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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1976

Page

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Ford Wraps Up Swing and Carter Visiting West

Ford concludes a Southern campaign swing stressing conservative themes while Carter continues his attack on Republican policies in the Far West. Carter, opening in Portland, says poverty figures show economic mismanagement by the Ford Administration, citing Census Bureau data that 25.9 million Americans live below the poverty line, up 10.7 percent. Ford, in Miami, pledges top priority to federal anticrime legislation if reelected and says Congress has failed to act on his proposals.

Associated Press Ford Jimmy Carter Far West Carter Portland Ore America Ford Administration U.S. Census Bureau Bureau Congress California

Dole to Campaign Across Rural Ohio in Farm Outreach

Sen Robert Dole Republican vice presidential nominee plans a two day campaign run in Ohio to win over farm voters. He will motorcade from Parkersburg West Virginia to Marietta then speak in Newark before overnighting in Springfield and touring rural southwest Ohio. Keith McNamara said itinerary details are pending as Dole aims to reassure GOP farm support.

Columbus Ohio Robert Dole Kansas Parkersburg W. Va Marietta Newark Dole Springfield Keith McNamara President Ford Committee Newport Beach Calif Midwest Illinois Ford Carter-Mondale Carter Soviet Union C. William Swank Ohio Farm Bureau Federation George Meany Afl-Cio Swank Earl Butz McNamara Ronald Reagan

Aerosol switch urged as fluorocarbon doubts persist

Scientists urge more study on fluorocarbons in aerosols and label requirements while consumers and lawmakers push to switch to non aerosol pumps. Two states ban or regulate fluorocarbons, and NAS calls two year study window with cautious regulatory steps ahead.

Louise Cook Associated Press National Academy of Sciences Academy United States Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association Gus Fromuth Towne-Oller Oregon New York

Four Plane Crashes Kill 35 Across States

Air Force investigators examined wreckage after a jet tanker crashed in a marshy area near Alpena Michigan, killing 15 airmen. The disasters in four states left 35 dead, including Johnson & Johnson dependents in Hot Springs Virginia. A Colorado lawyer and his wife were among others killed in related crashes.

Associated Press Air Force Strategic Air Command Lower Michigan Alpena Elmer Liske Hubbard Lake Kincheloe Afb EI Sawyer Afb Alpena General Hospital Brooks Medical Center San Antonio Tex Alpena Hospital Charles Pinkard Wurtsmith Johnson Subsidiaries Trenton Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association Homestead Hotel National Transportation Safety Board

Plan Rejected by Rhodesia Talks Echoes Optimism

The United States praised the five black African leaders who rejected parts of Premier Ian Smith’s terms for Rhodesia's transition but signaled acceptance of basic principles. The Lusaka meeting of Zambia Tanzania Botswana Mozambique and Angola rejected Smith's proposal while endorsing a path toward majority rule.

Washington United States Ian Smith Rhodesia Zambia Tanzania Botswana Mozambique Angola Lusaka Smith

Rhodesia state council talks amid transition plan

A sprawling report mixes Rhodesia politics with a proposed two year transition plan under a white chairman and a black majority council to veto decisions, while Britain and Kissinger discuss a constitutional conference for a black majority government during Rhodesia’s push toward full statehood by 1978.

Council of Ministers Rhodesia Smith Britain Henry A Kissinger John Vorster State Council

Maybe It is Over For Southerland Cancer Family

Raymond Southerland believes a genetic link ties his brain tumor to his sons cancers with doctors saying the family carries an embryonic complex. The saga spans 1942 to 1974 with multiple cancers and surgeries, including brain tumor, leukemia, bone cancer and limb amputation.

Miami Jane Southerland Raymond Southerland Southerland National Cancer Institute Bethesda Dade County Jerry Jeffrey Michael Stephen Edward M. Kennedy Ted

Vigil: World's End Still Near in Grannis Arkansas

In Grannis Arkansas AP reporting one year into a vigil by about 40 Nance clan members predicting Christ’s Second Coming. U.S. Marshals evicted 30 plus people from the vigil site last July, authorities removed six children, and homes and cars were lost. Now workers are back, children with parents, and members insist they were right though disappointed.

Grannis Ark Nance Elizabeth Nance Bard U.S Arkansas Nances Vigil

Neighbors Report Three East Side Burglaries

Athens police logged three burglaries on the east side over the weekend with two incidents occurring within 14 minutes on Grand Park Boulevard. Chief Max Valkinburg to retire after 30 years. banquet honors him. Sheri Linda Jaffa found after four days gagged and bound. she is in satisfactory condition in a local hospital in Jacksonville Florida.

East Side Athens Grand Park Boulevard Page 2 Valkinburg Nelsonville Max Valkinburg Hocking Valley Motor Lodge Jacksonville Fla Sheri Linda Jaffa

Weather outlook with showers likely tonight and Tuesday

The forecast shows showers possible tonight with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s and clearing by Tuesday. Expect mostly cloudy skies, highs around 60 to 65, and a 70 percent chance of rain tonight followed by 40 percent Tuesday.

Auto Talks Still Stalled in Ford Strike Standoff

Detroit AP reports the nationwide UAW strike against Ford Motor Co. remains in its 13th day with sporadic weekend bargaining by top officials. No sign of round-the-clock talks or lifting the news blackout, signaling no imminent settlement.

Detroit Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers Union No. 2

Richard Was Guilty Richard Innocent in Jaggers Confusion

In Montgomery Alabama two men named Richard Jaggers Jr each appeared for drunken driving and speeding pleas. Proved by middle names David and Donald the mixup arose from prior payments. One paid a $150 fine for a stop light infraction while the other left without sentence.

Richard David Jaggers Jr David Donald

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