Regulators Edge Toward Strip Mining Bill Amid Conflicts
A congressional conference committee plans work after elections on a long awaited federal surface mining bill. It faces opposition from environmentalists and support from coal interests, with key issues over landowner consent and Wayne National Forest impacts shaping the path to passage in a likely lame duck session.
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Ford
Ford Administration
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Wayne National Forest
Ohio
Wayne
U.S. Forest Service
Wayne National
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Athens Post Office halts mail delivery over roaming dogs
Athens postal officials suspend mail delivery in Carriage Hill area as packs of loose dogs bite roaming rovers. Over the past year more than a dozen postal workers required rabies shots, averaging forty dollars each, prompting the drastic step to protect staff and public safety.
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Athens
Carriage Hill
U.S. Postal Service
Calf-killing Opinion Produces $14 Check
Editor notes a reader sends a $14 check for a Holstein calf breeding fee after Ford’s two TD drive. The writer recalls a calf of similar size bringing $105 last year.
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the Messenger
Ford
Will Rogers on Presidents and the Senate
Will Rogers argues presidents grow frustrated with the Senate across eras from Washington to Hoover. He cites historical quotes about court martial, imprisonment, divine wrath, and political missteps to illustrate distrust of the Senate in U.S. history. The remark appears in a November 2 1929 context.
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Jefferson
Andy Jackson
Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
Wisconsin Farmers Slaughter Cattle Amid Rising Costs
A letter from Ms Pamela Hartman of Athens notes farmers face doubled and tripled costs for feed fertilizer equipment and breeding. She questions how to profit and who benefits from losses while urging fair living earnings.
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Wisconsin
They Said It Carl Bagge on oil prices and OPEC
National Coal Association president Carl BE Bagge criticizes international oil conferences. He says hope for unilateral voluntary price cuts by OPEC is unlikely and would only deepen addiction rather than cure it.
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Carl BE. Bagge
National Coal Association
OPEC
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
Ford
Democrats Target High Voter Turnout in Ohio
In Columbus the AP reports Democrats aim to maximize turnout in strong Democratic areas as they predict 1974 could be a big year for the party in Ohio. Strategists say the plan is to identify their strength and deliver votes.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Democrats optimistic on turnout amid GOP worries
Eugene O Grady, campaign manager for Gov. Gilligan, predicts a Democratic sweep from top to bottom despite worries over voter disillusionment. He notes strong Democratic margins in Lucas Cuyahoga Summit and Mahoning counties and cites polls showing Gilligan leading Rhodes and Glenn leading Perk.
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Richard Celeste
John W. Brown
Tony P. Hall
Ted W. Brown
O'Grady
John Glenn
Ralph Perk
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Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Roger Cloud
Cloud
Lucas
Cuyahoga
Summit
Mahoning
Ohio
Columbiana
Jefferson
Belmont
Monroe
Pike
George McGovern
Athens
McGovern
Ohio University
Youngstown
Nixon
Ralph J. Perk
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Great-Grandfather Ben Pietri Leaves Lasting Lessons
A four year old Heather recalls her great-grandfather Ben Pietri, born 1893, whose life as a mechanic, inventor, fisherman, and sculptor embodies relentless curiosity. He learned from work, adapted after retirement, and kept learning through art and nature, inspiring lifelong inquiry. GRANDFATHER.
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Ben Pietri
Heather
Ford urges Americans to curb waste and self indulgence
President Ford calls for lifestyle change citing waste in food fuel and resources. He blames government spending and urges individual cuts while critiquing banks auto oil unions and big corporations for social ills. The speech in Kansas City targets ordinary people and raises questions about policy remedies.
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Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Robert Stewart
Waverly
Tenn
Ford speech sparks debate over policy direction
A Cedar Rapids housewife voiced skepticism that talking to the nation alone will fix energy issues. The piece argues Ford must move from generalities to a concrete program addressing the real institutions shaping 20th century America.
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