Issue 4 would alter lifeline utility rates in Ohio
Ohio voters face Issue 4 on the November ballot a constitutional amendment promising lower residential lifeline electricity and gas rates while allowing higher charges for commercial and industrial customers. Proponents say it would shift costs to aid low and middle income families while opponents warn it penalizes large poor households and ignores home insulation.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Utility-Citizens Group
Ohioans For Utility Reform
OUR
Columbus
Ohio League of Women’s Voters
Joan Lawrence
League
Howard A. Cummins
Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives
R. Powers Luse
Ohio Municipal Electric Association
Athens Messenger staff and contact details 1896 1965
The Athens Messenger lists its early staff and publishers from 1896 to 1965 including W. Bush Gordon K. Bush Karl W. Runser Roy Cross Herb Amey Fred Whissel na G. Kenner Bush Richard R. Paynter Fred W. Weber II Fred E. Bolles J. William Coon Carl L. Weber and Carl L. Weber as production manager with the Athens Ohio address and phone.
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Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Karl W. Runser
Roy Cross
Herb Amey
Fred Whissel
Shenandoah rail service returns to southern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio anticipates Amtrak Shenandoah inaugural service marking the first regular passenger train to southern Ohio since 1971. The line features Amfleet cars in a new route with daylight eastbound and westbound schedules through Athens and Chillicothe, promising station upgrades and regional tourism boosts.
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Ohio
Noble County
Amtrak
Washington
Cincinnati
Athens
Chillicothe
Shenandoah
Amfleet
Ohio University
Campaign End Brings Frustration as Debates Degenerate
The piece argues Ford and Carter have ended substantive campaigning and will trade barbs and innuendo for final weeks. It laments the Great Debates as a fiasco and says voters will hear only mudslinging rather than discussions of real issues.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Los Angeles Times
League of Women Voters
Congress
Campaigning Against the Presidency in 1976 Race
A satirical account traces how Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter navigated the 1976 campaign with media stunts and family guidance. It sketches Ford pardons Nixon and 60 Minutes remarks while Carter faces ethnic purity controversy and late primary upswing, ending with tactics involving lobbyists.
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Susan
Mrs. Ford
Gerry Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jimmy
Lillian
Betty
Election tension and late night calls in Carter race
The excerpt shows Art Buchwald noting both men neck and neck with Carter in polls. A distressed candidate tells Mrs. Ford he cannot understand why he still has a chance, then a telephone call interrupts the moment.
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Carter
President hears Earl Butz joke sparks debate on air
The President and aides discuss Earl Butz telling an ethnic joke on a plane and Ron Nessen warning it could harm the administration. The remark prompts a rare smile from the President as they note the public’s craving for news and the appeal of a double bill in political discourse.
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Mr. Ford
Earl Butz
Ron Nessen
Celeste urges Ohio to push beyond traditional manufacturing
Lt. Gov. Richard F. Celeste told the City Club Forum in Cleveland that Ohio should escape its reliance on old manufacturing. He urged tapping high technology, research funding, and public universities open to researchers to spur innovation and attract federal dollars.
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Columbus, Ohio
Richard F. Celeste
Ohio
Celeste
City Club Forum
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Development Advisory Council
Development Council
The Audacious Lure of Racial Slurs Across Borders
The piece reflects on how foreign audiences perceived Earl Butz slurs as Americas debated race, noting shock when the remarks surfaced. It contrasts reactions across nations and political parties, and discusses generation gaps and audacity in ethnic humor without asserting direct causal links to hostility or policy shifts.
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United States
Earl Butz
Caracas
Rolling Stone
Village Voice
Associated Press
Butz
House of Representatives
Jerry terHorst
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Kennedy
Controversy Over Earl Butz Slurs and Press Response
The passage condemns Earl Butz for coarse racist language and questions the role of the Village Voice and ideological tabloids in reprinting slurs. It argues the coverage harmed race relations and public discourse while noting political calculations behind publication. It questions the ethics of sensationalism versus accountability.
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Village Voice
Tricia Nixon
Earl Butz
White House
John Dean
Butz
AWAR offers support for rape victims in Athens
Readers praise the Athens Police Department for sensitive handling of a rape case. Athens Women Against Rape AWAR notes trained volunteers available to assist the victim and accompany her to the ER and police, with Careline 593 3344 staffed 24 hours. A separate letter urges passage of Issues 4 7 on the November ballot, arguing for consumer clout against utilities and predicting court appeals if approved, praising Utility Reform and criticizing utility campaigns.
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the Messenger
Athens Police Department
Athens Women Against Rape
AWAR
O’bleness
Police Department
Careline
Ohioans
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