May 4 Coalition rallies at Kent meet limited turnout
Kent State University faced a modest turnout as heavy equipment moved on the site of a $6 million gym annex. Demonstrators arrived from Rutgers, Columbia, Amherst, Chicago, and Houston for a Saturday rally, while about 100 protested near Blanket Hill as President Brage Golding prepared a noon meeting with coalition leaders.
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Ohio National Guard
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Nun Killed in Dayton Convent Shooting
A nun, Sister Donna Blaul, 34, was shot dead at St. Agnes Convent after a man came to the door and fired at another nun who was uninjured. Police nabbed a suspect. no motive found and robbery ruled out. Blaul was a Notre Dame sister and former math teacher in local schools.
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Ohio
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St. Agnes
Montgomery County
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St. Agnes Convent
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The
Sisters of Notre Dame de Nanu
Chicago
Chananaid-Julienne High School
St. Agnes School
Boyle Trial Delayed For Chest Pains In Hospital
Media Pennsylvania AP former United Mine Workers president W A Tony Boyle 76 is in hospital with chest pains and the second murder trial jury selection is paused until Friday. Boyle suffers heart disease and spinal issues and was treated at Crozer Chester Medical Center where doctors said he is comfortable but could not confirm a heart attack.
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MEDIA
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony
Boyle
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Bribery Charges Stir Chicago Sludge Contract Case
Federal trial over a $42 million sludge hauling contract by the Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District reveals alleged payoffs. William Benton testified that he delivered nine letters of credit totaling $630,000 from a Swiss bank and provided $145,000 in cash and a $50,000 cash bag to aides and consultants involved.
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Chicago Metropolitan
U.S. District Court
William Benton
Ingram Corp
New Orleans
Sanitary District
Franklin H. Weber
Benton
Valentine Janicki
UN General Assembly Opens 32nd Session
UN opens its 32nd General Assembly with Arab-Israeli conflict and white rule in southern Africa as top issues. Waldheim calls weeks decisive for peace. Arab ministers plan initial move to isolate Israel while U.S. mediates with Vance and Carter.
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U.N. General Assembly
Africa
Kurt Waldheim
Cyrus R. Vance
Carter
Israel
U.S
Andrew Young
State Department
Egypt
West Bank
Jordan River
United States
Waldheim
Moshe Dayan
U.N
Athens City boosts non classroom pay and benefits
The Athens City School Board approved an 18 cent per hour across the board raise for non teaching staff retroactive to Sept 1. The increase is funded by state money and includes dental insurance with a 7 dollar employer premium and 2 54 dollar employee share. Family health coverage will cost 10 percent of the added premium. Sick leave rises to 225 days. The district notes about 125 Chauncey Elementary students join the breakfast program.
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Athens City
Afscme
Sam Henderson
Supt
Roger Thompson
Chauncey Elementary School
Thompson
New Rules and Officers On Ballot for Sheltering Arms Foundation
The Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation Inc plans its 27th annual meeting next Tuesday at 8 p m in the Athens High School auditorium. Elections will fill three board seats. incumbents Dr William Allen Jr and Thomas H Evans are renominated, with George A Banks to fill a vacancy. Two constitutional amendments are up for vote and include residency requirements and the quorum rule. The quorum proposal seeks to drop the 20 percent threshold, citing attendance challenges with a 500 member base.
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Evans
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Ohio Counties
John Jones
Chauncey Faces Water Shortage After Pump Failure
Chauncey residents were urged to conserve water after a pump malfunction caused low pressure. Mayor William Abdella said workers borrowed a pump to restore supply, with a new pump ordered and backups being cleaned. Classes continued as fire departments stayed on standby.
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Chauncey
William Abdella
Nuzum questions city weed enforcement over its own property
Former city auditor and state transportation liaison Ralph Nuzum pressed the council over weed control on four lots at Alexander and Pattin Streets donated years ago. The city sprayed to curb weeds at a cost of 200 dollars, while Nuzum noted the city has a law requiring vacant lots to be cut three times yearly. The council ordered weed removal on three private properties but did not mandate city action on its own right of way.
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Gordon Gray
Lawrence Grey
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Altier and MacCombs Landscapers
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Goldsberry
Alexander Street
Joe Johnson
OU Faculty Leave Debate Targets 5 to 6 Percent Limit
Ohio University professors debated a proposed amendment to the Faculty Improvement Policy to cap leaves at 5 to 6 percent of Group I faculty. Currently 7.4 percent receive leaves, one of the highest rates in the state, prompting trustee concern over budgets and governance.
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Ohio University
Dan Moates
OU Board of Trustees
University
Neil Bucklew
Moates
Board of Regents
Bucklew
Rebels Claim Gains Near Ethiopian Strongholds in Ogaden
Rebels from the Western Somali Liberation Front say their forces approach the last two Ethiopian strongholds in the Ogaden desert as government troops retreat. Somalia radio reports 56 Ethiopian soldiers killed and 123 captured near Diredawa. Harar and Jijiga area activity also noted with Jijiga last week reportedly captured.
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Kenya
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Somalia
Western
Somali Liberation Front
Diredawa
The
Liberation Front
Mogadishu
Harar
Jijiga
Group Home Site to Undergo Geologic Study Amid Funding Threat
The Community Mental Health and Retardation Services Board discussed moving a group home for emotionally disturbed children to a new Dairy Lane site to avoid a barn demolition. A geological survey will precede a final site decision, with the home fully state funded. The five year Appalachian Regional Commission grant funds Family Development Programs in Athens Hocking and Perry Counties and 12 of 13 states are involved. If the grant lapses, 45 percent of operating funds may be cut. some employees face job losses by Oct. 1.
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Dairy Lane
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Athens
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Perry
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Congress
Appalachian
Horne
Walter Mondale
Appalachian States
Athens Man Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Ronald Poe, 32, of 2 Ransom Road, suffered a broken collar bone and possible concussion after his motorcycle went out of control on Route 691 near Glen Ebon Road in Athens. The wreck occurred Monday at 4:40 p.m. and Poe was transported to Mount St. Mary Hospital.
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Ransom Road
State Highway Patrol
Glen Ebon Road
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Mount St. Mary Hospital
Faulty ballast causes smoke at Athens eatery
Athens firefighters reported smoke from a faulty light ballast at Hole in the Wall sandwich shop located at 35 N Court St Monday evening. No fire was observed.
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