Laurelville and Starr Washington face charter revocation hearings
Laurelville and Starr Washington school districts may lose their high school charters as the Ohio Board of Education scheduled a joint hearing for Laurelville on April 12. Laurelville enrolls 841 students. its high school has 184 this year and falls short of state standards in course offerings and guidance services. Starr Washington serves 575 students with 155 in high school and also shows deficient facilities and certification gaps.
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Starr-Washington
Glen Christy
Columbus
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Laurelville
IRA Fights in Belfast Rally Defies Peace Moves
In Andersonstown Belfast IRA gunfight with British troops caused no injuries and followed a Catholic funeral march protesting ongoing violence. Across the Atlantic Rogers to visit Europe ahead of Nixon Moscow trip. Mary Sol festival ends with 30 000 youths stranded due to costs. Cuban Trade Mission blasts in Montreal kill one official, injure another. Wisconsin and Ohio vote counts rise in primaries as Lucey predicts McGovern win. Buford Ellington dies at 64 while golfing in Florida.
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Sweet Blames U S Rules for Ohio Gas Crisis
Ohio Development Director David C. Sweet told the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that federal price restrictions dampen tapping of vast reserves. He cited a projected 16 million cubic feet deficit next winter if new residential service is refused, and urged alternatives over freezing new customers.
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Rainfall and Cool Temperatures Bring Change in Hocking Valley
A half inch of rain fell overnight in the Hocking Valley with a low of 38 degrees. At 11 a.m. today the temperature was 43 under cloudy skies, down from Monday’s high of 58. Forecasters predict mostly sunny but continued cold weather for Wednesday.
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U.S. Rejects North Viet Nam Peace Talks Resumption
Paris reports say North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demand a resumption of the Paris peace talks next Thursday, while the United States rejects the demand citing the enemy offensive in Vietnam. State Department officials insist talks can resume only without military pressure.
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Ohio Senate approves strip mine bill 30-0
The Ohio Senate passed by a 30-0 vote a stringent strip mine bill with 19 amendments, aimed at reclaiming land after mining. It now moves to the House for concurrence. The measure would curb high walls by requiring backfill or grading to a slope near 35 degrees or natural contours. The bill includes an emergency clause and concessions from environmentalists and miners.
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Ironton
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Dayton
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Cleveland
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Logan
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
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Meshel
Kenneth Creasy
Delaware
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Market slips on moderate trading in New York
The stock market eased today with a lethargic session. The noon Dow Jones industrial average stood at 937.84, down 3.08 points as declines outpaced advances by nearly 3 to 2 amid light volume and small price changes.
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Brown Probes ITT Stock Drop In U S Ohio Case
Ohio Attorney General William Brown said he is investigating the July purchase by the State Teachers Retirement System of 120000 ITT shares. The stock fell by 1.2 million dollars in the next month after the sale. Civil suits could follow. the retirement system said no deception was involved.
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Ohio
Atty
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State Teachers Retirement System
International ‘Telephone and ‘Telegraph Corp
Brown
ITT
Justice Department
Nixon Won't Send U.S. Ground Troops to Vietnam
President Nixon ruled out reintroducing U.S. ground forces to repel the North Vietnamese push into South Vietnam. He might still use waves of American air power as advisers hold urgent meetings to counter the strong offensive.
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Civil Service Tests Set For 2 Positions
Civil service examinations will be held at 7 30 p m on Wednesday April 12 in City Council chambers to create eligibility lists for custodians in the Logan city school district and for operators at the city waterworks plant. The tests are not technical and on the job training will be provided.
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Frances A Miller Appointed to Logan Hocking Library Board
Mrs Frances A Miller of Glenview Heights was named to the Logan Hocking County district library board by Judge Harley Meyer on Monday, replacing James H Stewart who resigned for health and conflict reasons. Stewart is a trustee of the Chris Feik estate which bought the Yaw property in 1968 for a potential library site. The library Yaw property dispute remains at a stalemate awaiting Probate Court interpretation sought by board member Richard Gerken.
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Frances A. Miller
Glenview Heights
Logan-Hocking County
Library Board
Chris Veidt
Hocking County Probate Court
South Vietnamese Bases Fall as U S Air Naval Power Presses North
South Vietnam reports 14 bases lost since North Vietnamese invasion as U S air and naval forces shell the Cua Viet area and Dong Ha. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam says main invasion halted near Dong Ha though heavy fighting continues. Reinforcements and casualties cited, with 40 000 to 50 000 enemy troops believed north of the DMZ and Quang Tri City targeted.
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Reds cancel opener as MLB players strike halts schedule
Cincinnati AP bulletin says the Cincinnati Reds officially canceled the opening NL game against the Houston Astros scheduled for Wednesday due to the major league baseball players strike.
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