Dam Safety Inspections Still Unfunded Four Years On
Four years after the Buffalo Creek and Rapid City disasters, no nonfederal dam has been inspected under the 1972 law. Dams total over 49,000. funding remains unresolved as Congress, White House, and states clash over who pays. Army Corps estimates $73.5 million needed for inspections.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Army Corps of Engineers
House
Drake Wilson
Wilson
Army
Buffalo Creek
W. Va
Rapid City
Corps
Ohio Colleges Face Tuition Increases After Freeze Ends
Ohio lawmakers note that about 5.9 million in higher tuition will be paid as Gov. Rhodes ends the tuition freeze. Democrat Ron James of Proctorville says four year state universities have raised fees or will next year. The push for dam safety inspections was also discussed with state cost coverage.
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Ohio
James Rhodes
Southeastern
Ron James
Proctorville
James
Livestock Prices From Saturday Auctions in Ohio
Auction reports from Athens and Gallipolis list price ranges for feeder steers and heifers, slaughter bulls, feeder bulls, utility and canner cows, veals, hogs, and sows, plus stocker steers and calves, Holsteins, bulls, bears, culls, stock cows and calves, and baby calves. An area church homecoming note and a Labor Day closure for the Athens Social Security office are included.
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Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Gallipolis
Ohio approves Great Lakes highway contract in Marietta
The Ohio Transportation Department awards a 7.265 million contract to Great Lakes Construction Co of Cleveland to build a four lane highway from the Stimson Avenue interchange to east of Richland Avenue and extend Route 682 by two lanes. The project slated to begin mid month with a pre construction conference in Marietta and a completion date set for October 1978.
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Ohio Transportation Department
Great Lakes Construction Co
Cleveland
Stimson Avenue
Richland Avenue
Clare Ball Jr
ODOT
Marietta
Board borrows legal maximum to cover September costs
The Hocking school board voted to borrow 23,824 to reach the legal maximum on anticipated revenue this year. Half funds repay Sept payroll about 40,000, other half cover overdue bills totaling 52,150. Borrowing is against 47,651 unanticipated state foundation money from Senate Bill 170 to offset September expenses.
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Steve Robb
Stewart
Hocking School Board
Tri-County
Coolville
Charles Caniford
Alan Lackey
State Foundation
Ohio
School Board Faces September Cash Crunch and Policy Updates
The board projects September payrolls of about 17 892 and 40 000 funded by August tax settlement and regular state payments plus borrowed funds. They note borrowing limits and total 469 325 borrowed this year. Transfers of 17 230 from contingency will cover utilities. The district adopts lunch and milk free meal policy and approves handbooks and a parent-study guide. A resolution commends the Federal Hacking Citizens Advisory Committee for supporting last month’s levy.
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State Department of Education
Coombe
Federal
Hacking Citizens Advisory Committee
FH Hires Basketball Coach Stewart William Jacobson Named Leader
Federal Hocking School Board named Stewart William Jacobson varsity basketball coach on Tuesday. Jacobson, a former Maysville Junior High coach, has 46-4 record in three years at Maysville and a background at Ohio State and Youngstown State University. The board also hired Steve McKinley as freshman coach and brought in four teachers, a bus driver, and substitutes, with hirings potentially pending AFSCME negotiations on driver seniority.
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Stewart
William Jacobson
Federal Hocking School Board
Jacobson
Maysville
South
Zanesville
Charles Caniford
Austintown Fitch High School
Youngstown
Ohio State University
Youngstown State University
Steve McKinley
Debbie Leveridge
Amesville
Susan Marr
Sheila Cocanour
Coolville
Margaret Humphrey
Donald Poston
Pat Barkie
Rosa Lee Klingberg
Carol Auville
Pat Sheridan
Richard Koker
Cariford
Afscme
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Athens
Lincoln Ave
Congress Street
General Telephone Co
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Athens Livestock Sales Inc
Glouster
Beech Grove Church
Della Loomis
Athens Social Security
Columbus Road
Great Lakes
Pete
Sears Best Gas Furnace
Sears and
SAVE
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
A . Market Y
Callie Hams
HAM
Bologna
Gibson Wieners
N. Court St
Kodak Paper
E. State
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