Ohio Issue 1 ups state school aid to 395 million
computer projections from the Ohio Council of Education show Issue 1 would raise annual state support for districts to about 395 million dollars, up from last year by roughly 126 million. per pupil amounts range from about 120 to 179 dollars across districts with various reorganizations and present figures.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Council of Education
James O. Brennan
OCE
State Board of Education
Brennan
School Foundation
Messenger
Area News Briefs Cover Marines Deaths And Local Projects
Two Hocking County Marines died of wounds from Viet Nam, Cpl Francis I. Toops and Cpl Ronald K. Ash, both at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Philippines. Meigs County is among five sites under study for the $18 million Ohio Penitentiary location. Martin Sharrett was named chairman of the Hocking Community Action Program, with secretary Betty Lou Berry resigning. Richard Fauver won top poultry farmer honors at the National FFA Convention, receiving a $200 prize. The Reedsville Ohio River project opened the new Belleville Locks and Dam to barge traffic, with completion planned for 1968. Army Corps bids for riverbank clearance and a Route 7 bypass around Middleport and Pomeroy were set, estimated at $2.8 million.
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Viet Nam
Athens Messenger
Hocking County
Francis I. Toops
Frederick O. Toops
Logan
Ronald K. Ash
George Ash
Laurelville
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Meigs County
Cecil
Betty Lou) Berry
Richard Fauver
Point Pleasant High School
United States
FFA
Kansas City
Ohio River
Reedsville
Bellesville Locks
Arming Corps of Engineers
Ohio
Hocking Rivers
Middleport
Pomeroy
Rabies Concern Grows in Southeast Ohio Areas
Health officials report rising rabies activity across Athens Hocking Meigs and Gallia counties with 5 cases in Athens and 14 in Gallia this year. A skunk in Enterprise led to cat vaccination and a warning that dogs and cats need vaccination as protection against rabies.
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Hocking
John D. Mingus
Enterprise
Southeastern Ohio Laboratory
Nelsonville
Bob Campbell
Mingus
Athens
U. S
Athens County
Ster
Vinton County
Ohio
Rohland - Crawford Counties
Tax Proposal Causes Soul Searching
Ohio voters face Issue No 1 on the November ballot to raise the sales tax from 3 to 4 percent to fund schools. The measure pits the Ohio Council for Education and the Ohio Education Association against Gov James A Rhodes and a business friendly bloc. Supporters cite higher education funding while opponents warn of tax burdens and political backlash ahead of 1966 elections.
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Columbus
Ohio Council For Education
Ohio Education Association
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
James Mason to Lead War Film The Blue Max in Ireland
James Mason will star in The Blue Max a World War I air ace drama set to shoot in Ireland. George Peppard is the only other announced star with John Guillermin directing the project.
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London
James Mason
Ireland
George Peppard
John Guillerman
Mail routes bend, not straight lines in postal service
An article explains how the U S Postal Service uses a circular routing concept causing long trips and occasional shortcuts. It notes connections from Athens to Parkersburg to Mason and mentions changes from Washington directives including rerouting to Charleston and new star route links to river towns.
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U. S. Postal Service
Minersville
Ohio River
Mason City
W. Va
Athens
Parkersburg Center
Mason
Pomeroy
Middleport
Parkersburg
Zanesville
Cleveland
Washington
Huntington
Charleston
Rpley
Athens Leads In Per Capita Debt For SEO
Ohio local governments total per capita debt ranged from 59.18 in Carroll to 513.86 in Lake as of year end 1964. statewide average debt was 275.14, up 11.29 from 1963, with Hamilton and Franklin Counties also high. In Messenger area Athens 216.12 Perry 109.24 Meigs 116.84 Morgan 185.55 Gallia 194.14 Hocking 164.98 Vinton 126.41.
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Jackson County
Jackson
Wellston
Bloomfield
Jefferson
Lick
Milton
Oak Hill
Washington
Meigs County
Middleport
Pomeroy
Bedford
Eastern
Northwestern
Salisbury
Southern
Perry County
Crooksville
New Lexington
Bearfield
Northern
Vinton County
Allensville
Brown-Zaleski
Hamden
McArthur
Swan
Wilton
Columbus
Ohio
Carroll County
Lake County
Roger Cloud
Hamilton County
Franklin County
Messenger
Athens County
Gallia County
Hocking County
Morgan County
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Alexander
Ames-Bern
Carthage- Troy
Rome-Canaan
Trimble
York
Gallipolis
Hannan-Trace
North Gallia
Raccoon
Southwestern
Starr Washington
West Hocking
Sohio
Warrensville
Standard Oil Co
Ralph Burhans
Soluo
Robert A. Thompson
Burhans
Ohio University
Sohio Research Center
Area News Review
By Dave Lace
Health Department
H. V. Boocks
Meigs
Gallia
Perry Riggs
Vinton
Riggs
Pomeroy City
William Neal
Neal
Boocks
Frank J. Lausche
Laus
Che
U. S. Senate
Lausche
PEP
Teachers’ Union
Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants
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