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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1976
Page
1
The Agriculture Department projects overall food prices may rise 3 to 4 percent by June 1977 compared with the first half of the year. Sugar producers expect higher prices following President Ford's decision to triple the tax on imported sugar.
The Agriculture Department reports consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in August with inflation around 6 percent annually. Ford boosts sugar tariffs from 62.5 to 187 cents per 100 pounds to aid domestic producers, likely pushing short-term retail sugar prices up about a penny per pound. Beef production concerns persist amid drought, suggesting higher future food costs. milk price supports rise 13 cents per hundredweight to 8.26 dollars on Oct 1 with limited impact on consumers.
The FDA moved to ban Red No 4 and carbon black coloring used in foods and cosmetics citing safety doubts. It will ban 10 other color additives for cosmetics in 30 days and review 52 others, while delaying final action on Red No 2 and Red No 40.
On the eve of the Great Debates President Ford rehearses dress runs at the White House with aides posing as reporters to sharpen responses. Carter rests and studies briefings after offering his plan to reorganize the government. The first debate will be in Philadelphia Thursday night with two more debates to follow.
At the Ohio Republican Convention Senator Dole pitched a hard hitting campaign, attacking Carter and touting farm help. The event included fundraisers for Taft and featured Rhodes and McGough speeches as delegates heard in Columbus.
The state allocates 430000 dollars to the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center to meet clean air standards. Page 2. Sparks in Alexander A citizens advisory committee for the Alexander School District prompts a heated school board meeting discussion on Tuesday. Page 3.
Classified notices and briefs cover local happenings from events to obituaries. The page compiles listings across sports, theater, comics, and editorial notes, highlighting community announcements and upcoming deadlines.
The first day of fall brings near record low temperatures in Ohio with Mansfield at 36 and Akron-Canton at 38, each under prior date records. In Seattle, Senator Henry M. Jackson won the party nomination for a fifth term in the Washington Senate race.
John Shaw of 9 Stewart Street Athens received forty calls for a house he advertised for rent. The notice notes the ad drew strong interest from searchers and generated solid results in its initial run.
United Mine Workers delegates gather in Cincinnati with priority on tightening grievance procedures and extending mine safety gains. The convention runs through Oct 2 as talks anticipate a 1977 contract expiry and an election for union president later that month.
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