Supreme Court strikes down campaign spending limits
The Supreme Court voided limits on campaign spending while upholding presidential subsidies and disclosure for small contributions. Justices split on contribution caps and public financing, with dissents noting potential effects on minor parties and personal funds. The decision emphasizes money as a limit on political speech and notes disclosure aids in preventing corruption.
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W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Federal Election Commission
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Thurgood Marshall
Henry A. Blackmun
Byron R. White
Commissioners Hear Proposal On Computerized Vote Counting
Hocking County commissioners and the Elections Board heard a proposal for a Datavate computerized vote tabulating system from National Graphics Corporation. The initial cost would be about 1,000 per precinct plus 20,000 for the program, a one time cost with updates for future elections. Projections show four year savings may offset the investment.
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Hocking County
Hocking Elections Board
Frank Kaurich
National Graphics Corporation
Columbus
Burroughs
Kaurich
Steven P. Schnittke
Logan Rt. 2
Two More Indictments Issued By Hocking County Grand Jury
Two more defendants faced indictments from the Hocking County grand jury. Frank Hedges of Logan Route 1 is charged in a secret indictment with trespass and theft from Martin P. Sayers property on November 7, 1975 and theft of a disc valued over 150 dollars. Derral F. Bryan of Nelsonville Route 2 is indicted for aggravated assault on John Nichols on October 10, 1975 with a .22 caliber pistol.
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Hocking County
Grand Jury
Frank Hedges
Logan Rt. 1
Hedges
Martin P. Sayers
Sayers
Derral F. Bryan
Nelsonville Rt. 2
John Nichols
Blood drive aids Mrs Poling after heart surgery
Fifty three pints were donated Thursday for Mrs Janet Poling Logan Route 5 during the Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Logan Armory. Poling, who had open heart surgery January 22 at St Luke's Hospital Houston, was slated for further surgery there today.
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Janet Poling
Logan Rt. 5
Red Cross
Logan Armory
Poling
Jane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
Tex
Four Inch Snowfall Slows Valley Traffic
The Hocking Valley faced a morning snow event with four inches by 11 a.m. Bus routes continued in Logan and Nelsonville York districts though some elementary classes were canceled. State crews plowed major roads while secondary roads remained hazardous. temperatures hovered around 31 degrees with forecasts of more unsettled weather and cooler weekend conditions.
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Hocking
Logan
Nelsonville-York
U.S. 33
Associated Press
Great Lakes
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Wisconsin
California
Mississippi Valley
Long distance rate hikes eyed by AT T
AP reports AT and T filed for rate adjustments with the FCC to raise the average residential bill about 10 cents monthly and business bills about $2 monthly while shifting long and short distance costs and raising operator assisted calls.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Variety Show Rehearsals Set for 1976 Hocking Valley
An organizational meeting for dancers in the 1976 Hocking Valley Variety Show will be at 6 p.m. Thursday Feb 5 at the Presbyterian Westminster House. Dancers must attend first meeting to participate. Rehearsals begin Sunday Feb 8 with chorus 3 to 5 p.m. and dancers 5:30 p.m. Times for Thursday rehearsals are dancers 6 to 7 p.m. and chorus 7 to 9 p.m.
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Hocking Valley
Presbyterian Westminster House
Sandy Erb
Westminster House
Democrats push public works bill despite Ford veto threat
The House passed a 6.1 billion public works bill by 321 to 80 to create or preserve up to 800,000 jobs, with Ford signaling a veto. Senate approval came earlier, and White House aides warned the measure would worsen the deficit while Ford pressed for revenue sharing instead.
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Washington
Ford
House
Ron Nessen
Senate
U.S Conference of Mayors
Young Republican Leadership Conference
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
House of Representatives
Carl Albert
Nessen
Auditor Not Aware Of Counter Action In Fire Station Suit
Virginia F. Gano city auditor says she was listed in a counter-complaint against Logan taxpayer Lawrence Holzapfel but did not participate or know of its filing. She learned of the action after council member Ed Dalton announced it at Tuesday’s meeting. The counter suit against the city seeks dismissal of Holzapfel’s suit and 25000 dollars in damages.
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Virginia F. Gano
Lawrence Holzapfel
Logan
Dalton
Holzapfel
Neal Dillon
City of
Gano
F and M Bank appoints new director and declares 400 percent dividend
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Logan held its annual meeting at 11 W. Main St. and approved four promotions. Ralph O. Moorehead was re-elected president and named to the board along with nine others, while Ted W. Sanders joined the board. A 400 percent stock dividend was declared, increasing capital to 1 million dollars and boosting the lending limit to 200 thousand dollars per entity. John Gillogly was promoted to vice president and serves as marketing officer.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank of Logan
W. Main St
Ralph O. Moorehead
Lester V. Risch
Clarence Blosser
William W. Keynes
Barton A. Hall
Fred A. Murray
Carl C. Harsh
James R. King Jr
Charles L. Bush
Ted W. Sanders
Sanders
Hall
Moorehead
John Gillogly
Don Wood
Larry Kienzle
Ted D. McVey
Clara B. Edgar
George B. Johnson
Virginia M. Newton
Mary K. Enderle
Ficer
James R. Dennis
Randy A. Herron
Logan
Gillogly
F&m
Ohio State University
American Institute of Banking
Ohio School of Banking
Ohio
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Shell Johnson
Harley Ellinger
Janie Hutchison
Mrs. Poling
Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Atlanta
James E. Edmondson
Roy Anthony Brown
Michael Gantt
Willie Bell
John J. McFall
Treasury
McFall
F&m Bank
University Gillogly
Logan Rotary Club
Logan Jaycees
Hocking County Fair Board
Hocking Landmark, Inc
Hocking County Farm Bureau
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