to reopen the current budget review with Speaker Riffe endorsing the shift.
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Tom Diemer
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
House Finance
Myr H. Shoemaker
Bourneville
Ohio
House
Vernal Riffe
General Assembly
Collier
Collier’s
Vietnam Veterans Bonus Fund
Feder
Shoemaker
Kurfess
The Athens Messenger Historical Names and Roles
A brief record lists the newspaper's history with key staff. It names Frederick W. Bush as publisher 1896 to 1929 and Gordon K. Bush as publisher from 1929 to 1965, along with personnel such as Richard R. Paynter, Fred W. Weber, Karl W. Runser, Roy Cross, and Fred Whissel.
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Fred W. Weber
Gordon K. Bush
Rules to Better Writing for American Teens
The piece critiques the National Assessment of Education Progress showing teens struggle with written English and suggests distributing "Rules to Better Writing" to curb double negatives and improve clarity. The tone mirrors a columnist urging practical guidance for youth readers.
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National Assessment of Education
Graceful English Rules for Clear Writing
This note urges strict verb agreement and correct spelling. It warns against split infinitives and run on sentences. Short sentences aid oral reading and reduce breath loss while maintaining clarity.
Ohio loses bid for Coalcon plant to Illinois
Ohioans face reduced jobs as Coalcon chooses Illinois for a 237 million coal conversion plant. Gov. Rhodes calls it a sad day while urging Ohio to boost competitiveness with HB 68 to align tax assessments and attract future energy projects.
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Illinois
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Reagan Faces Tough Florida Test From Ford in Primary
Ford leads in confidential Broward polls and NH fallout could trim his Florida margin. Cuban and Panama Canal issues loom large among Miami Latin voters as Reagan’s drive to unsettle incumbency gathers pace.
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Orlando
Fla
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Florida
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Reagan
Jerry Ford
Richard Nixon
Cuba
Miami
Dade County
Fidel Castro
U.S.- Cuba
Panama Canal
Louis Frey
White House
Americans Liked In Cairo Egypt
Letter from Cairo by a Ohio University family praising Sadat visit and U S Egyptian relations. They express happiness over Egyptian reception and criticize New York Mayor Beame for not meeting Sadat. They urge presidential apology and oppose tax bailout funds to New York.
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Cairo
Egypt
the Messenger
Ohio University
American University of Cairo
Sadat
United States
New York
A. Beame
State of Israel
Ford
Beame
Jobless Jump Feared by Many in 1976 Election Focus
A Princeton George Gallup survey shows 18 percent fear job loss, 31 percent believe finding new work would be hard, and 39 percent expect unemployment to rise in the next year. Republicans praise government action while Democrats largely disagree. Blacks show greatest job insecurity and pessimism about reemployment.
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George Gallup
Princeton
U.S
Gallup poll on unemployment and government action
The survey of 1,558 adults from Oct 3-6 asks if people could find work quickly if unemployed and whether the government is doing enough to handle unemployment. It notes a tough job for the Secretary of Agriculture and contrasts with military ministers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Navy
Army
Tarnished Silver Justice Douglas ends court tenure
A retrospective on William O. Douglas who served 36 years on the Supreme Court since 1939. It notes his prolific dissenting and writing, controversial off bench activities, and calls his tenure both brilliant and tarnished as he retires.
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Washington
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Douglas
Hughes
Stone
Vinson
Warren
Burger
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
William Rehnquist
John Marshall
Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
Playboy Magazine
House Judiciary Committee
Court
Pathfinders for the Court Ford Should Pick Levi for Douglas Seat
The piece argues President Ford must appoint a non kneejerk conservative and favor a pathfinder to guide the court through uncertainty. It lauds Justice Douglas for resigning to uphold institutions and endorses Attorney General Edward Levi as the suitable successor.
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William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Ford
Douglas
House
Justice Douglas
Republic
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Senate
Pope John
Edward Levi
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New Boston
Howard Collier
al Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
Atty
William J. Brown
Charles F. Kurfess
R-83
Perrysburg
the Athens Messenger
Karl W. Runser
Roy Cross
Fred Whissel
Coalton
Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Republican County Committee
Broward County
Ft. Lauderdale
John Sears
The
Small Society
Brickman
Lurie
Place Pigalle
Gallup Poll
Center
Eee
Rogers
James Kilpatrick
Terminiello
Chicago
Joseph Kraft
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