Rare Mute Swans Sighted in Logan Area for First Time
Naturalists report four wild mute swans seen on ponds near Ohio 328 at U S 33 east of Logan. They appeared around December 10 and are expected to stay until early spring, joining occasional prior appearances in Ohio and nearby states.
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Hocking County
Ohio 328
U.S. 33
Logan
Nelsonville
Tracy Morman
Ohio
Lancaster
Burr Oak Lake
British Isles
England
Thames
London
America
Gilligan Seeks 1.5 Billion Budget Hike in Final State Address
Gov. John J. Gilligan urged a general fund increase to 6.5 billion for the next biennium and backed rising school spending to 46 percent, amid a final state of the state speech in Columbus. He highlighted welfare, education and health care boosts and proposed tax-neutral funding while noting Republican opposition. He urged expansions in welfare, unemployment benefits, and maternal child health, plus millions for elderly care and mental health.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Ohio General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Gilligan
House
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Jim Rhodes
Miami County
Netzley
Ford Would Hike Gasoline Taxes
Washington AP Ford aims to raise gasoline prices to curb demand while avoiding direct fuel restrictions. Auto makers would voluntarily improve mileage. no federal standards or horsepower tax. Policy includes insulation credits and tax changes, with goals to cut oil demand and limit imports, but stockpiling decisions await.
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Washington
Ford
House Set to Vote on Controversial Remap Measure
Ohio lawmakers prepare for a floor vote on the Equal Representation Act after a party line committee vote. Democrats push for a map favoring their candidates while Republicans protest process and witness treatment amid shifting districts in Cincinnati Dayton Columbus and Franklin County.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Alan E. Norris
Westerville
Republican Committee
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Senate
Norris
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Willis Gradison
Donald Clancy
Chalmers Wylie
Sam Devine
Franklin County
Clarence J. Brown
Urbana
Tennyson Guyer
Findlay
Dayton
Charles Whalen
Oakwood
Thomas Kindness
Whalen
Four Suspects Nabbed In Wire Thefts In Ohio County
Hocking county sheriff deputies recovered 432 pounds of copper wire within an hour of a theft report. Four Lancaster area residents Robert E. Sova Michael W. McDonald Charles Mullett Jr and Lillie Mullett were in custody in Fairfield County jail on grand larceny charges. The wire valued at over 1200 dollars was taken from about 20 power poles near Falls Mill Bridge along Ohio 664S between 8 and 9 last night.
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Hocking County
John Jule
Columbus
C&o Railway
Falls Mill Bridge
Ohio
Paul Hartman
Market Pause As Dow Sags In Mixed Session
New York traders saw a mixed market with the noon Dow Jones Industrial Average down 2.34 to 638.85 while gainers held a 3 to 2 edge over losers on the NYSE.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Weather in Hocking Valley Sees 52 Degree High Then 33 Low
The thermometer topped 52 degrees Tuesday in the Hocking Valley and fell to a 33 degree overnight low. By 11 am today it was 46 with 0.15 inches of rain in the early morning. Sunny skies and a near 50 degree high with lows in the 30s are forecast for Thursday.
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Hocking Valley
Mixed reaction to Gilligan farewell speech draws party lines
Ohio lawmakers split along party lines after Gov. John Gilligan's farewell address. Rep. Netzley blasted the governor claiming tax rises follow a bankrupt state and cited a $1 billion to $1.5 billion cost. Sen. Lukens praised some tax changes and mental health advances, while others pressed for more funds for education amid recession risks.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Robert E. Netzley
Laura
Gilligan
Dayton
Netzley
Donald E. “Buz
Lukens
Middletown
Senate
GOP
Michael J. Maloney
Cincinnati
House
Charles F. Kurfess
Bowling Green
Logan Jaycees Seek Volunteers To Dismantle Lights
Logan Jaycees call for volunteers to remove and store the city Christmas decorations. Meeting at 8 a.m. Sunday in front of the Courthouse. Helpers with trucks or station wagons are also needed to move the decorations to the Hocking Fairgrounds for storage.
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Logan Jaycees
Hocking Fairgrounds
Brezhnev Allegedly To Enter Boston Cancer Center
The Boston Globe reported Leonid Brezhnev would enter the Sidney Farber Cancer Center in Boston for treatment, while Moscow claimed he attended his mother's funeral. Soviet authorities offered no comment and U S officials said they had no information confirming the visit.
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Boston
Boston Globe
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Sidney Farber Cancer Center
Moscow
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
U.S
The
Globe
Children’s Hospital Complex
FBI
State Police
Cancer Center
Associated Press
State Department
Secret Service
Washington
Charles Bartlett
Cairo
Tass
the Globe
White House
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