Nixon Wage Freeze Forces OU Paycheck Basis Change
Ohio University will issue October 1 paychecks to nine month employees based on last year’s rates due to President Nixon’s wage price freeze. OU President Sowle and VP Milar cited unresolved legal questions and a special advisory council’s ongoing work on wage policy.
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Tom Price
Messenger
Ohio University
John F. Milar
Nixon
Milar
Claude R. Sowle
Sowle
Ohio U
Collins Accuses Park Closings as Political Maneuver
Ohio Senator Oakley C. Collins charges that state park closures were a political ploy to push the administration's tax package and purge opposition workers. He notes park budgets rose from 16.2 million in 1970 to 37.7 million in 1971 and cites a 1,886 new hires in the Natural Resources department.
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Sowle
Ohio House
Senate
House
Columbus
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Collins
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Statehouse
Ohio University to tighten security over campus drug trafficking
Ohio University officials describe a second year of heightened security aimed at isolating campus problems as drug trafficking and theft emerge as major concerns. President Claude Cowie and security head Sowle stress improving enforcement while maintaining counseling for experimenters.
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Ohio University
Claude B. Cowie
Sowle
Albany Fair Opens Thursday With Parade and Prizes
The Albany Community Fair will open Thursday led by secretary Doris H. Mace. John Wandling and Mary Wandling prepared posts. Season tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 1.00 for youth, with 0.75 gate admission for all, free for under 12. No car charge. tractors and horse show riders admitted free. Parade marshal David Turrill notes float prizes of 20, 15, 10 and 5 dollars.
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Albany
Doris H. Mace
John Wandling
Mary Wandling
David Turrill
Parade Mar‘shal
Scouts Meet Parents of Cub Scout Pack 71
A meeting for parents of current and prospective members of Athens Cub Scout Pack 71 will be held at Central Avenue United Methodist Church at 7 30 tonight. The session aims to enroll boys into dens and recruit den mothers. Attendance is for parents only.
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Athens
Central Avenue United Methodist Church
Fire damages Court Street buildings in Athens blaze
A late night blaze on Court Street in Athens caused extensive damage to two businesses and an IOOF Lodge, with losses totaling $105,000. The Buckeye Cafeteria and Keith’s Men’s Shop were hit, flames climbing through partitions to the second and third floors. Fire crews from Athens and Richland Area battled heavy smoke and heat for over two hours. cause under investigation.
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N. Court Street
Worstell
Buckeye
Keith’s Men’s
Athens
Richland Area Fire Department
Charles Dalton
Keith’s Men’s Shop
Lawrence Worstell
Edward van Dyke
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Ohio Board of Regents
John D. Millett
Senate House Conference Committee
Sen. Collins
Scouts
Ry of
North Court Street
Bankamericard
Agilon
Lycra
Belk
Court Street
Monty Calvert
Buckeye Cafeteria
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