Southwestern Ohio Counties push for Appalachian Highway completion
A new Southwest Ohio Association of Counties formed by 21 county commissioners from Columbus to the Ohio River calls for expeditious completion of the Appalachian Highway from Belpre to Cincinnati. It urges moving the Office of Appalachia to southern counties to improve regional communication with state and federal groups.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio River
Marietta
Southwest Ohio Association of Counties
Hamilton County
Pike County
Gilligan
Belpre
Cincinnati
Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Midwest
Eastern Seaboard
United States
Advice for Drunks Sparks Controversy in Police Chiefs Meeting
Massachusetts association of police chiefs shares a controversial plan for habitual drinkers to start a home saloon and have their wives buy whiskey. The idea imagines a man as sole customer to avoid licenses and ends with a widow left with substantial savings for family stability.
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Massachusetts Association of Police Chiefs
Inflation Dominates Voter Concerns and Party Advantage
A Gallup survey shows 81 percent name inflation as the top problem, up from September. The Democratic Party leads the GOP 63 to 37 on which party can best handle the main issues, signaling a potential landslide ahead of the November elections. The mood hinges on reactions to President Ford's economic measures.
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Princeton
N. J
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GOP
Ford
Will Rogers on Voting and Children in Elections
Will Rogers quips that primaries end this week and unemployment surges remain. He jokes that extending suffrage to women doubled candidate numbers and claims seeking public pensions would rise if children could vote, noting adults and children share equal qualifications for office.
Public Attitudes on Inflation and GOP vs Dem Trust
Gallup measures public views on the high cost of living as the nation’s top problem. The report tracks which party voters think best handles the issue, noting a GOP decline since August and a shift toward the uncommitted. The latest in person survey includes 1,527 adults across 300 localities from Sept 27 to 30.
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Where Are They Now energy saving survey finds mixed actions
A year after broad pledges to save fuel the survey lists actions by C Carruthers Ringold of General Chrysford in Detroit who pushes large cars, Alan Lomitil in Fairfax County who dislikes car pooling, PS 145 principal Helen Klinger who rejects 68 degree classrooms, Windfall Gasoline’s Gaylord Prather who halted conservation ads, and Congressman Gunther Zilch wavering in an election year on energy cuts. The piece notes limited progress and conflicting incentives across industry, government, and the public as of 1970.
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Washington
United States
C. Carruthers Ringold
General Chrysford
Detroit
Ringold
America
Alan K. Lomitil
Fairfax County
Helen Klinger
PS 145
Congress
Gunther Zilch
Zilch
Dominican Republic
South Vietnam
Laurance Rockefeller
Goldberg
Nixon
New York
Laurance
Government plans mass urban transport shift and study
A government official confirms a crash program to boost buses and trains to reduce private car use. A study is underway and due by 1985. Professor Heinrich Applebaum, once optimistic about shale oil, now doubts its viability and criticizes its practicality.
Gilligan Still Leading In Ohio Governor Race
Incumbent Gov. John J. Gilligan holds a lead in Ohio polls as the campaign nears the vote. James A. Rhodes, a former two term Republican governor, closes the gap with party polls showing a neck-and-neck race. Rhodes declares, We are going to win.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Gilligan
Robert Tenenbaum
Ohio governors trade charges over budget and tax policy
Ohio political dispute centers on a reported 80.5 million surplus nine days after Gilligan denied it. Rhodes claims mismanagement and warns of school funding cuts without state income tax. Gilligan counters with campus care gains and tangible projects, insisting his record improves services and infrastructure.
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Gilligan
Rhodes
Mayfield
Ohio
Rockefeller Nomination Delayed by a Dubious Biography
The Goldberg book delays Nelson Rockefeller's VP nomination as Arlington House contemplates a critical biography of Arthur Goldberg. Victor Lasky, a prolific writer, is hired to assemble the material, funded by Laurance Rockefeller, amid debates over libel and partisan advantage.
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Nelson Rockefeller
United States
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Victor Lasky
Arthur Goldberg
John Kennedy
Washington
Lincoln
Ludwig von Mises
Robert A. Taft
Joe McCarthy
Louise Day Hicks
Lasky
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Conservative Book Club
Price
Laurance Rockefeller
New York
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