Dedicated Howland fire chief Delmer Miller dies
Delmer Miller, longtime Howland Fire Department leader since 1972 and a key township figure since 1945, died recently. He was named parade marshal of the Bolindale DeForest Homecoming, a loss mourned by the fire department and community alike.
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Delmer Miller
Howland Fire Department
Miller
Fire Department
Bolindale-DeForest
Howland School levy vote urged to avert cutbacks
The Howland School District faces final voter chance next Tuesday on a 7.9 mill levy to fund schools. Board, staff, and students urge passage to prevent fall cutbacks, noting funds would come too late if rejected or delayed to November.
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Howland
Board of Education
The Next Choice By PAUL HARVEY
A PAUL HARVEY column analyzes how Supreme Court appointments shape history and weighs the 5 to 4 ruling on a 1968 Iowa kidnapping case. It notes Chief Justice Burger’s dissent and questions future Carter picks, stressing the court's balance and impact on justice.
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Paul Harvey
U.S. Supreme Court
Franklin Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Carter
Iowa
Warren Burger
Thurgood Marshall
High Court
Earl Warren
Jobs for the jobless miss the real aims of the effort
Ralph Ingersoll argues that Congress may spend billions to create jobs yet neglect what those jobs achieve. He urges focusing on energy and infrastructure like hydroelectric power, solar and wind, rail revival, and purposeful projects that advance modern needs rather than sheer employment.
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Ralph Ingersoll
Cornwall Bridge
Conn
Joba
Golden Goose: a survey of profits and public funding
Joan Cochran argues that business profits sustain society while libraries theaters and hospitals contribute little to the economy. She calls government and labor unions grandsources of revenue to support public services, and labels BUSINESS the true Golden Goose to be shooed away from public nests.
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Joan Cochran
Carter's view of the liberals in politics
Washington analysis of President Carter’s remarks at a news conference. The piece argues Carter portrays Senator George McGovern as a lone critic while overstating his own liberal-leaning actions, with liberals challenging his pace on welfare reform and budget balancing. It contrasts Carter’s claims with Johnson-era programs and liberty-era liberal milestones, noting continued liberal pressure and ridicule from Republicans.
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Jules Witcover
Jack Germond
Washington
Jimmy Carter
George McGovern
Carter
McGovern
Americans For Democratic Action
Walter Mondale
Capitol Hill
Senate
Alan Cranston
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Job Corps
Vista
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Woody
Carrack
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Landslickt
Agnew
Ford
Nixon
Watergate
Smiling Tom Ferguson Ends Flower Fund Practice
Columbus report notes state auditor Tom Ferguson announces ending the flower fund with voluntary employee contributions redirected to political use. The move follows reform era rules requiring disclosure of donors and purposes. Ferguson cites compliance while detailing funds raised and remaining and defends openness amid criticism.
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Keith McKnight
Columbus
Tom Ferguson
Smiling Tom
Papa Joe
Holland
Tom
Statehouse
Thomas E. Ferguson Activities Committee
Friends of Ferguson Fund
Ferguson Community Relations Trust
Flower Fund
Secretary of State
Howland Bandwagon Subscription Rates Noted in Niles Issue
The Howland Bandwagon published by Phoenix Publications in Niles Ohio lists subscription prices: 12 months 12.00 in second class mail rates for six months 6.00 and three months 4.00. The notice appears in the Niles location publication.
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Phoenix Publications, Inc
Niles
Ohio
Howland Bandwagon News
State St. Niles
Mary Maratura Mopert Sowsiter Menagini Domma I. Ray
STI Beriness
Ralph Migersoll
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