Uniform standards urged for water contaminant tests in Ohio
Ohio Federal water officials and scientists heard Charles C. Johnson push for uniform criteria to judge organic compounds in water. He cited the Feb confusion over a 70 ton slug of carbon tetrachloride entering the Ohio River as motivation for consistent standards and methodologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Charles C. Johnson
Johnson
Ohio River
Chessie to Spend Big to Unload Coal in Cold Winter
Chessie System plans nearly 3 million dollars to prevent coal jams from last winter. New thawing sheds will be built at trans shipping terminals and two devices nicknamed Galloping Gertie will loosen 100 ton hopper loads in minutes at Newport News and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chessie
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Gertie
Ohio Senate approves bill on hiring power for chiefs
Ohio Senate votes 33 to 0 to empower township trustees and Civil Service units to hire and fire police and fire chiefs. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Thomas J. Carney, now goes to Governor James A. Rhodes for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
James A. Rhodes
Thomas J. Carney
D-71
Boardman
Counselors Protected From Reporting Crimes Bill Approved
The Ohio House approved by 81 to 11 a measure shielding counselors from criminal liability for not reporting crimes they learn of during victim counseling. Sponsored by Senator Marigene Valiquette and sent to Governor Rhodes, the bill would limit mandatory reporting in professional sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
House
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
James A. Rhodes
Beverly Hills Supper Club insurers may join suits
Lawyers for the Beverly Hills Supper Club said in U S District Court they have no objection to insurance firms being added as co defendants in 61 civil suits seeking 1.5 billion dollars for 164 deaths. Attorney James G Osborne represents Richard Schilling and his three sons who ran the club. Celina Mutual Insurance Co is proposed among insurers. Celina covered the club under the FAIR Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington, Ky
Beverly Hills
U.S. District Court
Attoney
James G. Osborne
Osborne
Richard Schilling
Celina Mutual Insurance Co
Celina
Kidnap Suspect Held in Hammond After Baby Abduction
A 16 year old escapee from the Indiana Girls School was arrested in Hammond after an infant, Shawn Michael Gibson, was found in an alley and later reunited with his mother Cathy Gibson of Crittenden Kentucky. FBI and local authorities probe the disappearance.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana Girls School
Shawn Michael Gibson
Cathy Gibson
Crittenden
FBI
Mrs. Gibson
Kentucky
Indiana
Jim Hall
Shawn
Brownies With Marijuana Spark Court Action At School
Two 16 year old Kittatinny Regional High School students face juvenile court action after adding marijuana to brownies in a home economics class in Hampton Sussex County New Jersey. State Police say the students distributed the treats to classmates and the teacher became suspicious as others ate them.
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Hampton
N.J
Kittatinny
Newton
Sussex County
Students Turn Fake Dollar Bill Craze at BARCO High
A graphic arts teacher used a copier to print counterfeit looking $1 bills to engage students at Currituck County High School. The counterfeits appeared around the school and eight were found in a self service gas machine. Sheriff Norman Newbern and Principal Jimmy Webb urged return of the money, with 37 students turning in nearly $70.
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Barco
N.C
Currituck County High School
Norman Newbern
Jimmy Webb
Farrington Honored by Ohio Valley Foundation
Jack E. Farrington, first executive director of the Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation, received the Edward E. Davis award at the foundation’s ninth annual meeting in Athens. Laura Farrington accepted for her father. Einan H. Plummer was named executive director. Marie McCoy replaced Ann Fugate as director of community health services. Dr. Laurence H. Hall urged humor as a life prescription and praised giving love away.
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Heidi Knapp
Jack E. Farrington
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Edward E. Davis
Athens
Farrington
Laura Farrington
Ohio University
Maxine S. Plummer
Wellston
Einan H. Plummer
Foundation
William H. Allen
Athens County
Bernard Fultz
Meigs County
John Zimmerly
Jackson County
Joseph B. Vanity Jr
Thomas W. Morgan
Gallia County
A. Burton Payne
Lawrence County
John L. Beckley
Vinton County
Thomas Price
Hocking County
Max Morrow
Martin L. Hecht
William Bourne
Hugh P. Kirkel
W. Thomas Washam
Chillicothe
Plummer
Marie McCoy
Ann Fugate
Laurence H. Hall
Hall
Maria von Trapp
Four Hurt in Route 50E Head-On Crash
A deer caused a two-vehicle crash on Route 50E Thursday night. Thomas G. Lewis aged 60 from Belore swerved to avoid the deer and collided with John E. Ferry 72 of Athens Route 3. Lewis, two passengers George B. Ramey 64 and Robert B. Stout 36, were treated at O Bleness Memorial Hospital and transferred to Camden-Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. Ferry suffered a broken knee and was admitted to O Bleness Hospital.
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State Highway Patrol
Thomas G. Lewis
Belore
Dow Lake
John E. Ferry
Athens
Lewis
George B. Ramey
Vienna
W. Va
Robert B. Stout
Parkersburg
O’bleness
Kasler Family to Exhibit Sheep at Louisville Exposition
P. D. Kasler and Sons of Amesville will show four Suffolk market lambs at the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville Kentucky from November 5 to 19. Ben Kasler of Amesville will show two Suffolk sheep.
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P. D
Students urge stock withdrawal over South Africa policies
Ohio University Student Senate recommends temporary withdrawal of OU stock from firms doing business in or linked to racial injustice in South Africa. The report urges no profits from such corporations and calls an inquiry into employment policies by An drecom Advisers Inc. The plan awaits administration actions and next senate discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Lajose
Ohio University
University Board of Trustees
South Africa
John Elliott
Senate
Minorities and Women’s Affairs
Judith Jones
Charles Ping
Elliott
Ping
Univer
Sity
Andrecom Advisers Inc
Deerfield
Miss Jones
Jones
Betty Nagorney
Miss Nagorney
Bill Sell
Sell
Donald Barrett
Cheryl Johnson
Athens Police
Miss Johnson
Layoffs Stir Rio Grande Meeting Of Ohio Valley Group
Members of the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission met in Rio Grande to discuss rising steel layoffs. They cited 5,000 lost jobs in Youngstown and urged President Carter to tighten import limits and reverse the trend. The group also backed OU technical assistance, formed a Regional Enterprise Development Committee, and plans ARC funding.
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Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission
Rio Grande
Youngstown
Commission
Carter
Clark Alexander
OVRDC
Alexander
Mike Potter
Division of Enterprise Development
ARC
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