Coalition Forms To Break Ohio Tax Budget Deadlock
Two ideologically opposite Ohio lawmakers Rep. Robert Netzley and Rep. Patrick Sweeney announce a bipartisan coalition to craft a new approach to the nine month tax budget stalemate. The group weighs county collected income taxes with elder homestead exemptions and municipal tax elimination. They envision education funding boosts and potential surtaxes, with ongoing meetings through next week.
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Columbus, Ohio
Robert E. Netzley
Laura
Patrick A. Sweeney
Cleveland
John J. Gilligan
Sweeney
Netzley
Columbus
All Miners Returning After Strikes In West Virginia
West Virginia miners back at work with $100 strike benefits as efforts push for December food stamp eligibility. Officials say USDA review will decide December stamps for more than 19 000 striking workers, while November costs exceed $7 million for feeding 39 000 strikers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Department of Welfare
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Army Ends Probe in Donaldson Case at Ft. Meade
The Army completed its grand jury type investigation into Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson accused of killing six Vietnamese civilians. The 1st Army commanding general must decide if Donaldson will face court martial. Findings and recommendations by Maj. Gen. Robert R. Ploter were not disclosed.
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FT. Meade, Md
John W. Donaldson
1St Army
Donaldson
Army
Robert R. Ploter
Lima State Hospital fired 28 workers in probe
In Lima Ohio the 28 employees indicted by a special grand jury over conditions at Lima State Hospital were fired with approval from acting superintendent Dr T H Reshetylo and Dr Kenneth L Gaver. The grand jury indicted 31 people on 60 counts of torture assault sodomy and lewdness. 23 were arrested, most of the hospital staff among the indicted.
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Lima
Lima, Ohio
Lima State Hospital
T. H. Reshetylo
Kenneth L. Gaver
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Fish Disease
Witness Testifies Rupe Led ROTC Building Fire at Kent State
Fireman Hellman testified Rupe helped ignite and push a burning rag into the Kent ROTC building on May 2 1970. Undercover officer Maxwell said Rupe threw rocks and assaulted a cameraman, and removed a US flag worn as a headband before the building’s destruction during campus disorders.
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Ravenna
Ohio
David R. Hellman
Jerry Rupe
Kent State University
Rupe
Kent State
Hellman
Kent
KSU
ROTC
William Maxwell
Stow
Maxwell
Ruppe
U.S
David A. Ambler
Stephen Sivulich
Office of Student Conduct Programs
U S Keeps Door Open to Mideast Settlement Prospects
Washington officials say the United States has not abandoned an interim Israel Egypt accord though recent pushes are paused. Focus shifts to United Nations debate with Gunnar Jarring’s total settlement proposal viewed cautiously. Israel opposes Jarring and there is no indication Jerusalem will back off.
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Washington
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Mideast
William P. Rogers
State Department
United Nations
United States
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Ohio Education Association Sues Over School Funding
The Ohio Education Association files a class action in U S District Court challenging Ohio’s reliance on property taxes to fund schools. The suit names Gov Gilligan and state officials as defendants, seeks a ruling that the system is unconstitutional, and calls for a statewide funding model with expenditures not tied to local wealth.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
House
Gilligan
Mohican State Park Lodge
Boyle Case
Ohio Education Association
U.S
OFA
Cuyahoga Heights
DEA
Martin Essex
Joseph T. Ferguson
Gertrude W. Donahey
California
Minnesota
Hike In Auto Prices Approved For 1972 Models
The Price Commission on Wednesday approved average price increases up to 4.5 percent for Chrysler Corporation 1972 cars and trucks after rolling back Chrysler's request from 5.3 percent. American Motors Co. receives a 2.5 percent allowance. Ford and General Motors requests, at 4 4 and 3 percent respectively, remain pending before the commission.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Commission
American Motors Co
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Plan suit shows Ohio school funding gaps by district
The plan suit reveals revenues per pupil range from 2700 in the wealthiest districts to under 500 in poorer areas. Richard E. Crisp, a Whitehall City school District teacher in Franklin County, sued on his own behalf and for his three children as a plaintiff with the OBA.
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Ohio
Richard E. Crisp
Whitehall City
Franklin County
OBA
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