Logan tribute spotlights Southeastern Ohio economic boom
In Logan the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council honored Barton A. Holl, Outstanding Ohioan and SEORC founder, with Don W. Montgomery noting strong coal and workforce potential. Montgomery urged leveraging area resources to boost employment, income, bank deposits, and retail growth, signaling a hopeful regional future.
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Logan
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Barton A. Hall
Holl
SEORC
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Don W. Montgomery
Ohio Chamber
Ohio
Montgomery
Cleveland
Dayton
Price Hikes Noted In Homes' Components
AP analysis notes the main costs in new single family homes 32 percent construction materials 25 percent land 15 percent labor. Prices rose from 30500 in 1972 to 35500, with an 84 percent rise over a decade to 1973. Mortgage tightness has shriveled demand and many face large down payments. If markets revive, owners may recoup gains, else not.
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New York
Conference Board
Board
Business and Economic Research Organization
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Credit Allocation in Banking Sparks Debate
A financial column argues credit should be allocated by price not fairness or social good. Proponents claim housing and other sectors are starved for funds, while economists warn government controls would worsen the issue. Banks must manage credit distribution.
Missing grand jury honor sparks questions in The Messenger
A reader questions why the term's grand jury award for law enforcement was not mentioned in The Messenger. The recipient, now out of the field, was fired by Sheriff Paul Brown, reportedly with no stated reason. The author identifies the ex-deputy as her father, Don A. Olbers.
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the Messenger
Paul Brown
Sheriff Brown
Don A. Olbers
Bike Path Plans Should Keep Rolling
Athens city officials are commended for finishing a bike path from Stimson Avenue to the East Side recreation area. The next phase calls for construction along the new highways planned to begin soon.
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Stimson Avenue
Albany
Plains
West
Athens High School
Ohio University
East State Recreation
Lake Snowden
the Messenger
Athens
East Side
Readers urged to send signed letters to editor
The Messenger invites brief letters on general interest topics. All letters must be signed and include the sender’s address and telephone number. The paper reserves the right to condense letters for space, readability, and reader interest.
Ohio Transportation Plan Outlines Five Mode Upgrades
Ohio's two year study costing 2.5 million weighs highways mass transit air rail and water options. J Phillip Richley says the report due to Gov Gilligan by December will offer funding levels for multiple programs and may signal fuel tax considerations.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
110Th General Assembly
J. Phillip Richley
Department of Transportation
Ohio halts most state construction projects
Ohio plans a virtual stop on new construction funded largely by state highway user taxes and some federal money. A $18 million drop in gasoline tax revenue would cut about $168 million in federal funds, prompting Richley to call for policy decisions by the legislature on Ohio’s highway role and future funding.
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Richley
Ohio
Senate Fails Cloture on Consumer Protection Bill
In Washington on Sept 19 the Senate did not end debate on a consumer protection bill. The measure would have created a new Agency for Consumer Advocacy led by an administrator claiming broad authority to intervene in federal agency actions. Critics warn the bill, backed by Ralph Nader, risks empowering a consumer voice and distrusts business.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
Ervin
Dominick
Colorado
Young
North Dakota
Edward Kennedy
Alan Cranston
California
Ralph Nader
House
Many Doses Needed To Cure Inflation
The piece argues economic reforms require a mix of measures rather than a single prescription. It endorses restructuring Ford’s team with William Simon as top coordinator, notes Burns and Ash are underqualified, and urges stronger, more capable leadership to fight inflation while balancing international oil tensions.
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Ford
Secretary of the Treasury
William Simon
Ford Administration
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Credit Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Ayn Rand
Simon
Finance Ministers’ Club
Mr. Ash
Treasury
Gome
Shah
Iran
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
L. William Seidman
White House
Henry Kissinger
On This Date in 1919 Wilson Suffers Stroke
On October 2 1919 President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke paralyzing the left side of his body and altering his presidency. The day also recalls 1941 events in World War II as German forces pressed Moscow and other historical notes from the era. Groucho Marx turns 79 and Rex Reed is 34 with a Cicero quotation about causes of events.
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Woodrow Wilson
Moscow
U.S
Aleutians
Groucho Marx
Rex Reed
Cicero
B.C
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