Athens Eyes Studies on County Impact and Poston Expansion
The Athens area pursues two funding ideas with local officials proposing a $10,000 economic impact study for Athens County and a $6,000 consultant review of the Poston Station expansion and its effect on the Hocking River water table. The piece mocks overlong study culture while noting these proposals aim to clarify regional planning.
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Athens
Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development
Athens Regional Planning Commission
Poston Station
Poston
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hocking River
Athens editor voices support for police integrity and public debate
A reader from Athens defends Ptl. John S. Rutter against dismissal grounds and urges specification of charges. He champions service oriented policing and criticizes officials for limiting transparency in government actions.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ptl
John S. Rutter
Jones
Thomas Jefferson
Police Department
Readers Pen 51 Letters In September At Messenger
Readers submitted fifty one letters to the Messenger in September with half on national matters. The Nixon pardon dominated opinion with ten writers mainly opposing the Ford move. Odder views touched editorials cartoons and letters, including a distant piece from Gene Thrailkill Oklahoma. Athens writers totaled twenty with local issues provoking fourteen letters. The month’s quote from Terry Miller focused on Nixon's perceived honesty and accountability.
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Messenger
Gerald R. Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Ford
Nixon
P. S. Wamsley
Athens
Lawrence Cottrill
Glouster
William F. Buckley Jr
Oklahoma
Ohio University
Gene Thrailkill
University of Oklahoma
Thrailkill
New Plants Stir Bigger Ripple in Southeastern Ohio
Don W. Montgomery of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce notes that a new plant boosts a town more than in larger cities. The National Chamber of Commerce estimates 351 additional people per 100 new factory workers, including 97 more families and 79 school children, with over 1 million dollars in extra personal income, 490 thousand in bank deposits, and 565 thousand in retail sales yearly, plus more non manufacturing jobs.
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Don W. Montgomery
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
National Chamber of Commerce
U S Talks Back To Arabia On Oil And Alliance Strains
The United States signals a shift in energy policy as President Ford and Secretary Kissinger address oil prices tied to Arab states. The piece notes Europe’s disunity and dependence on Arab oil, while warning of potential Western economic moves and Britain’s looming oil extraction project.
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United States
Ford
Kissinger
General Assembly of the United Nations
General Assembly
Kenya
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Europe
England
China
Mr. Kissinger
Oil worries frame Ford Kissinger remarks in October 1974 column
The piece notes U S leadership in facing Arab oil pressures with Ford's calm words and Kissinger's line about political decisions reducing prices The dated column marks October 1 1974 and recalls historical events and birthdays while outlining the oil crisis context.
Auditor reports shortages in public funds in Ohio
Ohio state auditor Joseph T. Ferguson reported 3 875 findings for recovery over three years as part of about 9 000 audits. The total shortages amount to roughly 3.7 million dollars across counties townships cities schools libraries state and universities with responsibility for collection resting with local solicitors or the attorney general.
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Columbus
Ohio
O. F. Knippenburg
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Knippenburg
Ohio prosecutors and bonding firms edge toward recovery action
Ohio notes repayment occurs in fund shortages. Local prosecutors decide settlement or charges. Bonding companies reclaim losses from offenders, while auditors may escalate to the attorney general after 90 days if no action. Illegal expenditures are reported but recovery hinges on criminal intent.
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CWA
the Messenger
Communications Workers of America
John J. Gilligan
Kent Bumpass
Jane Smith
Local 4375
Mead
Oakley Collins
Bumpass
General Telephone
Kirkendall
The
International
Auditor's Office
Ohio
CIA Aid Seen Only Solution For Newark
A Newark man proposes using CIA funds to destabilize the city as a means to secure federal money. He claims the CIA spent eight million on Allende and says Washington will respond to a designated crisis in Newark and beyond.
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CIA
Newark
Washington
New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce
HEW
HUD
Department of Transportation
Allende
Chile
United States
Western Hemisphere
North America
Kissinger
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Messenger
General interest letters are welcomed and must be signed with the sender’s address and telephone number. The Messenger reserves the right to condense letters for space, readability, and reader interest.
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Regional Planning Commission
Fellows
Planning Commission
Terry L. Miller
U. S
Arabia
William J. Buckley Jr
Small Society
Brickman
Mao Tse Tung
People’s Republic of
Francisco Franco
Spain
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
New England
Golda Meir
Israel
Vienna
Austria
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Julie Andrews
Vladimir Horowitz
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ster Syndicat
Attorney General
Castro
Standard Oil Co
Art Buchwald
Brickkmaw
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