Worthy ARC projects aim at regional development
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission seeks 5.8 million dollars in federal ARC funds for 1976 to finance 13.5 million dollars in projects. Included is 746 500 dollars to continue nine projects such as Gallia County's Project HOPE, with broad regional needs guiding the list.
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Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission
OVRDC
Gallia County
ARC Proposes Regional Projects Across Six Counties
The ARC outlines feasible programs including a water line to Wellston from Lake Rupert, extending the AORTA bus system to Vinton Jackson Gallia and Meigs Counties, studying shared laundry and services among regional hospitals, and a gas development tech demo in Pike Scioto Ross Gallia Vinton Jackson and Lawrence Counties.
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Wellston
Lake Rupert
AORTA
Vinton
Jackson
Gallia
Meigs
Pike
Scioto
Ross
Lawrence
Letters pour in as Messenger weighs renaming page
Readers flood The Messenger with 47 letters in September on 24 topics from left turns to mini parks in Athens downtown. August had 40 letters, July 32, June 23. Topics include Sheriff Brown versus Commissioners funding, wild animal treatment, pay raises, dog ordinances, and Patty Hearst coverage.
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Messenger
Athens
Waverly
Lebanon
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maine
Paul Brown
Brown
Hills
Nelsonville
Congress
Hocking Middle School
Sinai
Athens Mental Health Center
Patty Hearst
When They Opened Arthur's Mail
A man claiming CIA authority opens a private letter on a stoop to check for Iron Curtain correspondence. He defends inspecting mail as necessary for democracy while the resident protests violations of constitutional rights and privacy.
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Washington
CIA
Intrusion and Fear in a Cold War Domestic Scene
A citizen confronts an FBI agent and a CIA operative who break into his home without warrants to test loyalty. A colonel offers a sugar cube in a national security experiment while questioning the erosion of constitutional rights and legal limits on federal power.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
CIA
U.S. Army
Medical Corps
Reagan’s candidacy prospects weighed amid California crowds
The piece surveys California Republican crowds and Reagan’s hesitant pace as a potential Ford challenger in the 1976 primaries. It outlines five policy ideas Reagan might push, from busing limits to welfare reform, West energy strategy, and Rockefeller’s plan reexamination, with foreign policy notes for the New Hampshire primary.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
California
Regan
New York City
Reagan
Washington
New York
Arkansas
Beame
Hugh Carey
OPEC
New Hampshire
Signs of Autumn and Local Politics in The Messenger
The piece blends civic critique with a push for fiscal restraint in education. It argues middle school funding via a 4.2 mill levy, critiques board decisions on roof repairs and potential school cuts, and urges tighter budgets and smarter planning to avoid overburdening taxpayers and students.
Letters to the Editor on miniparks and students
A reader voices skepticism about miniparks improving the city’s appearance and urges evidence of benefit, while noting a desire for a community center. The writer trusts their 40 years of exposure to students but sees them as generally good, praising progress over three years.
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the Messenger
Leaky Roof Sparks Action at Federal Hocking Middle School
The Federal Hocking School District struggles with funding and maintenance. A leaky roof at the middle school has caused water damage, prompting meetings by the school board, staff, and parents to push for action.
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the Messenger
Federal Hocking
Energy independence hinges on free enterprise, not big government
Anthony Harrigan argues against President Ford’s Energy Independence Authority citing OPEC price hikes and risks of government subsidies. He defends U S coal, free markets, and private investment while warning that federal controls and nationalization would curb capital for oil and gas exploration and worsen dependence on foreign producers.
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Saudi Arabia
Anthony Harrigan
International Oil Cartel
United States
Organization of Petroleum
Ford
America
The
Wall Street Journal
Energy Independence Authority
the Journal
Nelson Rockefeller
Journal
U.S
Congress
Great Britain
Middle East
Africa
South America
Urban sprawl threatens farms says Akron study
University of Akron researchers warn urban expansion into rural Ohio can fragment land, raise prices, and trap farmers in single crops. The study, conducted in Wayne County, calls for land use controls to protect prime agricultural land and preserve food production. It notes housing growth strains expansion and farm profitability.
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University of Akron
Ohio Real Estate Commission
Wayne County
Akron
Canton
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