Athens City Hall Feud Hits Budget and Leadership
The Athens city government faces a money crunch with a reported deficit of about 114000 dollars in the general fund. Council rejects buying a 1974 police cruiser, taps 15000 dollars from revenue sharing to expand bus service, and auditor Nuzum tightens controls amid a Watergate comparison. Officials blame poor judgment and lack of unity, noting deficits in the garbage fund and failed meetings while debating costly office space ideas.
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Athens
Council
Phyllis Katz
Tom Antoinetto
Ralph Nuzum
Ohio vanity plates see modest turnout in Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles reports 9 911 applications for vanity plates in the first year. The six character plates cost 35 dollars more than standard plates plus 10 dollar base license fee and 5 permissive tax with 50 cent reflectorizing charge. Applications were accepted May 1 to August 15 for the 1976 year and similar window expected next year.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Brian Bolton
Bolton
Ohio
Ohio vanity plates funded roadside parks program
Ohio officials explain the $5 extra on special plates covers administration while $30 goes to a roadside park fund. First year 9,911 plates will raise about $297,330 for the fund. A steel shortage prompts using validation stickers next year for most vehicles.
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Bolton
Ohio
Majority Say Nixon Should Be Tried in Gallup Poll
A Gallup poll in mid August shows 56 percent favor Nixon’s trial, 37 percent oppose, and 7 percent undecided. Partisan views dominate with Democrats pro trial and Republicans opposed. Prosecution arguments cite equal justice and fairness to aides. opponents say Nixon has suffered enough.
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Eee
East
Midwest
West Penederee Ween
Public Opinion on Nixon Trial Support Falls Short
A Gallup poll notes mixed views on prosecuting Nixon and aides for Watergate. Some favor punishment already and call further charges vindictive while others doubt a fair trial is possible. The survey of 1590 adults across 300 localities was conducted August 16 to 19.
Status of Legislation in Congress This Week
Summary of major bills and actions in Congress. Budget control measures enacted. Cost of living council and several education and health items enacted. Mass transit aid and minimum wage increase enacted. Newsmen's sources protection in committees. No fault insurance and pension revision enacted. Trade negotiating authority passed the House. Health care national insurance remains in House committee. Tax revision in House committee.
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House
Legal Services Corporation
Trade Negotiating Authority
Magazine Looks To America's Future
The Saturday Review World issue marks its 15th anniversary with forecasts for 2024. Contributors like Rene Dubos Andrei Sakharov Neil Armstrong and Jacques Cousteau envision environmental gains moon industry and wiser seas, while concerns about atomic weapons and human behavior temper optimism for peace and prosperity.
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Washington
Saturday Review/World
Rene Dubos
Andrei D. Sakharov
Neil Armstrong
Wernher von Braun
Jacques Cousteau
Coal Gasification Seen as Complex Energy Fix
Battelle Memorial Institute warns coal gasification is not a simple switch for industries. High energy gas is costly and hard to find, while environmental issues and plant overhauls pose major hurdles. Ohio officials pursue a low energy option with Federal support likely within days. project cost estimated at 20 to 40 million dollars.
Ohio energy plan faces hurdles says Battelle official
The small society by Brickman three to six months, he added, Our is an approach which meets the needs of Ohio. We have all the necessary materials coal, water and industrial complexes. Obviously more work has to be done to work out the difficulties, Battelle, too, believes the drawbacks can be overcome. The institute is conducting a followup study to determine whether low and intermediate energy gas can be profitably used by some industries. There are promising processes for cleaning the sulfur from the fuel gas if it is cooled before cleanup. However he was not optimistic for an early solution. Even if all the research and development already were done, it would take years to build the equipment and make a dent in our energy needs.
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Nixon
Dan Kuykendall
Moshe Safdie
Norman Cousins
Cousins
Hitler
Churchill
Roosevelt
Earnestine Young
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Battelle Memorial Institute
David A. Ball
Abbott A. Putnam
Richard E. Barrett
Battelle
Ohio
Institute
Today in History highlights Sept 9 1974 events
Chronology notes key events on September 9 across U S history including the 2nd Continental Congress adopting United States as official, a balloon flight from New York to Perth Amboy, California's statehood, Mrs Grover Cleveland's birth of a daughter, Boston police strike and Coolidge response, NBC formation, Nanking surrender, Chrysler Auto Workers contract, Shelbyville crash with no survivors, Nixon urging bipartisanship, Alfred Landon birthday, and Groucho Marx quote on listening spouses.
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Perth Amboy
N.J
California
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Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge
National Broad
Nixon
Congress
Alfred Landon
Groucho Marx
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