Ohio districts face emergency levies and potential state takeovers
Twenty six Ohio school districts risk closing this fall if emergency levies fail and local funding dries up. Lawmakers consider state takeover or trusteeship to keep schools operating, with options for borrowing against future aid and for state board action to replace local boards if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Charles Kurfess
Norman Murdock
Cincinnati
House Education Committee
House
Kurfess
Murdock
State Board of Education
Ohio Department of Education
Wellston Rotary Plans Auction and Bean Dinner
Wellston Rotary Club prepares its annual auction and bean dinner at the Jackson County fair grounds. Proceeds benefit the hospital ship HOPE for medical aid abroad. Co chairs are J. P. Rogers and Don Sanders with R B Starr handling the auto auction. Auction starts at 10 a.m. with Slim Chapman and Sam Weller as auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Rotary
Larry Kibler
HOPE
J. P. Rogers
Don Sanders
R. B. Starr
D M
Slim) Chapman
Sam Weller
Hamden Auctioneers
Gordon Morrow
Paint Day at Taylor Ridge Church Planned for Saturday
Taylor Ridge Christian Church announces a Paint Day Saturday at 10 a.m. Volunteers are urged including Boy Scouts. rain date is October 16. Trimble Lodge No. 557 F&AM meets tonight at 7 30 p.m. An oyster fry will follow and all area Masons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Taylor Ridge Christian Church
Din
Trimble Lodge
F&am
Supreme Court Vacancies Delay Key Death Penalty Appeal
The Supreme Court opens a new term with two vacancies delaying a vote on the death penalty constitutionality and other major questions. Justices Black and Harlan retired or ill. cases shifted to the winter term. President Nixon considered replacements. one contender withdrew amid controversy. The court will decide which appeals to accept while vacancies persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Black
Harlan
Pentagon
Vietnam
Lake Michigan
News
Nixon
Richard H. Poff
R-Va
White House
Poff
Colorado
161 Children Examined At Orthopedic Clinic
In Nelsonville the Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital hosted an Orthopedic Clinic drawing 161 children, with 33 new patients. The Athens County Health Department organized the three annual clinics with Columbus specialists and local volunteers assisting.
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Nelsonville
Southeast
Athens County Health Department
Columbus
Health Department
Joseph Leach
Dave Halley
Robert Fannin
David Altmair
John Hoover
Stark-Alt
Jackson Man Promoted By Highway Department
Morris L. Tipton of Jackson promoted to administrative assistant of Division Nine Ohio Department of Highways. Tipton, a Korea veteran and former state highway patrolman, will oversee personnel labor relations and safety for eight southeastern counties and 614 employees. Weber moves to governmental and public relations post after 31 years in newspapers and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Morris L. Tipton
E. Huron St
Jackson
Ohio Department of Highways
Wailer P. Martin
Tipton
Division Nine
John L. Weber
Wellston
Weber
Scioto County
Coalton High School
Jackson County
Herbert Tipton
Calvary Division
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Hebron
Cantwell Machinery Co
Sharon Mapes
Ohio
Ohio University
College of Journalism
Sigma Delta Chi
Auto Burned On Route 677 Near Austin Powder
McArthur fire crews responded to a blaze on Route 677 near the Austin Powder Co. early Sunday destroying a 1962 auto owned by James Thompson of Columbus. Fire Chief Loyd Gill said the fire, likely caused by a backfire through the carburetor, started around 4:35 a.m. Nelsonville-York Junior High to play home game Oct 28 versus Eastern of Meigs. other games set away with matches against Glouster, Vinton, and Belpre in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
James Thompson
Columbus
Loyd Gill
Austin Powder Co
Gill
Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York
Meigs County
Glouster
Vinton
Belpre
Clean Up Week Set by Nelsonville Sanitation
Nelsonville West and 5S Sanitation announces clean up week for its regular customers the week of October 11. Pickups occur at regular stops. Trash must be in containers or boxes. limbs tied in bundles. Items over five feet long and 55 gallon drums will not be taken.
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Nelsonville — W. & 5S. Sanitation
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes
Mount St Mary Hospital reports births for Ronald Brown and partner in Nelsonville Route 2 and John Brammer in Glouster. Admissions include Raymond Warehime Ruth McNabb Louise Johnson Donald Bumgardner Jr and others across Nelsonville Glouster New Straitsville with several transfers and discharges listed.
