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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1976
Page
1
Athens County Commissioner Helen Baker complains that residents of The Plains Sewer and Water District feel ripped off due to billing procedures. The critique targets utility billing practices and payment fairness affecting local customers.
Claire M. Ball and Jerry Adams debated for two hours Wednesday trading barbs over legislature leadership and discussing utility rate reform and higher education funding.
Three men die in Ohio after receiving swine flu vaccines prompting state officials to urge uninterrupted immunizations. Deaths in Warren Stark and Marion counties trigger temporary program suspensions. Lucas County ran out of vaccine. Officials caution no proven link to the vaccine and stress continued vaccination.
Three of nine states that paused the swine flu vaccination program have restarted shots after tests found no link to elderly deaths. White House officials aim to reassure the public as President Ford prepares for his own shot. Louisiana and Illinois plan additional steps amid the rollout ambivalence.
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low in the mid to upper 40s. Partly cloudy Friday with a chance of showers and highs in the low to mid 70s. Details on page 9.
President Ford will hold a televised news conference at 7 30 p m EDT in the Executive Office Building to comment on the closing of the Watergate special prosecutor's probe of his congressional campaign finances and answer questions on related matters. No further comment from Ford followed the prosecutor's announcement. Press Secretary Ron Nelsen said networks will carry the event live. Ford has not held a formal Washington news conference since February 17.
William and Emily Harris request new counsel delaying their arraignment on charges tied to the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. Alameda County Superior Court set the next date for October 28 after Judge Alan Lindsay granted a defense-lawyer replacement hearing.
A Ford and Carter tax comparison shows Ford with gross income of 251,991 and taxes of 94,569 in 1975, while Carter reported 136,139 and 17,484 in taxes. Carter used a business investment tax credit and income averaging to lower his tax burden. Carter has released five years of returns. Ford has not released returns.
The United States moves to deport Boleslaus Maikovskis Bronius Kaminskas and Detlavs for war crime activity in Latvia Lithuania during World War II They face hearings November 15 over alleged false U S entry claims and potential deportation without extradition details remain unspecified The cases mark a broader campaign targeting some 77 suspected Nazi war criminals in the United States
Tax records show Carter reporting 119244 in 1975 income from his peanut seed business Carter's Warehouse and 3293 from a book Why Not The Best. Ford's income largely comes from a 200000 salary.
Bolivia declares three days of national mourning after a Jet Power Inc chartered four engine jet crashed into a street crowd and a soccer practice field. Officials cite hundreds injured and 84 identified victims including Americans. President Banzer leads funeral plans.
Nashville singer Mel Tillis says he will sue NBC and CBS after they rejected his dog food commercials due to his stutter. He calls the action discriminatory and plans FCC complaints. Tillis, 42, was recently named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association.
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