Impasse in selecting city council member to replace Dunigan
City council deadlocks on filling the vacancy left by George Dunigan with a party line vote. Mayor Merril Haney may appoint the replacement as legal questions loom over the prior vote.
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George Dunigan
Logan
Merril Haney
Doug Carr
Bill Robb
L. Jackson Henniger
Ed Dalton
Council
Carr
Robert Schultz
James Stewart
Robb
Robert Gosnell
Abe Leonard
Louise Smith
Henniger
Dalton
Hubert Lappen
Lappen
Ohio
Smith
Haney
Dunigan
Roberts
Pay Hike and Zoning Matters Tabled by City Council
City Council last night passed a pay raise for all full time city employees and reviewed several zoning issues. The ordinance granting the raise was read by title twice after an initial reading at the previous meeting.
Color Fuss Ends With Compromise In City Cruiser Decision
City Council approved bids for a new cruiser with a white top and black bottom after a dispute between the administration and police chief over specs. The ordinance also raises overtime by eight percent or 25 cents hourly, adds annual pay bumps, and reshapes cemetery and police station staffing details. A rezoning for a 48 unit apartment project on E Front St and a nursing home rezoning on Walhending Ave proceed to final readings.
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Louise Smith
Roy Kelch
Roy Loomis
Kelch
Logan Daily News Today
Loomis
Recreation Department
Oak Grove Cemetery
E. Front St
Norwood Ave
Arnold A. Peterson
Glenn Speeds Up Staff Work As Metzenbaum Steps Aside
Senator elect John Glenn moves to speed up staff assignments after the announcement he will assume the Ohio seat early. Howard Metzenbaum resigns December 23 to allow Glenn to gain seniority, with Gov. Gilligan expected to appoint Glenn to the vacated seat.
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Glenn
Metzenbaum
Washington
John Glenn
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Congress
William B. Saxbe
Cleveland
Possible Profiteering Questioned By Congress On Food Chains
Congressional staff questioned food chains for hiding profits as they cite a 15 percent price rise for groceries while profits as a share of sales rose from about 0.7 to 1.1 percent. Safeway president W S Mitchell notes higher returns this year with 1.4 percent of sales in 36 weeks and equity returns climbing to 19.6 percent by Q3. The memo argues rate of return on equity better reflects performance and accuses firms of misleading accounting.
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Washington
Congressional
Joint Economic Committee
W.S. Mitchell
Safeway Stores Inc
Safeway
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Residential Natural Gas Curbs Seen
Ohio energy chief David Sweet warned homeowners may face a chill this winter as residential gas curtailments could be needed to protect jobs. The warning followed Columbia Gas of Ohio cutting 540 customers 20 to 55 percent below 1971 levels amid a 35 percent cut earlier this month, with Federal Glass Co. furloughs and a shut boiler.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
David Sweet
Sweet
Ohio Emergency Energy Commission
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Federal Glass Co
Columbus
Standard Oil Co
SOHIO
Shooting Incident Defendant Held To Grand Jury
Kenneth Woodgeard 41 of Wilmington is charged with felonious assault after a December 3 shooting at Dick's Tavern in South Bloomingville. He was held to the Hocking County grand jury, posted 250 cash and a 2250 recognizance bond, and appeared with attorney Robert Lilley. Victim James Seymour 21, formerly of Laurelville, was treated and released from Doctors Hospital North in Columbus.
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Kenneth Woodgeard
Wilmington
Dick’s Tavern
South Bloomingville
Hocking County
Hocking
Woodgeard
Logan
Robert Lilley
James Seymour
Laurelville
War Calls Echo Across Mideast As Talks Slow
President Anwar Sadat expresses cautious optimism that peace efforts in the next months may avert a new Arab Israeli war. A Cairo newspaper editor urges Arabs to strike first while Israeli leaders push for guarantees of frontiers and a lasting settlement amid regional violence and U N actions.
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Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
American Broadcasting Co
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Luty el Khouly
Cairo
al Ahram
Lebanon
Hanita
Galilee
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Marathon to Acquire Bonded Oil Co for 39 Million
Marathon Oil Co announced an agreement in principle to buy Bonded Oil Co through a wholly owned Marathon subsidiary for 39 million dollars. Bonded operates over 200 service stations across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with current management likely to remain at Springfield Ohio headquarters.
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Findlay, Ohio
Marathon Oil Co
Bonded Oil Co
Marathon
Bonded
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Springfield
Snow Flurries Bring Hazardous Driving In Hocking Valley
Snowfall of 11 percent inches caused slick roads and tricky commutes across the Hocking Valley this morning. Schools opened but some buses were unable to run in outlying areas while kindergarten sessions were altered in Nelsonville York and seventh and eighth graders faced bus service gaps in Logan. State and county crews worked to treat major routes with salt and sand as temperatures hovered around 30 degrees with continued light snow possible.
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Hocking
Logan
Nelsonville-York
York
Nelsonville
HEW Santa Put On Trial Over Sexploitations Scanty Costumes
Russell M. Roberts HEW information officer faced a Tuesday hearing after two young staffers wore miniskirt red outfits at work. The Federal Women's Program demanded modest dress and criticized the campaign as demeaning. Roberts defended his charity effort and joked about wearing a miniskirt or going naked.
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Santa
Russell M. Roberts
HEW
Freedom of Information
Washington
Julie Frasier
Linda Hadock
Roberts
Federal
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Ralph J. Perk
Stephen Young
Mitchell
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Logan-Hocking County District Library
Hocking County Historical Society
Barton A. Hall
Logan Clay Products Co
Hall
Leon Eichel
Library Board
Helen Mowrey
The
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Art-Kraft
Mideast
Associated Press
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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