Taxpayers Denied Access as SEOEMS Seeks News Blackout
In Hocking County the SEOEMS board votes 13 to 1 to restrict public access to EMS activities raising concern from officials and residents. Critics warn the move threatens transparency after voters approved a half mill levy and questions linger on EMS funds and potential private messaging.
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Hocking County
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Seoems
Secems
Daily News
James McLain
EMS Board
Hocking
Logan
Robert Emerson
Roy Bontrager
EMS
Lockheed Admits Foreign Payoffs
Washington AP Lockheed Aircraft Corp admits it funneled at least 22 million dollars to foreign government officials and political groups since 1970 to sell airplanes abroad. The payments are under SEC and Senate scrutiny.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate Subcommittee
Lockheed
Democratic Leaders Clash Over Energy Bill Fails in Senate
In Columbus the House passed a hastily drafted energy measure 87 to 1, but the Senate adjourned without acting. Senate Majority Leader Oliver Ocasek said members would return next week to work on an energy bill as House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Jr. showed clear frustration over the failure to move the proposal forward.
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Ohio
House
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
General Assembly
Ocasek
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
James A. Rhodes
State Energy Agency
Rhodes
Thomas Moyer
Riffe
Hoffa Missing Polarizes Family as Leads Run Cold
In Bloomfield Hills Michigan authorities have no leads as Jimmy Hoffa remains missing after vanishing outside a Detroit suburb. Hoffa's family voices fear of abduction while officials caution no evidence supports kidnap claims and no ransom has appeared. Reports cite a planned meeting with Anthony Giacalone and two associates as the possible motive in the disappearance.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Bloomfield Township
Curt Grennier
Detroit
Grennier
Detroit Free Press Today
Hoffa
Barbara Crancer
Anthony
Tony Jack’’ Giacalone
James P. Hoffa
Young Hoffa
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Giacalone
Free Press
Red Fox
The
Resurfacing Work Planned At 3 Area Parks
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced bids for asphalt resurfacing and bituminous surface treatment in Lake Logan Burr Oak and Strouds Run state parks. Bids open at 10 a.m. Tuesday Aug 19 in Columbus. A separate note recounts a Hoffa related investigation with missing associates and a car found abandoned near a restaurant.
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Ohio Department of Transportation Today
Lake Logan
Burr Oak
Strouds Run
Columbus
DOT
Local 456 to vote on return to Logan Metalbestos plant
Members of Local 456 Sheet Metal Workers join union president James Pickett to vote Sunday on resuming work at Logan Metalbestos Systems plant. A 1 p.m. meeting is set at Local 7630 hall to decide if the strike and lockout end, following months of wage dispute.
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Local 456
Sheet Metal Workers International
Logan Metalbestos Systems
William Wallace Division
Wallace Murray Corp
E. Front St
James Pickett
Economic News Surprises Experts
The July unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent, surprising forecasters who expected about 9 percent. Employment rose by 630,000 to 85.1 million while the labor force increased to 92.9 million, with auto sector gains offset by higher joblessness in primary metals. Inflation came in higher than expected at 0.8 percent, reviving concerns about prices. Trade also showed a shift from deficit to a possible surplus of 4 to 6 billion dollars, against earlier forecasts.
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Washington
James L. Pate
Commerce Secretary
Julius Shishkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shishkin
Ford
Commerce Department
California Quake Injures Dozens in Oroville Move
A 6.1 magnitude quake centered near Oroville, California, damaged dozens of buildings and caused 10 to 15 minor injuries in the Sierra Nevada foothills. A second 4.9 quake struck Southern California with no damage reported.
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Calif
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Sierra Nevada
Temblor
Los Angeles
Don Shaffer
Oroville Mercury-Herald
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San Jacinto Mountains
Palm Springs
San Diego
Butte County
San Francisco
Weather note from Hocking Valley heat and rain forecast
Summer heat peaked at 96 degrees Friday in the Hocking Valley. Forecasters predict a 43 percent chance of rain tonight rising to 60 percent Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s.
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Hocking Valley
Senate votes down weapons bill amid budget clash
Senate defeated a $31.2 billion weapons authorization, 48 to 42, under new budget controls. Muskie and Bellman said the vote shows commitment to the budget process and indicated similar fights on a school lunch bill exceeding targets. House had approved the measure 348 to 60. action on oil price ceilings and gas rationing also occurred.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Muskie
Congress
Four Teens Arrested After Drive-In Speaker Stash Discovery
Police nabbed four youths at 2:36 a.m. in the First and Last Chance Tavern parking lot after finding sixteen drive-in speakers from the Hocking Theater in their car. Allen Clyde Lehman 18 and three minors were released pending court action. The adult faces contributing to delinquency charges. Investigators handed the speakers to the Hocking Sheriff’s Department.
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Hocking Drive-In
Allen Clyde Lehman
Logan Rt. 5
First & Last Chance Tavern
Hunter St
Baltimore Rt. 2
Hocking
Hocking County Fair Premium Books Available at Extension Office
Premium books for the 1975 Hocking County Fair to be held Sept 9 13 are now available at the county extension office on the fairgrounds. Open class entries will be accepted at the secretary's office adjacent to the Art Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday Sept 4 6.
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Jud Matheny
Fair Board
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