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Mount St. Mary Hospital
Ronald Brown
Nelsonville
John Brammer
Glouster
Raymond Warehime
Ruth McNabb
Louise Johnson
Donald Bumgardner Jr
Joanna Fulton
Donna Lunsford
Edna McClelland
Jacksonville
Wanda Hicks
Tammy St. Clair
Catherine Buck
New Straitsville
Karol Starkey
Tape Player Stolen From Nelsonville Car
Mrs. Betty Barnhart reports a stereo tape player valued at 30 dollars was stolen from her car parked at Lake Hope Drive between Friday night and Saturday morning. The incident occurred in Nelsonville Route 2, police were notified Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Betty Barnhart
Lake Hope Drive
Two Men Fined and Sentenced in Hocking County Court
Judge James Stilwell sentenced two men to three days in jail and fined them 150 dollars plus costs for drunken driving. Twenty four Logan residents were fined for speeding and several others forfeited bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Brown
Laurelville
James A. Nelson
New Straitsville
Logan
Ronald C. Bunthoff
Paul C. Hedges
Jeannette F. Murphy
Steven J. McClure
Logan Couple Welcome A Son At Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr and Mrs Steve Leonard of Logan welcomed a son at Hocking Valley Hospital. Other local listings note residents including Mrs George Wolfe and several area families. In Nelsonville the Retta Howe Class of the First United Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. in the church social rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Leonard
Logan
Nelsonville
Retta Howe
First United Methodist Church
College Student Killed Trying To Halt Robbery
Alliance Ohio police say Mount Union College freshman Clifford Doughty 17 of Clariton Pa was shot three times in the neck and face when he tried to stop an armed burglary in the McReady Hall dorm room. The suspected intruder Herr Eugene Watson 23 of Alliance not a Mount Union student was to be arraigned on the charge. Doughty roommate Mark Nurenberger Pittsburgh was unharmed. Dorm residents reported prior robberies and requested dorm locks and security. Doughty was a music education major and violinist who hoped to become a church organist and join the college concert choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance, Ohio
Alliance
Alliance Municipal Court
Mount Union College
Donald Cowen
Herr Eugene Watson
Clifford Doughty
Clariton
McReady Hall
Watson
Mount Union
Doughty
Ernest Sheetz
Mark Nurenberger
Pittsburgh
Regional Group Formed By Strip Mining Opponents
Regional opponents of surface mining from West Virginia Virginia Ohio and Kentucky formed the Appalachian Coalition in Huntington to coordinate anti strip mining efforts. James Branscome was elected coordinator with members including Save Our Kentucky and Stop Ohio Strip Mining. The group seeks regional support and a political and educational campaign on environmental and economic impacts. Joe Cook of Mountaineers to Save West Virginia criticized the organizers for not inviting his group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Appalachian Coalition
James Branscome
Appalachian Regional Commission
Save Our Kentucky Inc
Wise County
Environmental Council
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
St Galperin
D-Kanawha
Appalachia
Joe Cook
Mountaineers To Save
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Ohio Board of Education
Wellston Auction
Lodge
Mair
Highway Department
Ford Tractor Sales
Athens, O
Sarah Pidcock
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Marie Yount
Rosalie Swartz
Johnny Johnson
Charles Flowers
Marie Lee
Delcia Smith
William Limerly
Myles Stump
George Kitchen
Lynda Fink
Lois Williams
Helen Sowers
Charles Kerr
Ethel Brown
Thomas Largent
John Kesterson
Richard L. Davis
Michael D. Marinello
Robert L. Fricker
James A. Kriss
Athens
Karen L. van Oskeuls
Parma Heights
John W. Poling
Montello R. Cobb
Cleveland
Lonnie E. Glenn
David A. Jakman
Berea
James J. Kidwell
Canal Winchester
Phyllis J. Forbes
Roy L. Pottruck
Levittown
N.Y
Edith E. Dailey
Amesville
Roger E. Brockett
Kettering
Joseph L. Barrett
Millfield
Hocking Valley Hospital
George Wolfe
Charley Whitlatch
Florence Cordell
Robert Shannon
Clifford Ross
Oscar Bolinger
Dale Holcomb Sr
Hobart Burckelmeyer
Robert Trowbridge
Ronald Lampman
Fred Eastman
Robert Starner
Teresa Deible
Charles Wood
Jacob Fickel
the First National Bank
Ance
Middle West
Jaynes
Jaynes Furniture
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
Columbus RD
Perkins Pancake House
Dick Swartz
MGR, Inc
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